Family, Family, Family

Two Sundays ago we went to JuJu & PaPa's to celebrate mine & Aunt Cindy's birthdays & it was fun to see everyone & to especially watch Brayden & Colton with their cousins & family!  Brayden loves all of his cousins but he finds something very special about his cousin Max.

Uncle J & Colton

B playing in PaPa's garage; he goes in here & gets on the tractor every time we visit

This is the newest family member Lil' Cooper; he will be the youngest baby/cousin/family member from here on out!!   Isn't he adorable??

& here are JuJu & PaPa trying to get all of the kids to pose for a picture...........hahahaha!!  There are 7 kids under the age of 13 so I don't know if we'll have a "good" family photo for quite a while.

Colton always looks at Cooper like he is his lunch; they are only 2 months apart but I feel like Colton is a hoss in comparison.

1st Family Vacation - Part One

We spent last week in Santa Rosa Beach Florida (15 minutes from Destin, FL) for our 1st official family vacation & had the best time.  The weather was perfect & not too hot & because kids are back in school this time of year we had the beach almost all to ourselves.

We left on Sunday (the 11th) & returned that Friday (the 16th); we celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary on the 15th & the 16th was my 35th birthday but I didn't really feel the need to celebrate that!  We enjoyed each & everyday that we were there, ate too much food & loved every minute of the boys playing & laughing...........it was a week of perfection!!

The boys, PaPa, JuJu & I left around 10am Sunday morning so that we could travel while B slept; he didn't sleep long at all but we still only had to stop once & both boys did amazingly well.  Lance had to work so he was driving down when he got off at 5.  B was so excited to get out of the car & get into the elevator to push the buttons.  

We walked down to the beach & waited to see if it was going to scare him or if he was going to fall in love......

He was in love...........he had no fear of the sand or the water at all.  I wish he was a little bit more hesitant about getting into the water since the undertow warning was high but he wasn't so we just stayed by his side the entire week!

As B frolicked that first evening Colton & I spent some quality time together; he loved the carrier he used to despise & was quite taken with the birds, views & the sound of the ocean.

We went back to the condo to get bathes & get settled in for the night & wait for Lance.

Colton stayed up way to late & just passed out.

The boys slept great & the next morning they were up & ready to go; B enjoyed the view from the patio as we ate breakfast.

We went straight to the beach & Colton passed out........for a kid that doesn't like to nap he liked to do it at the beach!!

B obsessed over feeding the birds

& was in hog heaven the whole morning!!

We walked up & down the almost completely empty beach & just let B run free

He & Lance built sand castles 

& we attempted a family picture but as you can see the sad won out of us holding him.

We walked up from the beach & he wanted to get straight into the pool; again no fear even though he had no clue how to swim.

Colton sat in the shade & enjoyed some time in his walker playing.

& B started to learn to swim.

We went back up to rest & Colton & daddy enjoyed some time while B napped.

I of course took a bazillion photos so am going to post them in a few different entries to spare an overload.  

Fun at JuJu & PaPa's

A few Sunday's ago we went over to JuJu & PaPa's house to cookout & play; Brayden had stayed the night the night before so he was already out playing when we got there that morning & he was more than ready for a nap a few hours later!  After nap it was back outside for more fun..........he wouldn't go without his blankie that he keeps there.........

He had a bit of a hard time waking up so h laid down on the trampoline while he made Lance & I jump so it bounced him.

He played on PaPa's tractor.

And walked dragged his Anut Cindy's dog up & down their very long driveway.  B loves Jett & we often consider getting a small dog for B down the rode (down the rode a LONG WAY!)

He walked & played & wore himself out the whole afternoon & even though it was about 98 in the shade it was a perfect Sunday.

We don't really take Colton out in the heat to much so he just chilled with his PaPa

Fall Weather & Leaves......

We are having a roof built over our back patio so that we will actually have some shade in our back yard next summer; we did this at our other house when I was pregnant with B.........hated all of the mess & noise then & am hating it now too plus it is effecting Brayden's napping schedule!!  Since it has been a bit noisy here at the Goodson household for the past 2 weeks this past Thursday B & I took a trip over to JuJu's & PaPa's house so that little man could maybe get a good nap in.  He loves to go visit his JuJu & PaPa & loves the fact that they have such a long drive way/front yard with lots of trees which means LOTS of falling leaves & not to mention the fact of the creek that he has to spit in at least 10 times everytime he is there.  He has a great time & it is so much fun to watch him play since we don't have a view like they do!!