Myrtle Beach 2010

We just got back from our last vacation of the summer in Myrtle Beach.  I love going to Myrtle Beach and we've been going to this resort for 10 years now.  I think I love it even more now than I did 10 years ago.  We were lucky enough to have my sweet brother and his wonderful family with us.  And my parents even came down for a couple of days.  That was a first.  My parents don't like to travel at all.  But anyway, they came and we all had a blast.  This post is picture heavy so be aware.

Karaoke was a big hit and my girls and nieces loved it.

Keeping up with Parker was a full time job.  She loved the water, but she was just as content to wander around the pool and just look.  Neal and my mama were terrified she would fall in.  But she didn't and everything went well.

Charles-Allen and Amber loved the hot tub.  They were either in it or in the pool playing.  It's amazing how much fun kids can have around water.

Even on vacation we have to take time to smooch up on one another.  Something Ally never fails to take advantage of.

For some reason my brother loved to sit under the waterfall and let the water pound on his head. 

Aunt Joy had to help us keep up with Bugga.  She was all over the place.

Charles-Allen had a blast.  The pool was full of little boys that wanted nothing more than to throw a ball back and forth.  He was in heaven. 

Parker learned a new trick.  She would put her face in the water.  Something that Ally just started doing this year. 

It was great relaxing by the pool and spending time with family.  Ally developed a huge crush on Candice.  She followed her everywhere and since we've been home she keeps saying she misses her and wants to see her.

Crystal looks like she needs another nap.

We're so sad to see summer go, but we hope to see it again next year.  Same time, same place.

Parker In Myrtle Beach

Parker had a blast on her first trip to Myrtle Beach. She loved the water and she did reasonably well on the drive down. She only cried for about 2 hours of the 3 hour drive. Much better than we thought and on the way back she was soooo tired she actually slept the whole time. We were stunned, but delighted.

The water makes her tired, but she's content to be snuggling with her daddy.

She is so pretty, I can't believe people still refer to her as he. She is clearly too pretty to be a boy.

Karaoke Queens

On our trip to Myrtle Beach the girls got to sing karaoke. It was a lot of fun. We just hung out by the pool while the kids played in the water and other braver sould got up and sang. My niece Candice was really good and sang a few times. Ally loved going up with here and she thought everyone was clapping for her.

I wonder why she thought they were clapping for her? could it be that she also thought she was singing?

Emmy did a great job too. She sang a couple of songs, one was.....wait for it....."Love Story" by Taylor Swift. I know you're shocked by the song choice. She did an excellent job and I'm not just saying that because I'm her mama. The man that followed her asked if he could go after someone else because he didn't want to follow her. The crowd was awesome and they clapped and cheered for her. She was so proud of herself and so were we.

Parkey wanted to get up on stage and shake her little bootie, but Mema quickly ran up and got her down. I'm sure she would have been a big hit too. Maybe next year.

Emmy and Ally's Family Birthday Party

Both Emmy and Ally had birthday's last month and we had our annual family get together to celebrate Emmy turning 9 (I can't believe it) and Ally turning 3. We had a packed house, but that's when it's the best. My wonderful daddy cooked for everyone and the kids had a blast outside on the slip n slide.

The line was pretty long at first.

But then the girls started doing....well, I'm not exactly sure what they are doing. I'm kinda thinking that's a dangerous spot to be, but oh well.

Then they realized that the Pep's truck would be a fun place to hang out. Ally's doing her rock star routine. Ever the poser. We had a blast and are so grateful to be blessed with such sweet girls and a loving family that helps us celebrate. Happy Birthday girlies!

Did You Know We Were Fans?

Charles-Allen was bored the other day and even though he's not reading or in school yet he can manage to spell the name of his favorite team. His daddy is so proud.

However, his mama is not proud of what he did with the rest of the sidewalk chalk. He proceeded to wet the chalk and paint his little sister's face with the rest of the chalk. Again, he was bored.


Luckily she hasn't a clue how silly and heaven forbid "dirty" she looks. She's still cute.

And yes, she's a big fan of the heels too.

Baby Chayse

Neal's brother Eric and his beautiful wife Sherry had a new baby and they came up to visit for Emmy and Ally's birthday. Parker had meet Baby Chayse before and she was not originally impressed. She didn't want anywone in her family touching that baby and she just basically didn't want him around, period. She would cry and scream if he was near anyone of us. And she definitely didn't want to touch him herself. But a couple of weeks later she had a much better attitude about the whole Baby Chayse situation.

She loved holding him.

She wanted to touch and kiss on him.

And he was so darn cute she could have looked at him all day.

But kissing him was the best part.  A cute note: Now Ally calls all babies Baby Chayse.  She thinks that's what they're all called now!

BOOTiful

Ally Rae has a style all her own. She loves to wear my shoes. She also loves to string them around the house so everyone trips on them, but that's another story. The other day I noticed she was in my winter boots. She must have been plundering hard to find them because I had put them away for the summer. Anyway, she was just sooo cute so I took some pics while she was singing and dancing to Hannah Montana on Groove Shark.

Here she's not so happy about the photos.

The she realizes she can have her won photo shoot.

Posing it up. I believe we have a mess on our hands.