Throw-back Thursday: My First Trip to the Beach

Welcome back to this weeks Throw-back Thursday Link-Up!

<a href="http://www.asmithstory.com/search/label/Throw-back%20Thursdays"><img src="http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd296/AmyRS81/Throw-backThursdaysLink-UpButton_zpse60f6ee6.jpg" alt="button" width="250" height="250" /></a>   Since we're at the beach this week and it's Jackson's first trip to the beach, I thought I would share a couple pictures of my first trip to the beach in 1991! My BFF Carley, and her mom took me along on their Florida Vacation that year. We went to visit her Aunt and Uncle in Melbourne, FL and we went to Cocoa Beach! It was so much fun! We also spent a few days at Disney World that trip as well.   My first trip to the beach!

 

Now it's your turn! Do you have any old beach pictures, or any pictures from your past that you'd like to share? I'd love for you to link up with me and add the button above to your #tbt post!

Party Time

Between mine and Jake's immediate family we are always at a birthday party for someone. Jackson has 10 cousins, so we're always partying!!

In late July, my nephew Larry turned 10 and we went to a little party for him at his house! My Sister-in-Law and Brother-in-Law had set up a little pool, some water balloons and a sprinkler for the kids. Jackson had a great time playing with all of his cousins! Here are just a few pictures I took at the party.

The birthday boy!

Water Balloon Fight!

My sweet Niece Sophia playing in the pool.

Jackson wanted in the pool so he swam in his diaper while I went in and got his swim trunks. :-)

Water balloon fun!

The little girls being sprayed with the water hose. :-) There was a lot of high pitched screaming going on!!

Jackson really enjoyed their cozy coupe. So much so that his Aunt and Uncle gave it to him since their kids are too old for it now. :-)

More splashing and screaming!

My niece Alexis being squirted with the hose by her grandpa! Ha!

Yummy Cupcakes.

As always, Jackson enjoyed his cupcake! :-)

Project Life 2013: Week 30

My layout for week 30!

For this layout I used the Summer Holiday Mini Kit Freebie from Designs by Janka.

Jackson's 21 Month Post

Jackson is growing like a weed! He is starting to thin out and look more like a toddler than a baby. :-( 

His eating habits are pretty much the same as last month. He eats well some days and other days he doesn't. His favorite meal of the day is breakfast! He loves bread and has been asking for it all the time now. He knows where we keep the bread and he'll go over to where the bread box is on the counter and say "bread". He probably gets his love of bread from me. :-)

He still loves cars and trucks and says the word "car" now! He's got a whole hot wheels collection now and plays with them daily. I let him watch the Disney Movie "Cars" a few weeks ago and he loved it! We recently found the show "Bob the Builder" and thats becoming a new favorite. He just loves all the construction trucks. If we pass a truck on the highway he always points to it and says "whoa"! Ha!

A few new words in his vocabulary are bread, car, cookie, shoe, tractor, pee pee, mine and elbow. He also put two words together last night when he said "bye Da" when Jake was leaving.

He's had lots of fun at the pool this past month. We've gone to 2 local water parks and he's loved them both. He goes down the slides and has a great time in the water!

He's not currently cutting any new teeth right now. He has all 16 that he's supposed to have by his age. 

Its been another great month with Jackson. He is such a sweetheart and so much fun! We are so very grateful to have him in our lives and we look forward to watching him grow and learn every day!

5 on Friday

Happy Friday Everyone! I'm linking up with the lovely ladies above for another 5 on Friday!

1.) Tomorrow we leave for Gulf Shores, Alabama!!! I can't tell you how excited I am to spend a week at the beach with my family! We will be there for 7 glorious days and I am so looking forward to it. 

2.) I have a fabulous giveaway going on right now! Its for a free 8x10 canvas from Easy Canvas Prints! The giveaway will be going on through next week so be sure and enter for your free canvas.

3.) I'm loving these super cute and super helpful blog planner printables that Darci shared on her blog earlier this week! I printed a months worth of them and am loving them so far. :-) 

4.) Gosh, I just love Duck Dynasty! They crack me up! I know I'm kind of late to the party, but I'm loving getting all caught up for the new season that starts on the 14th!! :-) Any other Duck Dynasty fans out there?

5.) After seeing a similar printable on Pinterest, I decided to make one of my own for my gallery wall in our living room. I can't wait to get it framed and hung up. :-)

Have a great weekend!

Throw-back Thursday - Kindergarten School Picture

Thanks for stopping by for another week of Throw-back Thursday!

<a href="http://www.asmithstory.com/search/label/Throw-back%20Thursdays"><img src="http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd296/AmyRS81/Throw-backThursdaysLink-UpButton_zpse60f6ee6.jpg" alt="button" width="250" height="250" /></a>   With all the kids going back to school this month, I thought it would be fun to share my school picture from Kindergarten. :-) I don't remember a lot from Kindergarten, but I do remember liking it and making a good friend named Sarah that I lived down the street from. :-) We spent a lot of time together playing until my family moved when I was in second grade.

  Do you have any school pictures you'd like to share, or a picture from your past? Be sure and link it up here and place the "Throw-back Thursday" button on your post. I look forward to seeing your Throw-back Thursday pictures.

Easy Canvas Prints Review and GIVEAWAY!!

(disclosure: I received this product in exchange for highlighting this business. all opinions are my own)

I'm so excited to have a new sponsor to the blog and to be reviewing an awesome photo canvas for you all today. I'm also excited to be giving one away here!

Easy Canvas Prints was such a great company to work with. It was quick and EASY to upload my photo and design my canvas the way I wanted it. (The hardest part was picking the picture I wanted to use, Ha!) You are able to see exactly how it will look on your canvas before you place your order.

I got my canvas in the mail about a week earlier than they originally said I would, which is always a nice surprise! Another pleasant surprise was the quality and sturdiness of the canvas. They offer sizes 8x8 all the way up to 30x40, with many sizes in between.

  This was my very first canvas and I have to say, I will definitely be making more with Easy Canvas Prints!

Easy Canvas Prints has offered to let me give away a free 8x10 canvas here on my blog. You can enter the giveaway below using the Rafflecopter.

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