The kids and I going Cross Country

Here are a few pictures from this past weekend:

Hayden with his pirate sword

Daddy cooling Molly down from the heat

Uncle Jay, Aunt Sara, and our little Rosemary a.k.a Halle!

Fun in the pool

Okay so the past week we have been up to the same-ole-same ole things. We spent most of the week out by the pool and just hung out. This past Friday Rusty, Kristin, Halle, Poppy, and Nanny came to visit for Father's Day weekend. We cooked out on Saturday and played by the pool. Papaw and Mamaw also joined us for the cookout. On Sunday, Rusty and Kristin left fairly early to go home and the rest of us went out to eat for a Father's Day lunch. Jason got a new camera lens and two new books from me. The kids got him a new pair of shorts! My daddy got two new shirts and a pair of shorts. I also gave Jason his birthday present from me yesterday, which was a few days early, because I will not be home for his birthday this year =( I got him two new four-wheeler tires! He seemed to like them!

Anyway, as I mentioned, I will not be home for Jason's birthday this year. The kids and I are leaving in the morning for our Cross-Country Adventure. Okay, well we are not actually going all the way across the country, but half of it. I guess I could call it our "East Coast Adventure" staring mommy, Hayden and Gabriella or we could call it " Kids Gone wild". Of course, Gabs will keep her top on the whole time!

So here is our itinerary for the next three weeks:

1.) Tuesday- Depart Ocean springs, MS and head over to see Nanny and Poppy for a bit. Depart Nanny and Poppy's job and head to Enterprise, Al for a day of fun with Rusty, Kristin, and my sweet Rosemary(that's another story).

2. Wednesday- Depart Enterprise, AL and head towards Don, Amber & Brayden's in Lincoln, AL. Makw tentative stop in Montgomery, AL to see Paw-Paw and Granny Smith depending on their work schedule. Arrive at The Palmore household on Wednesday.

3.) Thursday- Give Brayden lots of hugs and kisses and hang out with Don, Amber & Brayden and relax and prepare for the next leg of our trip.

4.) Friday- Depart Lincoln, AL and head to Pigeon Forge, TN. We will be meeting up with Grams and Pepaw in Pigeon Forge for some fun. We will be staying one night here.

5.) Saturday- Head towards Beckley, WV. This should be approximately a four hour trip, depending on Gabby's behavior, of course =)!

6.) Sunday-Friday- Spend time with family in WV, relax and have fun. Oh and give my new nephew, Andrew lots of hugs and kisses and take approximately 1,500 photos!=)

7.) Saturday- HAPPY 4TH OF JULY- Go pick up Jason from the airport and celebrate the 4th with family.

The rest of the trip is still up in the air but we plan to see some friends in North Carolina the end of the week and also stop back by Lincoln and Millbrook, AL.

8.) Return home on July 12th with 15 bags of dirty laundry and a car that needs a good washing =)

SO THE ABOVE IS OUR PLAN-IF I DO NOT POST WHILE AWAY I WILL POST ONCE I RETURN!!!!

Fun in the Sun...

Logan showing his muscles in the pool.

Sarah and Dan

Hayden

Petunia

So we had some more visitors from West Virginia this past week. Jason's dad, step mom, and little brother and sister came to visit us. We had not seen them since last Thanksgiving so we were pretty excited. Also, they had never seen Gabriella before so it was neat for them to meet our little love-cakes! =)

So the evening they got here we went to The Hard Rock Cafe to eat dinner and then came back to the house to hang out. The next day we grilled out burgers and hot dogs and swam all day. The kids had a blast and I think the big kids (i.e.-the "adults") did too! After a day of fun in the sun we went to eat at a Japanese restaurant for dinner. Hayden was scared of the place because he didn't like the fire while they were cooking. After dinner we said our good-byes and Jason, the kids, and I came back to watch Toy Story -2.

Yesterday we went to see Nanny and Poppy for the day at their job. They took us to lunch at a cute little cafe in their town and then we went to Mobile for a little "treasure hunting" at my favorite place, Hudsons! =)

Today, we are relaxing so far. Hayden and I made some homemade blueberry muffins which are in the oven cooking right now! Yum-Yum!

Fun at the Zoo!

Couple Zoo Pictures

Hayden's long lost brother
Mommy and Petunia

Hayden riding a dino.

Daddy and the babies

Before I continue, I must say that it has been brought to my attention that while blogging about Orange Beach, I failed to mention that it was my nephew Brayden's birthday and that I LOVE HIM SO MUCH! I will not call any names, "cough*******Don********cough", about where I got this information at but just so you know, I love my Bray-Bray!!! Here are a few pictures of the little man!

Okay, now the post at hand- So we headed South this past weekend. Well now that I think about it we are pretty far south in MS but we went a little further with a trip to New Orleans and Metairie, LA!

For those of you that may not know, Jason has an aunt in Metairie and she has some wonderful friends there. Between those ladies, they always show us an amazing time. It is so cute( and I hope I don't offend anyone here) the way they are! It sorta reminds me of the Golden Girls or something. They all have unique personalities but when you put them all together, it's sure to be a good time.

Anywho, we went to the zoo on Saturday and then went out to dinner at a local restaurant called "Mr. Eds". The food was great and the atmosphere was really nice too. Not sure if anyone knows this fact (except for my mom of course) but I used to live inn Bogalusa, LA and I have to say that people in Louisiana are so nice and friendly. I am sure there are a few bad apples like every other place but I have yet to meet one during my time there. It's hard to explain, but people in Louisiana have a way of making you feel like you have known them forever. I don't know what it is about these kind-hearted people living in towns across that state. FYI-Many of the people there are also known by another name, but I won't disclose that name on my "PG" blog! =) I'm sure many of you have heard it once or twice! It rhymes with "moon-bass"!