The Ronn Family

This past weekend we went down to Destin with Matt's family! We had such a good time, and it was so good to get to see everyone! We got there around lunch on Thursday and came back Sunday... it was a great long weekend. Matt's brother and his family came over from Germany, and we haven't seen them in years so it was great to be able to spend time together. We spent some time at the beach, at the pool, out at dinner and just hanging out in the condo. We even celebrated Uncle Mike and Isaac's birthdays while we were there... it was so much fun! I took tons of pictures of everything. Of course the one day I wanted to take some family pics it was cloudy... that's okay though, the lighting isn't so good, but the pics are still pretty cute! Hayden had a great time with Seraphina and Isaac(his cousins). They are older, but it was still entertaining for Hayden. It was so cute seeing them interact with him... he was like a little toy for them to play with! I always think it is so cute seeing little kids holding babies, and they were definitely no exception. It was the cutest thing ever!!

They are all so happy first thing in the morning!

How cute is it that Seraphina is in mid clap...

so excited for Isaac that he was holding Hayden(who
looks quite comfortable I must add!!!)!

Such cute cousins!

We went out to dinner a couple of times, once to the Crab Trap and once to Fudpucker's. They were both really good restauranats... I LOVE seafood so it was right up my alley! The waits to eat were really long both nights, and the first night, at Crab Trap, Hayden didn't even make it through dinner without falling asleep! Fudpucker's was a bit of a different story because there was so much to do while you were waiting. We got to look at alligators, take pictures with all their "props", look at the gift shop, play on the playground, make a penny, ride a toy alligator, and even walk through a little mini museum type of thing. It was all about alligators... pretty cute! It was definitely smart of the restaurant because you never even noticed there was a wait... so much to do! Hayden made it through dinner this time, but as soon as we got in the car he was OUT!

Seraphina's getting eaten by an alligator...HELP!!

Isaac riding the gator!

Too cute!

That was one big gator!

Cool boat huh?!?

We had a great time hanging out at the pool and beach with everyone. I took so many pictures I had to make a slide show... too many cute ones to leave them out! Seraphina and Isaac enjoyed their boogie boards and Hayden had fun in his crab float. We jumped quite a few waves and even got to ride some! The water was so clear you could see your feet at the bottom... it was awesome! We saw tons of cool fish, a few crabs, and even some things I didn't know the name of!! We also attempted to make a sand castle, but we didn't quite get finished! Maybe next year!! Hayden absolutely LOVED the sand. Actually, he even thought it tasted good... I couldn't get him to quit eating it!!! When I was little we always used to bury someone when we went to the beach, and we looked forward to it every year. I think Hayden will be the one that gets buried in our family... he didn't mind the sand on him at all! We actually buried our feet(mine and Hayden's that is) and it was fun, but we didn't bury a person this time. I guess we have a lot to catch up on next year! Start preparing yourself Daddy...your getting buried!!

This is what your face looks like after enjoying
tons of sand in your mouth!

Seraphina and Isaac posing with their boogie boards!

Isn't Daddy sweet to let me have his glasses??

HELP... we're getting buried!

Feet, feet, feet!

Pool time fun!

We love the beach!

Uncle Mike helped dig Hayden a hole,

and then Hayden jumped right in to
help us with the castle!!

Gotta love this boy!

Oh, and I just had to include these last two pictures... they were the very first pictures I took on the trip! Our breakfast stop at Cracker Barrel! How cute is the mini rocker?!? If we had a bigger front porch we would definitely have it... it was so cute watching Matt and Hayden side by side!

My boys!

This one is just my size Momma!

A couple of weeks ago Hayden started his first swim lessons and they are so cute! I don't think he will be swimming like a fish when they are over, but they are definitely providing us with a lot of fun on Monday and Wednesday mornings! We sing lots of songs and play lots of swimming games in the water. Hayden has done great so far. His favorite things are the motorboat and Humpty Dumpty. They give us a little kick board for the kids to use and we push them around the water while they are riding. We sing a little motorboat song while pushing them around... it is really cute. Hayden really loves this activity, especially when we push the motorboad FAST!!! Another activity he seems to enjoy is Humpty Dumpty. We sit the kids(who we call Humpty Dumpty at this time!) on the edge of the pool(Humpty's wall!) and then Humpty(Hayden) falls off the wall. I basically pull him off the side of the pool, but Hayden literally puts his arms out and leans forward waiting for me to catch him from the fall! It is so cute that he knows what is coming! We also swim for duckies, learn how to float on our backs, play ring around the rosies, do the hokey pokey, play with a ball, blow bubbles, splash around, paddle, kick and even sing some more songs. Hard to believe all that can fit in one 30 minute class huh?!? Hayden and I even splashed around in a little water sprinkler last week! Although he isn't going to be a swimmer when the classes are over, it is fun to play around in the water for 30 minutes twice a week. We are taking the class with a couple of our friends so it is fun for both Mommy and Hayden! Matt has gotten to come to a couple of the lessons which was nice. He was able to get quite a few pictures for us... everyone knows how excited I was about this!!! He will be swimming with Hayden on his lesson tomorrow... I know Hayden is pumped to be going to class with Daddy!