Biloxi Family Weekend Part 1

We had a Family gettaway to Biloxi, MS this past weekend. It was a perfect weekend. Friday we all arrived at the Legacy Villas Condo and had a relaxing evening of swimming, hotdogs, drinking good wine, and playing trivial pursuit. Then Saturday we woke up, some played golf and others headed to the beach. This was Isabel's first encounter with sand; and what an experience. It took her almost 2 hours to warm up to the idea of sand. She finally adjusted after much distraction and we were able to get some cute pictures. The water was of course not as beautiful as Destin; but NO OIL....YET!! The Saturday afternoon we headed back to the condo for naps and more swimming. Saturday night we had a great evening out thanks to one of our family friends volunteering her evening to keep Isabel. We ate at Mary Mahonneys and hit up the Beau Rivage....ooohh so much fun! Sunday we did Mexican lunch, J Crew outlet, and headed home. It was a super weekend!

Birthday Party Fun!!

Today we went to The Monkey Room to celebrate Abbey (6) and Ella (3) birthdays. The entire place is filled with indoor play equipment, and it is extremely clean. Isabel was beside herself with the toddler jungle gym. Everything is padded and safe for them to play on. I am kicking myself that I did not know how wonderful this place was until today. We will be going back alot this summer, especially now since it is so miserably hot outside. In the last picture is Ella (the birthday girl) and Isabel sliding together!

MOWING like Daddy

It was one of the cutest things I have seen. Phillips was cutting the grass and Isabel ran to the storage closet to get out her popper. We usually pretend that the popper is a vacuum around the house....but in Isabel's world it doubles as a lawn mower. And everywhere daddy cut....so did Isabel! Oh and the pictures were converted to black and white because daddy went to get Isabel a clean shirt after dinner and the outfit was a sight for sore eyes (totally non matching colors)....but who needs to match when doing yard work?

First day of Toddler School

Isabel started her first day at BIG GIRL school in the Toddler Class at Little Red Schoolhouse. She is attending summer camp right now and is second to youngest in her class....in the whole school for that matter. She had a wonderful day on Monday and had many firsts: eating breakfast at home before drop off, commute 5 minutes instead of 20 minutes, bringing a lunch box, drinking out of a big girl cup, meeting lots of new faces, sleeping/napping on a mat, etc... We are so proud of her transition. Although she is doing quite well at school, she is worn out when I pick her up. The last two evenings at home have been very interesting and very fussy. I tried to capture her holding her first day of school sign...here are the three attempts.

More photos from Swimming

This past weekend, our sweet neighbors went out of town and let us borrow their pool. At first Isabel was a BIG FAT SCARDY CAT! It took her a while to warm up to the idea of swimming. She eventually settled and really enjoyed being pulled around in the yellow floaty tube....she would exclaim "whooooooooooooo". It was really precious. We played it safe and stayed head above water. It was a beautiful weekend with Daddy home so we went swimming both Saturday and Sunday (note two different suits).

First Swim of the Summer

Birthday/Mothers Day

This year I was fortunate enough to celebrate my 29th birthday and mothers day together on MAY 9th. My birthday was wonderful...but the best gift of all....is being a mom to Isabel. For the first time in my life, I really felt the celebration of mothers...and I was so appreciated (especially by Phillips). As moms, we work so hard at giving and providing the best of the best for our children. We act so unselfishly and go and go until exhaustion. It was so rewarding to feel such a big thank you on this day. It was also such a blessing to celebrate this glorious day with both my Mom (Mia) and grandmother (Grams). You have been such role models to me and I thank you for all of your love, guidance, friendship, and inspiration. What a wonderful day!!!!