We just got home from a week long Family Vacation in Gulf Shores Alabama. It was the Brent Family Reunion and it was the first time Kirby got to meet some his cousins. Pops has four sisters and between the five of them John, James and I have 10 first cousins and more second cousins than i can figure. Five of our first cousins were there and five little ones. I wish the whole family picture was taken with my camera but i was able to take two split pictures of the whole group.






The view from our condo, if you look you can see the oil rigs out in the gulf.

Kirby had a great time playing with all his second cousins at the lake Sunday for lunch.


Allison and Kirbs

Luke and Savannah

We had all the family over to Gigi and Pop's condo for Dinner Monday night, the kids had a blast running around on the lawn.

Kirby, Savannah, and Luke


Allison, Luke and Kirby

Pops took all the boys to the Marine Corps Museum on Tuesday, SO COOL!

Luke and David


A BIG propeller

Kirby learning about Pops' plane.

In the Cockpit



The whole week was a blast, but if you ask kirby he may tell you that his favorite part.... besides the airplanes... was getting Pops with the water balloons.

Thursday we decided to go check out a place called "the Hangout". Pops got Kirby a hula-hoop


... and a harmonica.

Big Shark
Kirby and dad, by the pirate ship.
Fireworks every night from our condo.

Memorial Day at Deer Crrek

We are so thankful to have such a great group of friends, Ted and I have been sitting here trying to figure out how long this Memorial Day tradition has been going on. We think this is the 9th year we have "celebrated" memorial day together. One huge difference this year..... KIDS!
All together there are 4 boys, three were born in the past year, Kirby is the "big boy".
What a fun weekend!


I took like a million pics, but this for some reason is the only one of Jacob, Lee, and Kirby.
Jacob chillin' with his "god-sister" sophie.

Kirby got a little piano instruction form Brad.

Kirby took this pic of me


Kirby wanted to hang at the pool "au-natural", daddy wasn't so happy with the idea :)

Ok, so some things never change..... We may be a little older, more mature (some of us), a bit more responsible...... but boys will be boys:)

More wakeboarding shots

Another Sunday at the Lake

This week we decided to invite a different crew out to the lake, we had so much fun we hope that they will all join us regularly
Jackson and Nathan
Noah
Jackson, Emsley, and Kirb Playing in momm's car to stay out of the rain.
What a cutie
kirb Flirting

Kirby is OBSESSED with "wateboarding" as he calls it, what should we have expected???? One of his first gifts brought to the hospital was a infant wakeboard lifejacket, and he spent his first summer working at wakeboard camp.
So this is where you will find him these days, standing behind th couch, handle in hand, "life jacket" on practicing his moves.

Wateboading

Since Sunday was mothers day, and we were all booked up, we decided to go out to Victory Saturday


Sorry the cute picture was taken down. Apparently it wasn't as cute as i thought.

Cute pic of Kirb, mini-me, and God Mama.





"baby" biba (not a baby) aka Ray's mini me,we were so glad that she was able to join us at the lake


Kirby and dad "Wateboading"
a dry finish
"i'm bad"
Kirby and Tyler



acting silly
Naked baby

Swimming

Kirby is half way through his Six Week swim lessons! He should be able to swim by the begining of June. He is doing so great, he has already mastered floating and is a great kicker. He LOVES his lessons, mostly because he has a little crush. Mary (Marnee, as Kirby calls her) has the ten minte slot after kirb. You can see her in the last picture in the background. Very Cute!

Weady, Go!

Kirby and Dad ran through the sprinkles the other afternoon. Ted started it by saying "ready, set, go" after Ted runing and jumping over the sprinkler, Kirby was hooked.

Every few minutes he would yell "weady, go"