www.TheBellaBoutique.net

Hi All! My friend has her boutique open and this is just the beginning of the adorable fall stuff she is getting in! We had a blast taking pics. These outfits are sooo sweet! Please check out her site. Thanks!! www.TheBellaBoutique.net

We had a fun cook out provided by Ron and Ruth at Beach Shade-n-Shelter. They bring all the food to you, cook it and set the table! It was so yummy..all we had left were 4 pieces of corn on the cob. If you are in the Gulf Shores area I highly recommend them!

Randomness

Wow it seems like we have not slowed down this summer! We went to D.C., Sophie turned 3. Tyler went to teen camp, Micah and EG went to junior camp. I got to meet up w/ some of my adoption friends at the zoo, we have had swim parties and we are now at the beach! Where has our summer gone? Do we really start school again in a little over a month???? I have to hurry and relax some more!

Faith

I am slowly trying to catch up on my posting. A few weeks ago I was so blessed to be able to meet w/ my friend Jennifer and her gorgeous new daughter from Vietnam, Faith. It is really awesome how God has allowed our families paths to cross. Please keep the St John family in your prayers as they have many awesome changes going on in their family.

Sophie turns 3!

D.C. Vacation!

Hi all! We left DC today and are now in Williamsburg VA. This was our family's first time in DC and we loved it! We have learned so much. We stayed busy for 3 solid days and still didnt even come close to seeing everything. What rich history we have experienced. We stayed in this awesome 4 star hotel called the Omni Shoreham. We got it at a great deal on priceline and it was close to the metro and everything else we needed. The metro was quite an experience for us...it took some time to get use to the metro..DC is so busy! We were really looking forward to seeing the Smithsonian American History museum but it is still closed for renovations. Here is a list of some of the things we were able to see.
Smithsonian Zoo
Lincoln Memorial
Union Station
Washington Monument
Library of Congress
Capitol
Air and Space museum
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Smithsonian museum of natural science
Holocaust Museum
I think there was more but it is late and I can't remember. I will post about Colonial Williamsburg after our experience.

Photo Shoot

I loved all these pics of EG and Sophie. A friend of mine is opening an online boutique and asked Sophie and EG to model some of her dresses. Of course I dont think she could have chosen any prettier models... When her store is up and running I will give you the site.

Busy Busy...

Wow...Last week the kids had SAT testing w/ our homeschool group. Being the great homeschool family that we are, we are never up and dressed before 9ish. Well, all last week we were up, dressed and on time at 8:00am for 4 days in a row...I wish I could have a medal or ribbon or something. My favorite part of SAT's was getting to hang out w/ Laine and her beautiful children. The kids all had a great time and we finished Friday w/ a fun trip to the park in Leeds.
We also were able to go to the Lifeline picnic on Thursday and that was really fun too! I will post the LL pics later. We are glad the busy week is over and look forward to being lazy this week.