Personalities

Each one of these kiddos has a unique quirk to themselves that make me smile and laugh every single day! How lucky am I.

This boy will sit at any table for a good half hour with his cars or trains. He will line them up and one by one drive them to the end of the table till they are lined up again and proceed to the other end of the table. He impresses me up with his deep concentration skills on this, because everything else he seems to do is loud, erratic and usually messy!!

Dressing up and playing pretend. Two of this girls favorite things to do, over and over again! Isn't she nice, she included Bailey to go on this adventure with her.

Naps are 75 % for Miss A. I have been finding her in a new outfit everyday when I go to get her. This is one I found her in the other day. What impresses me is she fell asleep with those winter boots on!

Being silly and playing together, I just love it! Usually it consists of Miss A having Mr. B dress like a princess with the gown, shoes, and purse. He obliges with a smile and will walk around proud. He got away with just sunglasses this night!

Ahhh, mischievous! The kids have a VTech camera of their own (thanks to the cousins!!). It sounds like a real camera when you take a picture. While making dinner one night I hear that clicking sound and I do not think much about it until I realize I do not hear a single sound from Mr. B......that means he is up to something! So I walk into the living room to find him snapping away with my camera, saying 'cheese' and pointing it at me when I walk in, you little stinker! This is just one of 24 shots he was able to snap before I finally figured out his game. He will always keep me on my toes!

Happy Birthday Mr. B!

Back in September we were able to celebrate Mr. B's first day of preschool and his 2nd Birthday! I got to spend the morning playing and visiting with him in his first preschool class.

Mr. B you LOVE playing cars, surfing on the blocks after knocking them down, poking holes in the playdough, circle time and your favorite is snack time! It has been a blast watching your interests expand, practice your manners and watch your friendships grow in the class!

You started your special day with a fun breakfast and a day playing with your friends at preschool. After nap, you got to spend a quiet afternoon playing with me and your sissy. When Daddy got home, we were able to open up your gifts, sing you happy birthday and it was cupcake time, 2 cupcakes for the TWO year old!

Thank you Mr. B for the memories, laughs, and head scratches I have had so far with you! You keep me interested and teach me more than I have taught you! Keep up the good work my handsome boy!

Playing Catch up

To play catch up, it might be easier on me to just post pictures on here till I feel 'caught up'! Here is just ONE of the things I am going to miss about VA, FALL!! By the way we are off to school in Alabama next year. The colors here are A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!

A fun photo shoot trying to catch the yellow and orange from our trees and what better subjects to use than these two!!

Silly faces!

There are my smiles!

Earthquake, Hurricane and a Baby?

Here I am again 2 months behind on my blogging, life just happens and these items are to be noted in our book, so here ya go! I hope to have pictures and fun stories in the next little bit about our summer and fun things these kiddos have been up to, but for now....here is the latest!

Yesterday we experienced a 5.9 scaled earthquake, CRAZY for VA! Too funny that the newscaster did not even know what is was, a possible 'big truck' outside their news studio, really??! Thankfully no one was hurt, nothing damaged, just a lot of rattled cages and something to talk about for the next month.

This weekend we are going to hunker down for our first hurricane of the season, does not look like a direct hit for us, but still enough to have the supplies ready and a plan in place, *super fun* (enthusiasm goes here).

Last, we are happy to announce a new addition to our family arriving close to February 26th of next year! 13 weeks and counting. Miss A 'knows' it is a girl and already understands that the baby is in my belly and will talk to 'her', tell me when 'she' is happy, sad, etc.... Thankfully Mr. B is oblivious because his world will be rocked once this kiddo makes it's appearance. Of course we are waiting to find out what this little munchkin will be, we LOVE surprises!!

Hopefully I will have more fun things to read and look at next blog, but at least I am finally back on the wagon,....for now ;)

Happy Third Miss A!

Miss A is officially 3!! Where has the past three years gone? Moving and moving again; welcoming a little brother; a full year of preschool; potty training and the list goes on. What a fun and exciting trip it has been kiddo! You were lucky enough to have a three day celebration of fun, fun, fun.

You went to Busch Gardens and watched Elmo and friends sing and dance.

You rode your very first ride with daddy and loved it!

The next day you had a birthday party with 9 of your friends playing in the backyard. You shared your cupcakes, swing set, sprinkler and water table. Thank you very much for being a great friend.

You loved singing and we loved listening to you!

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On your real day, Daddy made you special french toast with all of your favorite fruit. After filling our bellies we headed to the water park! What a great day. You rode on the water rides and splashed and splashed in the water with Mr. B and Daddy. We all had SO much fun we did not get many pictures!!

After the park and a nap, you were able to open your gifts! One of your favorites was this Apron. You looked so cute cooking in it, from the front.....and the back ;)

I pray you have a fabulous year as a three year old, I hear there is a lot to learn and a lot of fun to be had. I am very happy to be able to spend it with you!

Talking,...kind of

Mr. B has recently decided to make other noises than grunting and screaming, baby steps here people! When prompted or asked, he will say a few words here and there. I can not wait until he will come out with all of these on his own so both our frustrations of trying to understand one another will be gone!!

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Here is another video from our OBX weekend of Brad kiteboarding and the kiddos loving their beach time!

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