Splish Splash we had a blast!

Tuesday was Anthony's 1st time going to a waterpark... and who better to share this MONU-MENTAL experience with than his Maw Maw, Na Na, cousins Sam and Maddie, and mom and Dad?

When we first got into the water (6 inches deep mind you), he screamed... yep that's my boy... fearless! Eventually when he was able to be peeled out of Mikes arms, he sat on our laps in the water. Being the crazy guy that he is, he first touched the water, a few minutes later he got braver and splashed the water... and before you know it he was walking around splashing all of us, having a blast! {Please allow me to have my shameless mommy "my son's the cutest" time here... he is the most adorable splasher of all time. OK, I know you're probably rolling your eyes right now, but really, he splashes really cute. He dips his little hand in the water, takes it out (palm down) and flicks it on you... okay, I'm done, thanks for indulging me!}

Anyway, the day was so much fun... and all of the cousins play so well together. I sware he thinks Samantha hung the moon and in Maddie he finds his match. They are the two cutest, most innocent looking little people, but oh boy, when they get together...

their inner "wild child" comes out (Mom says they take after me... as a teenager...I can't deny it!) So enjoy these pics of... yes... the cutest little boy in all of Northern hemisphere (and southern too!).

Fun in the Sun!

The 4th of July in Myrtle Beach, SC... yes, life is good! Mike's family had a reunion of North and South (he has lots of family in Conneticut)... and what a better place to meet... hey, you do what you have to do, right? Mike got to see all of his cousins and relatives and Anthony and I got to meet all of them for the first time. These were the nicest group of people... we all had so much fun together!

It was so cool to see all of the kiddos. It reminded me of when I was young... all of the adults hanging out while the kids were playing together nearby. There was almost 60 people there... these pictures are just a small hand full of the family.

We shared a room with Mikes sister Kelly and her husband Jon & their 3 kiddos, Hannah, Daniel, and Luke. To say the least, it was a fun adventure having 4 kids and 2 adults in a room for 4 days! The cousins all got to play lots with eachother(with minimal spats thank you very much!) and the adults helped to keep eachother sane! It was so nice for Anthony to get closer to his 3 cousins... and Mike is quite happy that Anthony now likes to play ball and cars with Daniel... rather than just playing tea cups with Hannah :).

Here's Anthony going to the beach... ready for fun!



This was Anthony's first trip to the beach... and while he was not a big fan of the waves (okay, he screamed to be picked up when the surf rolled in), he loved the sand! I think that boy could play in the sand all day, if only he had his shovel and pail! He eventually learned to scoop the sand with the shovel and put it IN the pail, rather than ON the people around him. He was so precious playing out there... maybe he'll be a surfer-dude some day (as long as he doesn't have to move too far from Ft. Worth, HA!)

*Notice his beach-ready bod... rolls in all the right places!

This trip was so much fun! a nice retreat from the every day.. and what a perk to visit with family! Here are a couple more pictures of the trip. Here are the 2 beautiful sand mermaids Hannah and Ally, Mike with little Luke (notice the cool mow-hawk!), Anthony and his Daddy out to eat, and Anthony with his grandma Short soaking up the rays.