Hanging out on the Bay. The "very good swimmer" and mommy... 
Love this shot of Ellabee.
Anne Bailey loved the water. We went up to the Cold Hole on Magnolia River (Magnolia Springs - a natural cold spring) because of the heat. The water probably was 65 or 70 degrees, but it was SO refreshing.
The activity on the beach at Sand Island. Amy and Emery cooking, john applying sunscreen and Chancellor skim boarding.
For a last gallavant of the season, I took the girls down to Fairhope for six days at the Bay. Ellabee was SO excited about being on the water and Anne Bailey actually figured out that she was somewhere other than home on this trip. That resulted in a very sleepless night on the first night for both of us (we bunked together) but after that she seemed to figure out that the Bay house is a safe place to visit. Kind of makes me nervous for our trip to Disney in December.
While we were there, we went to Sand Island with Amy, Emery and the boys for Ellabee's first trip to the beach. She loved it even though it was hotter than HELL there.
Paw Paw was home for some of the time so he and Ellabee had a good time playing with the blocks. AND I am proud to announce that the fear of the water seems to have disappeared. Ellabee actually got in the water unassisted, let go of the ladder and proceeded to swim around in the water... of course she screamed like a banshee for the first five minutes, got out of the water and proclaimed that she is an excellent swimmer.
Paw Paw and Ellabee had a fun time building block towers and then knocking them down.
And in true Bay House experiences, Anne Bailey took her first bath in the sink.
Ellabee found a new friend roaming the sea floor while we played. She's checking out the hermit crab on the back of the boat.
Daddy came down for the weekend and got to go on the maiden voyage to the beach.
Chancellor, Garrison and Ellabee hung out in the water with me. The only little bit missing was AB, who stayed home with Maw Maw to avoid the hot sun and heat heat heat! Thanks Maw Maw!
After a relaxing weekend at the resort, we returned to the reality of babies and tantrums and POTTY TRAINING! We knew that with Ellabee's strong will, it would take just announcing that pullups were no more! So, here we are in the middle of potty training. I find it funny that I have a masters and two undergraduate degrees and yet, my conversation these days involve mostly the words: poo poo, pee pee and potty... She's doing really well with it... knock on wood. She is my child though - she knows that after a successful trip to the bano, she gets to eat three or four m&ms... hey, it works!
I think it's safe to say that Daddy missed his girls while we were gone... and what's under that dress, Ellabee?
BIG GIRL PANTIES!!!!
And the newest little bundle of joy - While we were away, Jackson Capp came. We were able to swing by on the way home from Georgia to meet our new little God Son - he's just SO precious.
Oh and a weight watchers update... 20 lbs and kicking!
Isn't it just fun to say that? We spent the weekend bebe free at the Ritz Carlton Reynold's Plantation for the wedding of John's cousin, Emory Mayfield. It was definately a fete. We enjoyed every bit of it. Enjoyed the candied pecans and lemonade at every turn and DEFINATELY enjoyed the spa. We also got to spend some time with Ben and Jen without the girls.
John and his dad with cousin Margaret (who lives in Rome Georgia and is an OBGYN)
Ben and Jen and John and me... hanging out waiting on family pictures with the bride and groom.
On the bus coming back from the rehearsal dinner.
Uncle Ben and Aunt Jen came to Birmingham last week for some time with the girls. We enjoyed getting to know Jen and Anne Bailey loved getting to know her Uncle Ben. We hope they'll come back a lot more often and we're definately looking forward to more time on the west coast.
We had a good time playing wiffle ball in the front yard. Seems the Stone boys married athletes!
Ellabee - too cool for pictures.
Uncle Ben and Anne Bailey hanging out on the porch
