Boy Cousins Invade...July, 2010

...This July my parents had everyone of their grandchildren at their house over a span of two weeks...ok, the Foster ones have not left...Anyway, it is plain to see why Miriam makes sure you know she is "Pinkalicious hear her roar".
...However, her reign as "Only Grand-daughter" will come to an end as our first Niece is due to arrive next month. The first Wimberly Grand-daughter...This should be interesting...

*Someone did NOT want his picture taken...there was a toy with his name on it AND you took it away to take a stinky photo?

My family is such a bad influence...but they are doing something constructive, building Legos.

*The boys attended a Soccer Camp at Corpus Christi and that day's theme was to wear a costume...they took it very seriously.

Meanwhile, Miriam attended a Ballet Camp.

* Miriam and her cousin love playing "Momma and Sweetie"...This playhouse gets so much use, though most of the time the boys call it a "base".

The last day her cousins would be here...Sprinkle Doughnuts all around!

* Miriam's soon to be First Girl Cousin's parents - Aunt Bradley & Uncle Will, at the Wimberly Baby Shower...

*This picture is one of my favorites of our youngest nephew, Sam. He and his cousin Noah love to "Rockie-rockie"...   http://lilwim.blogspot.com/

FUNNY PIC OF THE DAY

BLING FOR THE HYBRID

Yes, you to can be down like an OG just like this gal with the chain tag frame. Sweet!

We are still doing well. We are going to look at a house today that I think will be the ticket. I'll try and post the video of it later on you tube.

So Shannon and her kids are visiting and we all decide to go to Dauphin Island in the late afternoon. It was a fun trip! We simply walked up the beach and enjoyed the sunset. There were a few families out there fishing and playing like us. I can't wait to go back and because we live not but 20 minutes it won't be long.

About the oil:

The beaches are not spotless but they are clean. You will see a ton of hermit crabs and other see life as they say the oxygen levels are better toward the shore. The government crews have built large mounds of sand all along the beach to help rebuild it at some point. You will find the occasional tar ball. The shame about it all now is what the clean up crews are leaving behind which is their trash! We found cigarette butts all behind the sand mounds and even a pair of rubber gloves.

On 7.23.2010 I flew out of Mobile's downtown airport (hairport as Russell says) and spotted some oil. Check out our photos in the fly sections for more pics.

The Eyes Have It!

Aaron had an eye exam today. Because of my horrible vision, I am not surprised to find that he needs glasses. It's not as bad as my sight though; Aaron needs glasses to read the board but not play soccer. I guess that is some good news. The Doc said that as he grows his eyes may correct themselves or get worse so stay tuned.

Still at it!

Sorry for the lack of postings. This is gonna be a long post just to catch you up but I promise shorter and more frequent ones in the future. It's been a real mind bender to get everything taken care of. We are looking for a house to buy if not rent and it has been a real pain. Mobile is kind of strange in the way that neighborhoods go; one street will be"Oh my GOSH!" and the very next "oh, my gosh." There are a few in Midtown that I really like but we find that they are real old and in need of repair or just to expensive. We did make an actual offer on a place in the Sky ranch area but declined for more money than what the house was worth. The search goes on...

Miriam is doing well. She absolutely loves meeting new family and friends especially her age. Russell is doing well and getting an almost daily fix of Mario in some form or another. Aaron just finished up on his summer school. I have to say that I am really proud the way that he liked it and did so well. All of them play outside a lot and are golden brown with tans completed by bug bites. I remember playing that hard when I was a kid, err, back then.

Kim took the first steps with enrolling back into school today. I am so proud of her! She has been WAY too stressed out as of late and this might be the thing to get her back on track with some real focus. So far, no word on work at the schools yet. I have faith that it will work out.

As for me, I have been pre-occupied with finding a house. My father-in-law and I had a pretty big blow out over something relatively inconsequential. I had seen this coming for a while and am not surprised that it happened when you live in such close quarters together. He regretted it and apologized for it later and I respect him more because of that. Sometimes it is good to get in a argument with someone that you are close to. We have a real understanding of each other and our relationship has never been better than before. It's comforting to know that I actually have a caring father-in-law like I do.

Other than house hunting and parenting, Kim and I are getting fat. Yes, we where on the health waggon but have since fallen off. Time to stop with the Cokes already. Besides, I have a major tooth ache and it's going to be a root canal or out right yank! good thing that it's just a wisdom tooth. Not so wise now hu?

Found this gem while out hunting for a house. The house and the car looked like they were bought new in the same year. No BACK TO THE FUTURE jokes please!

Pic Of The Day

CRAZY MONKEY!!!

6.12 Aaron Heads to Mobile

Aaron has spent his week in Birmingham with my parents. It was a fun week for the both of us. He would get up and live the good life and go do something fun with my folks and then we would watch a movie before bed with me being the snuggle dad. This is the kind of stuff that makes life worth living!

To my boy's credit, he flies with absolute confidence. It's no big deal for him to hop in the plane and take off. I have no doubt that he could make a great pilot one day.