july 12th - hanging with virginians

The kids woke up a little further south than they were when they went to bed, and Alex only had one thing on his mind...PANCAKES!!  We took the kids for breakfast that seemed to take forever.  The adults waited patiently, but Alex told every person that walked by wearing a Silver Diner t-shirt that he wanted his pancakes.  Poor kid was starving.  Gemma already ate, so she just grinned.

We spent the afternoon at the Boyce's, which closely resembled the community pool during a 7-day heat wave.  There had to be twice as many kids as there were adults in this place....absolutely insanity.  Alex was himself...doing his own thing and picking his spots.  He went on the trampoline for a while and had a blast.  Then, he nestled up near 3 older women to watch Frozen.  Showing compassion and sensitivity to get next to the ladies was a strong move...but doing so with his shirt off and his pythons out may have come off as over the top.