We are family....

On Sunday we had a Lehman family get together at my cousin Denise's house. We were celebrating a mix of occasions- anniversaries and birthdays. They live in the country and have a great farm house with lots of land and all the fun stuff - a pond, a trampoline, a 4 wheeler, rock band, and corn hole. We spent the day eating , talking, and playing. The kids were in the pond most of the day....and when they weren't, they were carrying around one of the barn kitties. Jenna was pretty sure we were taking one home with us...but that just didn't happen. THANKS to Denise and Roger for having all of us at their house for the afternoon. We had a great time!!



Jenna and her kitty - she really, really wanted to take this one home and spent most of the day carrying it around Jacob and Devin battling on the float in the pond. Seeing them out there really brought back memories of my cousins, sisters, and I doing the same thing at John and Nancy's pond when we were younger.
Grandma
Lori and Quinn.....right before I took this photo, Quinn was looking right at me...and then he turned as I took the photo. I still like how it turned out though.
Jacob and Devin's "muck monster" . Brenda and Jill.....does this bring back memories of the "muck" in John and Nancy's pond???

Baby Quinn.....I could sit and take photos of him all day. He has the silliest expressions and is such a good baby!



Mom and Aunt Barb playing cornhole (Jill....this is cornhole). They were quite entertaining to watch. :)

Their opponents....Aunt Becky and Aunt Nancy....
Deb and Howie playing poker.....It is good to see that trademark Deb smile on her face again.
Steve and Austin playing "hillbilly golf" (at least that's what we call it). Jill....I'm betting you don't know about this game either. You really need to make a trip back to Ohio so we can teach you all these fun games.
And...my favorite photo of the day. The story is too long to write. Let's just say that if you have a stuffed bear in your bedroom then you're just asking for it to be messed with. :)

Finally.....

After weeks and weeks of wiggling, Jenna's first tooth finally fell out. Even though it has been very wiggly and more than ready to come out, she refused to let anyone pull it out....she just wanted it to fall out. And tonite it finally did! We're just waiting for her other front bottom tooth to fall out. Now she's off to bed to fall asleep and wait for the tooth fairy to come.

Beach photos....part 4

This is the last of my beach week favorites.
We set up a group photo right before we got in our cars to head home on Saturday.

Love this silly photo of Jenna. She was showing me her teeth. If you look closely you can see that she has extra teeth right now on the bottom. She still has not lost her baby teeth, but the permanent teeth have decided to come in behind her baby teeth. The baby teeth are barely hanging on, but she refuses to let anyone pull them.
You know I'm a sucker for feet photos....so here is a new twist. Feet photo with a reflection of my kids in the water.

Photo by Jacob....

Beach Photos....part 3

Our little sand girl.... Jenna took a nap on the beach on our last day there...
The swing bridge leading to Topsail Island (and Surf City)...
Jellyfish! We saw them all over the beach during low tide, but never in the water. Yuck!

By the end of the week we were calling her "Gidget". She became a real pro at boogie boarding and body surfing and we couldn't get her out of the water!

Jenna wanted a beach name for Jacob too....so we called him "Moon Doggy" (for the life of me, I could not remember any of the characters on Gidget. We used to watch the reruns on Nickelodeon, but I remember Moon Doggy from either Gidget or some other beach movie)


Love how you can see the beach and the ocean in his glasses (oh yeah - and me in my swimsuit. That is the ONLY photo you'll see of me in my swimsuit. YIKES!)!
Surf City Pier.....

Up close and personal with Mr. Crab! He stayed in front of me for a long time and let me take lots of photos! This is definitely one of my favorite photos of the week!
Sharks teeth! The people next door taught us how to find shark's teeth...so Jacob was on a mission! He found over 100 in two days!
Practicing her tumbling skills on the beach....
Another sunset over the Intercoastal Waterway....

Beach Photos....part 2

Looking for sharks teeth.... Sunset over the Intercoastal Waterway....
Chris demonstrating his boogie boarding skills.....

We saw so many pelicans. They would fly right over our house and then swoop down in the waves to get their food.

Ahhhh.....I miss it already!

Jenna and Aunt Becca....


Jacob found this starfish in the ocean. He was so excited about his find!!