L.A. Revisited

Here are a few promised pictures from the Tew family get together...

Aunt Donna made the day by bringing an entire wardrobe of dress up clothes and make up for all the girls to play with. Here are Kathryn and Kelsey (my cousin Scott's daughter) modeling for the camera.

Needless to say, we've added a Minnie Mouse costume to our birthday wish list. And look at that eye shadow!

Kathryn, Walker and Jack hanging out on the swing once the crowd cleared out.

When I was growing up, we most certainly wouldn't have been playing dress up at family get togethers. There were only two girl cousins on my Dad's side of the family, so I was always surrounded by boys! Not the case with the great grandkids....Walker was dying for some boys to play with! Thankfully, Jack came with Uncle Bill and Gigi to keep him company!

Some of you may know that the name of my Dad's company is S J & L, but do you know where the name came from??? Here's a clue...

That's us, the company's namesakes--Scott, Jason and Lauren--the first three cousins on the Tew side. We haven't all been together in more years than I can count, so I was determined to get a picture.

It was a long fun filled day. The kiddos crashed as soon as we went upstairs. Even Sophie the cat needed a nap!

The next day was filled with even more fun! Pops took a running leap off the pier and the kids were quick to follow!

It wasn't very pretty out, but it was quite windy. Can you guess what Pops caught on his fishing line?A kite! I admit I would never have thought to connect a kite to a fishing pole, but according to Pops, that's the way they did it when he was growing up!

Later on that night, the kiddos enjoyed a late night snack--cookies and ice cream! A sweet end to a great weekend!

My Chihuahua Bites!

Headed for a pedicure any time soon? Then try this color...My Chihuahua Bites! It's a good alternative to another of my summer favorites--Cajun Shrimp!

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L.A.

Lower Alabama that is! The kiddos and I headed south this past weekend for the Tew family reunion. Stopping only briefly in Mobile on the way in and out of town, we stayed at Dauphin Island for this visit.

Just because we weren't "in town" didn't mean we couldn't find us some shopping. So say hello to Family Dollar and Dollar General. We stocked up on goodies for the kiddos--bubbles, balls, anything to keep them entertained for the weekend. We also found some clothes too! $1 flip flops for Walker and Kathryn and a cute t-shirt for Walker at only $3.50.

We couldn't leave the Family Dollar without letting the little ones ride the dirt bike. Walker really wanted to ride it, but he was ready to get off before the ride was even finished!

We ended our day of shopping with Redneck Nachos for lunch! They are delicious! Corn chips topped with BBQ pork, baked beans and cole slaw. They were so good, we went back for seconds at dinner time!

I'll be back with more pics from the family get together...

To the River

Nana and Papa graciously invited Walker and Kathryn to the river this past weekend! Don't let the sunny skies in this first picture fool you. The weather was awful! So it was especially nice of them to offer to entertain the kiddos INSIDE for most of the weekend. You don't have to look too hard to see how much fun they had!

I love these next two pictures. While on a hike, Walker collected rocks, and I'll give you one guess what Kathryn rounded up...

If you guessed flowers, you would be correct!

So, what did Matt and I do while they were gone??? Absolutely NOTHING, and it was WONDERFUL! Well, we did eat out both nights, and finally got around to watching this wonderful movie. If you haven't seen it yet, it's a must add to your movie list.

Friday night we supported our local restaurants with gyros at Sam's Deli & Grill followed by ice cream at Edgewood Creamery. Saturday, we got all dressed up (well, as much as the pregnant lady can dress up) and enjoyed a fabulous dinner at Highlands Bar & Grill. I joked with our waiter that he probably thought we hadn't eaten in 3 days. Matt and I literally cleaned every single plate and probably went through 5 plates of bread! And let me tell you, every bite was delicious!

Thank you Nana and Papa for the wonderful weekend! The four of us enjoyed every minute of it!

Flower Child

I love this time of year! Hours spent outside--riding bikes, blowing bubbles, eating popsicles. And all the Spring flowers! It sure makes the long, rainy winter worth it!

And don't you just love my little flower child? Notice her necklace, bracelet and ring. This picture was from a couple of days ago. Yesterday, we even crafted some earrings and a watch from some flowers!

And let's not forget this guy! As soon as I pulled the camera out to take a picture of his sister, he wanted in on the action too!

A Birthday Party Mater Style

Yesterday, we celebrated Cousin D's 3rd birthday! The kids got a good workout and then enjoyed pizza and a very yummy Tow Mater ice cream cake!

Walker decided to pass on the pizza and hold out for cake!

Sliding...

Jumping...
Working out on the treadmills. I think I need two of these at my house!

The whole crew...

Needless to say, my two were ready for a nap when we got home! Now that's a great birthday party!

Life Imitating Art

Today, Walker and Kathryn had their Spring Concert and Art Show at school.

Here's Walker... And here's Walker....Can you tell the difference?

Kathryn...And Kathryn...It was really hard to imitate that nose:) But she gave it her best!

Walker with more of his artwork.

A hug (or is it an attack!)...