Mermaid Man

We decided to go to the beach on Saturday. Now the girls think that where ever we go on the weekend we have to take Mom's Jeep. That would be fine except there is virtually NO storage in it and I feel like moving car-seats has become a part time job. Time to buy 2 more car seats!

So we packed as much as we could into the Jeep. It looked like a clown car with beach chairs flowing out over the sides.

While there the kids that were next to us started to do a project.
The boy laid down and the girls (pre-teenish) started putting wet sand on him. they then asked us if we had any buckets they could use. We did so we gave them to them. They asked the LGs if they wanted to help them. They were making the boy into a mermaid.

It was the girls idea to add the "bling" on the tail...

Have you seen the photos people have of their feet on the beach with the sand and the water? I was trying to get one of those. I don't think I succeeded...

Avery saw me taking the pictures of my feet and asked me what I was doing. I told her and she said take one of mine! And this is how she posed:
LOVE IT!


Having a snack...


After the beach we headed over to Rick's On the River for lunch...


The girls made a friend:

Birthdays and Beaches

So I'm a week behind...don't ask!

The girls friend Graham had is birthday party last Saturday. It was a pirate theme, aaaarg! There were water balloons for a fight, pirate decor and a really cool pirate cake that Graham and one of his mommies (Katy) made together. I am in awe. I cant imagine making a cake with one or both of the girls without them eating it as we iced it.

Within minutes of getting there Avery broke a water balloon on her self and insisted on getting naked. Here she is while I waited for her outfit to dry. Notice she still has her shoes on? That's cause I didn't want anyone that came to think I let my kid run around naked at other peoples houses all the time....

The Birthday boy Graham:

Check out this awesome cake!

Yes, this is Emerson trying to blow out the candle...

And her trying to OPEN G's presents...

Ok, at least she is being cute here:

Sunday Katy and Pam called and asked if we would like to meet them at the beach. The LGs and G had a blast playing in the sand and water.

Here I am trying not to get burned:

The LGs and G headed out to sea:

A few of Avery being sweet and cute!

Emerson was the only one willing to wear the hat.