Winter 2009 and some updates

2009 has gotten off to a great start, we have been doing lots of playing in the backyard on the new playground that Baba got Kirby for Christmas.

Here are some pics of Kirbs playing Football and baseball.

Go Gators!

I haven't actually made any sort of Blog announcement and I think everyone already knows but Kirby is going to be a big brother this spring. We are expecting a second little boy at the end of April, and welcome all of your prayers as we get ready for a second.

Dew's Island

We brought in the new year ths year with Bree, David, Baby Lee, Ryan, Melissa and Matt at the ringhavers hunting prpoerty in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It was FREEZING (like in the 20's), but the boys had a great time hunting and the girls had a great time shopping and playing with the little ones.

Kirby driving the Golf cart

Kirby with his new best friend Melissa, who he bugged the entire plane ride home.... gave mommy a litttle break though :)

Thanks Melissa!

Kirby's Christmas

We had a wonderful christmas this year.

Christmas eve we went to Mom-b's house at the beach.

Kirby and dad wearing their crowns
Christmas morning the elves had put sparkle all over the house

Kirby's favorite gifts were a new train table for his "big boy" room, tools and a baseball glove

Christmas morning we all went to Baba's for Christmas Brunch.

Kirby loved playing with his cousin Phoebe.

testing the water temp
Christmas swimming.

WE LOVE JACKSONVILLE!

At the begining of December Kirby joined mom and Gigi on our annual trip to Jekyll Island. With another little Alexander on the way Kirb may have to stay home with daddy and Pops next year. As usual we have a fabulous time, we stay at the Jekyll island club which is just beautiful and has a wonderful history.Kirby and Gigi hanging on the dock..... it was FREEEZZZIIING

Tree Climbing

View from our porch of the main building

Kirby made some friends while we were there

Another friend??? in period costume, we have no idea what this guy was doing, you don't usually see people walking around the premisis dressed like soldiers..... but kirby loved it.
One super cool thing that we did was go to the Sea Turtle center which was really cool, we saw one sea turtle get some x-rays

We walked around the recovery center and saw lots of different kinds of turtles being nursed back to health

Thank you Pops for another wonderful trip!

Shamu

For some reason the shamu pics wouldn't download in the last post, so here they are.
Kirby loved it! he couldn't take his eyes off the show.

Sea World

We took a family trip down to Orlando this week.

Our first stop was Downtown Disney, Kirby loved the kid rides.

We all loved Lego land.

(We took these pics for our friend Warner)

After a fun night we got some ice cream at the Ghiradelli store. Yum!
The next morning we were up early ready to spend the day at Sea World

Kirby and mom on the scary ride that took you up 300+ feet to see the entire Sea World.

Check out the squirrel looking for some snacks in Kirby's stroller.

Kirby was totally mesmerized by this speaker which had the voice of a little kid singing.

The Jacksonville Fair

Sunday we took kirby to the fair. We hadn't planned on riding on any rides but Kirby found a few that he could ride if daddy went along.

This snake cost us $15, a least kirby likes it....Dad got talked into trying his luck at darts. Talk about "fast talking" we thought we had only spent $5 but this guy was sneaky. So we left with a $15 snake.
Kirby on the Carosel.

The livestock area, after going to the fair for 30 something years i don't think i have ever gone to look at the animals.

A little stinky,

but by far the best part of the fair,

free...

and i think the animals may actually be cleaner than the rest of the fair folk.

Trick or treat

I know you guys have been waiting or some Halloween pics..... Kirby helped daddy carve the pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern.

Wednesday Kirby had his Halloween parade and party at school, baba came to check out the "little golfer"
Kirby walking in the parade with daddy.


Kirby picked out his golfer costume himself out of a catalog. We loved it. Well dad didn't like the hat so much:)

Ted went to a party on Halloween where he got to hang out with the Miller Light guy!?!

I don't recognize who he is but he is apparently in the commercial.