Our good friends Justin and Krystal have welcomed a new baby girl to their family. Tyler is a very proud big brother.
Here is Dani holding Tessa Mae Babcock....Born on September 4th. She was 6 lbs. 4 oz.
So we made another trip to Destin in August. It was HOT!!!
We were lucky to see lots of family.
Mom and Fred came in first and spent the week. Then, my sister Heather, her hubby, Damon, and their 2 monkeys came for several days. Dani and Rylee (almost 4, now) were thick as theives. Little Brody is already 6 months old and sitting up on his own. They're growing so fast!!!
We got to see Dad and Ann a couple of different days. On one day, we met for an afternoon snack of beer and oysters. Somehow, Daddy and I wound up singing karaoke. We havent' sung together in YEARS! It was fun :o)
One of the days, Aunt Cathy and Uncle Al drove down from Dothan, AL...stopping on the way to pick up Granny and Grandpa in DeFuniak. We had a nice visit, as always.
My cousin, Casey was in town with her family. They live in the Middle-East somewhere and were vacationing in the area. We always have fun reminiscing!
The guys went to Port St Joe on a fishing charter.
They caught reef sharks...
Manta Ray...
and Billy caught this Cannon Ball Jellyfish.
Apparently they also had a tarpon on the line, but it got off. The story of the day, though, was Fred falling off of the boat. There are a couple different versions of the story...but we're just glad that his pride was the only thing that got hurt. :o)
Hangin' out by the pool...
Dan and Rylee looked like they were having a SERIOUS discussion???
Brody shows off his new sunglasses.
The Watson bunch!
A day at the beach...
It wasn't the prettiest day at the beach. We had gotten storms the night before. There was a lot of seaweed and the waves were too rough to get in the water. The kids didn't care, though. There was a tidal pool that they were happy to explore and play in.
Rylee jumping waves.
Dani takes a minute to relax.
Two handsome boys!!!
Okay...This was pretty funny. I'm not sure how it all got started...but Rylee and Dani were tracing each other on the patio with sidewalk chalk.
The outlines were NOT human-like :o) But they had so much fun doing it.
Then, they had to trace Pop-Pop
Pop-Pop and Brody
We had lots of lazy mornings. I think that's one of my favorite things. Curled up on the couch with a cup of coffee...watching the kids play...and chatting with family.
Here, Dani and Billy share a snuggle....
Then, Brody and Billy.
Dani and Rylee watching cartoons in bed.
A quick pose for the camera.
Aunt Heather sneaks a hug from Dani....
...but Rylee quickly gets in on the action.
Saying goodbye is never easy. We had a lot of fun.
One last picture before the Watson's head back home. We miss you already!
Mom and Fred stayed a couple more days. We went into Destin on our last day and met up with Daddy and Ann. They were out on their new boat with Kaisey and Braeli (Ann's daughter and grand-daughter). We had lunch on the harbor and watched all of the boats come and go.
We had a great time and can't wait to go back and see everyone again.
