JUNE

June has been a fun filled month for us! We haven't had a whole lot of down time but enjoying every bit of this summer as much as we can! Once Robbie and I returned from our trip it was non stop....I'm glad we got our getaway in when we did! We've had VBS, Robbie has continued to have at least 3 Blowfish games a week, Scott has been playing t-ball, Tyler is playing golf, and Greyson just goes with the flow keeping us all on our toes! :) Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks:

A quick trip to the zoo the day after Robbie and I returned:


Greyson loved the fish:


Robbie got his first base coaching debut with the Blowfish several weekends ago. He was pretty excited!


Scott enjoying the game!


Sweet boys!


Talking to Daddy in the dugout


Off to golf lessons


Sweet boy....he LOVES his Doggy Lovey!


Vacation Bible School pictures:








Greyson loves the CFA cow! Everyone is always so amazed at how much he loves it! The boys is fearless!




Greyson loves the water much, much more than Tyler and Scott ever did at this age. He is fearless (noticed a trend with that word!)!



Tyler jumping off the diving board for the first time!



Scott had fun playing t-ball for the first time! He loved his trophy, too!



This ice cream cone is so yummy....


Two out of my 3 sweet boys!


Greyson loves balls so much! He plays with them all the time and it is rare to not see a ball in his hands. He loves to say the word "ball" over and over and over. It is so cute! The other night he would not let go of the ball and "bat" (really a bowling pin but he uses it sometimes like a bat and sometimes like a golf club) when it was time to go to bed. So, he fell asleep with them! It was so cute!


We are looking forward to a fun filled July, too!! Andy and his family are coming for 2 weeks and we couldn't be more excited! Tyler is doing a camp at church and we are going to the beach, too. The summer is already going by so fast but at least we are having fun!

Amelia Island: 10 Year Anniversary Trip

Robbie and I just got home today from a wonderful 10 year anniversary trip to Amelia Island. We've known for a year or more that we wanted to celebrate big for 10 years. But, several months ago, Robbie decided he wanted to plan our destination and I was all for the idea!! So, he (and lots of other people who found out our destination) kept it a secret until we were on our there on Monday. I had known all along that we were going about 4 hours away and it would be on a beach, and that was all I wanted to know! :) I loved the idea of having it be a surprise. So, I was so excited when I found out and it gave us a chance to talk about it on the way there. We had an amazing, relaxing time! It is a beautiful place that we definitely want to revisit in the future. The beach was gorgeous, the people were so friendly, downtown was a neat place to shop and eat, etc. It was the perfect getaway for sure. Here are some pictures from our trip:

We ate at this neat little Italian place our firt night there...it was yummy!


Ok, apparently in Florida you can drive down on the beach! We were amazed at this...you would never see this in SC!


Ok, DON'T look AT us, but look beyond us....NO ONE on the beach within a few 100 yards from us...how fabulous!! We felt like we had the beach to ourselves! :)






Eating crab legs (Robbie's all time favorite) at the Crab Trap:











This is where we stayed our 1st 2 nights...great rooms but Robbie was a little disappointed in the so called "ocean view"

This is where we stayed our last night...a beautiful Bed and Breakfast right on the ocean...gorgeous view!

The Bed and Breakfast left us this little surprise in our room because they knew we were there celebrating 10 years! :) The next time we go back, we will stay here the whole time. They were so nice!


On Wednesday we took a little trip to Jacksonville since it was only about 30-45 min away. One of Robbie's goals in life is to visit (or see) as many stadiums as he can around the country. So, we knew we were going to try and locate where the Jacksonville Jaguars play while we were there. After a little walk and lunch along the river downtown, we drove to the stadium. Much to our surprise there was a minor league baseball stadium right next to the Jaguar stadium. Robbie was so pumped when he saw it, and I convinced him to try and talk one of the guys into letting him inside. It worked! :) He wore is Columbia Blowfish hat and told them he was part of the Coastal Plains league and could he look at the field. SO, we got in and I took some pictures of Robbie on the field! He was so cute out there...like a little kid!! The team that played there was the Jacksonville Suns. Robbie was so excited to get to do this and it made the trip that much better for him (just like relaxing on a beach for hours made it great for me :)) Here are some pictures:



Oh yea, here is the Jaguar stadium...the real reason we drove down there but not the reason that ended up making Robbie's day :)

This is the what made the trip so great for me :) (other than spending 4 straight days of relaxation and no schedule with Robbie!!!) I read a WHOLE book in 3 days...wow I have no idea when that's ever happened!!


Relaxing on the porch of the beautiful Bed and Breakfast we stayed at!



I'm so thankful to our awesome God for 10 great years of marriage to Robbie!! We've had our ups and downs as all marriages do, but we have so much to be thankful for...mainly our 3 little boy blessings that we rushed home to see today! :) While on our trip, Robbie and I reflected on the last 10 years and we look forward to 10+ more!!

Baseball and Golf

Robbie received some exciting news this past week. He is now helping coach the Columbia Blowfish baseball team! He is very excited and thankful for this neat opportunity. He found out on Wednesday morning and was asked to come afterschool that afternoon to turn in his resume, etc. When he got there they had already assigned him a locker and had practice clothes and a uniform ready for him! My mom and I took the boys to the first game this past Thursday night. They had a blast! Dale Murphy was there for a Palmetto Health fundraiser so that was neat. Of course, Tyler and Scott had no idea who he was but we got a baseball and Scott's baseball hat signed by him. Here are some pictures from the night:

They gave Robbie #21 not even knowing that this is his favorite number and his number in high school


Robbie walking out after they announced his name as one of the coaches




Dale Murphy


Scott enjoyed meeting the Blowfish baseball. Greyon walked right up to him later in the night but I didn't have the camera ready. He had no fear at all and the people around were amazed at how he just walked right up to him and wasn't scared.


After Greyson got his fill of walking up and down the stairs, he enjoyed dancing to the music


Switching gears a little...Tyler got his first set of golf clubs 2 weeks ago! He is a happy, proud little golfer. He drew a cute picture today and wrote "Golf Rules" on it! :)


Tyler and his buddy at golf lessons




Scott is really enjoying playing t-ball and he's doing really well




Greyson's little life is centered around balls! The child loves balls! Tyler and Scott were never into balls as much as he is at this age. But, I guess Greyson really doesn't have much of a choice, does he?! :)

Strawberry picking and End of the Year programs

This week has already been full of End of the Year programs for Tyler and Scott as well as a trip to the strawberry patch! Tyler had his choir program at church on Sunday night, we went and picked strawberries on Monday afternoon and Scott had a short, little program at his school Tuesday night. Last Friday night, Robbie's team had their baseball banquet and on Saturday Scott had his first t-ball game. Here are some pictures from our events:

Tyler is located on the top row on the right hand side, 2nd child:


Strawberry picking:







The players gave all the coaches a nice, engraved fishing rod as a gift. It is actually quite funny because Robbie is not a fisherman! I guess he is now! :) The boys were excited! :)


Our little slugger:




Sweet pics of Tyler and Greyson at the game:



Scott had the most adorable program at school on Tuesday night. He was so proud up their singing! It was so cute!!
He is right there in the middle in the white shirt:

Saying the pledge of allegiance:


We are so excited about summer coming!! I can't believe school is almost out but we have fun things planned this summer to look forward to!!