Land That I Love

(First things first, I hope you'll all come out from behind your readers and check out my new blog design by the lovely Angi. I love it! She is affordable and thorough and so very timely. If you're lookin' for a new design, I'd totally recommend her to a friend. )

I hope you all had a fun holiday weekend. Mine was pretty great. My military man turned energy device sales rep was off for a four day and we took full advantage of it. Not only did we celebrate our nation's independence but also my old man's 30th birthday!

It was a sunny, gorgeous Florida day, one that made you forget all about the daily thunderstorms of the week before. We packed up our backpacking bags, strapped them on, and hiked out to a beach that was oddly private for it being the fourth of July! 

We caught flounder and redfish-

 And snapped deliciously cute photos of our newest addition who is now SITTING! 

For the most part, our beach trips are becoming more and more enjoyable. We've lived here for nearly 6 months and we're beginning to figure out the easiest way to do the beach thing with two small babes. We stayed all day and looked out at this view of Anastasia Island:

I hate to say "then we came home and fixed hot dogs and burgers and watched fireworks" because that's sooo typical, but alas that is precisely what happened. 

And it was exactly what the doctor ordered. I was ill over the holiday break, but feeling a cold beer slide down my sore throat and watching my boys play happily in the backyard was good for my soul. 

We had the opportunity to reinforce our reputation of "the redneck neighbors" when we fashioned our redneck grill for the evening meal-

After putting Baby A to bed, the three of us shot off tiny fireworks and enjoyed the display our five billion neighbors provided. Cray K was unsure at first. Bless his heart, his whole body was shaking as he curled up in my lap each time a new one sounded. I didn't mind the snuggles, though. It was a sweet night.

'Merica.