{"id":140,"date":"2010-07-28T07:14:36","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T07:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/?p=140"},"modified":"2010-12-24T15:58:08","modified_gmt":"2010-12-24T15:58:08","slug":"lifes-a-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/lifes-a-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Life\u2019s a Beach!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We wanted to go to the beach, but it was 4:30 on a Tuesday afternoon and a beach is at least 4 hours away\u2026so we opted for Sonic with my sister, Ashley, and her babies!\u00a0 The kids had a blast.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This was AnnaLeigh&#8217;s first time to ever feel sand on her little feet.\u00a0 She loved it!<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-142\" title=\"sonic1\" src=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic1.jpg 640w, http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">AnnaLeigh is 5 weeks older than Truett.\u00a0 They are so sweet together.\u00a0 My girls love their cousins so much, but they are a little bossy to the poor boys.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t have a clue where they get it!\u00a0 It&#8217;s so funny to watch them interact with each other.\u00a0 These two are going to be best of friends!<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-143\" title=\"sonic2\" src=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic2.jpg 640w, http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lilly Katherine and Caleb love each other, too.\u00a0 They play well together (for the most part).\u00a0 She tells him what to do, and he usually obeys.\u00a0 It&#8217;s so funny to see them together.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144\" title=\"sonic3\" src=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic3.jpg 640w, http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It appears as if Caleb is receiving instructions from &#8220;the supervisor!&#8221;<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"sonic7\" src=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-145\" title=\"sonic4\" src=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic4.jpg 480w, http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My sweet Preston is such a good big brother and cousin.\u00a0 He&#8217;s a wild maniac, but he loves all 4 of the younger kids, and they love him, too.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-147\" title=\"sonic6\" src=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic6.jpg 488w, http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sonic6-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>***<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I knew the kids needed baths, but I wasn\u2019t going to let them in the house with sand from head to toe\u2026so I hosed them off in the front yard.\u00a0 I guess that makes me a &#8220;redneck&#8221; but They LOVED it!\u00a0 Well, the sweet, calm cousins didn\u2019t enjoy it, but my maniacs did!<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>And what crazy, wonderful blessings these three little maniacs are! <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-152\" title=\"water2\" src=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water2.jpg 455w, http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-151\" title=\"water1\" src=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-150\" title=\"water5\" src=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water5.jpg 408w, http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-153\" title=\"water3\" src=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water3.jpg 386w, http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-154\" title=\"water4\" src=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water4.jpg 521w, http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/water4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We wanted to go to the beach, but it was 4:30 on a Tuesday afternoon and a beach is at least 4 hours away\u2026so we opted for Sonic with my sister, 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