Panama City

We went to Panama City for a quick get away last week. It was so much fun and so relaxing! The water was prettier than I had ever seen it. You could see the bottom of the ocean . A little too clear! We saw two sharks swim by and they were really close! We also saw a sting ray jump up out of the water. We swam and ate and ate some more! The kids had an awesome time, too. Kallie loved the beach. She didn't want to leave. Hayden loved it, too, but he couldn't understand that when you have sand on your hands, you can not rub your eyes!!

We made great memories! We attempted family portraits, but they didn't go so well. I hate myself in pictures. I am much more comfortable on the other side of the lens!

He is such a little MESS

Mama's babies

I LOVE this picture!

My sweet blessings

My little man, on the other hand, was ready and posing by his boat!

She didn't have time to stop and pose for pictures, so I had to catch her in action

I still can't get over how gorgeous the water was!

Thanks to Rigell, we got to have a "Date night". We rented these little Scoot Coupe cars and rode around on those for a couple of hours, then we went and ate at Margaritaville. We loved it there! The atmosphere was so much fun and the food was good, too.

We had a blast in these things!

Riding through Pier Park

We could not bring the cars back without letting the kids have a turn, so we went to the condo and rode them around the parking lot. They loved it!

On the train at Pier Park

Hayden was tuckered out! He hadn't had a nap, and he was asleep by 6 and slept til 8 the next morning!

The Bauers

Eating at Pineapple Willys. It was really good!

He saw this boat and wanted me to take his picture on it! He got right up there and posed. I guess you could say that he is trained! ha

Hayden jumping in the pool. He loved it! He was not scared one bit. He got too far into the deep one time. You would think the pond episode would have scared him to death, but nope!

He climbed up in this chair and layed back. This was so funny!!

He loved being on Jason's back in the water.

The family

Riding go carts... This was the most hilarious thing ever. Paris was too small, so I drove her. Kallie and Presley were able to drive their own and Presley was scared out of her mind! She took off and immediately was running into the wall and everything else. She was wrecking so bad that her shoe ended up flying out of the cart! Before long she was crying her eyes out, so the man brought her cart in early. Poor baby. She cried for 20 minutes after that experience!!

Burying "Hunt" as the girls call him

He loved the ocean

I love this picture of the girls!

The boys really enjoyed themselves! They acted like complete idiots, as you will see in the pictures. They kept us laughing the whole time!

This was the view from our balcony one day! Jason and Cliff were whistling at them!

Trying to ride the waves

Okay, so they decided they were going to be synchornized swimmers! This was hilarious! They put on several shows for us!! Goofballs!!

This one they called the diamond cutter!

Simple Pleasures of Summertime

What a little dude!

Sweet Summertime. How I love it. So, Kallie has been begging for a waterslide/pool. I plan on getting them a little something for the yard to help keep them from boredom! BUT! My theory on the new age waterslide is... First of all, I don't have an extra $700 laying around and if I did, I certainly would NOT be purchasing a waterslide that will, in due time, be A. chewed by the dog, B. dry rotted, or C. blown away by the first summer storm that heads our way. We didn't have these contraptions when I was little and we always had the most fun in the summer. (I already know, I sound like my parents or even worse, grandparents) But it's TRUE! So, today we were unable to make it to Walmart, the treasure hunt (they are remodeling the entire store), and I had heard for the very last time, " I want a POOL!!!" " All the other kids have one!" Blah, blah, blah. So, I hooked up the old garden hose to the sprinkler and told them to have at it! They had an absolute blast! I then told Kallie, see you don't have to have a big pool to have fun! Her words were " Are we still going to get one tomorrow?" So, as fun as it was, it still didn't take away the urge to have a pool. Away to Walmart we go tomorrow! AAHHH... To be Snaggle tooth and 6 again... So carefree... not a worry in the world.

My handsome little man