Poof

I am still amazed that Maeve can get into things so quickly.  Just today as I was drying my hair, she was innocently (so I thought) sitting on the bathroom floor less than two feet away from me.  Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a poof of white.  When I looked closer, I saw that Maeve had a bottle of baby powder and was doing her best to dump every bit of it on her outstretched legs.  She was so proud of herself!  She would shake the bottle with one hand and then smear the powder with the other hand.  Living up to her messy Maeve status. (And check out her shirt: It says, "It's good to be me!" How appropriate.  I must be good to just make messes and know that someone else will take care of cleaning them up for you!)   I am just glad that it was a travel-sized bottle of powder! 

Camping

We promised Cam that we would take him camping this summer, so the last week we had to live up to our promise.  Luckily the Peppers were up for a couple of days of camping and joined us on a double spot.  We had fun the first day playing in the fort, eating at Paul's, wading in the creek, and making a smores.  The second day we enjoyed tubing down the river and playing at the waterpark.  Nice little getaway.  We just might have to promise a few camping trips in the fall.  :) 

Not roughing it at all!

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream

We did a summertime activity of days past - ice cream truck!  Not living in a neighborhood as a child, I can only remember hearing the music from an ice cream truck a couple of times while out and about in town.  We tracked the truck down so that we could not only hear the truck, but we saw it, and tasted its goods!  Cam was very impressed by the idea of being able to choose an ice cream from a truck instead of picking it out at the store.  And, well, Maeve just loved acting like one of the big kids and another chance for a cool treat! Thanks Hunts for letting the Childs and McCullers join you in this Friday treat!

Peek-a-Boo

While I was frantically marking off some of those items on my summer-to-list, Cam and Maeve found something to do too.  Evidently it is so much more fun to play in the toybox than it is to play with the toys.  As I was doing a much-needed toy sort, they had the best time hiding in the box.  Do you think we could all get in here and avoid our summer coming to an end?  It's just been too good! 

Cam was pretending this was their ship.

Eating popsicles: the only activity it isn't too hot to do

Just relaxing in their pjs

Beach Trip #3: Siesta Key

To complete summer beach travels, we took a detour from Destin down to Siesta Key.  We loved the beautiful, crystal clear water and the powdery white sand.  I think Cam and Maeve have come to expect a beach trip every other week now since their summer has been filled with the beach.  I wondered if they would be entertained enough for another whole week at the beach, but they were very satisfied.  Most days consisted of breakfast at the beach house, then heading out to the beach for the morning and afternoon.  Maeve took a long nap on the beach everyday, and Cam did too one day to rest up for his bowling trip.  We even packed our lunch to have a picnic out under the umbrella.  Then after we had enough sun for the day, we would head back to the house for a dip in the pool.  It was a very relaxing week. 

Thanks, Nonna and Pop, for a fun Christmas in July! 

Striking a FL pose

Cam - 4 1/2 (almost)

Maeve 16 months (going on 16)

My Beach Bums

Miss March

Relaxation at its best

Staying busy on the beach

Jumping in - all on his own!

Until next year...

I Thought He Walked on Water

"As the story's told, only heaven knows.

But his hat seemed to me like an old halo. 

And though his wings, they were never seen. 

I thought that he walked on water."

We thought that song was fitting to describe our granddaddy – a little piece of heaven on earth for us. Proverbs 17:6 reads “Grandchildren are the crown of the aged…” and as the grandchildren and great grandchildren of Doris and Edward Lowe, we can assure you that whenever we were with the two of them, they had a way of making us feel like one of the jewels in a crown just as the Bible describes.

Dear Granny and Granddaddy,

We have been so blessed to have you for grandparents. We each have memories of times with you that are priceless…times we will always hold dear. Our family tree is strongly rooted in you. Through you, we have evidence that our God is a generational God. We have experienced such great love passed down from you and will continue to pass it down to our children and our children’s children. As your grandchildren, we probably didn’t realize just how much you loved us until we saw the way you acted with our children. In the words of Matthew, “And whoever welcomes a little child in my name welcomes me.” Your nine grandchildren now boast a brood of 17 great grandchildren (and still counting!) Thank you for your example of timeless love.

Edward Langford Lowe

October 19, 1919 - July 5, 2010

Three Cheers for the Red, White, and Blue

The fourth is always a fun holiday.  Love enjoying a pool, dressing my babies in patriotic colors, and watching fireworks!  Throughout the year, when I think of summer, I think about all the fun of the fourth. 

Front porch sittin'

Catch me if you can!

The wonder of a child

My three loves

Tailgating

Messy Maeve

Tazz, whirlwind, tornado....all of these things come to mind when I think of Maeve right now.  She leaves no corner unturned.  Whether it's a cabinet in the kitchen, a drawer in the bathroom, Cam's puzzle collection, or CoCo's food, she is officially into everything now!  I don't remember Cam ever being quite so busy and destructive.  (Or perhaps I blocked it from my memory!)  I can't clean up one mess before another one is happening.  It's a vicious cycle of destruction.  There's no "safe" place to put her where I know a mess will not be made.  When does the clean stage begin? 

Even messy in the stroller after eating a blackberry. 

Notice the purple-stained hair.

This is how she prefers to eat now...feeding her herself.

The spoon in that hand is just for looks. 

Go Braves!

Cam, our baseball player, got to see the biggest game in action the other night - the Braves!  He had such a good time.  I knew the concessions would catch his attention.  He was really good at spotting all of the cotton candy vendors! The game was a no-score until the 7th inning when the Braves came alive.  This is when Cam really got into the action.  All the oohs and ahhs of the fans really woke him up.  And, of course, the tomohawk chop was a new experience that he quickly caught on to.  I think you could hear his ohhh-ohhh-ooahh-ohh over everyone's!  All in all it was a fun time:  the Braves won 5-0 and one little boy is now hooked on America's favorite pastime!