Mini Golf

After beaching it up all day we took one
night to play putt putt golf and let the kids
play some games in the arcade.  It was a
beautiful evening to play golf and we all
had a great time.

At the arcade Avery hit the button once
on a game and won 500 tickets! We split
the price between both of them and they got
a couple of junk dollar store toys but the look
on her face when the 500 tickets was spitting
out was priceless!

Family Beach Pictures

Of course no Gaines family beach vacation is complete
without beach family photos... here is our attempt at some.

Avery is of course making her squished up nose face in
most of the pictures but here are the ones that I thought
were decent enough to share.

Beach Fun

Dinner at the Crab Trap

We ate all of our meals at the condo except for one night
Momma requested we eat at the Crab Trap-- the kids
got buckets and shovels with their meals and there is a
great playground for them to play on while we waited for
the food.  It is always a favorite place to stop at the beach.

On our way to the beach!

On our way to our beach condo we stopped
off at one of our favorite places.  It's an old
pharmacy that is still in operation in Foley, AL-
in the front of the store is a soda fountain.  We
got coke floats to share.

Happy Father's Day!

A little Father's Day breakfast at Another Broken Egg.

We love you Daddy!

Avery's First Pedicure

While we were in Lafayette the boys went to pick
up Pop Pop's new bbq pit and the girls decided to go
get a pedicure.  This was Avery's first time... mommy
actually didnt get her first pedicure until about 2 years ago.

She was really excited but was a little to short to sit in
the big chair so she sat on the side of Judy's foot tub
and the lady painted her toes hot pink.

Lowe's Kids Build Craft

We went to visit my dad and Judy this
weekend and had some time to kill before
we went to their house so we stopped at
Lowe's to do their monthly kids craft.

The craft was a dragon from the new movie
that was released this weekend.  Daddy had
to put both of the kids together because I
didn't understand the instructions.

Blueberry Picking

We have some friends that have about 100
blueberry bushes on their property and they
invited us over to pick a gallon of berries.

The kids helped for about 10 mins before
wanting to go play so the moms finished picking
our gallon bucket.

First Day of Swimming Lessons

Avery, Aaron, and Jackson started swimming lessons
this week.  This will be Aaron's third year at Crawfish
Aquatics and Avery's first. All 3 enjoyed the first day--
only 7 more days to go.  Avery has been a rock star
and hasn't cried about going.  I've watched her through
the fence and she listens well to the teacher.

Daisy the Pig visits the Library

Daisy the Pig and her owner Farmer Minor
traveled all the way from the East Coast
to visit our local library.  Farmer Minor told
us all about Daisy (who is actually a boy)
and her life on the farm. Farmer Minor read
a Pig books to the children and encouraged
them to participate in the summer reading
program.  Afterwards all the children had a
chance to touch Daisy.

Home Depot Kid's Club

On the first weekend of each month Home
Depot offers a FREE kids activity.  We
have been meaning to attend but always
forget.  This weekend we actually remembered
to go and we brought Aaron's friend Ryland
since he had spent the night with us.

The activity was building lawnmowers --
with parent help of course.  Aaron hit his
finger with the hammer and got a little blood
on his lawnmower... the hazards of wood
working!

The kids decided to paint their mowers
once we got home.  Aaron choose John
Deere colors in honor of Paw Paw.

We plan to attend next month and they
will be building a bug house.

Scenes from Vacation Bible School

The first week of June brought VBS at church. Aaron
and his best bud Jackson attended together and Avery
and I had nursery duty.  It was a very very long week
for momma.  The kids had a blast!

First and Last

1st day of Kindergarten 

Last Day of Kindergarten

Cousin Time

We love when cousins are in town! And last week was
full of great cousin time! We hit the zoo, the bounce
house place, the library, bowling, and plenty of at home
fun!

Ice Cream!

Nothing screams summertime like expensive ice cream
treats from the ice cream van!