Everybody Poops (especially seagulls)!

Well, our trip to Gulf Shores (aka redneck riviera) was interesting! The car ride was great with Catherine! She was such a trooper. Both of our families were down there on vacation, so we split our time between the two. It is always good to catch up with family members you haven't seen in a long time! As a person who has extreme eczema and a 4 month old child with eczema, I really wasn't looking forward to going to the beach on vacation! So, I found the outlet malls and spent a lot of my time and money! The very last day we were there I decided to get Catherine in a swimsuit and take some pictures of her on the beach. They aren't on here because she cried the whole time and hated the whole experience. Probably because she was ready for a nap. Anyways, we go out to the beach and I had just handed Catherine to Johnny when a flock of seagulls came overhead. Then one of them decided to #%*@ on my head!!!!! My entire extended family was sitting in chairs under a tent watching the whole thing. As one might imagine, they all started laughing. I hadn't been on the beach for 5 minutes and a seagull christened me! Naturally, I didn't want to believe that's what happened so, like an idiot, I put my hand on my head to see if it were raining or what? Well, it was the what factor. Needless to say, I was ready to go back indoors immediately. I told Johnny I would really prefer to go somewhere else next time for vacation, maybe where there aren't any seagulls!

Big Changes!

It's official we're building again! Here is a picture of the lot we bought last week. It has a lot of trees on it to make a great shaded backyard! The idea of moving is very bitter sweet for both Johnny and myself. We love, love, love our house, probably because we put so much of ourselves in it. Then we are also going to be moving, though just down the street, away from Aunt Sunnee and PawPaw Nic. When we told them, Sunnee started crying! We met with the draftsman last night and the plans are looking really good!!! I am starting to finally get excited! When we tell people we're building again they always respond with, "What? Why"? Our street is like Brodie Speedway and we have no backyard! In the spring/summer when the house is complete Catherine will be toddling around and will need to have a yard for a swing set!

Speaking of Catherine, here are some new pictures of her having some much needed "tummy time." She is starting to tolerate it better and actually enjoy it, but not for too long. She is getting so big and much more aware of everything around her. I could listen to all the sounds she makes all day long, it is such sweet music!

Memorial Day Etc...

Sorry for not posting sooner! We went down to Opelousas, Louisiana for Memorial Day weekend. All of my mother's side of the family lives in Louisiana, which she refers to as "God's Country." I must say the food and culture down there is the best! I always look forward to going down and visiting. It was Catherine's first time to meet her Great MeMaw! Here are some picture of them together.

Also, our neighbors are like surrogate grandparents. Their names are Glenn and Sunnee, but Catherine calls them PawPaw Nick and Aunt Sunnee. We go over to their house a lot to visit and hang out. They are so good to us! They give us Christmas presents and take us out on our birthdays. We could not have chosen better neighbors! Glenn is a Vietnam Marine Veteran and gave Catherine the outfit she is wearing. We put it on her and she went "ouraw" and then gave a salute! He was so proud of her!