Sunday, October 14, 2012

Ira turns 5, Plays Soccer and Goes to Charleston


Nana, Papa and Ira's cousin Cheyenne came from Pensacola to celebrate Ira's birthday. Nana and Papa gave Ira this Spiderman costume. He loved it so much he had to sleep with it on. These two were exhausted after a fun day together.


Spiderweb cupcakes!
 

Let the party begin!
 

Two of Spiderman's favorites, Kyle and Jason.
 

Papa throwing balls at children in the backyard.
 

My big five-year-old blowing out his candle.
 

Opening presents.
 

Shooting a spiderweb at his guests.
 

After the party, Ira and Cheyenne played with all of Ira's presents.
 

Soccer season has just begun. Ira is really into it this year. He is number 6.
 

Aren't they cute?
 
 
Making a throw in.


Action pose.
 

We spent our Fall Break visiting relatives in Charleston, SC. Ira enjoyed playing checkers with Poppops...
 

and reading to Big G.
 

It was a little chilly at the beach but Ira still had fun playing in the sand. Jesse and Ira took the same photo two years ago. It is amazing to see how much Ira has grown.
 

Ira and Mommy (and future baby) ate a lot this trip. We loved all the restaurants on Folly Beach.
 

Even if it was a little cold, ice cream and beach trips are a good combination.
 

Ira and Big G race to the finish line. We found a really fun playground on the beach.
 

A beautiful boat ride on the Folly River.


Big G keeps Ira warm on our ride.
 

After the boat ride, we went to dinner with Jesse's grandmother, GG. We are missing Aunt Drew in this picture but otherwise have all of GG's grandchildren and great grandchildren together. Jesse's cousin Brian has two smart and handsome little boys, Blake and Rilee. 
 

The next day Poppops treated us to lunch then took us to James Island County Park.
 

After a fun day at the park, the whole Bloodworth clan spent the evening at Poppops house.
 

We spent the next day at Charles Towne Landing, learning all about Charleston's first settlement. 
 

We took a break from exploring to pose in front of "grass mud," what Ira calls the marsh.
 

Protecting Charleston from intruders.
 

Beautiful canopy of trees at Charles Towne Landing.
 

What they do to bad little boys in Charleston.
 

Bad behavior runs in the family.
 

Pumping water off a cargo ship at Charles Towne Landing.
 

Playing in the pineapple fountain at Waterfront Park. 
 

Our final evening in Charleston was spent watching the sunset and enjoying family!

Thursday, August 30, 2012

New Orleans


This 4th of July we visited Nonny and Poppy in New Orleans.


Ira found little statues all over town of dogs made out of giant Mardi Gras beads. He found this one in Algiers Point, as we were about to board the ferry to cross to the French Quarter.


Riding the ferry with Mommy.

We had a lot of fun in the French Quarter but we were too gross and sweaty to share the photos. 
We managed to get a couple cute pictures the next day at the Audubon Zoo.


Cat nap.


Learning about snakes at the zoo.


Louisiana is HOT in July. Fortunately the zoo had a great splash park to keep us cool.


Ira was the train conductor on the zoo train. "All aboard!" 


First stop, the swamp to see the white alligator.


Gator wrestlin'


This guy was a beast.


Exploring the Jurassic Period.


Digging for fossils.

Later that night we celebrated the 4th at Nonny and Poppy's house before watching a great fireworks display over Lake Pontchartrain.


Playing with fire with Daddy.


Smoke bombs!


Tofu Dogs!

God Bless America!


Sparklers,


sparklers, 


and more sparklers!


We took it pretty easy the next day. We got really lost on a streetcar ride and spent some time climbing trees in City Park.


We went to the Louisiana Children's Museum. Ira made the largest bubble I have ever seen!


He had a lot of fun shopping in the kid sized grocery store,


learning about plumbing,


and driving the streetcar.

The next morning we took the ferry again but this time we saw these awesome dudes.


Why wouldn't you wear that outfit in July?


On the ferry with Nonny and Poppy.


Another Mardi Gras dog. This one was in front of the aquarium.


Ira thought it was very cool to watch them feed the fish. We stood at this tank for quite a while.


They would be fierce if they weren't so cute.


Feeding the birds...


and petting the stingrays.


Sadly, our trip had to come to an end but we did have time to eat a beignet 


and pose with a beignet fish?