The Computer Ate My Photos (and various other excuses)

It's been quite a while since I blogged. Or admittedly, read any blogs. We have been having horrific computer issues and thus, the unavailability of photos has...well...hindered my photo sharing. :) But I'm limping through to share a few of my favorite photos from our trip to the beach.

Who can resist a sweet photo with daddy in the surf at dusk? 

And a few shots of our first visit to the surf...

(doesn't Levi look like a surfer dude here?)

Shiloh was smitten by the waves...

And the seagulls...  :)

And daddy is just smitten by these two...as it should be.

Before and After

I don't have much of a creative streak, but pinterest has been inspiring me lately. If only the inspiration were in areas of fashion, cooking and house cleaning. Heheh.

Anywhoo.

$17 coffee table from the thrift store +


can of chalkboard paint=a fun chalk table for the littles! :)
They christened it this morning! Then Shiloh decided the chalk was really meant to be used as lipstick and we had to put it away. Oh, well.

Who Loves Papaw?

This girl. And he loves her, too. :)

What Do You Do...

to celebrate your son's birthday when he is in Heaven? When he would be four years old and you miss him terribly, long for his presence on earth, and desperately wish he could celebrate with his siblings?

Well. You wipe away your selfish tears and take the party to him.

You visit his grave with flowers.

You bring him balloons.

Then you send em to heaven where he can have them at his party there... :)

...and you watch intently as they disappear behind the clouds to make absolutely sure he gets them.

After you do all this, you go home and have birthday cake. :)