Beach Time!

We went to the beach two weeks ago for a few days and it was so very nice! The weather was perfect and Beau took great naps every day because he was so tired from swimming! We stayed at a condo that had pools that were mostly in the shade (which worked well for our fair-haired/skinned family). We played on the beach early in the morning before the sun was too bright or too hot. Beau loved the swimming pools and the sand, but did not like the ocean. He would not even put his toe in it. He loved to watch the helicopters fly by and see all the boats in the ocean. He has already asked us when we are going back!


The morning we were leaving for the beach...this is his "new" smile for the camera

His favorite place...in the sand!

Toting all the floats for pool time

Eating a chocolate covered donut with sprinkles from Thomas' donuts....he ate the entire thing and then we had pool time for hours to run off the energy!

Doggy Paddling in the swimming pool


Walking with Daddy to the ocean to get some water for the sand castle


Refusing to actually go in the water...




Mommy and Beau after eating at the Boatyard restaurant...we eat there every year and he loves to look at the boats coming in and out of the dock

Favorite Pool activity of the week....letting Daddy throw him in the air to Papa...over and over and over..

Critter Club at the Zoo

This past Tuesday, Beau went to his first "Critter Club" class at the Birmingham Zoo. It is an hour long class once a week for 3-5 year olds. I liked it because the parents don't have to stay with the kids (looking at animals is not my most favorite thing to do), and Beau has really been wanting to go to the zoo and see snakes....seriously....this will never happen with me...they are one of my biggest fears ever! So, Tuesday they learned about tortoises and turtles. Beau got to color a turtle picture, make a turtle craft, and go see "Greg" the turtle at the reptile house. (I am not sure I could even step into the reptile house without having a slight panic attack that we were in the same building with the snakes, so I am so thankful for his tour guide/teacher "Grammy"). Then, he got to ride the train. He was soooo excited when I went back to get him and he could not wait to tell Rodney and I every thing he learned about turtles and tortoises!
So hot after walking around the zoo, but still holding his turtle craft!

It's A Boy!

We are 23 weeks pregnant, and found out a few weeks ago that we are having another little boy! Rodney and I both thought it was another boy, but Beau was set on having a "stister." We told him that there was a chance it would be a brother and he kept telling us it was not a brother. When he found out it was a brother, he jumped up and down and said "It's a boy! I can be rough with him...like John-Mark!" (John-Mark is one of his good friends little brother).....we told him he could not play rough with his brother for a while though!

He has since told us all of his stuffed animals are girls and his "stisters.".....but he says he is happy to have a brother to play trains with. (He still thinks we are buying the baby all new toys so he will not have to share his toys ....should be a fun adventure in teaching sharing!) Several nights I have gone in his room to tuck him in and have found a stuffed animal shoved up his shirt. I try to take it out and he says, "No mama...my baby is still growing. It is not ready to come out yet." This child keeps us laughing for sure!