A Day on Lake June

So one of Sean's friend's friend's parents (didja get that??) have a house on Lake June and they invited us down for the day on Saturday. We had such an awesome time!! Sean got to hang out with his buddy Mark who he hadn't seen for like 2 years and we got to meet his adorable little girl Madison who is 3. And I realized something that day too - my son is completely fearless when it comes to the water. I mean fearless. He will jump in pretty much any body of water without a thought for his own safety. Lakes, pools, bathtubs... he ain't skeered of any of 'em. He was jumping off the dock before I could get floaties on him. Luckily it wasn't deep. And then once he had the floaties on there was no stopping him! He even went tubing!! It was so cute. Sean went for the first time too which was so much funnier than I thought it would be. =) Hearing him scream from the middle of the lake before flying off the tube was definitely a highlight of my day. Tim (the boat driver) took it easy when Blayne was on there though. And he was just chillin - not a care in the world. Him and Madison had a good time playing in the lake finding lots of shells (aka mussles) and we all went to a playground too. It was such a great day!! Here are some pics...
Isn't she just the cutest thing?!?Sean on the tube! Too bad you can't hear him... =)
The start of the (first) wipeout
There's Sean AND Blayne
What'd I tell you? He was totally chillin'.Playing with DaddySwinging with MommyThe happy family!Say it with me... "Awwwwwww!"
The boys and their kiddies

Oh what a glorious day!

You may think that the title of this post is referring to the resurrection of our Lord and Savior... well you would be wrong (although that was certainly a glorious day as well). But I'm talking about winning because if I finish this entry sometime today and post it, I will have officially beaten Angie on getting the Easter pics up. I never thought this day would arrive. Oh sweet, sweet victory. Wow. I'm almost speechless at the idea. There are so many people who have helped me to get here and who I must thank.. My mom for always believing in me and faithfully pointing out all the times Angie updated her blog when I didn't... Aunt Jacque for doing the same thing on a regular basis... Angie for providing some stiff competition (not that it's a contest or anything but, ahem, I WIN!!)... you have all played a big part in this and I wouldn't be here blogging today without you.

Now that I've gloated, on to the whole reason for this post - Easter! We had a great Easter weekend. It was our first official holiday since we moved back and I have to admit, I have missed our large family gatherings with crazy uncles (I'm talking to you Uncle Dennis aka Uncle Wackabilly!) and lots of children running around. On Saturday we went out to Henscratch Farms - they had an Easter thingamabob going on complete with an Easter bunny (who was, quite frankly, a little frightening) and lots of chickens to feed. Here are some pics...

Blayne and the (scary) Easter Bunny

Sean made some new friends!
The King of the Roost
And here's Blayne eating the chicken's Cheerios... off the ground... oh come on, a little dirt never hurt anyone!!

Blayne and Sean on a tractor ride

Then on Easter Sunday we went to church (the 9am service thank you very much!) and then headed over to Mom and Dad's (aka MeeMaw and PopPop's) house for a family Easter party.

Awww, the happy Humphrey family! Aren't we just so cute?!?Blayne blowing bubbles (say that 5 times fast)
Ok for reals, this is practically a National Geographic picture. I should enter it in a contest! Look at that cute little frog!! I got his little eyes and his weird fingers... I should have been a photographer, not a scientist. =)
Jon and his kiddies (#2 and #3 anyways)
Aunt Becky reading a book to the always adorable Rylee Jane
The Great Easter Egg Hunt
Swimming in the pool with Madison

Whew, I'm done and posting it and this makes it official. I'm the first cousin to post Easter Pics!! Yay!! =)

Beach Pics!

So I totally crashed Erica's par-tay at the Island last week. To be clear, she did invite me for a three day, two night stay. But then I just couldn't leave and ended up staying the whole week. Blayne and I had a blast though - I just love that place!! We played on the beach (Blayne got in the water but I stayed far away - it was COLD!), took naps on the beach, went for walks, watched the sunset, went for golf cart rides... it was a great week! A vacation when I wasn't expecting it. So thank you Erica for letting me stay. And thanks Aunt Jacque for having such an awesome beach house and sharing it with me and Blayne!! Although I should probably tell you that according to Blayne, it's "Carrie's House." We went to visit her there a month or so ago, just for the day but I guess it stuck in his head that it's her house. So every time we left, he would say, "Bye Carrie's house! See you later!" And then when he'd had enough of the beach he would tell me he wanted to go back to Carrie's house. =) Anyhoo, here are some pics of our week.. the first couple of days Kerri and her kiddos and Gail and her kiddos were there too. The boys had a blast playing together! And us girls had a pretty good time too... Erica makes a mean margarita!! Then after they left, Caitlin and Jen came down and spent a couple of days. All in all, I had the best week - I got to know Erica better, got to spend some time with new friends, saw my awesome cuz Caitlin, drank margaritas, sat on the beach... But mostly I just chilled with my boy and enjoyed every second.


He totally fell asleep on me!! How cute is that?!?!?
Leaving the island... =(Although Blayne wasn't too sad because Emmett let him drive the boat!!