More Vacation Pics

Landon has been such an excellent Big Bro to Nolan, sharing his room, sometimes sleeping on the couch when Nolan's having a rough night, and overall being super good help with a great attitude, Milton took him parasailing in recognition of Superior Big Brother skills! Here they are with Eric, Grandma Connie was there too!

We ran across some people at dinner tonight,

they just couldn't make the connection, couldn't do the math...

No doubt about it, they are REAL brothers, it's not that complicated!

Honestly, it never crosses our kids minds that they don't belong together and that is so cool!

(not to mention a huge blessing from God!)

Jade & Lorelei

The minute these girls get together the giggling begins!

Contagious isn't it!

You can't look at this one without smiling!

Sweet Summerlyn!

Yet another perfect pose from Lorelei.

Makes you want to go to the beach doesn't it!

Look Out Rachel Ray!

Here we are. It's dinner time. There is a 25 lb toddler attached to my leg, literally!

I may not be as creative as Rachel Ray in the kitchen, but I challenge her to make a 30 minute meal with a 25 lb. toddler attached to HER leg!

By this time of day Nolan is hugging my leg,

or smack dab behind me while I am trying to fix dinner....

Good thing he's so cute!

Nolan Meets the Family

After MANY LONG HOURS on a plane coming home from China, we

did NOT want to get on a plane again for a long time BUT,

it was better than 4 days driving to and from TX!

Taking over the hotel room bed

Handsome in my sweatervest!

Our handsome & beautiful kiddos at the wedding!

Fun in the sun! Nolan loved the beach.




Luv this one!

We just returned home this morning from a LONG vacation. We spent 5 days in Destin with some good friends who've become "honorary" cousins, and a super special Grandma Connie, my kids call her their "bonus" Grandma! (We met the Petersen's on our first trip to China and have vacationed with them many times in the past 4 years.)

This was Nolan's 1st time at the beach and we were a bit worried he may not like the sand. As you can see from the pics, he loved the sand and the water! We were also worried about getting him to sleep in the camper. He did amazingly well!

After Destin we flew to TX for my niece's wedding and Nolan got to meet my brother's families. Altogether there were 24 of us. It was such a good time and even though it must have been a lot of stimulation for him, Nolan was a superstar

and fits right in with his siblings who travel well also.

Overall we took TONS of pics, way to many to add, but there are so many good ones I will add more later. (After getting stuck in the Atlanta airport last night, I am WAY short on sleep!)