A visit with Mimi and Grandaddy

The blog has been quiet thanks to a trip to the Memphis area last week. We had a great time with Mimi, Grandaddy and Auntie Claire. The kids did great on the 8.5 drive, showed off all their tricks, and adjusted well to sleeping in a new place. I'm not sure who enjoyed the travel magna doodle more: Mimi or the boy! More pictures will come as I get them from Auntie Claire. We really had a great time... and make sure you scroll down as I have added multiple posts to share the fun!

Spray park fun

Collierville has an awesome spray park that provided great fun Saturday morning. A free place with water spraying everywhere - what a great thing! The boy had a blast as the pictures reveal. The girl wasn't too interested in getting wet (in fact, crying was involved), but she sure looked cute!

Isn't he a ham?

Peek a boo, I see you!




Mr. Personality...it's so great to see him coming into his own.

Isn't she lovely?

Home photo shoot

Feeling guilty about not having taken the girl for more professional photos, I decided to have a photo shoot at home. I discovered it's hard to get her to smile when you are also trying to operate the camera. I got some cute shots anyway!

This is the way I roll

I've talked a lot about the boy lately due to the birthday, but I thought you should know the girl rolled from her back to her tummy Friday. She's been workin' hard and finally figured it out. Now she's working on being a flippin' machine. She's also pretty good about wiggling around to get what she wants. I'm just hoping it'll take a bit longer before she realizes she can get anywhere she wants in a room by rolling now that she can roll both ways. If I thought I was busy before, I'm guessing two mobile kids will help me lose the rest of the lingering baby weight!

Birthday fun

I'm having so much fun I could scream...so I am!!!

On the go!

We had a blast this evening celebrating the big birthday just the four of us. We ate dinner at the mall and then let the boy run wild at the play area. He had too much fun! He laughed, squealed and ran himself silly. It was such a joy for us to watch him play. He giggled when another kid crawled all over him to slide first. He squealed as other children ran and played around him. He tried new things and just had the time of his life. I think he thoroughly enjoyed his birthday!

Birthday!!!

The official day is finally here - do you see the top ticker? We now have a two-year old...and my heart is overwhelmed with thankfulness this morning. There is so much wrapped up in this day for me...and words can't even begin to express all my heart feels. I now understand why my mom recounted my birth story every year the night before my birthday. I now understand the verse about Mary treasuring all these things in her heart.

Thank you, God, for the gift of this little boy - the one who makes me smile, who challenges me, who teaches me, who melts my heart. He's really coming into his own, and it is such a joy to watch him become his own little person.

Two amazing years - and I pray for many more to come...Happy Birthday Big Boy!!!

Have I mentioned the rain?

Have I mentioned the rain? I think I have...it continues to be a problem here. We are at least getting some sun each morning, but the afternoons bring often heavy showers. Flooding continues, and many communities around us are suffering badly. We are thankful that we haven't had problems at our home. The boys have just been enjoying playing in the puddles (with the car and themselves)! I heard last night on the news that we were only 1 inch short of our normal YEARLY rainfall. We've already surpassed the total amount we received in 2006...and this doesn't account for the rain we received today. The bugs continue to be pesky, but the temperatures are staying in the 80s. Pros and cons. It does seem to be a feast or a famine.