New Addition

Harrison Gregory Pappas

We welcomed Harrison into the world on Thursday, October 21st, 2010. 

Michael now has a boy cousin to hang with. 

He is 8 lbs., 10 oz. (huge!) and looks a lot like Izzy when she was born. 

More pictures to come...

Fall!

Happy October!!!!

10.5.10

So far it has been a such a fun month! 

We took Michael to the STJ Homecoming game Friday night.  He was a trip! 

A cute group of boys (probably around 8 years old) were playing football on the practice field and he was right in the middle of them yelling "BALL"! 

He thought he was one of the big boys.

   

He and Chapman (a.k.a. Chap Chap) had so much fun shaking their STJ shakers...

We also had a visit to the Doctor.  M is getting to be such a big boy!

We are taking Michael to the fair on Friday and then off to the lake for a relaxing weekend.  Pics to come soon!

Lu and M

We had so much fun visiting with Lucy this past Sunday! 

Shoes

M is loving his new shoes! 

He is so excited that he giggles when we put them on.

Chapel Day 9.15.10

A Grand Getaway

A big thank you goes out to Aunt Caroline for inviting us to Point Clear to celebrate Uncle Tommy's birthday.  The hubby and I decided to leave little man at home with the Grandparents and have a nice little getaway.

Such a beautiful place with immaculate landscaping...

Nall is one of my all time favorite artists. 

His work can be seen all over the hotel...

After checking in, we grabbed a cocktail by the pool and toured the grounds. 

Absolutely beautiful!





Our dinner date at Master Joe's in Fairhope was amazing.

We ate way too much sushi and it was way too yummy...

I found a cozy swing with this view

and slowly sipped my latte Saturday morning...

so peaceful...

The guys after golf at a fun little lunch spot, Tamara's Steamer...

After lunch, our sweet tooth took over and a visit to Punta Clara Kitchen had the fix.

It is a wonderful family owned and operated business with specialty candies made right in this historic home, built in 1897...

www.puntaclara.com

The hubs and I cheered on The Tide (Tommy and Caroline were great sports!)

then we all headed to Bucky's Birdcage Lounge at the hotel

to finish out the night with a cocktail...

(camera phone pics in a dark bar, need I say more...)

Again, THANK YOU Caroline for such a wonderful weekend!  We love you guys!

Lately...

We have played hard in the backyard...

We've been upset over a new boo boo...

We have cheered on The Tide...

We have enjoyed popsicles...

We have loved the hint of fall weather...

Hope your lately has been as fun as ours!

Cousins Weekend, a.k.a "hapamon 2010"

The hubs comes up with some great ideas (every now and then :)  About this time last year he decided it was time for us to start planning a 2010 "cousins" trip.  We wanted a way to get all the kiddos together every year.

It all came together at Lake Martin the weekend of July 23rd.  Thanks to Tommy Hassell's name suggestion, we are calling it the "hapamon" trip (Hassell, Pappas, Simon all rolled into one). 

We had the best time seeing everyone!  We had great food, good drinks, and lots of swimming to beat the heat.  Best of all...Isabella, Michael and Lucy had a blast playing together.

 More pics to come next post!