A little STAY-cation

I decided to take a few days off to spend some time at home and with my family being Colby will start big school in a very short 2 weeks. I needed it very much!I would have liked to take a vacation somewhere tropical but decided to do several fun things around here with him instead.

Friday I took Colby and his friend Blair to the children's museum in Gulfport. Although the one in Jackson is better to me, we still had a fun time. Here are a few pics from the day.

 Take 1....

 Take 2

 Colby as a Conductor....

 Blair fishing for crabs

 I don't think this one even needs a caption

 They had a "little" grocery store that the kids could either work or shop at. Colby did both.

 Checking out his items

 Learning how to be on camera

 Watching themselves on camera....

 He was pictured out at this point

 To say Blair hates to take a picture is an understatement so when she actually asked me to take this one I jumped right on it!

 The rain held off long enough for us to play on the beach for a bit.

 Wish I could run in the sand like that....

 Cheese.... not sure what this pose is

 The above and following are completely unscripted....

 Isn't that sweet? Colby gets on Blair's nerves but she still loves him.

 Their attempt at "Don't get your clothes wet"

 I think Paige would legally claim her if she could...

 Man I love that kid

 I think he may love me a little too...

He gives her a hard time but don't they say boys are only mean to you if they really like you?

Saturday we awoke to a limb the size of a tree laying across our entire front yard. This was not how we planned to spend our Saturday but what are ya gonna do right.... It ended up being a learning experience. I got 3 hours of skill on a hand saw while Jason did the same with a chain saw. Thankfully we had a neighbor come by and offer to help us finish up. He was a life saver. 1000 calories shed later, we were able to continue with our regular Saturday plans. We took Colby to Jackson. Since we were late leaving we didn't get to take him to the museum there but we did do a little shopping. He loves the "fish store" so we spent the bulk of our time at Bass Pro.

Can you believe he starts Kindergarten in 2 weeks? Neither can I. I know we all as parents say this but realistically....where did the time go?

Today I am having a ME day starting with sleeping late, a little laundry, a massage and a pedicure. Who said you have to go anywhere on vacation anyways?