Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Another Batch of Cousins!

Well, not too long after our Alabama/Florida/Guam cousins left, our North Carolina cousins came in.  Needless to say, our last few weeks of summer ROCK!   After weeks of being homebound, we are having some fun!

I always love being with my brother and his family.  I feel so lucky to have such a loving and funny brother...who I have always looked up to and who has always been so sweet to me.  I wish that for any little sister with a big brother.  
And of course Hunter and Drake love being with all their cousins!!!!
Every night we had delicious suppers and lots of fun together...I wish we lived closer!

From eating cupcakes with Anna...


To swimming in the pool with Da/Grandaddy...



To having our own Olympic Relay Races (Italy, France and Scotland)
(and the winner got a national anthem sung made up by my Dad)


GO!!!!!




To ice cream cones...



To a sleeping Baby Ty...



those cheeks!!!!!



and his first tiny bathingsuit that Aunt E got for him





To sleepovers in the playroom...



To meeting Uncle Will...




To showing off some smiles to Aunt E...


To the Tree House Exhibit at Cheekwood...
The Jolly Roger Pirate Treehouse


And yes, my brother is as tall as he looks!  6'9




Charlie, Hunter, Drake and Anna following the map


Up and Down Treehouse



Fishy Treehouse





Ball of Yarn Treehouse



Walking through the creek with Da



Modern Treehouse






Silly Faces!!!


Conch Shell Treehouse


The boys watching the Olympics



Thursday, August 2, 2012

A visit from some cousins

Since we have been homebound all summer we were so excited to have a quick visit from Aunt B, Christopher and Sophie.  It was a quick (too quick!) one night stay on their way to be with Uncle B in Ohio for 6 weeks but we are looking forward to their stop on the way back too!

We got in a lot of swimming...and that was about all we had time for since they swam for about 6 hours!








Making their own "pretzel sticks"





His first picture with his sweet sweet cousin Sophie.  She really was so sweet to him and I know he will be following her around the next few years!  



Nightswimming...well, night skinnydipping of course!


Ty's first dip in the pool...and he LOVED it!  That baby sure loves water




Kyle and I are big on have kiddos who can float, and it seemed very natural for Ty.  






Christopher holding Ty.  He is also a natural and has always been so sweet to the babies...I think 
C & S should have a baby brother and sister too (Aunt B...hint hint:)


Ty punching him in the face


Drakey giving Ty his 3,000th kiss of the day


First day of the Olympics...go USA!!!