Redneck Swimming Pool

Last Sunday, my newphews Jack and Benjamin were playing in mom's backyard and were dying to play in the water hose. It had gotten a bit cool but they insisted. Mom had already put up their little swimming pool so Melissa improvised. We found an empty rubbermaid tub in the basement and put some water in it. They would have played in it all afternoon if we would have let them. It was pretty hilarious.

Imagine-It Children's Museum

Melissa, Ana, Beth, Mom, and I all headed to Atlanta one Sunday in August to the Children's Museum. This was our second time going to the museum and it was even better this time since the kids had gotten a little older.

Jack loved the grocery store section. He would shop and put his groceries in a basket and then take them to the register and ring them up all while pretending to talk on his cell phone.
All the kids enjoyed painting on the wall and also building in the moon sand. Benjamin enjoyed eating the moon sand.
Benjamin especially loved the balls. He would pick them up and toss them every where. There was even a crane that he could operate to pick up and move things.
Baby James even got to go. He mostly just hung out in the stroller though. After playing at the museum for a couple of hours, we all headed across Centennial Olympic Park to CNN Center for lunch and then to the park to play on an awesome new playground.

Six Flags

Jamey and I took Alice and Jones to Six Flags right before school started. This was their first time ever. Jamey and I have't been since high school. We all actually had a really good time. The crowds were light and the weather was wonderful. The first picture is them posing in front of the Thomas the Tank Engine ride. The second was on our way into Monster Plantation. We are all already looking forward to our trip to Six Flags next summer.

Myrtle Beach with Alex and Ava

I am so behind on my postings but school has started and I have just gotten overwhelmed. As you can see from the pictures, we went back to the beach at the end of July with Jamey's mom, and his sister, along with a set of 2 year old twins (Jamey's sister's girls). This was there first trip to the beach and they had a blast.
This is their first experience with the ocean. They were a little hesitant at first but got very brave by the end of the week.
We tried just about every night to get cute pictures on the beach. We were only successful a couple of times. When I say successful, I mean getting both of them to look at us at the same time. This was one of my favorite pictures. They were not even looking at us but it is still precious.
Of course, Jamey and I had to pose with the kids. They are growing up so fast. We are sad that we don't see them more often. We had a great time! Can't wait to do it again.