Beach Time

We took the boys to the beach Friday morning at OIB before heading to Debordieu. Holt was just a baby last year so it felt like his first real time at the beach. If its possible I think he loves it as much, if not more than his big brother. He went straight for the water and loved digging in the sand. They both definitely inherited our love for the beach. We can’t wait to have a whole week at the beach with them this summer.
Holt also has decided to walk full time now. Its so fun to watch him because he still has his hands up and amazes himself with his new skills.

Harper and John's Wedding Weekend

One of my good friends from highschool got married at Debordieu this weekend. The wedding was on the beach and absolutely gorgeous. It was an amazing weekend and so fun to hang out with my hubby and higschool friends all weekend. We actually got to sit on the beach yesterday and read magazines and do nothing :) Thanks to my parents for keeping the boys at Ocean Isle all weekend and letting us get away.

I am so blessed to still have such a tight group of friends from highschool. Congrats Harper & John! Here's a picture of the girls at the rehearsal dinner Friday night.

Bathtime with the White Boys

Our friends Keller and Coleman joined us for baths after we fed all the boys dinner one night last week. They had a blast all together in the tub.

Happy 1st Bithday Aidan & Brody!

My nephews turned one today and we went to Durham on Saturday for the party.

This was my best attempt at getting four busy boys to look at the camera...not too good.

Inflatable life jacket?

My dad bought Pierce a new life jacket tonight for going out on the boat at the beach. We tried it on Pierce and it seemed a little tight so he tried it on Holt next. Do you think his cheeks will fit in the life jacket...

What would you do?

So Jason has been in Costa Rica for 4 days for work..rough life huh? He called one night and said its 80 degrees and we are going to get steak and lobster tonight. Some things are better left unsaid. As it was 30 here that morning and I would probably eat mac and cheese or chix nuggets with the boys that night.
After I fed the boys dinner Wednesday night I took Holt up to the bath tub and Pierce was lagging behind but wanted to do his usual ritual of taking his clothes off in the den and running up stairs saying ‘naked boy.’ I start bathing Holt and Pierce is still not up, I yell down and he doesn’t answer. Then I hear him say "mommy the brown truck man is at the door." I had received a slip earlier in the day saying that UPS would try to redeliver a package so I did believe him that is was the brown truck man. Well then he came upstairs and leaves the man at the front door. I peak over the stairs and see the UPS man standing at the door Pierce has left wide open. So my son answered the door naked and then left the man there and ran upstairs. So I have two boys in the bathtup and a man at my front door waiting for someone to sign for a package. What would you do?

Then there was Thursday morning. I decided to take the boys on a morning walk. Some people think I’m crazy for pushing a double stroller and trying to exercise. But to me its more than that. Its 30 minutes were I have two very active boys confined and somewhat quiet and we all get to enjoy a little fresh air. What could be better? If we go in the morning they both get their waffle, or two and I strap them in. Holt gets strapped in from top and bottom and Pierce just the bottom. As we are heading down a street about 10 minutes into the walk we see this super low plane with really big engines. This is a highlight on our walks. So I yell to the boys to look up, Pierce gets so excited and next thing I know he’s face forward on the cement. As a man is getting his paper right in front of us and hears my son saying mommy I wasn’t strapped in. Ooops…so do you say "Pierce did you forget to buckle yourself in" or "Oh my goodness...I didn’t strap you in." Somehow we only ended up with a minor scrape on the knee, thank goodness.