Cedar Shoals Class of '89 Reunion

I am going to write more later on but wanted to go aheand and get the pics posted; had a wonderful time!

Our trip to the zoo

We went to the zoo on Friday with Eric's parents and the girls had a great time! They loved seeing all the animals and riding the train. They both did great also. We had excellent weather for a day at the zoo in the summer; it was in the low 80's and cloudy.

In the World of Reptiles, Reagan went around looking at all the snakes

(I of course was not with her as she did that)
Checking out the Panda's

The tigers are walking up around at the top behind them

Bailey loved being able to reach the water & dry stations herself

But she was not interested in petting the animals, I knew that was going to happen

Now Reagan had to pet every animal in the petting zoo

Reagan chose a Panda for the Merry Go Round

An attempt at a family photo (this is the only photo of me)

Reagan & Bailey loved the kids playground

Some last pictures from the beach

We had a good dinner at Indian Pass Raw Bar, even with all the Gator decor! This place is an old gas station turned into a restaurant. They only offer oysters (baked, steamed & raw), shrimp (steamed and stuffed), seafood gumbo, crab legs and then some non seafood items like hamburger, hotdog, and bbq sandwich. There are no side items, but they you can order corn on the cob. One of the coolest things about this place is that the bottled beer is self serve! You just pick your beer from the fridge when you are ready to have one! It's a good place to go & experience. I had the stuffed shrimp and they were good!

We got back and it was early; so the girls (well the adult girls) went for a walk on the beach. Eric of course was in packing mode at this point. I had to lay down with Bailey to get her quiet and she was out pretty quick! I fell asleep also.

We got up to another rainy morning, which made leaving a little easier. We hit the road around 8:15 and had a great trip home! We stopped by Grandmother's house and visited her and ate lunch, that was a nice break for all of us. Then we were back on the road around 12:15 trying to get through downtown Atlanta before afternoon rush hour hit. We didn't have to make any stops so we made great time and got home around 3:40! The girls were very excited to be home and see Jonathan and all their toys!

It was a wonderful beach trip and the girls had a blast!

Bailey decided to pose for us
Such a cutie!

I couldn't pick just one to post in the blog!

The afternoon waves were rough on Friday; but Eric & Brandon got out there again!

The girls having some fun

Emma with a crab leg

Bailey loved watching Brandon eat his crab legs

For some reason they loved this Indian (see the orange & blue floor)

Just a few of the gator stuff around the place

This picture is especially for James!

The sun setting, I think this was the most we saw the sun that day

Eric & Reagan

We tried to get a family photo

And you know I had to wear my UGA shirt to a place that has Florida stuff everywhere!

Some more pics from the beach

Monday & Tuesday have not been great weather days. Monday we spent our day in and out of the pool since it was just easier. Tuesday morning we ran down to the beach when the sun was shining and we were down there maybe 30 minutes or so before the storm started to roll in. Finally around lunchtime it cleared up and we ate some lunch and just hit the pool. It was cloudy on & off but it wasn't raining! The guys of course headed out and rode the waves.

Since it's the last day there have been no naps or quiet time! So hopefully our dinner out won't be horrible; but we are going early to avoid the crowd or try to.

Here are some pics from the past few days.

Bailey trying to spray Mama in the face with the water gun (they all loved that water gun)
Yes, this landing was very painful for poor Emma

Bailey jumping in

Emma's flip into the pool

Bailey attempting to swim

The storm is coming

Eric & Reagan looking for seashells

Eric, Brandon, Emma & Reagan looking for shells

Bailey enjoying a snack (this is of course what calmed her down)

A picture of me & my girls on our dinner out to Toucan's in Mexico Beach

Few more beach pics

The weather wasn't great on Monday. We have gone to the pool a few times in between the rain showers. Eric & Brandon hit the ocean to ride the waves. And Dad went down to the beach and got caught in a rain shower.

And here comes the rain!
Dad got caught in the rain

Dad laying out on the beach

Brandon & Eric getting some use out of their boogie boards

Eric & Brandon loved the waves today!

This was taken on Sat and this was one of the many snack times that morning

Our house

Bailey playing in the sand