St Simons trip Day #2

Second Day we spent the morning with the Shepherds and then drove to St Simons. AShton took to the beach right away and didn't skip a beat from last year. He loved the water more than he ever has. He spent way more time with Wes in the waves than he did in the sand. I spent the first day with the younger boys in the sand. They did not care too much for the water and were like grouchy old men. At least they had each other!

They will be angry with me one day but this photo is too cute not to post. Their swimsuits both hung low after some big waves!!!haha

How Embry spent the day asking to be held!

 

 

Savannah and St Simons Trip Day #1

I can't believe it's already been a month since our beach trip! It was a blast and our first time at the beach just the five of us. Last year my bro went with us and it was amazing having one more adult! This year we were on our own-haha!Our first stop was Savannah to visit Wes's sister and her family. We went to a park on Skidaway where they live and celebrated her husband Sandy's birthday. The boys adore them and were so sad to leave! Embry especially attached to Sandy the whole 24 hours!

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So glad an allergy mom posted this tonight on a facebook group I belong to. I'm posting it here for safekeeping!!

TBall!

Ashton had his first T ball game tonight and I think he enjoyed it way more than soccer. He even won the medal for best player of the game. He got some good hits and was good in the field too. The aswesome part was that he thought the medal was cool but not as cool as the juicebox he was able to drink. (A lot of snacks that people bring are not allergy friendly) My dad (Denny) came to watch and had fun with the younger boys. Embry can say his name and it sounds like "Kneeknee"It was so cute. He must have said it a billion times.

Collin acting silly in Embry's stroller. He ran out onto the field to talk to his daddy at one point in the middle of the game!

More proud of his V8 than his medal

Embers clapping for his bro

Hashbrown history

Tonight I made history with our little family. I created something new for dinner that every boy ate for once. Every night is such a battle to get them to eat dinner. they love breakfast and lunch but dinner is a different story. We're tough and never make something just for them that they will eat. They know if they don't eat what I serve, they don't have dinner. Anyway I get really sick of the same meals so I try to cook at least one new recipe a week (always allergy friendly of course) and usually it comes with complaints from at least one child. Anyway, tonight I made a breakfast burrito casserole with random things we had since we just got back from the beach. I have made lots of mexican casseroles and lasagnas but this was a hit so I figured I should blog about it rather than throw the recipe in my giant box I will one day organize. I just browned some sausage and hashbrowns (We prefer Applegate chicken and maple sausage and trader Joe's hashbrown patties) Then I layered tortillas, refried beans (again trader joes), the potatoes and sausage, some diced tomatoes and daiya "cheese". It was very simple. I would have added peppers and onions but we are out right now and that would have been met with lots more eyerolling and whining.

My Little Bro turned 30 today!!

Here are some photos I have been meaning to post from a recent visit Patrick made. The boys and I went with my parents and him to the Chattahoochee Nature Center. It was a beautiful spring day and the boys had so much fun walking on the boardwalk that leads to the river. I had lots of fun photos!




Patrick's girlfriend was teasing him about sniffing or sneezing in every picture I took that day. Our allergies were in full swing and it was hilarious! My dad is in the background taking a nap while the boys ate lunch! Collin is playing with his sandwich as usual!

And Here are some pictures from out visit to NAshville last weekend to celebrate P's 30th birthday! We started out going to Centennial park where some local musicians were playing. Then we had dinner at a mexican restaurant near him that has a vegan menu! It was really fun letting the boys eat out. They didn't love their meal but enjoyed ordering. Just to show you how little Ashton eats out, he asked me where they made the food and wondered why we didn't get it right away when we ordered. This sweet boy has not eaten out much! The manager was awesome though!I had called ahead of time to discuss things with him and he came out and talked to me and even checked on me several times. The restaurant makes their vegan dishes on separate equipment and everything!

I made this awesome t-shirt for Patrick and we made him wear it out to dinner

I found this vegan bakery in Nashville and ordered this amazing cake! It was great!!!!

Patrick's girlfriend Catherine hung out with us at the park but then had to leave for the Apprentice Live finale show in NY!

 




Some very worn out boys at our hotel that night

Playing drums in front of the hilarious TI poster at uncle P's. Ashton had even told the dentist, "I'm going to play drums at Uncle patrick's house" earlier that week

Sunday after church, we went to a park with an awesome huge train the boys loved

Then we walked around this beautiful lake. Collin's hands are so sweet in this photo

I threw this one in for Wes' sister. We always joke about the York "resting face" looking angry and this is it!! haha He really is a very happy kid I promise!!

To prove Ashton is a happy kid especially when you stick him  in front of a giant train. He couldn't get much happier!

Embers reading books on the way home. He is a genius already!

We had a cool view as we approached Chattanooga after a rainstorm

We were jammed in our Mazda 5 to save mileage on our van

A fun trip celebrating our Uncle P MO!