Here's D. regrouping after his wipeout...

Here's the beginning of the sand empire I mentioned in the last post.

The empire...
This picture really doesn't do it justice....

Boogie Board!
C. had a blast!
This was his first ride!!

D. took a little longer to warm up to the idea. Once he got comfortable with the waves, Jamie helped him get out so he could catch a wave..
and catch one he did!!

Unfortunately, right after the above pic was snapped..another wave rose up behind him and...WIPEOUT! If you look close, you can see his boogie board. Its the black thing at the top of the picture.
Poor kid! It took him forever to get out there and he gets slammed on his first ride!!

Post wipeout pickup....

He didn't really get upset, but he did retreat to the safety of the umbrella and lounge chairs for a bit to regroup after his spill!! Today, however, he didn't get in the waves. He stayed on the sand and built a most impressive sand "empire". Using the term "castle" wouldn't do it justice. Stay tuned for pics of it!!

This is where we are this week...

This is one reason I wanted a laptop, to be able to blog on location. So, here we go! Live from Destin, Fla.! The last time we hit the beach, C. was 2 1/2 and D. was 9 months. So, this was almost like a first time for both boys! C. loved jumping right in and letting the big waves crash against him....

My ever-cautious clone, D., was spooked by the big waves roaring towards him. You can see him making his getaway here... He got outa there so fast he almost got out of camera angle..

RA enjoyed the sand and baby pool at the condo. Waves are not her thing right now...

Coop got some catcher action in our last game..

After the game was over, we had a small awards ceremony. Jamie handed out trophies to all our players and then we all ate cupcakes. Some of us however, chose not to eat, but to lick....

We've had swimming lessons this week. Davis has done wonderfully well!!!
Rubye Ann has now figured out what is going on...and she doesn't care for it one bit!! Here's Davis showing his awesome side breath..

Back stroke....

RA's teacher does a "game" called "1 2 3's". She counts to three and then swoops RA under the water. When Mrs. Pam asks RA if shes ready to do her 1 2 3's this is the face she makes in anticipation...poor baby! :)

Weekend before last, we had a visit from some "down south" cousins. Baton Rouge to be exact. I know that's not really down south but it's a lot further down that us!!
Anyway, meet the triplets: M., E., and H., and Mom L.

Miss E. was quite the babysitter and kept Miss RA entertained.

Miss H. kept the rest of us entertained with her four-wheeler driving lesson!! This picture doesn't do justice to what actually transpired. Let me see if i can re-capture the events that led to this picture...
Sheriff was sitting on the back with H. in the front...she "gunned" the gas pretty good and the front of the four wheeler literaly came off the ground throwing Sheriff up in the air. I wasn't quick enough to catch the action...this is all I got. The front tires came back down to earth and Sheriff landed with a thud on the seat... fun times!! Thanks Miss H. for the show!! You're awesome!!

Later on, Mom L. decided to take a turn. Her lesson was eventful as well, but not to the degree as Miss H.'s!! We had a fun time!!