2014 Family Beach Trip

Last weekend we took our 1st little get away to the beach. We stayed at Jason's mom's place. Had a great time! 

It was the tail end of "Bike Week" so we were a little worried at 1st because of the crowd and noise, but by Sunday, all was quiet. The kids actually had a little fun at our oyster "dive" place, as it was filled with bikers and loud. They were yelling out at some of them in the parking lot. Normally this would not be allowed! It was cool on this particular night and environment though.  

Encouraging the bikers to ride fast at the restaurant

We had 3 full beach days. Well, 2 actually, as it rained and was overcast on Sunday. No problem, we just went to the Fun Warehouse for a few, and then to dinner.

The other 2 days were nice. Not quite hot enough to make us want to get in the pools, but hot enough to enjoy laying out and playing on the beach!

We enjoyed a couple of seafood dinners out and one night out to the the pizza place where Baylor tried and tolerated pizza for the 1st time. Yay! This sounds silly to mention but is a victory towards his milk allergy. 

We also enjoyed golf cart rides and walks on the pier.

Inside of "The Hurricane"

Good start to a fun summer. Now we have Memorial Day weekend to look forward to and of course you know we are planning some more beach trips!! 

Around the house these days...

Wesley has a stalker. Poor, poor Wesley who now comes in at 3rd place it seems in our family, is finally getting some attention. Not sure he really wants it! All of sudden about a week ago, Baylor has taken notice of him in a big way. He is obsessed with him. He has a special tone in his voice like a high pitched coo-ing voice that he uses when he is babbling to him. He runs over and starts hugging and petting as I remind him to please be gentle! Wesley has become more nervous in his demeanor since we have added the children to the household. Often, he just wants to hide out in the quietness of my bedroom, where his bed is. Except during meal times, when he can be found  standing right under Baylor's high chair looking for thrown  dropped food. 
This was taken the other night after Baylor's bath. He ran into my bedroom. I was in hot pursuit as normally when he goes in there, he starts pulling out  shaving cream, my make-up, etc... from our bathroom drawers. This time, he was just sitting practically in Wesley's bed with him. 

I wonder how long this will last. It is very amusing. I wish I had a video of the way he talks to the dog. So funny. I don't know how much more of this Wesley can take! This is where he goes when my bedroom door is shut and he wants me to please let him in! Baylor found him...

Mother's Day Weekend

What a wonderful weekend!! On Saturday we went to my niece Taylor's 1st birthday party. 1 already!!
Kelly and Craig had a really cute set up. It was a good time.

She got excited about her balloons and her cake!

Baylor was hanging with the "big kids". 

On Sunday, it was a beautiful day. Brighton was so sweet and excited to tell me Happy Mother's Day and present me with his gifts. He made me a tile with his hand print painted on it at school, and Yaya helped him make a mosaic tiled flower pot for me. He was excited about both, as was I. He was also happy to help me open the gifts that he and Jason had picked out for me. Great job guys! We started the day at church, and after that we went to Alton's which is 

where we have been a few times for their delicious Mother's Day brunch.  

Lacey and I are so lucky to have such a talented, funny, friend of a mom! I am so proud to call her my mother. 

~LOVE~

During the second part of the day we got to see Jason's mother and family. Rachel, Donnie, Craig, Kelly and Taylor came over. It is fun to see Baylor and Taylor interacting more. 

My mother in law raised such a fine man and wonderful father so I am so so thankful to her for that! Love you too Rachel/Gigi! 

Jason grilled shish kabobs and we enjoyed the rest of the day. 

It doesn't take Mother's Day for me to realize all of the blessings in my life, but it sure is nice to have a day like that to reflect on my two children who I love dearly and am so proud to call mine, as well as the love that I have for my mother and our relationship :)

Pre Mother's Day Sweetness

I picked up the kids from the preschool today and Mrs. Linda, who takes care of Baylor handed me my gift that Baylor "made" me. Oh my gosh it just melted my heart! Those feet!

I love this so much! I may transfer one of my planted herbs to it. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall watching this little foot painting project! Baylor has just recently started giving us kisses. I didn't think it would ever happen. I love it! 

Brighton who has always been our affectionate child, informed when we got in the car, after I received this cute pot, that I "didn't pack his lunch right". He told me what I did wrong and it is something I will make sure to never do again!! Kids. He is so sweet most of the time though and claims that he always wants to live with Mommy and Daddy, even when he is a "growin up". I offered to at least finish the lower level for him but he said no, he wants to stay upstairs with us!! Also he talks about his future children. He will say that he wants to "save this for my children" talking about some of his personal belongings. So cute. 

I love my little baby boys so much!!! 

Fishing~Derby Party~Boating Weekend!

We had a lovely weekend. Very eventful. The beautiful weather made everything even better! Lets see, Saturday Jason took Brighton to a kid's fishing tournament. They  had a really good time. 

They gave Brighton a medal and he is very proud of it!

Later that day, we went to my parent's house for a Kentucky Derby party. 

Shiny new medals go with seersucker, right? 

 The kids played, Mickey made a shrimp boil, and Donna made us YUM mint juleps. I am not even sure who won the race!

On Sunday we went out on the boat. Lacey, Mickey, Jameson, Michael as well as Kelly, Craig and Taylor came. It was Taylor's 1st boat ride, and we didn't know how she was going to do. She wasn't crazy about wearing the life jacket so we didn't go far. We went to a nearby little beach. Taylor did great! Everyone had a  fun in the sun, good time. 

We were sad when Monday came around but after a busy work week, we have another FULL weekend ahead of us. It must be Summertime!

I have not posted anything in a couple of weeks.  Had a very sad week last week. Someone very dear to me and my family passed away. Janice Faires  worked as my dad's office manager for over 20 years, and I worked with her for about 8 years. We were very close to her and she was like family. She has not been well for years, but it still came as a shock to us. My dad was asked to do the eulogy at her funeral. He did a great job and as it was sad, it was also a nice time to remember all of the good things about her and see her daughters and some people we had not seen in a long time. She will always have a very special place in my heart. 

In better news, the weather was beautiful. We took the boat out for the 1st time for a couple of hours. Brighton had a blast even though the water was FREEZING. It didn't seem to bother him. Baylor stayed on board with me! 

The water should be warming up because I have a feeling we are in for a sizzling summer! We have fun plans for this weekend. So glad it is Friday and clear skies are ahead!!
 

Alecia and Jake's Wedding

Last weekend was Alecia and Jake's wedding. The bride was stunning!! The weather, not so much. Everything was planned for an outdoor, springtime ceremony over looking the lake. Enter MONSOON weather, all weekend long.

The wedding turned out to be quite lovely and everything was okay despite the rain! It was a really fun affair. The bride and her flowers were absolutely gorgeous! I only wish I had more pictures that had turned out. 

Pre Easter Festivities

We had a lovely weekend. Saturday we went to an early Easter egg hunt in my parent's neighborhood. We had beautiful weather for it!!

The Easter Bunny was there!! Baylor was terrified of him. He would tune up even if he spotted him all the way across the lawn. 

Brighton had no problem! 

We got the Bunny to sneak in behind the kids for a picture without Baylor knowing!

Looks like he's getting the feeling that something's up. Maybe someone was watching him that wasn't supposed to be!! Hmmm...Suspicious indeed!

Baylor picked up one egg during the hunt. He seemed quite content with it. 

Later on, they dyed eggs with Aunt Lacey per tradition and had little egg hunts of their own. 

On Sunday, after a nice Palm Sunday church service, Jason and I took our two to Chuck E. Cheese for a little Flowe family Fun. Thy had a great time! 

Glad that we got to do fun things with the kids this weekend. Next weekend is Alecia's wedding and so Jason and I will be gone a lot. Looking forward to the wedding and Easter and FINALLY being able to wear white!!

I have finished my 45 day boot camp. It was tough as hell, the hardest physical thing I have ever done. Really challenging to push myself though. I found that I am capable of doing a lot of things I thought I couldn't do as well as some weak areas that need work! It was a great way to get me out of my winter laziness and has motivated me to get my workouts going again!! Sorry, I don't normally talk about fitness on here, but since I have been totally engulfed in this for the last month and a half, I had to at least mention it. Jason was a trooper as it involved him being Mr. mom almost every week night at home and I did miss that time with the kids. Had to do it when I could though as my plate is pretty full.

 Now that warm weather is here we are starting to plan trips and fun summer activities!!  Good moods all around!

Just a little check in! We are having a BEAUTIFUL week here in NC. So nice. Brighton has been helping my dad plant his summer garden! 

For some reason I cannot seem to capture a picture of Baylor smiling lately. 

The weekend is nearly upon us! We have lots of plans!!  

Weekend with Ups & Downs...

Our weekend started off wonderful and productive. 
Saturday the 4 of us did a Wal-Mart run as well as  Lowe's. We then all went to have a treat at Cherry Berry. Brighton got a little to excited about the self dispensers! Baylor didn't know what to think about his sorbet. Perhaps the coldness of it was to shocking? He did eat some of it, but mostly reached and cried out to try some of mine. Which was off limits due to his milk allergy. I am happy to say that Brighton is now able to handle eating dairy ice cream and yogurt!!  I hope the same for Baylor, soon enough. 

Back at home, the boys and I played on the back porch. Jason surprised me by de-winterizing our fountain, as well as hanging the new shade for the bonus/guest room! 

Baylor got really happy when he saw the fountain! So cute. 

As for the guest room shade, whoever sleeps in there will be sleeping good as it is dark and cave-like  when the shade is pulled down. As long as they have ear plugs and can drown out the loud kids downstairs! 

The turning point in our weekend was Jason and I both waking up early Sunday morning with food poisoning. Thank goodness, I didn't give in to Brighton's request for steak a week earlier or else he would have gotten it too!  NO FUN. The week has got to get better...

It has been so nice here this week. Almost to hot to soon, but I am not complaining. Yesterday when I pulled in from work, I was greeted by this on my street!

Last weekend while I was off party planning and painting, Jason took the kids to visit his mom and they went to the bouncy place near her house. Brighton has been plenty of times, but I do believe that this was Baylor's 1st time participating. 

In further Springtime news, Jason's dad is taking Brighton to something special on Fridays. Introduction to soccer. No real games or anything, just teaching them beginner skills. Here he is at home practicing!