Pool Days

We can't get enough of the pool!! Brandon gets home from work around 4 and by 4:30pm we are at the pool. Isla loves the beach and pool and Everett just got in the water for the first time this week and enjoyed it just as much. The weather has been great for laying out but the water has been a little chilly...it hasn't ever stopped Isla from charging in, but up until now, Everett enjoyed his walker on the pool deck. Now that they are both in the water we are having a blast. I love having water babies :)

"Hoppy" Easter

Easter in Sarasota...
We went down to Sarasota to spend Easter with family. Isla participated in a couple different egg hunts (one at church, a friend's, and our family) throughout the weekend. She loved them all and really got into it, especially when she discovered the jelly beans inside of them. Some eggs had JB's and other's didn't, so she would pick up an egg and shake it...if it made noise she would dig into the candy, if not she put it in her bucket and moved on to the next egg. This became serious business for her :)

Coloring Easter Eggs

EASTER EGG HUNT

On Sunday we went to Church and then had an Easter Egg Hunt at Grammie and Poppy's for the kids.  Isla looked for pink eggs (as they were the easiest in plain sight) and Brandon, Tahana, and Jocey looked for all the rest. The kids ran around the back yard wild looking and screaming for eggs. We then ate and hung out on the porch for a couple of hours. We played, laughed and ate plenty!! What a great day :)

C-A-T-S...CATS, CATS, CATS

KENTUCKY WILDCAT BASKETBALL
2012 National Champions

The UK basketball season opened up just three days before Everett was born...and what a season it has been!! For this to be the first year Brandon has lived outside of the state of Kentucky in over 14 years he has loved representing the Cats in Florida as they make a run at the National Championship.  He wears his UK shirts and hats with pride and stands out just about every where we go.

EVERY game the kids are sure to be dressed in their UK gear - cheering on the Cats.  Brandon taught Isla the Cats cheer..."oooooooooooo C-A-T-S, CATS, CATS, CATS!!" and Everett watches and giggles.

When March Madness approached with UK the #1 overall seed it added even more pressure but lots of fun for the weeks to come!

It has been so fun to watch the kids grow throughout the season...

UK Cheerleader (and UF Football Player) Halloween 2011

Daddy and Baby Wildcats - December 2011

Wildcat on the beach - February 2012

Wildcat Cousins - March 2012

Final Four - April 2012

Kentucky in March

PRETTY KENTUCKY!!

Brandon's first cousin, April, had her wedding this past weekend and we were fortunate enough to be able to attend. We left Thursday to drive up to Kentucky. The kids were great on the road and we were all excited to see family and friends!

Breakfast at Mamaw & Papaw's

Friend Fernanda  (Aunt Fe)

Mamaw and Papaw

Uncle Bubba & Masyn

Isla & Everett with Mamaw

Papaw & Everett

We spent quality time with Mamaw, Papaw,  Uncle Bart, Aunt Jess, Kaden and Masyn as well  as the rest of the Hensley family and friends!!

Playing in Papaw's Greenhouse

Isla, Kade and Masyn

April - the beautiful bride!

E and Daddy - April's Wedding

Flower Girl

April & Will Pulkinen

Yankee's Spring Training

Today was a special day for Isla as it was her first time to a Major League Baseball Stadium and she had Mommy and Daddy all to herself. It turned out to be a beautiful day...85 degrees, sunny and thankfully our seats were in the shade. GREAT DAY :)

Ice Cream with Daddy

Yankees vs. Twins

George Steinbrenner Field, Tampa FL

Bubble Bath Time

One of our favorite times of the day...bath time!! 

Bathing Beauty

She loves bubbles and all her bath toys.  We have done the crayons on the wall, bath letters, color fizz that turns the water different colors, but you give her a plastic cup and she is the most happy to fill it up and pour it out....over and over and over again!! She loves to go over her numbers, colors, and songs while in the bathtub too. The only way to get her out of the tub is to tell her it's time to brush her teeth or tell her it's Bubby's bath time and I need help washing him.

Bath Letters

         Brushing her teeth with Daddy       

Everett loves bath time just as much as his big sister. He loves the warm water and watching Isla stand over him trying to put soap on his feet (that's what I let her wash).  She now knows to wait to wash his feet until after he pee-pees, because one time she was bent over and he got some serious airtime right into the side of her face!!

Bubby's Bubble Bat

St Pete & Sarasota Weekend

Our Day with Aunt Shelby...

Busy weekends seem to be the norm for us lately.  We are in Sarasota at least 2x a week and now that real beach weather is here...it will probably increase.  When we stay in Tampa we usually have a function with Brandon's work, church or taking the kids to parks and watching ball games! This weekend was non-stop fun for the kids as Aunt Shelby came up Friday to spend her half-day at the pool with us.  We hung out by the pool and snacked while Isla explored the deck and Everett watched and giggled. Aunt Shelby is really good at taking pictures and captured some great ones of the kids! After our pool day, Aunt Shelby took Isla back to St. Pete for the evening to spend time with her and Uncle Matt. They took Isla to dinner in the cafeteria on campus and then to Admiral Farragut's first-ever Lacross game. Apparently, it didn't start out as well as plan because Isla was TERRIFIED of the guys in helmets and sticks running around on the field.  Aunt Shelby quickly resolved the issue with a trip right next door to the "park" as Isla calls the playground.  When we picked Isla up she was a hot-sweaty-dirty mess which was a result of a fun evening with Aunt Shelby!! We headed down to Sarasota after picking her up...

Cousin Jocey's 6th Birthday Party

Jocey - The Birthday Girl

Saturday morning we spent at Siesta Key Beach with some friends. We watched Megan train on the volleyball courts while Isla played in the sand and Evertt got to roll on his towel.  We had to leave before noon to nap and shower for Jocey's birthday party at BounceU.  Isla was the youngest active kid at the party (Everett and Reece were mere spectators being passed around). Isla got to bounce with Aunt Cammy and Uncle Rhett and wore herself out laughing! Grammy and Poppy then spent the evening with the worn out babies as Brandon and I enjoyed a nice evening out. Sunday morning we headed back to Tampa in which the babies slept on the drive back and then Isla proceded to take a 3 hour nap...they were tuckered out!

Bounce'n with Aunt Cammy

Grsmmy & Poppy playing hoops

Uncle Steve helping with her swing

Dad's hanging out with the little ones

Grammie, Reece, Isla & Cammy

Cousins Reece & Everett