Beach Bums

The kids, Tracie, and I spent from Wed thru Sunday in Orange Beach. Great time had by all. The place we stayed had alot of pools and things for the kids and that worked out well. Life is different now. T and I where talking about several years ago, neither of us would have cared if there was a pool, just headed straight for the beach with cold drinks.....now it is like a traveling circus to go anywhere. The kids did have fun though. We where there with a friend from Poplarville that has a son N's age. They played together well. The place we stayed was great. On the bay front, with the beach across the road. The next time we stay there, I will be bring by fishing pole. Alot of piers and structure. People where fishing every night. Weather was great, not even not hot really. Ate some good food, and even got to see some family while we where there. Rob, Wes and their families brought their boat over from Gulfport to stay at the Wharf for the weekend. That is a pretty neat place, even rode the ferris wheel while we where there. N&C loved it.....there mom, not so much.

He love his momma

Good bet that this will be Christmas card material.....

If I had asked him to dig the hole..........

It was great to get away and I would score the trip a 9.9. It is a sign of one thing though....summer is heading towards an end. Tracie has only got 1 month left until school starts back. I think this next month will be a little easier than the last. We have had something just about every week in June and July.

I can tell it is getting late in the summer in my own way, as I was traveling North yesterday, alot more trucks with tractors and clippers in tow with 4 wheelers and coolers. Camp work days are in full swing. I got alot of that done last weekend, with Dad finishing up this past weekend. I think we are in good shape to get a little new growth and then spray rndup and be ready to plant in about 2 plus months. Not to long away and bow shops will start to get busy, and the Extravaganza is in about 3 weeks. That is always how I mark the beginning of a new hunting season and the end of summer.

July is Here

June has been busy and the year is moving by in a big hurry. Can you believe only 65 more days until we kick it off at Scott Field...time flies. But July is important and we should not hurry it along to much. Very important person was born in July....me, on the 28th....start thinking about a gift now.
The last couple of weeks have been busy though. Tracie has wrapped up summer school and is now busy being summer mom....between working out and tennis. I am so proud of her for getting back into tennis. She played in college and has a good friend here who is really good....like pro-am good and is taking up a lot time to get T back into form. Planning on playing in weekly tournaments in the fall.

N & C are well. Noah is really enjoying the summer session at FUMC Tupelo. I think it is great. The teachers love him and he likes to go. It's two days a week currently and will start full time in the fall. C is doing great. She is always smiling and constantly into something. The child runs on nuclear energy. Never gets tired. Takes a short nap, and we have to force her to go to bed. Noah is usually gone by 8 at the latest. Carson just sits in her room playing or watching tv from 8 until we make her get back in bed. They are a wonderfully strange pair. It has been so hot lately we have been inside a good bit, we did get to take to them to the last summer concert series in Oxford on Sunday. Germantown symphony orchestra. Little patriotic music, a little classical, and some Dixie land jazz. T and I enjoyed it....the kids had more fun playing in the wagon. Tough life.

Tracie and I have been working in the yard a lot lately. I made a brick step along the back on Saturday. Found out how much of a candy I was....started at 7 or so and had to break from 11 to 2.....but it was over 100. Tracie's flowers we planted back in May are really looking great, it just takes so much water. We have not had a lot of rain.
That "not a lot of rain" deal makes me glad we did not spend a lot of $ on food plots at Parks Mill this summer. I am afraid they would look like everyone' that did....alot of dirt and weeds. Speaking of PM....only about 1 month until work begins again and 2 until it gets going full speed. I plan to get some clipping done this weekend, in between floating the river and enjoying July 4th.

Tracie and I will be married 6 years on the 5th. Time has really flown by. That was 3 town and two kids ago.....

I did get to slip off to Destin with some wonderful people last weekend. The Forrest where kinds enough to invite me fishing. We had a wonderful time visiting and even caught a marlin. I was very blessed and happy to see them in good health and enjoying life.