Brees Blog

Legoland, CA

The Brees Family spent the latter half of their August West Coast trip in San Clemente, CA visiting jeb's college buddy Walt Baxter and his family (wife Amy and son Ryan). We spent most of the time at the beach (without the cameras) but we took a day at Legoland. Simon and Ryan had a great time... and most everything was made of Lego.

The Brees Family

Simon and Daddy

Daddy/Simon (blue) and Walt/Ryan (red)
Walt and Ryan hovering

Bon Voyage Everybody.

Simon taking Daddy for a ride

Mommy... we're riding in a green boat.

Hey Mommy, look at my leaf.

Ahoy Matey!

Simon and Daddy enjoying the ride

Lego Taj

Lego New York City

Lego Mount Rushmore

Lego Eiffel Tower

Swimming Lessons (July)

We decided to join the new Lake Claire pool this summer and since it didn't open until late July, we took Simon to swimming lessons at the Y. He did a great job. However, once we started going to our pool, he immediately started jumping off the diving board.

Druid Hills July 4th Parade

The neighborhood next door to ours holds an odd 4th of July Parade where YOU are the parade. Essentially, it's a whole crowd of neighbors following a makeshift band around the block. Kids decorate their bikes and parants visit.

Simon and his tricked out ride.

Simon resting in the shade

The Brees Boys

Lake Charles, LA (May07)

The Brees Family visited Lake Charles, LA (and Grandma Millie) in May. We had a great time visiting with Grandma Millie, playing at the park and in the fountain. We took a field trip down through the marshes to Holly Beach (on the Gulf). On the way back to Houston for our flight home, we visited the Battleship Texas.

Lake Charles Visit (May07)

Simon and Daddy on Battleship Texas

Simon and Daddy on a gun... the rotation/up-down controls actually worked.

Simon and Daddy

Simon and Mommy

Simon and Daddy... step in step.

Yes there are alligators in this little City park. Small but real.

Simon surveying the fountain... where should he make his entry?

Putting his hand in the stream of water.

Where did the water go (or Daddy trying to get Simon squirted in the face)?

Simon in the Louisiana State Patrol Helicopter (he was in awe the whole time)

Stacy and Simon at Holly Beach (ground Zero of Hurricane Rita landfall)

Simon hunting for shells. There were actually quite a few nice shells on the beach.

A Louisiana redneck swimming in the Gulf with his grandson.

The Crawfish, Boudin, BBQ, Donuts, Kolaches, and Cracklins restaurant in Carlyss, LA

The restaurant didn't have seats, so we utilized the front porch of the church next door.

Mommy offers Simon the plan donut but Simon has his eye squarely on the chocolate one.

Getting as large a bite as he can.

Donuts make me BIGGGGGGGGGGGG!

Simon telling us how good donuts are and how he wants to eat them all the time.

Lake Nantahala, NC (April 2007)

We spent a long weekend at a lake house on Lake Nantahala with Jeb's parents and Stacy's sister Heidi and her husband Chris. The weather was perfect and the lake was crystal clear. There was much eating, sleeping, canoeing, and even some shooting (the boys went out to shoot Jeb's "weapons of animal destruction").

Lake Nantahala is a small lake located in the middle of nowhere in the Western-most sliver of NC. For those who pay attention to the news, its about 20 miles from the little town of Andrews, where Eric Rudolph (1996 Olympic bomber) was caught sifting through a dumpster behind an Ingles grocery store (the nearest store to the house and where we typically stop for the final few supplies). There is nothing but national forest all around and its so quiet your ears ring at night.

Jeb and Chris on Lake Nantahala, NC