fun day

Today we went to the Air Museum on the Navy Base. It was very interesting. There was an exhibit on John's grandfather that was pretty cool. The boys had fun climbing in and out of old airplanes. Afterwards we came back to Ericka's and played...some inside and some at the park. The kids love playing together! John took JD on a bike ride with Andrew to a big park. They had a blast! We had a nice day! Tomorrow we're taking the kids for pictures. Hopefully I'll have some to post! :)

Hello, Pensacola!

Day two of our vacation...how nice!! We arrived in Pensacola this afternoon. JD has had such a fun time playing with his cousins, Andrew and Chase. Ethan is watching Ally intently, trying to learn how to crawl like her! We all enjoyed a wonderful dinner at this Irish Restaurant downtown. It was a wonderful day. Tomorrow we're going to the Air Museum. Should be fun!

Yay! Vacation!

We had a super-fun day!! We hit the road about 2:15am and made great time! For breakfast we stopped at a very cool playplace and JD loved running around, playing, and eating a little breakfast. We then drove to Mammoth Cave and took a very cold, but fantastic, cave tour. JD loved it! It was about 3:30 when we finally arrived at our planned hotel for the night in Decatur, AL. I am sure to say that JD's favorite part of this hotel was the pool!! John taught him how to jump in the water...which he did right away with the safety of dad's hands and his life jacket. After a delicious dinner, JD was back in the pool again...without dad's hands to catch him OR his life jacket. I have to admit this made me a little nervous, but I suppose since Daddy was in the water right there with him and he does know a little about coaching swimming :), it was okay. Check out the videos from our playtime in the pool. Tomorrow we're off bright and early to Ericka's. We have about a 5 hour drive. We can't wait to see them!! More updates soon...stay tuned! :)

Swing!

We went to the coolest place today called Rainbow Recreation. It's a showroom for play structures, but they let kids play for two hours in the morning for free! JD had a blast and Ethan did, too! You'll see in the pictures how happy Ethan was on his first swing ride ever. He was a little unsure at the beginning, but decided pretty quickly that he loved to swing, so we did for about 15 minutes. JD had fun with his buddy, Ian. It was a fun morning!

You Are My Sunshine!

You'll need to know that ever since he was born, I have sung this to JD substituting "Bubbie" for "sunshine" (since my nickname for him is Bubbie). I love when he sings this with me!!

summer days

It's been awhile since I wrote...I can't believe how quickly this summer is going. I sat and looked at my baby tonight, sleeping in my arms, and I can hardly believe that he's already six months. And his brother, the active two-year old...how time flies! I can barely remember life before I was a mommy...when I was free to do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted. Now I am doing exactly that, but in a different way. I love my little wonders...so full of life and smiles...hugs and love. My boys are so precious...I am so lucky. And to top that off, I have a wonderful best friend whom I share all of these amazing moments with. How much luckier could I be?

Some memorable moments from the last few weeks...Ethan's baptism...JD starting to talk in toddler sentences...Ethan began eating cereal...JD is sleeping in his big boy bed...Ethan loves to smile and play with his feet...JD loves to splash and dip his head under water in the little pool in our backyard...Ethan's froggy grin makes my heart melt...JD's big boy smile while tubing at the lake...JD going into Ethan's room when he's crying and comforting him somehow...Ethan rolling all over the floor...JD kissing Ethan's head because he's crying...Ethan balancing and trying to stand up in the saucer and smiling so proudly...JD holding the bottle for his little brother...Ethan learning to hold the bottle for himself...JD's love of reading and of Baby Einstein...JD praying for mommy because he knew I wasn't feeling well...on his own.

I am so lucky, so very lucky.