grandparent time

no pics, unless grandaddy got some today. while mommy was at her doctor's appointment making sure her boo-boo is all better (actually, hearing baby's heartbeat, but the first thing hannah said when i walked in the door was "mommy's boo-boo all better!"), granwendy and grandaddy came to see me. i was so excited about them coming! i talked about it all day. and i didn't cry when mommy and daddy left this time! we played outside a little, i tried to talk granwendy into giving me lots of milk and juice, but we were almost completely out. she told me mommy would be bringing some more when she came home, and she was right!

they stayed for dinner. i loved the 5-grain italian bread from publix- mommy thinks i hate 3 or 4 pieces. i was also very excited about eating mommy's homemade beef and veggie soup. i wore one of her old t-shirts instead of a bib; she says there are some battles that aren't worth fighting. but i was on my best behavior and did a pretty good job of using my spoon.

toward the end of the meal, i got a kick out of continuously calling my parents by their first names.

"that's war-en!"
"that's joel!"

i was doing pretty well with grandma wendy and grandpa tom's first name's, too... then i pointed to grandaddy/grandpa tom and said, "that's grandpa thomas!" it might get a little confusing when both grandpa's are in the same room, since one's first name and one's last name sound the same.

gulf shores memories

the dolphin-watch boat ride:

cousin maddie, uncle nate, aunt cheryl

we ran into ally and her parents (friends of daddy and mommy) earlier in the week,
and they came on the dolphin-boat, too!

em, ally & i look for dolphins in our hot, stinky vests

other random photos:

getting braver

daddy & his brother

no trip to the beach is complete without burying someone in the sand!

my "boat", gramma & me

these jellyfish got buried in the sand

aunt sara & uncle grant

stealthy aunt cheryl sets her battle line behind the "pink monster", aka my raft

the water wars continue... papa developed his own helmet/sun protection

pool time fun... a little less violent (note the raft is being put to its proper use)

incredimaddie proudly models her new "pj's/playclothes"

aaaah

"pool? pool?" (i was ready to hit the pool after an hour on the beach)

this is the life

cousin emmy loved practicing her swimming!

The grilled veggie skewers were a hit,

especially the toe-toes (grape tomatoes).
The fireworks were set off by some neighbors...
a little too close for Hannah's liking.
Thankfully, she settled down once inside.

I think it's fair to say that the baby of the family has
her grandparents wrapped around her finger.

visitors

Cousin Jonathan was in town again, so GranWendy, Grandaddy, cousin Juliana and Aunt Becca came over for a potluck dinner. Here are some photos of the fun! Cousin Juliana & Aunt Becca spent the night, so the girls were able to play together some more this morning. Right after her cousin left, Hannah said, "More Yana".

"soft, soft!"

"praise the Lord!"
(teaching Hannah motions to a song on the CD they brought from their VBS)

Juliana shows Hannah how big girls use the potty

Telling GranWendy a story

The girls get reacquainted

After dinner bubble-time
They wanted to do them all by theirselves.

Hugs!

Reading my favorite bedtime book with GranWendy and Grandaddy!