First Day of School

How the twins took the first day of middle school and Connor took the start of 7th grade ...






How Mommy took the first day of school ...



White peach margarita at BJ's Brewhouse ... yes, please.

Beach Trip

One last beach trip before school starts back next week. We loaded up the Tahoe with our family of five plus Aunt Kelly and Grammy to visit Pensacola Beach, Florida for the week.



First view of the water after a VERY, VERY long 14 hours in the truck ...



Moon rising over the ocean ...



Moonlit beach ...



Hello, sunshine ...



The "Three Amigos" of the trip ...



All in (fearless Xander leading the way) ...



Sand castle building ...





Boogie boarding ...



A little break in the pool ...







View from the patio ...



Toes in the sand (we rotated who got to sit under the umbrella and not have to keep two of our three children from going all the way out into open water) ...



Grammy and Kelly (photo by Connor, aka the third amigo) ...



Another day at the beach ...

Chalk Art Competition

Sawyer always starts with his square of the basketball court ...



And then Xander has to move to his square ...





Two twins ... with very different styles ...

Big Winner

Sawyer and Aunt Kelly spent part of their day at Malibu Jack's this afternoon, a little go karts and arcade fun. Sawyer and Xander both love this ridiculously expensive game that essentially just spins a wheel to get tickets. Sawyer hit the jackpot, and won 1,000 tickets. That buys a whole lot of Airheads, which is pretty much the only thing he wants from the prize counter. Aunt Kelly tried to talk him into one of the big prizes, like toys or stuffed animals, but nope, he just wanted his Airheads. Candy for days ...

Music Man

Just hanging out at home, watching a little Wreck-It-Ralph, and deciding to pick up the guitar to sing along with "When Will I See You Again" during the movie ...