A week in Sweet Home Alabama...

Synopsis of the week...

Monday: Travel...the boys are GREAT travelers!! Give them a DVD player and we are set...just pray your battery doesn't die because then the incessant chatter begins! Charlie literally talks your ear off in the car..."Hey, where you going??" We got to hang out with Cousin Ty for the first time...not real fond of him in the beginning because he takes our toys away, but he grew on us as the week went on. Ty was able to elicit a high pitched scream from Sam that I had never heard before...somewhat humorous! :)


Learning to play with Cousin Ty...at a distance...


I enjoyed seeing Ty!!

Tuesday: Visited with Pop & Mom Peg, had fun playing with Lincoln Logs.

Wednesday: Hung out with some of Gammie's side of the family and got to meet more cousins. Had dinner with Papa John and Gran (Kenny's parents) and discovered that our fear of dogs also extends to cats...but loved playing with Gran and Megan!


Visiting with family, discovering that we like to sit in Papa's lap, and using Mom's 1985 Game Boy as a phone...

Thursday: Went to McWane Science Center and the boys had a blast...I had fun, too! Charlie got to touch a real live shark...after he confirmed many times that it wouldn't bite him. Sam feels the same way about sharks that he does about cats and dogs...



Everyone but Gammie waiting to "pet" the sharks...Sam is thinking real hard that he's not about to put his hand in that water...


How cute is this? They were watching the trains together!

Friday: Daddy joined us in Alabama...and boy were we glad to see him!! :) We had lunch with Gran...our first trip to Milo's! The boys can share their father's love for this fast food joint, because I can take it or leave it. They do have good sweet tea. Also had our first visit with an eye doctor...can't take a trip to Alabama without seeing Dr. Pair! (Our eyes are perfectly healthy, although we are not fond of having our eyes dilated.) Met more family as we cooked out that evening with lots of my family.


Catching up on much needed "Daddy Time" while Papa mans the grill...

Saturday: More family again as we visited with some of Kenny's family and had great chicken and dressing...Thanks Gran! They fit right in perfectly and loved playing with their new cousins. Met some of my college friends for a brief ice cream stop before heading home for the evening.


Charlie getting to know his Aunt Meg up close and personal...


"Charlie Cook STATS: 59 lbs, 4 feet, 2 inches, bats/throws: right, Rookie Season, recently traded to Team America"...Sorry, this just looks like it should be on the front of a baseball card...

Sunday: Headed out early and ended a busy week with a trip to Steak 'N Shake in Nashville.

All in all we had a great trip...I'll admit...I was a little worried as to how the boys would do with all the commotion and meeting new people, because let's be honest, neither side of the family is a quiet bunch! Hopefully the boys will come to know and love the craziness that compiles the family they have joined...because now they are a part of it, whether they like it or not!! :)