Bahamas Bound '09

Oh, the memories...

"Ocean Club" our home away from home - MAKO rides

Grocery trip

Cabs & champagne

Beef's toothbrush & other Vernon sitcom episodes

One & Only - lunch on the patio. . . Dinner at Sun And

Lil' Red - "I don't like the way you're lookin at me"

Nobu - best $200 piece of shrimp ever

Atlantis Casino - no picture, please. . .Verbeena's birthday

Depends & goggles

Breakfast at Staniel Cay

Waterslides - hair in all the wrong places

Dancefloor - Club Verbeena

Unbreakable bonds

Isaac & his weiner company

The bucket or foot stomp in the shower

Smarty-belle

V's fight with the blinds

Feeding pigs (from the MAKO) - "suweeeee", here they come & sharks (slippery when wet)

Be back in 20 minutes...2 hours later

Who can kill the most flies?

"Remember...just don't come in last place"

My namesake's yacht...I had to secretly jump aboard for a pic

"I'm still waiting to see the most beautiful place of my life...wait, that's pretty"

Straw Market - "Hey lady...", "We're U.S. models", "You wanna go skiing", um, huh?, "We're not tourists, we have homes here!"

Jet ski, private beaches, shopping, golf, snorkling, conch hunting

Pink & blue house golf cart excursion

B-a-c-o-n

TC on the grill

Cave jumps - James Bond (Thunderball) style

Michael Jackson

"Just let me stitch her head up"

"He's a snuggler...did you say smuggler?" (U.S. Customs)

Pearls

"Guys, why are you cleaning? You need girlfriends!"

Everyone finding their "happy place" on the ride to Exumas

"You don't know how much I was about to tip you!"

MANY THANKS to the B's for a wonderful trip & to H & P for keeping the girls!

Member-Guest '09

Well, well, well...Chris & Richard made it to the shoot-out & were the MG '09 Champions! What an exciting day - Papa & Uncle Pi made it to the shoot-out, too & came in 4th place. I rode in the cart and cheered on all my boys!

Destin '09

Saturday

Well we were all so excited to arrive at Destin...we enjoyed "pizza night" at D & C's condo.

Sunday

Spent the day at the beach & pool. MJ jumped into the pool to us - we had to help her "jump" a little. We also threw (gently, of course) her back & forth to each other...she loved it! We also found out that MJ would have stayed in the outside shower the whole week if we would have let her.

We experienced the scare of our life at the beach today...Chris looked up & said, "where's LG?" I quickly scanned the ocean & saw NOTHING to put my heart at ease. I was reminding myself NOT to panic & take deep breaths. I kept looking into the vastness of the ocean & not seeing her. My heart was pounding. Aunt A ran to the pool, while Daddy & I continued looking on the beach. It was such a helpless feeling...I kept praying, "Lord, just please let us find her!" Random strangers were asking us what was wrong & helping us look. Meanwhile, of course, I have MJ that I'm trying not to lose, too, while looking for LG. Chris had walked down the beach & was talking to a little girl who said, "is that her?" Chris looked towards the ocean & low & behold, there was LG happily playing in the waves! THANK YOU, GOD! Those were the worst few minutes of my life!

That night, we headed to Louisianna Lagnappe for a delicious meal. MJ enjoyed her ketchup - she is obsessed with ketchup - we put it on her plate & she goes to town! She's our "ketchup girl." This year, instead of Dave being loud, it was Daddy. People at other tables kept starring at our table. I took the kids out to look at the boats & MJ's diaper was so wet, it just dropped onto the dock - hilarious. I picked her & the diaper up & just prayed that she would not tee-tee on my before I could get back to the table & into the bathroom to put a diaper on her. Of course, I had not even brought extra diapers...thankfully, aunt S did!

Monday

The girls were eating Apple Jacks & LG was talking about how delicious they were - hey, it's vacation...sugary cereals, here we come! LG said, "I'm like a vaccum cleaner & she's (MJ) a teensie-weensie pig, just a teensie weensie one."

Tuesday

We enjoyed date night tonight...we sat in the "family" booth that included interrogation lighting. We began to wonder if the AC was working. A & I enjoyed a few "shady ladies." We enjoyed our meal & then headed to Scoops where CW proceeded to buy 6 giant suckers for the kids that came in after us...

Wednesday

Enjoyed more beautiful weather & headed back for nachos that night. We also had our own dance club in the kitchen with the ipod...

Thursday

We celebrated D & C's 43rd anniversary at Ruth's Chris...D gave a fabulous toast - I don't think there was a dry eye! We, of course, went down memory lane & enjoyed another wonderful dinner!

Friday

The guys enjoyed an early round of golf & then we spent the entire day on the beach...does life get any better?

Destin '09...sleeping with our balcony door open listening to the waves, green flag EVERY day, crystal clear water, eating on the balcony, ocean breeze, 803, sand castles, crabs, ipod, dum-dums, coloring, naps, shopping, beuatiful views, golf, cousins...Many thanks to C & D for another great week in Destin!

Random but Worthy

LG's school portrait of me...

"Papa" dresses - he bought these for the girls while away on business - they are obsessed with them!

Say & MJ - growing up

Oh, Sprinkles

Oh, what fun it is to pour sprinkles ALL over the floor without Mommy knowing...they were a real treat to clean up!

Slip-N-Slide

LG & MJ had a fun afternoon with M & W (my cousins' boys, who live in Athens). We promised them cupcakes if they would stand together for a pic...job well done. We loved that they stopped by for a visit while in town & hope to see them again soon!