Everything's Bigger in Texas

This weekend I am headed here:

I am so excited. My aunt and uncle live in San Antonio and this weekend I am taking a quick trip to go visit. I had a free flight voucher from Delta that was about to expire so I decided this would be a perfect opportunity to visit. I have been to San Antonio but it was 8 years ago so I am looking forward to going back! This place will be calling my name for lunch on Saturday:

I love the Riverwalk there! Can't wait for Tex Mex and an aunthentic margarita on Saturday! In other traveling news, I am also thrilled that Lee and I are heading here on Labor Day weekend:

Our main reason for going???? The Alabama vs Michigan game which will be in Cowboy Stadium!

Can.not.wait! We are staying the weekend in downtown Dallas with friends. Should be a blast. To celebrate, I asked Lee for (happy birthday to me) this new game day scarf!

4th of July 2012

July the 4th is so much fun in Selma!!! We never want to go out of town on the 4th because of all the fun happenings here! The SCC has an annual pool party that is a blast. From father/child pool relays, to penny dives, beer dives, splash contests, etc -- it is always entertaining! The girls have so much fun seeing friends and eating their weight in ice cream.

Ready for the pool -- I swear I must have coated her in sunscreen at least 100+ times. My poor red-headed baby, she still got a little burned. (PS -- if anyone has any sunscreen recommendations, please comment. We have tried everything!)

Foggy camera

Sam managed to walk away with the greased watermelon.

The little kids were thrilled that he decided to share!

Maggie loved the ice from the grown-up cooler. She kept everyone hydrated all day =)

Love those curls!

Lee came away with 15 tokens in the beer dive, which means 15 free beers. He was a little down from his total of 22 last year, but we were thrilled when he realized there is a not a rule that says you have to drink all of them in one day. Evidently someone told him that was a rule last year!!!

Lee was also the defending champion of the biggest splash contest. He was thrilled to take home that title again for at least another year.

All in all, it was a great day!! And we are already looking forward to this holiday next year.

Kylie's 4th Birthday

We had Kylie's 4th birthday party the last weekend in June. Kylie and her friend Libby are exactly one year apart. These girls love each other so it made sense (and made it easier) to have one big birthday bash for the both of them. They both are very into Ariel and all things girly so an Under the Sea party was perfect for them. Libby's mom, Beth, was so generous to offer her home for the party. This was great because nothing is worse than a July birthday party OUTSIDE! I think everyone had a great time and Kylie and Libby were so surprised when the real Ariel arrived at the party! She even brought a pirate friend along for the boys. Below are a few pictures.

Can't believe she is now 4!!!

Father's Day 2012

Goodness, I am behind. Story of my life. I guess I will pick up with Father's Day. On Father's Day this year, we headed to Ellis Island in Camden, AL to spend the day with my grandparents. My grandfather's birthday always falls on Father's Day weekend so it is a great time for us all to get together. My family has always been really big on fishing. I have gone fishing my whole life. I still enjoy it to this day, but never get to go. My grandparents and Lee have really taught the girls how to fish. Kylie loves it.

(the fishing camp in Camden)

This was perfect for Father's Day for Lee. Lee, being a father to 2 girls, always seems to have an extra smile on his face when he see the girls enjoying the outdoors!

(our favorite pose these days...silly faces)