It's a Moodyful Life: Summer Lovin', Havin' a Blast

Well, it was definitely a good trip for the Moody's. Our vacation was wonderful. We got to Gulf Shores on Tuesday and it was so warm and nice. The skies were overcast off and on, but it didn't really rain except for times that we weren't on the beach anyway. Kendall & Braden had a blast. They dug a big hole in the sand and their daddy caught a bunch of little bitty fish and put them in the hole so they could build sand castles around it and try to catch the fish. Braden wasn't nearly as crazy about the water (until the last day, OF COURSE) as he's been every other year. He usually won't let us hold him once he's in the water. He's got his water wings on and he doesn't want anything to do with us, but this time he was a little more hesitant. He loved the hot tub though. For plenty of additional pics you can see the little slideshow at the bottom of this post.

Other than swim and play on the beach, we didn't do much. We did manage to get out of the condo one night and go play putt-putt. That was fun. We played twice, and of course I never got a hole in one until the 2nd time we played and then we weren't keeping score. OH WELL! Josh's birthday was that Wednesday that we were there and my sister was there with us, and she was nice enough to watch the munchkins so that we could go out to eat. Josh's b'day present was a new camera. I think he likes it, he wanted a smaller one that he could just stuff in his pocket and we could carry with us to events. He doesn't like mine anyway. :)

The days on the beach were wonderful, but I became really sad when I received a text message on Thursday morning telling me that my good friend KB had her little girl, and I MISSED IT! Savannah Kay Burton was born at 7:41 a.m. and weighed 5 lbs. 2 oz. and was 17.5 in long. She was more than three weeks early, so of course she is TINY. Probably the smallest baby I've ever held. I hated that I wasn't there, but I'm glad she's finally here and healthy. Just another little miracle to love.

So, it's back to work for all of us...and getting back into the groove of things is never easy. It's been a really rough week for me so I've had almost no time for myself, which includes blogging. I love to read, and I've done almost none of that. My house is a disaster...at least I've unpacked and done laundry...but hopefully I'll get caught up on that this weekend. That's the plan anyway. I bought Braden a slip and slide, I hear they've improved them so that they aren't dangerous like they were when I was a kid, we may try to play on that a little bit this weekend. We'll have to see how long it takes me to do something about this house.

OH, and I've made the unfortunate decision to give the kittens away. I don't think this is the right time (or the right tiny little house) to add to our furry family. If anyone knows someone that would love two precious little kittens, send them my way. I would prefer they go to the same home since they are so attached to each other. All I ask is that whoever takes them gets them spayed and gets them their shots. I just want them to find a happy, healthy home.