Our trip to Gulf Shores

Holy Cow....It has been so long since we have posted an update on the blog. Yes, let's go ahead and blame that one on me (Brad). It takes a while to upload the pictures due to their size, and then I just get lazy and don't take the time to put in the text. So, here is a quick update on things...

Jen started back to school a few weeks ago. She is teaching 4th grade again, and seems to have a really good class this year. Nicholas is growing like crazy. Erica bought him an activity table, so he is practicing on his "stand-up" technique. However, he is starting to master that talent. I went in to his room last night around 2:00 a.m. and he was standing up in his crib. CRAZY!!!!

Nicholas continues to practice his "army" crawl. He tends to be attracted to dog food and any type of electrical cord that he can put his eye on. He also did a good job with his tan this Summer. He is actually as tan as Jennifer, and Jennifer is really tan. Of course, they will never tan like I do, but hey, that's not their fault. :-)

As for me, business as usual. I'm headed to Memphis tomorrow to help my brother and sister-in-law move into their first house. I plan to leave in the morning and be back tomorrow night. Nothing like a quick 3 hour tour. Oh wait, isn't that how Gilligan's Island started out? I better watch out!

Anyways, hope you enjoy the pictures below. They were taken on our annual Oglesby family vacation. This year, we made our way back to the Beach Club in Gulf Shores. Nothing can beat the incredible heat, humidity, and crystal white sand. Hopefully I will do better and updaing more frequently. Enjoy!

Jennifer and Nicholas posing in the sand.

Nicholas trying to figure out why I'm making him sit in the sand!

Where did the rest of daddy's body go? Is this supposed to be a magic trick?

Check this out, I'll pull daddy's hat off and there is nothing he can do about it.

Dude, is that a crab coming my way?!!!

I tell you what, the girls really "dig" me.

Here is the family shot in the sand. Is dad really that tan, or is that a spray on?

Hmmm...wonder if they will ever figure out that I put all of that sand in their bag?

Dad, why in the world are you burying yourself in the sand?

Hey there, "How you doin'?"

You know mom, this isn't as big as the pool at home....

4th of July Update

Wow, we've been very busy the last few weeks. I will start with this update and go from here. Jen had alot of family in town during the 4th of July. Her uncle Dennis, aunt Judy, and cousin Jeffrey came in town from Jacksonville, Florida and stayed out on the river with her Uncle Carl and Aunt Carol. Jen, Nicholas, and I had the pleasure of hosting the Shak crew (David, Mary, Becky, Greg, and Greg's girlfriend Amy). We all had a good time catching up with each other. I think fishing consumed at least 5-6 hours each day, so we took advantage of that by having a fish fry on the last night everyone was in town.

We had everyone over to our house on the 4th to eat and swim, and then we spent most other days out on the river. Nicholas was even able to go on his first boat ride. Below are some pictures from the week. We hope all of Jen's family had a great time in Bama!

Here we are eating Mexican food at Casa Mexicana. Whenever family is in town, a trip to the local Mexican restaurant is always a must. Nicholas is sitting a high chair in a restaurant for the first time!

Nicholas' first ride on a boat! We had been waiting all week for the perfect time to take Nicholas on a little boat ride on the river. Since we live here on the river we wanted all the family to have plenty of time on the water during their visit. We finally suited Nicholas up in his life jacket (Which you can see is a little too big and smushes up his cheeks :) and set out on the river. We barely get out of the slough when dark clouds appeared. It suddenly began to thunder and lightning around us. It was a race back to the house. Even though the boat ride was cut short, you can see that we still had a good time and took some good pictures! We also have some good video of the boat ride. We are having some techincal difficulties in posting it to the blog. When I get it figured out then it will be posted too.

On Friday night after the big fish fry, we were surprised with a little birthday celebration. Jennifer's birthday is on the 13th and mine is on the 26th. Dessert was our favorite-a Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake!