Toes in the Sand!

The Murphy-Payne-Saunder's clan had our annual family beach trip in Perdido Key this year. It felt so good to get our toes in the sand for the first time this summer! This year we had two new members of the family to introduce to the beach and they LOVED it. It was great to all be together, but someone always seemed to have "baby" duty. It was nice to have so many hands around so that we could all enjoy the beach.



Lucy looks like she is going to be another beach baby! We took her down a few days at dusk to feel the sand in her toes.


Luke loved playing in the sand this year and was a little more comfortable in the Gulf, but his favorite place to be was in the pool.




It was wild and crazy having two kids under 8 months (one 4.5 months and the other 7.5 months)! There was a lot of "sharing" of toys and slobber, which might explain why all three kids ended up with stuffy, runny noses by the time we got home!



Here's to another beach vay-cay in the books! We can't wait until next year!!!

Alive and Well

Hello, Blog-o-sphere! The Payne's are, in fact, alive and well. It has been a whirlwind of a summer so far and has no signs of slowing down anytime in the near future. I have gone back to work in the mornings from 7:30am-12:30pm, Lucy has started part time day care while I am at work, and Lucy had her first ear infection last week-complete with a round of antibiotics which she HATED. Jeremy has had A LOT of overtime lately and has been working on weekends. So needless to say, the blog, along with so many other things, have gone by the way side. This is just a glimpse into what we have been up to and hopefully will be a trend into making more blog posts. I have so much to say and updates to give about little Luce, but it will have to wait for another day.


What is this nasty pink stuff???


I am finally big enough to sit in the bumbo, but I HATE this yogurt. I know Dr. Hall wanted me to eat it to get the probiotics since I am taking antibiotics, but YUCK!


After a rough few days, I think I am finally feeling better!.....


And P.S. My big brother is as CRAZY as ever!!!!