The Big 3-0

Well, it finally arrived!!!  My newest decade - 30!!  YAY!  I am quite ready to join the ranks of all my 30s friends!
Robert was super awesome and put together a perfect (last minute) celebration.  I didn't have to do one thing but show up!
Good food, good friends....good times!!

If you aren't new around here, you know that Robert is always trying to photobomb our pics.  I told him, I will keep posting them until you quit photobombing our pictures!!!

Here I am saying (with a smile on my face) you better stop it...I'm gonna post all the bad ones!!!

He finally gave me a good one...and I refrained from posting the other 10 photobombed pictures!

The food was so yummy!  Cocina Superior!!  It hit the spot!

And the cake...oh the cake.  There is only ONE thing I want right on my bday...a good cake.  I told him it better not be a publix cake (no offense, just for my bday, I want a different cake) and he acted like he already ordered it from there.  But then it was from Olexa's!!  YUM!!!   Sadly, there wasn't much left after all the ladies got a hold of it!

Yes, giddy about cake!

Thank you to ROBERT who pulled everything off and covered every detail!  I now know what you are capable of!  HA!  I loved spending the evening with close friends and good food and fun!!
Here's to the best decade yet!!

Most Successful Pinterest Recipe Yet!

I don't normally post about food, but this was too good not to pass up!!  And it was just meant to be made since the recipe popped up TWICE in my google reader yesterday!  Once at La Buena Vida's blog and once in Skinnytaste's blog.

Needless to say, I had to try it.  And Lacey was coming over for dinner so I knew she'd be up for venturing out and trying a new recipe. 

The only thing is, we wanted to make it "light" and decided to make it vegetarian.  Instead of sausage, we sauteed garlic, tomatos, onion, and 2 morning star veggie patties in the saucepan.  Filled the "boats" topped with light marinara and some cheese.

THEY WERE SO GOOD!!!  Hit the spot completely!!!  To top it off, we picked some fresh figs earlier in the evening, and put on little goat cheese and wrapped them in prosciutto.  Toasted them a bit and the were DELICIOUS!!

I wish my kids would eat these...maybe I will try and squeeze them in for a dinner one time.  I was pleasantly surprised at how this pinterest recipe worked out and how versatile I could make these!  I've had some that don't quite turn out like I thought they would! 

Go cook some zucchini boats today!!!

All Day Beach Day

The downside of "going out" at the beach is that you have to come in early and get ready and beat the crowds.  Because another thing we LOVE LOVE LOVE doing at the beach is staying ON the beach til about 7:30 or so! 

So the last 2 days, we really made it a point to come in as little as possible!

The kids and Robert caught TONS of fish.  They would keep them in a bucket and it kept Rhodes busy all day.  He would pick them up and throw them back......

The last few days there were some sand bars in front of our umbrella.  It was so nice because it broke up some of the bigger waves and made it really calm and shallow.  Lillian even got in and boogie boarded!!

Landon lived on the sand bars those days...the child hardly came out of the water!

One night I was able to get some pictures at that beach "magic hour" of light.  We were all in our bathing suits!  I just don't think I have it in me to take everyone in, get showered, and dressed up in all white anymore.  :(

When did my baby become such a big little boy!!

Rhodes trying to kiss Lillian!

And finally, our family beach shot!!  Even though Robert and I are a tad bit out of focus, the fact that EVERYONE is looking and smiling makes up for it!!!!

Beach: Day Whatever :)

There are a few things we've made traditions for our annual beach trip.  One of those is going to Baytowne Wharf and eating and hanging out.  There is lots going on and also really good food!!

#YOLO!!!            ("you only live once" - for all like me that didn't know that until recently!) ;)

We love the Biebs!!

Mr. Sorry For Party Rockin'........NOT! ;)

Olivia got her feather again!

The three of them did the ropes course again.  Last year Robert made Landon do it.  This year he did it with MUCH less hesitation.  Though he didn't want to ring the bell. 

My other 2 munchkins sat nice and still and cheered on Olivia and Landon.

VERY proud of them!!

Also, Olivia did it BAREFOOT!

We also carve out time one morning to go to The Track.  It's 2 for 1 tickets and a much better deal for our family!

The other traditions that have stuck are walking down to the Back Porch and eating lunch.  We actually did that twice this year.   I've been walking down there since I was just a little babe!!  And I've been coming to this condo since I was in my momma's tummy!!!!

We also hit up the Destin Harbor one night.  We eat and watch the boats come in and clean fish.  We've also been there when the WWII planes do a flyover.  Which is especially special since it was Dr. Zeiger's buddies that do it in the same type of plane he flew.


One other thing we've done for the past several years is do some sort of shrimp boil/bake.  The kids have taken to peeling and eating their own shrimp VERY well.  Which is better than my sister and I can say.  HA!

Beach Pic Comparisons

32 weeks preggers with Lillian

28 weeks preggers with Rhodes

Rhodes 9ish months

2012!!


I will have to keep taking these over the years!  They are so much fun!!!