First time at the beach

A couple weeks ago, we headed down to Jax to visit and to send off our some of our good friends who are moving to San Francisco. I was determined to get Tommy to the beach since he hasn't been since he was 2 months old and wasn't quite able to enjoy it then. On Sunday, we made it out to Jax beach and Tommy LOVED it. But what made it the best is that some of our closest friends, Jim and Julie and their kids were arriving in Jax that same weekend after their year in Rhode Island. (For those of you who have followed for a while, we took a trip out to No Cal last summer to see them after their 2 year assignment in Japan. They have a daughter who is 5 days older than Tommy who is also our goddaughter). It was a great reunion and the kids all had a blast. You can see a picture below of Camden holding a hammerhead shark....yes, that was caught in the exact water where we were swimming, although we didn't go in very far. Some of my favorite pics are the ones of Tommy with Ryan. I tried to get the perfect pic of Tommy and Rea together on the beach which never happened but I did get a couple of them later in the day. Next is one pic of Tommy with the Durkin twins who are only a few months younger than him. Last but not least in the line are 2 pics of Tommy with our friends at the going away party we went to Saturday night.

This Friday, Tommy and I are off to Tucson to see my friend and Tommy's godmother, Carissa and her daughter Darcy for a week. Then we'll head to LA for a wedding, then Ryan and I are off to Alaska with my family for a week long cruise! (Tommy will be in the very capable hands of his Nana Kay and Pops back in Nashville). I'm sure I'll have lots of great pics to post in a few weeks!

Let the brainwashing begin

As football season nears, we have taken it upon ourselves to educate our child in all things UT. Now that he can talk, we are on a roll. One of his new favorite things is to talk about Smokey, the UT mascot, and to read his "Hello Smokey" book. Not only are we teaching him about UT, but about other important aspects of SEC football. The video explains itself. Enjoy!!!