tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23207613495808049052024-03-13T12:14:36.574-05:00The Hammer Familyest. 2006J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.comBlogger316125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-72849305315195631782014-12-31T09:17:00.000-06:002014-12-31T09:17:00.386-06:00Every Princess Needs a Little Lipstick!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>...AND maybe every princess's dad and grandpa need a little lipstick, too! </i></div>
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<i>HA!</i></div>
<br />J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-65522174735967011392014-12-30T14:23:00.000-06:002014-12-30T14:23:03.069-06:00Christmas 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Vera is all about pushing every button on every Hallmark figure that Grana has under her tree. And ALL at the same time, too! There is LOTS of noise when Vera is under the tree!</div>
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Ha ha ha... Jenny and Susan, does this look familiar? </div>
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"The First Noel" by yours truly? ha ha!</div>
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Watching The Polar Express with Pete...</div>
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Will is now "in training" for yard work... ha.</div>
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This year, both kids did their own completely.</div>
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"Hmmm... when Mom's not looking, I am going to snag one of Santa's cookies!"</div>
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J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-49950971420554183582014-12-23T16:12:00.001-06:002014-12-23T16:12:36.383-06:00Santa Pics 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I meant to post these pictures a while back and never got around to it. We did Santa pics again this year with Lisa Patti and everything was REALLY similar to last year...except that Vera and Will changed roles. This year, Vera was cool, calm, and collected when she met the big guy. But Will? Not so much! He has the same face that Vera had last year. Poor baby! </div>
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It was POURING the day that we had signed up for pics, and so we didn't get to do them outside like last year. They still turned out cute! Here are a few of my favorites:</div>
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We went to the farm yesterday to visit with all of the Fulton Family. Grady, Vera, and Will had the best time playing outside. I tried getting a cute picture of the three of them in the field, but they wouldn't slow down long enough... So candid ones are what you get. Ha!</div>
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All was good until Vera and Will got into a fight over a ball...<br />
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Gee, can you tell who won THAT fight? Ha!<br />
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"But I don't WANT to sit by Vera! She's mean!"<br />
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<br />J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-43290341396314556622014-12-20T21:31:00.000-06:002014-12-21T15:31:54.768-06:00Grady "Bowling Ball" Hammer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Grady started UPWARD Basketball this year. Josh is coaching his team. They both are having a blast! UPWARD is such a cool program and I love the way everything is organized...from the practices, to the devotions, to the way they rotate the players in and out of the games! It's been so fun for him already in his first year and I know he'll probably want to do this every year from now on! </div>
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Before the game, Josh calls all of the players names out and they run out on the floor like they do in a pregame of a real basketball game. He asked them all to come up with nicknames so he could make it fun when they run out. Grady chose "Grady-the-Bowling-Ball-Hammer" of course, in honor of his favorite MSU football player, Josh Robinson. ha ha. </div>
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Here are a few pictures from his first two games. I do not get to take that many great pics as I have a little clown crawling all in my lap during the game...but oh well... here are a few:</div>
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<br />J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-69539358965589536152014-12-04T22:22:00.000-06:002014-12-21T15:23:09.868-06:00Winner's Circle Park Grand Lighting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The weather in December has started off unseasonably warm! We have been enjoying short sleeves! It's crazy! We always go to the park to see the lights at Christmastime, but usually in the past, we've had something to do on the night of the Grand Lighting, or either it's been too cold or rainy! This year, the weather was perfect, so we decided to try it out!</div>
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has done MUCH better with Santa this year! No more fits!<br />
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This picture cracks me up... Vera is still staring at Santa, Grady is posing, all suave and stuff, and Will is NOT happy at all about taking a picture!! HAAA!<br />
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<br />J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-60380920556728163322014-11-10T18:58:00.001-06:002014-11-10T18:58:17.143-06:00MSU Homecoming 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Saturday was MSU's Homecoming Weekend. A little late this year it seems... In the morning before we left for Starkville, we found Grady's old Tyler Russell jersey. At first, Vera refused to put it on. She is so hung up on the cheerleader thing. But anyway, we finally convinced her to wear the jersey and she LOVED it! Grady did, too! He thought he'd recruited a new football player. He was teaching her "plays" and how to say "hut hut!"</div>
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We didn't tailgate, but got there in time to eat lunch and stop by Fanfare. Vera was all smiles to get her face painted on one side and a tattoo on the other.<br />
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Grady lost a tooth just before we went into the stadium! This is his second one to lose. Tiny little baby teeth!<br />
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Let me tell you...this is ONE cowbell-ringin'-girl! She is a little pro! Makes me laugh to watch her!<br />
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After she got tired of watching the "princesses" (a.k.a. the MSU homecoming maids) at half-time, she climbed up next to Pete and was out in 3 minutes!<br />
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I think she has done pretty well for her first MSU football season! And hey, maybe she's brought them some good luck this year, too! <br />
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J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-45397360717387366862014-11-01T12:33:00.000-05:002014-11-09T14:33:50.581-06:00Halloween 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Halloween night brought some COLD weather this year! We ate an early supper and then went trick-or-treating with Will and Kai. It was so cold and windy that we didn't stay out for long. Then it was back to Susan's to gobble down some of the loot and a few more goodies! Grady wanted to be a ninja turtle this year. GONE are the days that I have any input on his costume! ha! Vera wanted to be a "little witch" (her words exactly)... but all the witch costumes we found were either to growny-looking or either too babyish. When we found out that Will was dressing up as Mike Majowski from Monsters Inc., we decided that Vera would be "Sulley." We found a girl Sulley costume and she was thrilled to be a monster with Will! :) Kai was a little fireman! They were precious! Here are a few pics...</div>
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We made our annual visit to Nichols Boyd Pumpkin Patch today. This was Will's first trip (and Jon's and Dad's, too! ha ha!) We got there as soon as the gates opened to try to get on the first wagon. It was a beautiful day and everyone had a great time! I don't know who had the most fun...the kids or my dad! </div>
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Somehow Aunt Julie always manages to catch Will having a fit. And it makes me laugh (sorry, Susan)...maybe because it's finally not MY kid throwing one! ha! Here, Josh had tried to hand him the LITTLE pumpkin so he could hold it. He did NOT want the little one. He kept going for the biggest pumpkin that he could find. So cute! So yet another comical picture of these three because we just canNOT get one that is posed and perfect! :)<br />
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<br />J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-24220282388228352942014-10-18T08:00:00.000-05:002014-10-18T08:00:01.583-05:00The World's WORST Toy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Looking for an annoying gift to give to someone you don't like? I've got one for ya. Grady conned his Aunt Jenny into buying this while she was here last week. He is so proud! I cannot even begin to explain how annoying this thing is. Josh, Grady, AND my poor little tom-boy daughter all think it is the most hilarious thing ever. I can't wait til Jenny has kids! One word: PAYBACK!</div>
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THANK YOU, Mom and Jenny...for keeping Vera so I could experience the greatest game I've ever watched! What an amazing day to be a bulldog!</div>
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<br />J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-16879434424467238482014-10-16T20:30:00.000-05:002014-10-16T20:30:11.691-05:00MS State Fair<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We went to the fair while Jenny and Eric were in Mississippi. ALL OF US went to the fair! It was great! Dad and I were trying to remember the last time we all went to the fair together and it might have been when I was in second grade. We didn't go to the state fair much when I was younger. The Yazoo County Fair was THE BEST and we usually just did that one. I think I can count on one hand the times I've been to the state fair. Guess that will have to change because Grady and Vera think it's the best thing since sliced bread... of course! </div>
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Oh, those GRAND prizes you get at the fair! (And Grady's ball is already ruined/popped!)<br />
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It was a "red letter day." I have no other words to describe it! Starkville was the happiest place on Earth! It felt surreal to see such a game! SO pumped up that I actually got to watch the ENTIRE game, too! Miss Vera did absolutely wonderful! She stayed for the entire game...had only one break to run to the restroom just before half-time! She is on the road to following in her brother's footsteps as he is already a little "stay-the-whole-game" dude!</div>
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This isn't the greatest shot in the world, but proof that WILL and VERA were there! Together! ha ha! Even if it was for just a little bit! Will did much better than last time. Susan and Jon Jon stood down close to the sidelines of the field at the beginning of the game because it was less noisy than in our seats. He is a little trooper! :)<br />
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Jon took Will for a nap after halftime. SO glad to get to watch a WHOLE game with Susan! Can't remember the last time that happened! And what a game to watch! <br />
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For Father's Day, we all surprised Dad with an honorary brick in the new stadium expansion's entrance at Davis-Wade. They sent me a map to locate the brick, and we have been wanting to go see it together as a family, but just haven't been able to get over there at the past three games. Again, we tried before today's game, but it just didn't happen. After the game was over and everyone was so excited and pumped, we headed over to find it! Such a sweet moment! I cannot think of a bigger State fan in all the world than my dad! Win or lose, he supports his Dawgs no matter what! Hmmm...wonder where my die-hard-ness came from??? ha!<br />
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We tried to get him to lay on the ground for a picture by the brick...ha ha. Just kidding... Wish Will would have been with us... who knew the little turkey was playing at the tailgate instead of napping!!!<br />
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My sweet little die-hards! They are the best little fans I know! <br />
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So sweet to have Jenny home today! :)<br />
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On Sept. 5th, this little guy turned ONE! I can't believe how fast this past year has flown by and how BIG he has gotten! For those of you who do not know, this is my nephew, Will. Is this not the sweetest little face???!! </div>
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Susan and Jon decided to have his birthday party at the tailgate in Starkville since there was a home game that weekend. (Poor child... as big of football fans as his parents are...and also everyone else in his family...he will run into this predicament every single year when it's his birthday! ha!)<br />
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The minute we arrived, Fisher was already there and ready for Grady to play some football! Kai and Vera joined in, too! (notice that Vera plays football with her purse... ha!)<br />
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Grady adores this little guy...and I think the feeling is mutual!<br />
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Vera is always MORE than happy to help anyone open presents... She's also more than happy to play with other people's gifts! :)<br />
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After lunch, we painted faces for the kiddos! This pic cracks me up...Look at William in the background, showing where he wants paw prints on his face. ha ha!<br />
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These are two peas in a pod! SOOOOOO great to see Fisher-man doing so good and so healthy! He is one super little boy and a walking example of God's awesome healing power! Loved, loved, loved watching the two of these boys play all day together!<br />
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On to the game... It was Vera's first ever!<br />
Gee, doesn't Grady look excited?!! Haaaaa!<br />
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She lasted until the end of the first quarter. She said she wanted to go back to the tailgate and see DeeDee. ha! So we did! Of COURSE on the way back, we had to stop and snag a flower!<br />
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The future generation of "magpies"... LOVE it!<br />
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FUN DAY! Happy Birthday, Sweet Will! </div>
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<br />J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-73568987920474912392014-07-24T13:16:00.000-05:002014-09-13T15:17:22.897-05:00Children's Museum of Memphis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
While Josh worked on Monday, the kids and I went to the Children's Museum of Memphis. We went in January and they LOVED it! The second trip was just as much fun as the first! But I missed Josh! It is hard to chase the two of them around by yourself! I didn't get as many pics as I wanted to... But here are a few...</div>
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Grady flying the plane on the simulator...<br />
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My favorite...the Kroger grocery store! I remember playing in this exhibit when I was a kid!<br />
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The dentist office...<br />
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Josh had to work in Memphis on Monday and Tuesday, so we took the kids a day early and went to the Memphis Zoo on Sunday. We had never been before, but had heard really good things about it. We were not at ALL disappointed! It was the best zoo! We did the New Orleans Zoo last summer and were really impressed. But I think this one is my new favorite! The kids had a BALL!</div>
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Checking out their penguins...<br />
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Getting eye-level with the prairie dogs...<br />
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They had polar bears, grizzly bears, and panda bears! So impressive! All three exhibits were so good, too!<br />
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We LOVED the pandas! A tradition we have in our family is to collect a Christmas ornament from each place we travel to. Every year when we decorate our tree, it's fun to remember all the places we have been as we unpack the ornaments to decorate with! We chose a panda ornament from our trip!<br />
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I read a book this summer called The One and Only Ivan. Made me cry! It's a book I am going to be using in my classroom with my kiddos this year. So seeing that they had a silverback gorilla was really cool to me! :)<br />
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ICEE break!<br />
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They even had komodo dragons!<br />
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Me and my fear of lizards... that was the FREAKIEST lizard I have ever seen!!!!<br />
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The China pavilion/exhibit was so neat!<br />
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They had scheduled times for feeding/seeing animals all over the zoo. You could ride camels, feed/pet stingrays, feed giraffes, etc. We missed the giraffe feeding...hopefully we can do it next time.<br />
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Vera has an obsession with zebras... She met a mascot zebra named Zoe at the Jackson Zoo and ever since, she calls every zebra she sees "Zoe Zebra." Here she is calling out to Zoe! ha.<br />
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WHOA! They even had a "Mufasa" lion! Grady was excited!<br />
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We stayed until closing time. We were one of the last cars in the lot!<br />
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Such a fun day! We will DEFINITELY do this again soon!<br />
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Vera had her first haircut yesterday! She was such a big girl and Mrs. Lara was SUPER sweet and did a great job! :)</div>
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Yeaaa! No more raggedy ends! She has a tiny little "bob!"<br />
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Ever since the museum's opening, we have been members. So we go alot. As long as my kiddos still think it is fun, we'll continue to do that. So glad Jackson has something like that for them to enjoy while they are little. Inevitably, they will outgrow it one day.<br />
We made this last visit mainly to check out the new Literacy Garden that we have been watching them build outside at the museum. It was neat. They still have not completed it, but it was "complete enough" for them to open it. Here are some pics of the literacy garden. It was HOT outside! Maybe we'll enjoy this part of the museum more once it's fall and COOLER!<br />
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Vera's favorite thing was that they had superhero capes for kids to wear while they were running around the garden!</div>
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<br />J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-3837908850350154652014-07-10T11:19:00.000-05:002014-07-10T11:19:21.717-05:00Family Beach Pictures!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have been wanting to take pictures of our family on the beach for the past several years, but it just never worked out. We were way too busy playing or going out to eat or whatever to get all dressed up at the perfect time of day for a photo shoot. Anyway, Josh knew how much it meant to me and so he promised me that we were going to do it this trip! We had packed the tripod, but ended up booking a GREAT photographer at the last minute and didn't need the tripod after all! (Her name is Susan Harvey and I'm sure she'd be glad to book a photo session for you! ha. just kidding!) We had a ball taking these and even got a few with all four of us looking at the camera at the same time! Miracle! </div>
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So...here are a few of my favorites... my favorite people in my favorite place!</div>
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(Wonder how many more years I can actually get them to hold hands like that???)</div>
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Typical Vera...digging for "she-shells" in the sand!</div>
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We spent July 4th weekend (and a few extra days) at the beach. Wish it could have been longer. We all had a blast as usual. PERFECT weather! Last year on the 4th beach trip, it rained every day of our vacation. This year, the weather was wonderful!</div>
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The water was so clear! We saw lots of fish (mostly little ones) and tried catching them with V's little net but failed. ha. We found TONS of "she-shells", much to Vera's delight. Grady and I would dig and find handfuls to bring her, and she'd just keep asking us to find more!<br />
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Vera loved being in the ocean... she thinks she is a mermaid... I have no idea where this came from. Probably Jake and the Neverland Pirates. But she kept telling everyone she was a mermaid. ha.<br />
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Just like Memorial Day Weekend, the water was so calm. Hardly no waves at all. Perfect for the kids. I will say that one day, a little girl just down from our beach set-up found a dead baby shark. Of course Jon and Josh went over to check it out and confirmed that it was indeed a shark. That was pretty much all it took for me to not want to get back in the water. Where there's a baby, there's a mama somewhere. Freaks me out! AGH! Needless to say, none of us went out very deep!<br />
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Look at these three sweet smiles! They LOVE the beach and I LOVE that!!!!<br />
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Every year since I've been a little girl, it's been the tradition to go and watch the fireworks on the 4th at the Gulf State Park, right on the beach. We didn't go last year because Vera was still pretty little. And Susan and Jon didn't attempt it this year due to Will's bedtime. But the rest of us went, and it was pretty as usual... Something about watching fireworks on the beach on July 4th always makes me tear up. Maybe it's the patriotic music that someone inevitably is always playing while we are watching, or maybe it's because I am always reminded of my Papaw, or maybe it's just the years of memories...but every year I cry! :)<br />
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...and then back to building the "she-shell castle"<br />
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Grady, defending the fort!<br />
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DeeDee and two peas in a pod!<br />
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We made it home last night and I am already homesick for the beach!<br />
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This morning when I woke Vera up, I asked her if she wanted to go to the movies today. She replied matter-of-factly, "No, I wanna go to the BEACH!"<br />
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Me too, V!J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-6998305710288366502014-06-30T10:00:00.000-05:002014-06-30T10:00:07.841-05:00More swimming!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Grady loves "going swimming" but he isn't SWIMMING yet! He does <i>not</i> want to take swimming lessons for whatever reason, and so we don't want to force him to do it and make it worse. AGH! What to do? We are trying to teach him slowly but surely on our own. I feel like a failure each time we go swimming. He makes a little progress, but then freaks out when water gets in his eyes... AGH! Help? Ideas? Suggestions?</div>
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Vera, on the other hand, is fearless. We have to watch her like a hawk because she also isn't "swimming" yet. I think we should probably do swimming lessons pretty soon because she is going to just jump in if we aren't careful. </div>
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Anyway, hopefully something will click soon and Grady will lose the fear! They had a blast in the pool with Gavin and Samantha this weekend! Samantha was a life saver because she kept Vera so entertained the whole time!</div>
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Four little sunbathers...<br />
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<br />J Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069396909938387572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320761349580804905.post-77537947121919160952014-06-29T17:39:00.000-05:002014-06-29T17:39:02.243-05:00Mini Fruit Pizzas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've had a LOT of help in the kitchen this summer! (HA!) Well, they try at least. And they want to help so bad... Well actually, they just want a chance to sneak a few bites while I am making whatever it is that we are making. </div>
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This is the BEST little quick summer dessert and a good way to get my kids to eat some yummy fresh summer fruit! Grady loves fruit and anything healthy. Vera...not so much. But even SHE gobbled these up!</div>
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I got this recipe from pinterest last summer. See link here:</div>
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Mini Deep Dish Fruit Pizzas</div>
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First, roll cookie dough into tiny balls (about 3/4 inch) and bake in mini muffin tins. I only have one of these pans and I need to get another! The roll of cookie dough makes about 48, so you'll need two pans, or do it in shifts like I did. They should pop right out of your pan when they are done. We baked ours about 8 - 10 minutes at 350. Just watch them and take out when they are slightly golden around the edges.</div>
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While the cookies are baking, cut up your fruit. Don't you just love summer time and all the fresh fruit!!!?<br />
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To make the frosting, you whip together the cool whip and cream cheese with a mixer. I put mine in a ziploc bag and snipped the end off to make an icing tube thing...NOTE: this makes a TON of frosting! I think next time, I will only use HALF the cream cheese and cool whip. That would have been more than enough for 48 cookies!<br />
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Then, you top with fruit! Grady and Vera's favorite part! Of course, there was LOTS of sampling here! Hey, if Vera will actually eat fruit, who cares?<br />
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Aren't they just so cute and yummy looking?!<br />
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your two little munchkins</div>
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Grady requested swimming time and a boat ride on his actual birthday. Thanks, Pops and Grana! They both had a blast as usual! Pops and Grana gave Grady a new fishing pole for his birthday and he was excited to practice casting it off the boat. He's been fishing with Josh and a friend of ours who also has a little boy about Grady's age...but that was the only time. Josh plans to take him more now that he is getting older and more interested in it. He looks so old and grown-up in these pictures! AGH!</div>
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