siesta key...corona day corn hole tournament & more

these are my last pictures from the beach.
it seems like so long ago that we were there,
and it some ways it was.
i kept coming back to these pictures thinking, i need to edit them.
but by putting it off, i got to keep going back to the beach.
with august in school 3 mornings a week, there is no longer any excuse.
so from here on out keeping up with the blog is a priority...until i get lazy again!

august giving his best, "arrrr matey."

the now annual corona day corn hole tournament.
someone was kind enough to put the year in the sand for me.


these two spent hours racing.
and we loved the energy it used up!


yum....especially when you can't have one and it felt like a sauna out there.

kara with her boyfriends.
these two were smitten.
tournament break...and let the kids have there turn at it.

another crush developed this year.
to say that shelby has a thing for renner would be an understatement.
one day renner will look back on this and wish he could still get her attention!


tournament winners

the last night we hit up phillippi creek,
yummy as ever and storming all around us.
just enough break in the weather for some family photos.
(with some silly faces in there for good measure!)



wonder if they will cut out another hole for us next year?


oh, how we enjoy the beach and love making memories there each year!

first day of school

today was august's very first day of pre-school.
he has been so excited since open house last week.
so excited, that he joined mama this morning by waking up at 6:00.
also, like mama he had a wardrobe change.
(i am so being paid back for my morning behavior as a child!
dear aunt candis and uncle keith, can you come and spend the night?!?!?!)

my very handsome boys
he insisted on being silly with his mama.
then he had to have his turn at the camera.
not too bad of a job!

showing off his balancing skills to daddy.

arriving at the top of the stairs and looking like such a big boy.
at this point i am working at keeping my emotions in check.
chatting it up with mrs. allison.


i am happy to report a wonderful first day.
and august saw no tears from mama,
but of course there were a few shed.

when i asked if mrs. allison was cool,
he replied, "no, mama. she's a girl and pretty!"

new baby goodies

custom onesie order for sweet triplets backside of the onesies
burp clothes to match
another order for a baby coming just in time for football season
ironed on and completed hand stitched
burp clothes - raw edges on fabric and another hand stitched football.

i must admit that sewing footballs had me itching for the upcoming season!

vbs program

august went to vbs at first baptist last week and had a BLAST!
he looked forward to going each day.
and shared all his favorite moments on the way home.

at the program he clapped, sang, and did all the right hand motions.
he was so proud when he realized papa g, nonae, gran, and pa were there to see him.
and i think they were equally proud of him.

pastor richardson got pied in the face by a boy and a girl.
august was called to pie him, but declined the offer.
aunt erica said she would let him pie her.....and i think he might just take her up on that!
(check out the revell family blog for more pics from the week)

thank you first baptist for showing our boy a fun, loving jesus.

siesta key...ymca and our anniversary

we once again hit up the ymca splash park.
the kids (and adults) had a great time as usual.
the faces say it all!









splash park from 2010 and 2009.
my how the kids have grown and changed over the years.

travis and i get to celebrate our anniversary while on vacation.
we had a great dinner at ruth chris with linda, shawn, erica, and eddie.
thanks nonae, papa g, and jacklyn for keeping the little ones.



i could go back just for the appetizers and sides....YUM!

siesta key...beach time

we spent the better part of the last two weeks soaking in
sand, sun, family, and friends on beloved siesta key.

i must admit that i didn't haul my camera around that much this year,
and there were times i missed it.
this pregnancy has zapped some of my picture taking desire.
and just when its starts coming back,
i realize that my camera was left behind.

but i certainly did catch some special moments,
some on camera and some etched in my brain.
(hopefully those cells won't be lost in pregnancy!)

they boys found that the kiddie pool is a great place to try all sorts of trick moves.


being reminded to go one at a time,
for no one wanted to spend precious beach time in the e.r.



love the excitement on august's face while e.n. slides on in.

more from the beach in the days to come.

4 pictures from the 4th

august, " i hear thunder!"

"we better hurry!!"

beer ritas from the famous meg.

i hear they were good!
our fourth was filled with flags, family, friends, food, fun times, and fireworks!