Game Day Gear

Well, it's officially the start of football season again. Matt informed me this morning that it was national wear your college team colors day. 

 So, I had to change clothes, but Fulton already had his gear set out to wear. We are just bursting with excitement that our Tide plays in about 24 hours. Woohoo! We are slightly jealous because part of our fam is already in Dallas gearing up for the game. boo.

 Alright, that's all I have for game day outfits, but I will share some other randomness, since apparently that is all the blog consists of these days. We must be very boring people. Matt had his first official school day a couple of weeks ago as an Assistant Principal, so of course I had to take his picture before his first day of school. I wanted him to hold a sign like people do with their kids, but he refused.  Such a stud.

Not looking as pretty when he got home. Rough day huh!? No, really he loves this new change and he is doing a great job.

 We ended our first week back at school with a usual weekend trip to the lake where Fulton got his fix of lovin from KK, Pops and Aunt Keri (Uncle Pete was hitting the golf course).

 We went on a boat ride and came up on the rock and Matt was eager to jump off. So we did this character analysis personality thing at school last week with the kids and I took one myself and I got the lowest score in the category of spontaneous/adventurous. Sad, I know. So... I took that challenge and decided I would jump with Matt. Pretty spontaneous huh? Good thing you can't see the picture where the 5 and 6 year old girls were jumping in front of us. But anyways, this is our sweet son wondering why his momma was freaking out on top of that rock. See me shaking in the background... keep thinking adventurous, you can do it.

 Didn't want to get too wild and crazy on my jump, so let's just keep it simple. Straight down and hold the top.

 And here's Mr. Fancy doing his back flip and all. I mean I was going to do mine, but I didn't want him to feel back because mine was better.

And let's end on this cuteness. Fulton has been pumped to be back with his school buddies and he is doing his best to start full time walking so he can keep up with them. Happy 4 day weekend!

Catching Up

No major events to share, but a few random photos to catch up on our not so exciting life. 

So Fulton's hair is getting a little long... I am starting to notice a bit of a rat tail in the back. I do want to grow it a little shaggy, not like ponytail shaggy though. I am afraid a little trim may be in our near future.

This hunk a chunk turned 11 months last week. These months are seriously flying by. The big birthday bash is just around the corner. I think he might have gotten his first taste of a little sweet something today when he grabbed a piece of this cookie I had in my hand. I didn't realize it until I saw crumbs on his face. Sneaky one he is.

We have been practicing our walking skills. This started last week. He is getting pretty good at walking while pushing his car, but hasn't been brave enough to step out without his wheels.

We spent some time at the lake this weekend and mom and dad had their supper club up for the day. I know they were ready to finally see us go home because Fulton was such a squirmy wormy on the boat, unless Pops was letting him drive.

Ok this is really random. So, we are out riding the boat, Matt is driving and all the sudden he says look at the shore.... and this is what we saw. This truck had apparently crossed the road and came down the side of the hill right before the bridge and landed upside down on this rock. Creepy sight. So then we start thinking what if someone was in there and no one had noticed. Remember all those adults on the boat (mom and dad's friends) they all suggested someone needed to swim over and check...and guess who they voted to do it. Poor Matt. He didn't mind. He loves a good challenge. He jumped right off that boat and swam over, climbed up that rock and stepped down to see in the truck. I mean he was a lifeguard at Shipwreck Island and all. Talk about freaking out, I would have peed my pants if they had voted me to do it. Thankfully there was no one in it, just praying those people made it out safely.

Today at church Fulton moved up to the big boy class. He actually has been going the last 2 weeks because the baby class was packed out (some fertile folks in our church). But today was the official start day and he enjoyed it.

Aunt Keri came to play this afternoon and brought Fulton a prize back from the Dominican Republic. Some Moroccas (however you spell that) and he was just a one man band making some music with those puppies.

We started a new adventure tonight. Brushing our teeth. We are probably a little behind on this one, considering most of the toothbrushes we looked at said 4months and up...oops. The little booger loved it. I wish my toothpaste tasted like apples.

Loved it so much he just kept going with it. So, that's what we have been up to lately...pure excitement, I know.

My New Love

So this is my new love... Pinterest. I know, I am a little behind. But I finally joined this about a month ago and I am hooked. Love it. Matt says I am addicted, I disagree. 

Here are a few of my recent projects from my new hobby. 

 My burlap cross. Now, don't look to closely because it has quite a few imperfections but I have been wanting something burlap for our door and just couldn't bring myself to pay the prices. Good ole Pinterest to the rescue (and a little encouraging from my sweet friend Stephanie) and this was the result. Only cost me $2.99 for the burlap because I had everything else.

 Don't let the hot pink freak you out, no it's not going in our living room (I only wish I could be that daring). But I saw on Pinterest where you could spray paint old brass lamps. Well, I was needing a little pop in my classroom and some more pink to match the hanging lanterns, a quick trip to the thrift store and Lowes and this was the result. I also glued a cute pink flower to the shade to complete it. Now, there is a sad part to this... I got just a little little bit of pink spray paint on the driveway. Matt wasn't too thrilled about that part. Ooops.

And last but not least our newest activity. Saw this one on there too. I saw where you could turn the pack-n-play into a ball pit. Who needs to go to the playground at McDonalds when you can have your own at home?! We need a few more bags, but it's a start. Fulton is enjoying it so far. So I made one more thing with my leftover burlap but forgot to take a picture before it went to my classroom. I am loving Pinterest, getting lots of good ideas and I have another one to reveal for Fulton's birthday party. I fear that going back to school is going interfere with my craft time. Bummer. 

What Are Your Thoughts

It's time for another purchase... and a big one I assume after browsing the car seat aisle several times and looking at the hefty price tags on some of these puppies. 

So I need any and all advice. Several of my friends have already given me the brands they have purchased, but we just haven't bit the bullet to commit to the next carseat. Any advice?? By the way, doesn't this look just like Fulton... I mean on St. Patty's Day of course.

And here's another question for you. So the big debate is when to turn their seat around. Apparently it used to be one year and now they recommend two years old. I mean I don't want Fulton to look like this in a year. Hmm... what do you think?  Thanks for the tips!

Weekend With Family

This weekend we enjoyed an extra long stay at the lake to enjoy the company of all our South Carolina fam in town. They usually only get to come once in the summer, so we try to soak up as much fun as we can. 

Thursday night Caleb and Fulton enjoyed some fun together in this extra small wagon. They are about 11 months apart and about 2 seconds after this picture, Caleb was ready for Fulton to get out. He gave him a sweet little push to help him.

 Friday was spent visiting Papa's grocery store and coming out with way more food and items than were necessary and then we came back for an afternoon on the water.

Caleb kept us all entertained. He loved trying to drive the boat and we had to pry him off when it was time to set sail.

 I think Caleb enjoyed the lifejacket as much as his good buddy Fulton did.

 The Bouchillons enjoying a little boat ride.

Our cousin Amber and her husband Patrick brought their sweet (not even 2 week old) baby. It was a fight for who was going to hold him.

 And our beautiful fam. This is quite the crew.

 My mom and her brother and sis. Can you guess who's the oldest?

 A girls picture, minus Amber and Katie.

 Saturday we enjoyed a full day playing on the water. Fulton was being such a sweet boy sharing his pool with Caleb. Not sure if this was really made for 2 kids, but it worked. Caleb enjoyed dumping all the water out of the pool and watching the adults try to put it back in.

 Trying to look macho.

We did stop by the marina to see the fish again and Fulton wasn't too impressed this time. He was just ready to get back and eat lunch. Pops tried to entertain him.

 Saturday night we went to Mema and Papa's and enjoyed some good ole homemade fried chicken and an after dinner ride in the wagon.

KK put all the stuffed animals into the car and Fulton enjoyed trying to figure out which one to destroy first. We enjoyed a sweet weekend with family. The end to summer is quickly approaching and it makes my heart ache. Boo.

First Of Many

Before we talk about our new first, this little guy turned 10 months old while we were at the beach. So we did a late picture when we got back to document the milestone. 

Hopefully we can make it through 2 more months with the trusty old chalkboard. It's quite the adventure to get him to sit still long enough and not lick the chalk off.

He is on the go, everywhere. Chases Harley and poor guy hasn't come out from under the bed for several days now, Harley not Fulton. But I think our little Harley man is sick... he is going to visit his doctor today and hopefully we can figure out what's going on. I mean I know he is getting old, but let's just not go there.

And eating is a favorite pastime hobby of ours too. He gets that from his momma. I am not looking forward to those days of self feeding with real food, crackers are enough of a mess. I am such a mess-a-phobe. I know, I must get over this.

So, here's our latest fun. Well, you know how I said he is on the go. Well, he got into the closet where I had that finger nail polish accident many months ago and he found the tiniest piece of glass that was buried in the carpet and cut his little finger. He didn't even make a sound and I was sitting right there and didn't realize what he had done until I saw blood dripping on the carpet... ahhh our beloved carpets that we just got cleaned 2 weeks ago. Just kidding.. I was really worried about the little guy and our new injury.

So, why is he wearing a glove you may ask. We could not get it to stop bleeding.. it was on the fatty part of his finger and if we could have just hooked it up to the donor center he could have definitely donated some blood and he kept eating the band aids and then that resulted in more blood on the floor. Anyways, I did what all good moms would do, ok maybe not good moms, but I am trying to make myself feel better. I just put a mitten on and taped it up. He tried unsuccessfully to get it off. No luck.

But his new wound and bandage didn't stop him. He went on just as usual with his Michael Jackson glove.

I think he actually started to like it. But we didn't want to leave it on too long for fear that he may never want to take it off and he would want to go to kindergarten like that and then he would wonder why the others didn't have one glove on.

We finally pried it off of him in time for bath. He was still a good helper, one arm and all. So, that was our first official injury (with blood) of many to come, I am sure.

The Beach

We just got back from a week long trip to the beach and had so.much.fun. Because we had so much fun, that meant I had to take lots of picture. Like over 300 something. So, lots of pictures to follow, maybe you will make it to the end without being bored. 

We finally made it to Gulf Shores last Saturday afternoon and took our daily trip to Wal-Mart, along with every other vacationer down there, came back and got ready for some yummy seafood.

The first night we went to dinner at Tacky Jacks. Love this place. As you can see above all the boys decided to get these garbage nachos. I mean a ridiculous sized plate of nachos it is and really like 3 people should share, but they all wanted their own. Good thing we stocked up on tums earlier.

Gotta love a good family photo. Fulton was so into the sand, toys, and boats behind us we just couldn't get him to turn around. He is easily entertained.

The next morning we woke up bright and early ready to play. We quickly left our mark on the condo with toys and junk thrown everywhere.

We put our swim trunks on and headed to the sand. This was actually Fulton's second time at the beach because we went at New Years. But this was his first official summer trip. He absolutely loved the sand. He had free reign to crawl everywhere. He even got to stick his feet in the water.

We did our fair share of sand eating too. I thought after the first time he put his hands in his mouth he would learn it didn't taste good... not so much. He just kept eating it.

We cleaned up and headed to Desotos for dinner. Now, this isn't my favorite place to eat but my family is slightly obsessed with it. I humored them and went along with the crowd.

Fulton got some serious lovin from his KK, Pops, and Aunt Keri and Uncle Pete. I feel certain he will be bummed when he realizes he has to go home with only us.

Don't call the dentist yet, but this little man loves some lemons. Just sucking and chewing on those things like it's no big deal. At least it kept him entertained at dinner.

We came back to the condo for a second and decided to walk across the street to the Island Outfitters-otherwise known as "the store full of over priced junk that no one really needs, but I am sure lots of parents spend their money on."

We played in here for quite some time. We even found the complimentary air hose for floats and really entertained ourselves with that. I think they were on the verge of kicking us out, but we left just in time.

 And another attempt at a family photo. Fulton just doesn't take these things seriously like I do. Bummer.

The next morning the guys decided for the all you can eat breakfast buffet at Hazels. Insert gag here. Let's just say they got their money's worth.

And we didn't forget about this furry little four legged guy. He was loving his beach vacay too and found the one sliver of sun coming in the door. He wanted to come back tan for the ladies.

The next day was filled with beach fun again and Fulton realized he could reach the umbrella pole and that created lots of laughs for him. Not to be confused with pole dancing.

We had dinner at Bubba's Seafood and the ladies called it an early night while the guys went to the pier to watch the fishermen.Or so they said they were watching the fishermen. Hmm.

We went back to the condo and chased Harley around. Harley knows the places he can hide and Fulton can't get to him... looks like someone found the secret spot.

 We decided to spend the next morning at the pool.

Fulton was really sad in this picture, don't let the smile fool you. His Aunt Keri and Uncle Pete were leaving to go home. Boo. They had to go back to work, so we said our goodbyes and then took a nap.

We went back out that afternoon and spent the rest of the evening on the beach. Who cares about dinner when you can stay out until the sun goes down. This is my favorite thing to do at the beach. It was such a nice night.

 I love these 2 boys!!

Wednesday we went to the pool early in the morning, came in for a nap and then back out after lunch. We had to have a wardrobe change in between. No one wants to put on a wet swimsuit. Ugh. Fulton made him a friend at the pool this day, just a month older than him. Later that day we saw the parents back out at the pool, but no where was the little boy. They said something about a high powered monitor... um that is crazy. Really?! We hit up the outlets later that day and dinner at Bahama Bob's.

 Thursday we were back out in the sand, eating it and grinding it in our diaper.

We had dinner at the Crab Tap. It was simply delicious. Best meal we had. Fulton even got his own bucket with the deal. He enjoyed gnawing on some french fries during dinner.

It's right on the beach, so we let him play in the sand for a minute after we ate. He was a little upset that we made him stop. This is the look we got when it was time to get in the car.

As if we weren't stuffed enough, we went for ice cream. I had 2 scoops of chocolate chip cookie dough and it was divine.

No ice cream for this little guy, but he did get his own spoon and learned a new trick. America's Got Talent.. that's all I am thinking people.

We ended the week with a trip to the pier. The guys just kept talking about how cool it was and of course I never want to miss out on coolness, so we made them go back. It was pretty neat. We saw some neat sea life (that sort of makes me never want to get back in the ocean) and watched lots of crazy fishermen that were very stinky. You have to watch your face as you walk down. Those people will sling those rods back and don't even look. They will catch your lip and fling you over in a second. It was a great week at the beach, spent with people we love. Fun times!