Our Happy Place

I never set foot on a real beach until I was a freshman in college and went to Gulf Shores.  I have not missed a summer since.  They say you are either beach people or mountain people.  Justin and I are both beach people.  There is nothing better than hearing the ocean and seeing all of God's splendor right in front of you.
When we had Ellie we had decided if she didn't like the beach we would have to send her back.  Lucky for her she loved the beach...When we had Rhodes we said the same thing.  We tried him out for the first time over the 4th of July.  He loved it to.  So glad we get to keep you too!  We are leaving again this week to go back to our "Happy Place."  This time we are going with sweet friends we go with every year,  We can't wait!

What has Rhodes been up to?

EVERYTHING!!! Rhodes is into everything.  He can't be left alone for one minute.  He is very curious and likes to know how everything works.  He has officially out grown his "holding" toys, the swing and bouncer seat because he tries to come out of them.  I had him strapped in the bouncer one morning and Ellie said "Mama, I think you should look" and I looked and he rolled over to his stomach, pulled up and had the harness straps down to his knees...bye bye bouncer, you were good while it lasted.  We also had a portable swing that sat low to the ground, he decided to sit up lean forward and play with his toes.  this is all good, except his forehead is almost on the floor, making me think he was about to roll out.  This is where he slept, so we had to make the move to the crib.  He took to it like a champ and sleeps about 12 hours every night.  Rhodes, you transitioned to the crib a whole month earlier than your sister...way to go!

Where's Perry?

So in our house, one of the favorite shows watched is Phineas and Ferb.  At first I wasn't really sure about it,  but leave it to Justin to just say sure, when Ellie asked.  No thought behind it, no talking to other parents, no researching it, nothing...just yes. So that began us watching Phineas and Ferb.  We know lots of the lines to the show because we watch it a bazillion times a day.  There is a platypus named Perry on the show who is a spy and goes by the name Agent P...  Ellie and I were shopping and we just happened to come across a Perry shirt and it just happened that Father's Day was approaching.

Although he was a little apprehensive about wearing it in public, he received several compliments and a few people wanting to know where he got his "cool" t-shirt.

P.S.  He's not unhappy, that is his Perry face :)

Pinterest Anyone?

So by now I am sure everyone has been on Pinterest.  For those of you who don't know about it, you can go on there and look at recipes, decorating ideas, things for kids and all sorts of interesting things.  When you find something you like, you "pin" it to your board.  I found all sorts of things on here, including the tie dyed cakes in a jar.  They were really fun to make and were "yummy".  It was a fun project for Ellie and me to get to do.  Happy pinning!