Alabama

After Alex's party, we cleaned up the house, packed our things, and headed to the farm in Alabama while the house went on the market.

 

 Even though it was pretty dang hot, we got to enjoy some fishing...

...and a few more sparklers and fireworks.

On his actual birthday, Alex enjoyed the rest of his gifts.

We surprised him with a monster kit kat and a Lego set from Singapore.  He's been obsessed with his birthplace since he can't remember it at all and he cannot wait to go visit.

The boys' favorite activity is taking a nature walk with the dogs and watching them run around and explore.  I should have taken a picture at the end when all four of them were wet and muddy!

All of the fun wore this little guy out!

We had a birthday dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Thomasville.

These guys are becoming great drivers.  They both got lots of time on the 4-wheeler roads while we looked at the land.

Unfortunately for Ben, most of the roads were muddy after the wettest June on record, but by the last full day the sun had dried things enough for him to drive on one of the dirt roads.  We avoided getting stuck (twice) while turning around and he had a great time in his favorite truck.

Alex didn't love it quite so much after a close encounter with a sign, but he got some good experience as well.

The boys shot some skeet as well and both had success.

I love watching them learn new things!