One for You and One for Me!!

We had our annual Yockey family weekend at the bay and as you can see we had a few unexpected guests. (the frogs) Trey and I try to get Cheryl, Dustin and Alex down to the bay at least once every summer.  This year is was a little bitter-sweet.  Although we had a really nice time, we were missing one of our favorite people...our PeePaw.  We miss him everyday.  Especially when we do the things that we used to do with him. 

Look Mommy, I found TWO frogs!

One for you and One for me!!!!

Look, they can do a balancing trick.

Jake found another, now he has 3!!

Helping Nana make homemade vanilla icecream.  Is it ready yet?  Is is ready yet?

Helping Papa clean the crabs for dinner.

I'll take this one, it's BIG!!!

North Carolina or BUST!!!

Last week I finally made it out to see Julie (after almost 4 years) and had a BLAST.  I definitely have to make it back more sooner than later.  She lives in a cute, little town 20 minutes from the beach, Wilmington.  How lucky is she?  And it's not the Gulf Coast beach that we're used to down here.  It's the Atlantic coastline which is absolutely beautiful.  The sights, the smell, the taste is all completely different but wonderful.  My sister Kendra and cousin Meredith also went so it was a kid free, husband free weekend and it was REALLY nice. 

We we're having so much fun that I didn't stop to take many pictures so here are a few.

Here we are feeding the seagulls.  They will eat right out of your hand and try to take your fingers with the cheetos!

There were so many of them and YES! we had a few items that were pooped on but luckly not any of us.

Tiki Hut for dinner after a long day at the beach!!

Thanks Julie for such a wonderful weekend. 

We had a blast and can't wait to do it again!

4th of July

We headed to the bay for the 4th of July weekend.  We were going down there on Thursday but decided to hang back until Friday morning because of Alex. Good thing because it rained all day Thursday and off and on all day on Friday but the rest of the weekend was beautifully HOT. There were so many kiddos down there that I think at one time I counted 11 kids playing on our waterslide.  Everyone but Jake had a blast on the slide.  Don't know why, but he wanted to do anything but play with his friends.  Why is it that he will play, play, play all day long and as soon as friends come over he wants nothing to do with it?  Don't tell me he's gonna be one of those kids who only hangs out with adults.  Maybe he needs a little sister or brother?? :)   

Here's Jake avoiding the waterslide.

Our new little bay neighbor Owen...aka, Mr. Personality!!!

Okay so maybe he finally ventured over to the slide.

 (with his best bud "Wheel" and Owen's sister Clare)

Ty (Audra and Doug's oldest) could not get enough.  His Daddy would throw him up to the top and he never stopped smiling. 

I'll have this bowl of marshmellows...oh, and this one too.

Ty and Jake checking the crab traps with Ty's Daddy! How many??? 9, 10, 13, 20....

Jake fishing for Nemo off the pier.

Finally time for bath!

Jake, Ty and Coy (Ty's little brother)

Jake and Miller taking their annual 4th of July picture in their bay chairs!

Have you ever seen a more precious face??

Jake and Miller with their Papa taking a ride!!