Fall

We are very much enjoying Fall around our house!  I don't know what it is, but Fall just makes you feel good.  The weather is amazing, leaves are beautiful, so many fun activities to do...Our family is definitely making the most of this fun season.

 

And we cannot keep this little guy inside...he LOVES being outside!  I can't blame him, it just feels so good outside :)

 

Birmingham has so many great events to offer starting in the Fall and throughout the Holiday season.  Alex and Lennon came up for a visit and we went to "Boo at the Zoo" and also enjoyed one of the many pumpkin patches that we have to choose from here in our area!  

As I have mentioned before, the beach has a special place in our heart...and the beach in the Fall is like nothing I can explain!  It is beautiful and the weather is perfect.  I'm telling ya'll Florida, during this time of year, is one of my most favorite places to be.  We couldn't wait to let Tucker experience the beach in the Fall, so we headed down last weekend for a much needed mini vacation/daddy work trip!

Tucker played, ran and soaked up the all the goodness that 30A has to offer this time of year!

And we enjoyed some beautiful sunsets...

This past weekend, Tucker and I also went to a very fun Fall birthday party.  Happy 1st Birthday to Shaw!  It was a great party...complete with a moon walk, trampoline, fire pit, cotton candy, hot dogs, and delicious Olexa's cake!  Tucker had a blast :)

See there...I told you, we have been enjoying this time of year to the fullest!  Our schedule has been busy, but only with fun activities!  Tucker has been loving every minute of it too...he is at an age now where he has SO much fun and we are having SO much fun with him every day.  I hope you all are taking advantage of this wonderful season!

PS--it's cold out, so moose hats are a must :)

Fourth of July 2012

For America's birthday we headed down South again to Florida.  Any chance we get to go down to the beach we take it!  Thankfully, since Dustin's job requires him to be there a lot we get the chance quite often!  We combined his work with a little holiday vacation for the Fourth.  So far...Tucker has spent every fourth of July of his life at the beach...this year being the second one :)  I hope we can make it a yearly tradition for Tucker!

We spent the Fourth and most of our time there with my Best friend from Florida, Alex and her little one, Lennon.  Our plan was to get the boys all dressed in their matching outfits and have a little photo session on the beach before dinner.  Let's just say that a photo session with a 13.5 month old and a 5 year old made for quite the challenge ;)  Dustin still got some great shots though and we had lots of fun running around chasing these guys around on the beach!

How cute are those outfits made by "Holli Sews Cute Boutique"?!  I love them!

We had a wonderful Fourth of July at the beach...filled with fun times with dear friends and family!  I am always so happy for the time we get to spend at the beach.

And of course, since Dustin was behind the camera we didn't get any family shots this year :(  I guess that's what I get for Dustin being such a good photographer!

I am thankful for this shot Dustin got...I will definitely treasure this one forever!  Even though we are in different states now I am blessed to have Alex as a best friend.  

I did take some with my iPhone too...

Tucker and Daddy having fun on the night of the 4th in Seacreast

And lastly...some comparisons from last year to this year!

4th of July last year and this year...look at the difference in ONE year!

As if I needed another realization of just how quickly time passes!  I am doing my Best to savor each and every tiny moment...because every day I realize just how fast our Tucker boy is growing!  We definitely treasure every day as a family of 3 and are so thankful for all of our blessings!  Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July!

Beach Time

We traveled down South again to Florida last week so Dustin could work some in the office and we could all have a little fun in the sun.  This was our first time back down since the weather is warm and Tucker was only a few months old last summer, so I was excited to see how Tucker would do in the water and on the beach!

He Loved it!

He liked digging too...

The beach, the pool, the waves, the sand...he loved it all!  I am glad too, because Dustin and I love the beach and it was so much fun watching him enjoy it so much :)

And when he wasn't in the water, he was trying to find a way to get back in!

We had so much FUN enjoying the warm weather, sunshine, and water.  I can't wait to take Tucker back to the beach many more times this year.  He is definitely our little beach bum! :)