Party of 5

**WARNING-Long post with LOTS of pics**

This past weekend me, Jerald and the kids went to Alabama to see Marittza. We had to drive to Dallas and then fly to Mobile because some of the flights on the way home didn't look good for standby. We had a wonderful weekend with all the kids. 

 At Don Pablo's, my favorite restaurant. Jace LOVED the queso and Jalen loved the music. 

Jace's first plane ride since he was 4 months old. He wasn't happy till he had a train and we were moving. Shortly after take off though he was fast asleep.

It didn't take long for them to all warm up to each other and start acting like brothers and sister. It was really cute to see them interact with one another. Jalen was SO EXCITED to see his sister again.

We went to the mall and they had a huge bungee jump thing so we let Marittza try it she looked so nervous before her turn but she said it was fun. 

On Sunday we went to the USS Alabama. This was something Jerald wanted to do and I wasn't sure the kids would really like it, but to my surprise they LOVED it!

After the Battleship we wanted to hit the beach. So Jerald had talked to the front desk person at the hotel and she said Pensacola, Florida was only about 45 minutes away. So instead of going back to Gulf Shores we headed to Florida. 

We all had so much fun at the beach. I think next time we go and it is warm we will be staying the whole time at the beach.

My brilliant Idea! NOT!

 So one afternoon on a whim I decided that it was time to convert Jace's crib. Jace is almost 22 months and I know that Jalen was sleeping in his toddler bed long before now. So I thought what the heck and took the front rail down. That day he loved it! He kept getting in and out of the bed. I thought this might be a good idea. The first night was ok and then it went down hill from there. By the third night of him waking up between 11pm and 12am, I was fed up and I quickly found the screws to his front rail and put it back on. So my big boy is back in his crib and we will try again in a few months.

Boys and their toys

Jerald and I found this tractor and a garage sale and the price was great so we had to get it. They boys LOVE it. Right after we paid for it the boys were riding it and it broke but thanks to Poppy it was fixed and good to go.