Great Grandchildren Get-Together

While we were back in Georgia in January, the great grandchildren got together for a little bouncy fun. This shot shows them all doing their thing.

 Time to go, but not before we all line up and take a picture of them!

New Year in Miami

We spent New Year's Eve day hanging out on the beach and strolling around Miami.

I could tell these two were going to be best friends after their first national park trip together in 2008. Nate was only 9 months old, but he had Paw-Paw hooked.

 NP Trip 2013/14

Another year washed away… and my kids are another year older. It's going by too fast!

Taking it all in.

Paw-Paw made sure to get every speck of sand off his little princess' feet so her shoes would be comfortable.

We came across a playground in South Beach that the kids couldn't pass up. This was another one of the highlights from the trip!

 Nate always has been a playground junkie.

We stopped for pizza for lunch. All that playing on the beach and playground must have made Boomba a hungry little girl. She ate all, but the crust.

Is there a such thing as too much technology? Not to Nate. He has his iPod and iPad nearby at all times. He is the reason Paw-Paw bought an iPod Touch and Lady has an iPhone. He calls them on FaceTime daily.

 Nate and Kate enjoyed the warm weather by taking swim.

Unbelievable. This is what Kathryn's hair looked like when she woke up that morning. Probably the worst bed head ever.

More random pictures from the trip…

On New Year's Eve, first Kate fell asleep, then Paw-Paw, then me, then Nate. I woke up to turn the TV off and looked at the clock to find Nate snoozing, but don't ever let him see this picture because he swears he stayed up until midnight. Look at the clock. It says 11:53 p.m.

 There's no shame in her game. She'll fall asleep whenever she feels like it.

I can't pass up a Long John Silver's when I see one. It's a good thing I don't live anywhere near one or else I would be huge. We ate there on New Year's Eve. We sat and chatted and told spooky stories. That's one of Kate's favorite things to do. Here she is telling one now. When things get serious she uses her "spooky" hand gesture.

Biscayne National Park 2014

My, oh my, where has the time gone? I haven't ever let 4 months pass without a post. I'll start where I left off and hopefully I can catch up sooner or later!

Paw-Paw, Nate and Kate and I combined our national parks trips for 2013 and 2014 into one trip. On January 1st we visited Biscayne National Park.

 Jumping off national park signs is their thing.

 Relaxing. Taking in the view.

 Sweet sibling love.

 Paw-Paw's perfect setting.

Listen closely to hear Kate telling Paw-Paw how it is...

 Sharing a moment.

 Kate and "Poppy." That's her cutesy name for Paw-Paw now.

Nate and Kate had enough view of the water, so we headed back to the grassy area for them to run and play. They had a blast together.

Sweet moment.

That makes seven national parks in seven years. Nate asked Paw-Paw not to stop taking him to parks after he turns 18. He wants to continue this forever. There it is in writing for Paw-Paw to pull up when Nate becomes a teenager.