Panama City Beach

Spring Break 2009! Mike's team got to play in a tournament this SB in Panama City! Well, Michael and I did not want to miss out on this trip! We were so excited about watching Daddy coach his games and to spend time as a family @ the beach!
We packed up everything we needed for the trip, shoved it in the car, made a quick stop @ Starbucks then hit the road to Panama City Beach! Michael was a joy to travel with! He napped half the trip and played with his toys the remainder of the trip. Once we were in town, we checked in to our condo that was paid for by the Booster Club!!



We then hit up Walmart to purchase food for the week as well as a new stroller due to us forgetting ours @ home. Oops :) The night was relaxing. Mike had a quick coach/player meeting then it was bed time.

Daddy and Michael went for a walk to Starbucks the following morning while I got ready. I then joined them for another walk along the beach and had lunch.

Then off to Game 1 that afternoon. Michael did SOOO well. He LOVES watching baseball and being outdoors. He even snuck in a little nap :)

We can't forget to mention the famous baby mohawk! The guys on Mike's team decided that they were all going to shave their heads mohawk style so we decided to style Michael's hair just like the boys! Came out super cute and the guys loved it!

West Port won 17-0! GREAT game! Michael and I really enjoyed the afternoon!

Daddy stayed with the other coaches to scout the next game. Michael and I came back, had some dinner and went to bed. However, we were awoken by a soaking wet Daddy who apparently took a swim with some players fully dressed :)

Tuesday, we went to watch Daddy coach game 2!


Unfortunately, we watched the last 3 innings from the parking lot as Daddy got ejected from the game! Daddy says this is because there was poor officiating :) He does want everyone to know that he did not say bad words until after he was ejected :)
That evening was a blast. We went to Pier Park, the 3 of us. We rode the Carousel a few times, went to Starbucks, hit up come super cute baby shops!

Wednesday was their off day. Mike spent the morning with the boys having breakfast and the afternoon with the team playing beach football and volleyball. Wednesday night, we drove to Pensacola to visit with Kristin and Chase. We ate the the Fish House, enjoyed some seafood and good company. Long drive though!

Thursday, their games were rained out. Mike spent the day with the guys and Michael and I hit up Pier park again and did some shopping.

We left Friday early afternoon to return home. Didn't quite make it due to stopping in Cedar Key. Daddy to post on that mini-vaca next! Xoxoxo

7 month post!

Michael turned the big 7 months on March 27th! We are a little behind on the postings due to Mike's Spring Break trip but we have so much to blog about! He is definitely over 20 lbs! We haven't had him weighted recently. He isn't scheduled to return to the pediatrician until he is 9 months.

During the last month, he now:

*Greets Mike almost every morning on this tummy, trying to sneak a peek over the crib to see what he can look at.



*Scoots... not crawling yet but it is kind of like army crawling/rolling around. He backs up more than he scoots forward.

*Says "bababa!" Screams alot :) Sometimes he sounds like a bird! No "mama" yet though... we are working on this :)

*He doesn't enjoy laying on his back anymore unless he is working on his toe touches :) He actually prefers to be bouncing in his jumperoo, rolling around, laying on his tummy and playing as well as standing with assistance from us.


More posts to come from our Spring Break trip! We love you all!

Michael's big night out!

Our little family had a dinner date with our close friends Andrea and Ben last night! It was the first time we have taken Michael to a restaurant since he has been able to sit up on his own. He has only been out to eat 3 times since he was born and he either sat in our laps or in a stroller. Last night, that all changed :) He was able to sit up in a high chair for an hour and a half! He played with his toys, ate his apple sauce and took in all the sites and sounds of the restaurant! Esp the birthday gong (It was a Japanese place where we get sushi)!

(Andrea and Ben with Michael. Andrea's hair looks this way as she had a test run with the hairdresser for their wedding in June!)

Prior to heading to dinner, we stopped at Old Navy! Everything for infants was $5!!!!!! We stocked up on 12-18 month clothing :) Michael even picked out his own bathing suit for his upcoming Panama City Spring Break trip with Mommy, Daddy and the baseball team. He almost shoplifted the darn thing! He is always a good little shopper though. Old Navy, Target and ToysRUs are his favorites.

Over the past few weeks, Michael has been grabbing at EVERYTHING. He has always done this, since he was first born, but lately it has been aggressively! The bottle, phone and remote are his favorites. He also has a new word... Grrrr... which he says when he is grabbing his Disney Tigger. Can't wait for our first trip to The Magic Kingdom in November!

He is also feeling much better since his last visit to the doctor last Saturday. He had a little cold and double ear infection. So this is his third ear infection, the first one lasting 6 weeks. Hopefully he won't need to have his ears tubed as the doctor said it might be a possibility since he constantly has infections. Guess he got Mommy's and Uncle Ryan's bad ears! Poor thing :( But even though he gets a little sick from time to time, the kid smiles constantly! Gotta love it:)

We love and miss you all!

Our chunk :)

So I still can't believe Michael has gotten so big so fast! I took him to work this morning and every time someone came to hold him/play with him, they would tell me how healthy he is, how chunky he is, how BIG he is :) So I thought I would give you all a little reminder of how much he has grown:) Take a look...

Michael @ 1 week in his swing! He is swallowed up by the darn thing!

Michael @ 6 months! He is grabbing his stinkin' bears!

Love to all!

Blog Award!

That is right! Ms. Erin gave us a blogger award! She is the sweetest :) So here are the 7 things we love...

*Each other! Who would have thought that the back woods of Central Florida and juvenile delinquents would have brought us together. Smelly and romantic!
*Michael!! Can't imagine life without the lil' dude. He is truly a blessing in ever way.
*Starbucks... enough said :)
*DVR! It was great before having a child but now a necessity!
*Traveling... anywhere...
*Lazy Sundays!
*Our jobs. Makes life so much better when you love what you do and make a different in kids lives:)