...And the Living Is Easy.

At the start of the summer, we decided to take a trip down to Gulfport to see what we could see. Since we are only an hour away, I thought it would be great if things were rebuilt enough to be able to up and go for day trips if we got the urge. I wasn't disappointed. Further towards Biloxi, the beaches are clean, uncrowded, and parking is easily accessible. There is also putt-putt, go-carts, and a children's museum with a tv studio and huge treehouse.

Definitely worth a trip back.
I took Kai and Leigha to Gulf Shores to spend the 4th of July with Summer and Matthew and his family. We had a great time at the beach, shopping, and eating. All I need for a good vacation.
(I saw this bench in Fairhope and thought it was amazing, so I had to get a picture.)
The following weekend, we took the kids to Collins to the waterpark there. I love that place. Kai still wasn't tall enough to ride the really cool waterslides, but he didn't seem to mind much. I decided to soak up some vitamin D while Ben and the kids were on the lazy river, but got distracted by my toes.
So sparkly!
We also decided to put Kai in Taekwondo this summer and he absolutely loves it. He will test for his yellow belt soon and is working hard to get to that point. We are so pleased with his instructor. Such an awesome guy and an excellent teacher.


We moved into our new house in August and I am so excited about it. We have tons more space and a huge backyard with a big pear tree. We only had one weekend to move and it took the full weekend to do it because it rained the entire time. It was a miserable weekend complete with injuries. All is well now, but it is taking a lot of time getting settled in and getting things were they need to be. I took a new job right around the time we moved, so it is taking a little longer for me to get the motivation to get everything finished.
School for Kai started a couple of weeks after we moved as well. I was worried about his new school, who would be in his class this year, and of course who his teacher would be. Turns out, Kai loves 2nd grade more than 1st grade! His teacher is absolutely wonderful. He has three friends in his class this year and gets to play with his best friend at recess. He walked to his class on his second day on his own. He would've gone on the first day, but I wanted to walk him in on his first day. No denying it, he is growing up and is actually finally growing into his teeth. We are finally getting into our groove and already talking about Halloween! I am so excited about Kai's choice this year! More about this in the next post.