Mobile

Sort of at the last minute I decided to take the kids to Mobile for a couple of weeks.   May May flew down here and drove over with us.  It took us 9 hours, but the kids were really good.  It helps when there is someone else in the car to tend to their needs!

We had a great time!   One of May May and Gan's neighbors came by the first day we were there.  They had seen kid stuff when they moved into the house last October and then I guess they saw that we were there.  Anyway, they have a four year old girl named Lawson and a 7 month old named Lillie.   They also have a pool, which was very exciting.  We went over there a couple of times to swim and Lawson came over to play in the baby pool at May May's house.   It is nice to know there is someone around JR's age there to play with when we visit.    They were still nice to us even after Jane Ritchie poo poo'd in their pool.    (FYI - she has all that under control now, which is GREAT!)

Jane Ritchie and Jim Beau got to meet 8 of their second cousins on July 5th down at Aunt B and Uncle Eddie's house at Ft. Morgan.  Their house is on the bay side and we saw a little bit of oil floating in the water.  Jane Ritchie had a great time playing in the sand and the pool they have set up under the house.  It was great to see everyone.  Montgomery worked all day on a chicken gumbo and it was awesome!

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We also had Jane Ritchie's 3rd birthday party.  Friends came over to play in the  baby pool.  Jane Ritchie wanted a Belle cake so we got an ugly princess one from Winn Dixie.  She loved it!

Ruthie and Liza

I also invited some of my friends over to the house for a little get together.  Everyone brought their kids so there ended up being 13 kids there!   It was crazy, but fun to see everyone.

 Larkin and Frances Price

Jane Thomas (Dad's former admin assistant at the US Attorney's office) and her mother

The Millers

Jack

Charlie aka Blueberry Salsa Bandit

Dad fixing cheese and crackers for the kids

The last week we all got sick!  We ended up at the urgent care three days in a row!   First with Jane Ritchie who had an ear infection.  Then I went and ended up getting a shot and a z-pack and the next day we took Jim Beau who had pink eye and an ear infection!!!   Thankfully it didn't take long for us all to start feeling better.

We did not want to come home, but it was time to get back and get ready for Daddy to come home.  It won't be long!!!