Kids say the darndest things

It's funny how people always ask me how the kids are doing with their new baby brother. I never got that question when it was just two kids, but I guess people just assume with three it must be complete mayhem if not anarchy at the least. So Kayleigh, being the middle child, often speaks to Cade on his level saying, "Goo-goo, ga-ga, baby, boo-boo..." Now Kayleigh likes to speak very loudly...in church, in the library, in the movie theatre... but especially when talking babytalk to Cade. One day she was right in his face doing her "goo-goo" routine and Cade started fussing. Connor, ever the watchful big brother said, "Stop it, Kayleigh! You're scaring him......You're scaring me!!!"
Now that Cade is 4 months old I sometimes pump at home if I need to do things in the evening like Kids market the other night. I was doing my best to discreetly pump a bottle for Cade, yet feeling a lot like a Holstein the whole time. Kayleigh walks up to me and just watches carefully for a good long minute. This does not help the whole milk reflex thing to have an audience, but I ask her if she needs anything. She says nonplussed, "They're both gonna win mommy!" I choke back a laugh and say, "Oh, it's a race?" " Yeah," she says. "And they're both gonna win!" OK, so now maybe I feel more like a thoroughbred.

Talladega nights

On our third day at the beach the kids wanted to go to Tracks for some games. We rode the go-carts multiple times. Connor even got a chance to ride a small go-cart by himself proving why you must be 16 to obtain a driver's license.

Chillin' at the pool

The pool at the army recreation center has a really neat waterfall in the middle of a large 1 foot platform that allows the kids to play all around it.

Probably the most time on our vacation was spent at the pool. Connor and Kayleigh have been swimming so much this summer they are like little fishes in the water. Even Cade dipped his toe in the pool.

Kayleigh felt a little of her inner diva and decided to do some modeling poolside for me.

Connor and Kayleigh both dove for objects in the shallow end (a great way to wear them out for nap time I have learned).

Captain of the ship

We crossed the Florida state line and the clouds opened up and the sun began shining. You could almost hear angels singing the halleluiah chorus. Our first day we made off to the beach for some sand and surf. Cade had his first view of the gulf water and even soaked his little toes in the warm water. We met a lady near us with a little girl Kayleigh's age that took a family photo for us. The kids enjoyed the waves but found all the seaweed to be a little yucky, especially when they found it under their bathing suits. We rented a pontoon boat and took the whole family for an hour on the Choctawhatchie Bay. Connor and Kayleigh each took a turn at the wheel. Cade was not too fond of his lifejacket, but he made the best of it and enjoyed the breeze off the water.

Beach Blanket Baby

On September 13th we took a trip to Destin, FL to the Army Recreation Center. We packed up everything including the kitchen sink, or the baby bathtub anyway. Poor Ken had to pack in the rain the night before with our neighbor Derek as we had to use our neighbor's roof carrier since it was pouring so hard and our's was not waterproof. Ken and Derek were drenched when they were done! Here we had not had any significant rain in over 3 months, but of course Murphy's law dictates we must have 24 hours of continuous rain the day before we leave. That morning in the rain we pulled out of the driveway at 6:07am headed to the beach. Thank God for DVD players and leapster games!