The Pharr Phamily, est. 2004

Friday, September 5, 2008

More Destin

My sweet Aunt Twyla came down to Destin to visit during her Labor Day break. She is a kindergarten teacher, so we were very excited that she had a chance to come down. Unfortunately, her trip was cut short by Gustav, but we had a couple of really great days.

Solomon fell asleep while Twyla was holding him on the beach. She said she was singing Jimmy Buffet songs to him.

Jeremy and Solomon looking at the fish. This was before Gustav rolled in, so the water was crystal clear.

Twyla and Solomon

My 3 men

Kingston and Twyla walk on the beach

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Yay, Destin!!

We are having a great time in Destin. The weather has been great despite Gustav, and we are all enjoying a break from the real world. My parents came down on Sunday. They have never been to Destin before, and we are having a great time showing them the town!

Solomon has become very attached to my Dad and wants to be in his arms at all times. He even gets angry if Kingston is playing with Dad.

Solomon has curly hair, but it only shows up when it gets wet or it is humid outside. Needless to say, it has been curly most of our time here.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Gustav Blows Over

We decided that Gustav wouldn't scare us away from the Gulf and we chose wisely. We expected really nasty weather on Monday, but it really wasn't too bad. It rained off and on until 12:30 and then the rain stopped and the sun was at least visible somewhere behind the clouds, but the wind continued to blow pretty hard. We went down to the beach to see the enormous waves (for Destin, at least). For any of you who know Destin, you know that the waves are never this big. To give you a point of reference, the waves in the picture below are bigger than the guy.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Pharr Family Cookout

Saturday night we all went over to Maymie and Pappy's to cookout. We got some great pictures of the kids that I had to share. They are all growing up so fast and they are all so sweet.

Xander, Kingston, Paisley, and Caleb

Xander and Kingston: they are becoming big buddies and love being together.

Caleb and Caden

Kingston and Paisley

Kingston, Xander, Paisley, Solomon, Caden, and Caleb

Paisley and Caden: Poor Paisley, she is way outnumbered, but she plays mother to all of the boys and she loves the babies!

Kingston and Paisley

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Elvis Mania

On Saturday Jeremy, Rachel, Autumn, Adleigh, Jeremy, me, Kingston, Solomon, Ben, Lacy and Twyla all headed to Memphis for the day. We went to Graceland and then to Rendezvous to eat ribs. While at Graceland, Lacy asked Autumn and Kingston to give her their best Elvis pose. She said that Kingston thought hard about what to do and then swung his arms around and did this: Look how serious!! Anyway, apparently he thanked God for Elvis when he prayed at his grandparents house last night. Elvis mania has apparently hit the Pharr house!

Saturday, July 19, 2008

God talks to Kingston

Kingston never wants to pray, not when we eat, not at bedtime, not when something is bothering him...never! We were reading a book about Daniel and the Lions Den and there was a picture of Daniel praying and I said, "Look, Kingston! Daniel is praying like you do!".
Kingston: "But I don't like to"
Me: "Why not, Kingston?"
Kingston: "Because I can't"
Me: "Why?"
Kingston: "Because God told me I can't pray"
I give up. He is clearly acting on a higher authority.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Kingston is 3!!

Kingston turned 3 on July 5th and we had a party at our house complete with hot dogs, a blow up pool and a Bob the Builder cake. Kingston had a great time. I think this was the first time that he really understood that there was a party for him, and he enjoyed every minute of it.

The Pharr Family

Me and Solomon

Maddox Sharpe

Kingston and Caleb (Shane and Amanda's son) ride his new "Arctic Cat"

Maymie Pharr and Caden Pharr

Mom and Dad with Solomon

Will Flanigan and Kingston...I love how they're both tired of smiling so they're giving me their fake smiles

Kingston enjoys his cake. I think this was his favorite part. Anytime someone has asked "What did you get for your birthday?", he replies, "A Bob the Builder cake".