2009 Davenport Destin Trip

Here are some more pics from our recent Destin vacation with the Davenport clan. Taylor enjoyed the beach and the ocean (for 2 hour increments... that was about her limit).



Taylor loves to go up and down stairs, hills, etc. So her favorite spots were the top stair at the pool and the small hill where the waves come up.




We decided this would definitely be the LAST year we could all stay in a 3-bedroom condo. Tucker and Taylor slept in closets and here is Eady in her lush "cave" in a bedroom corner. She really did have a sleeping bag but somehow rolled off of it and ended up sleeping on the tile floor.

After a yummy seafood dinner...

We took some pictures on our last night...

Tim, Jen, Eady, and Tucker...

Bill and Jennifer with their favorite people...


After very brief pictures, we let the kiddos play one last time...






We had a great time!

Fun at the Beach...

I was going through our recent beach trip pictures, and I had to post this one right away. Taylor and her cousin, Tucker, had a great time at the beach... no really, they did. We all have our moments, right?

My new hobby...

Brett rarely shops, but when he does, he has some great luck. A couple months ago, he went to the Sears Outlet in search of a part for a weed-eater (that he found on the side of the road that he was trying to fix up...naturally). Anyways, he found an incredible deal ($47) on a really expensive sewing machine and brought this home to me as a surprise!

I didn't know I wanted a sewing machine, but I have loved having it! My mom was off for the summer and came down to Memphis a couple times and taught me a bunch. She is a great teacher... we would put Tay down for a nap and work, work, work! Here is the first thing we made (monogram courtesy of my neighbor, Lauren)...

My sister-in-law, Jen, has been sewing for a while, and she's taught me a lot as well. We went to the beach last week and sewed a ton during naps and at night. This is everything we accomplished in 5 days!

Here are some close-ups of some of the outfits I've made so far...

You can't tell, but this one is all tiny corduroy... and the covered buttons are so easy!


And this is what I was dealing with while I was trying to take pics of these outfits... Taylor has been without Bailey for 2 weeks and I think she missed him.


To get them out of my way, I opened the front door. Works every time...