Planting vegetables!

Ted finally agreed to let us plant a vegetable garden. We choose a nice sunny spot in the side yard and spent two days digging and cutting all the grass, roots, and weeds out.

The boys are eager to start planting all the veggies we picked out.

These pictures are from when we just started... it has come a long way!  Don't worry, more pics to come as we progress!

1st day of school

Better late than never....eh?

So, as you can see there was plenty of brotherly love going on , on the first day of school.

 Kirby was super proud to be starting Kindergarten..... Roe did not want to be touched.

I loved looking at every one's sweet 1st day of school pics on facebook.

Unfortunately for the Alexanders, this is as good as it gets.

High Hampton 2011

We just got home from another great week at High Hampton.

We all had a wonderful time,  The boys played HARD, Ted was able to play lots of golf and i did lots of relaxing and even managed to read two books.

Now that's what i call a vacation!

Our room assignment got a little mixed up on the day that we arrived so **poor us** we were forced to stay in this beautiful 4 bedroom cabin (with a kitchen) for the first night.

We felt a little spoiled getting to stay there but loved moving a little closer to our friends and all the action.

My very brave 5 year old did sliding rock for the first time all by himself this year. And as you can imagine after going down once he went down again and again!

Roe learned to drive

The famous blue blazer picture

And on th elast day we decided to go fishing and look at this fella that snagged our worm on just the second cast.

Proud dad and boys.

Roe was proud to just scared to stand near our buddy the fish.

Feelin' Hot Hot Hot

We are having a great summer, but just like every year, I wish were spending more time outside. It is HOT around here, and that mixed with afternoon thunderstorms, and attack mosquito's, sometimes it's not so pleasant to be outside.

We have had plenty of play dates,

fun with LEGO'S

Skateboard practice

and silliness

4th of July

We had a fun fourth this year.  We started the day out at the Yacht Club with the Brent's.

Well, John, Anne and Margaret!

It was a ton of fun and we all had to come home after lunch for a nice little nap.

Good idea because we were in for a long night!

We met Baba at Timuquana for dinner around six and stayed all night for fun and fireworks.

The kids had a blast rolling and running down the hill.

We loved getting to see so many of our friends that we haven't seen since school has been out.

Kirby, Tyler and Roe.

These boys haven't see each other on a while, but it didn't take any time to pick up just where they left off.

beach week

At the beginning of this month we were lucky enough to be able to spend a week and a half at the beach.

Last year when we went my camera broke and so i was extra careful ( and a little paranoid) about taking pictures on the beach.

I did manage to get a few of the kids playing in the yard.

 One day we had some friends from California stop by to play for a few hours, Kirby and Vivianne really had a great time together and we hope next time they are in Jacksonville we can play again.

Biggie boy Roe and his new obsession

DINOSAUR

Memorial day at the beach

haha kirby writing his name in the shower... to cute not to include.

Looks like he may need to go back and add and R

For what may be the 12th year we were invited to "The Beach House" to spend Memorial Day with what can only be described as family.

It's awesome that these kiddos have had the opportunity to spend so much time at such an amazing place.

These two may be dangerous in a few years

Lee, Evan, and Kirby

Lee chillin' out

grrrr

 to  cute not to include but you may have to lay on your side to see it's cuteness

playing with LEGOS

Roe loving ever sip of his sno-cone

which was really just plain ice, but he thought was ice cream

so cute he kept going "yummmm ice cream"

brotherly love with the bubble guns

team work

sideways kite flying

and..... Drum Roll Please

the weekend ended with a game of wiffle ball which resulted in a black eye and broken nose.

sorry about your luck Mr.

Last day of school and end of the year party

Since I was the room mom for Kirby's class this year I was needed to help with the end of the year party. Roe's last day was Wednesday so he tagged along with the big kids for their party.

There were all sorts of fun activities

I have loved watching these kiddos grow up over the past 3 years and cant believe they will be going into Kindergarten next year.

(orientation issues as usual)

Roe accidentally stood in the splash zone at the bottom of the water slide.

after getting wet Roe decided he had had just about enough....and took a little rest from the big kids

But revived when they all went back to the classroom for some more fun.

What a great year!