Papa Carl's 85th Birthday Party/Auburn Trip

It's hard to believe that Bruce's grandfather turned 85 this September!!  Papa Carl doesn't act or seem to be that age and continues to be such a blessing to the whole family with his YUMMY food and loving spirit!! For his birthday, we had a surprise birthday party for him at the lake house and it was a lot of fun!  The next day, Bruce and I along with Lucian and Billy Stewart headed out for the Clemson vs Auburn game.  It was a really fun trip and the campus of Auburn is very similar to Clemson's--although we lost a close game, we still had fun!  Enjoy the pics!

 Mama Jo, Bruce and his other grandfather Huey

 The yummy cake--of course Parker's picture made the cake :)

 Happy Birthday Papa Carl!  We love you!!

 One the way to Auburn!!  Lucian forgot his sunglasses, so he brought these spiffy yellow ones!! HA!!  (they were the only ones available--allegedly!!)   :)

 The stadium

 Lucian and Billy

 The Auburn War Eagle that flies from the upper deck down to the field

 Another Auburn tradition:  the students roll Toomer's Corner and all of the trees, signs, light posts with TONS of toilet paper after the game!!!  Pretty neat to see!!

Labor Day Weekend (another catch up post)

For Labor Day weekend, we decided to head to the lake for the holiday.  My Mom was able to come up and spend time with us and we joined Jeanie, Lucian, Papa Carl and Mama Jo for a wonderful weekend.  The weather was perfect and Parker had so much fun riding in the boat and 'swimming' in the lake!!  ;) 

YaYa and Parker playing on the dock

Don't you just love his life jacket suit :)

GiGi kept Parker entertained by blowing bubbles over the water! 

Grandaddy and Parker enjoying the boat ride

What a sweet boy!!

GiGi and YaYa enjoying the scenery

Mama Jo

Bruce catching some air

I could just eat him up!!! :)  Love, love, love him!!!

Litchfield Beach Vacation

We went on our family vacation with Bruce's parents to their place at Litchfield Beach at the end of August and had a blast! This was Parker's first real trip to the beach, although we went when he was about 4 months old--he really didn't experience 'the beach'!  Needless to say, as soon as I put Parker down on the sand he immediately took off towards the water--and didn't stop when he reached the water!!  NO Fear at all--a little scary for his parents!!  He LOVED the ocean and enjoyed the freedom of the beach.  He didn't really start playing with the sand until Wednesday, but then he of course had to taste it!! :)  And he made lots of friends, walking up to just about everyone around and waving and then trying to drink from their drinks, or play with their cellphones or the kids toys!! HA!! What a friendly little guy!! ;)

We had a wonderful time relaxing and enjoying being with family and just getting away.  It was so fun to see Parker experiencing the beach and the newness of it all.  It is amazing to see him learn new things and we are so blessed to be his parents and for the opportunities to see him grow/learn.  Thanks again Grandaddy and GiGi for providing such a beautiful place at the beach--We LOVE IT!! 

We went out to eat most nights, played on the beach and in the pool most days.  Jeanie and I went shopping one afternoon and the guys played golf 3 different times. We also went to Broadway and Parker got to ride the boats from the old Pavilion, just like his Daddy did when he was little!! My mom got to come down at the end of the week to spend the weekend with us and got a chance to get away and try to relax.  It was a great week and we made lots of memories! Enjoy the pictures--there were alot that I just had to post!!  :)



First time in the ocean

What a precious little guy

I love this pic!

Such a big boy sitting in his new Clemson chair :)

Checking out the boat--it was so neat to see Bruce watch his son do something that he loved to do as a child--special memories

He loved it!!  (Mommy was a little scared, but he really enjoyed it!)

GiGi was great walking Parker back and forth from the kiddie pool to the big pool and back again...and again ;)

Family tradition: you HAVE to eat at Lee's Inlet Kitchen when you are at the beach!!

Parker "found" this shovel and decided to use it  HA!

Grandaddy and GiGi with Parker

A happy little guy (and Daddy) after naps

There is a little water park at Litchfield by the Sea and we went one afternoon to check it out--it was really fun!!

YaYa and GiGi with their grandson

We had a wonderful time and we can't wait to go back next year (or sooner!!)  ;)