Silly Selfies

We are so thankful that phones nowdays take pretty good photos. Even though we have a nice camera, it's great to be able to snap photos on the fly. One of the boys' favorite things to do is take pics of themselves. Mommy is the one who takes most of them, so she likes to sneak in a photo with them every now & then! 

Happy 5-month birthday!

Last week while we were gone, Miss Hayden Kate turned 5 months old. She is the perfect finish to our little family....happy, laid-back, and has the boys wrapped around her tiny fingers. 

She's found that her toes are a fun toy, she is trying to sit up, and is in love with her exersaucer. She is such a joy & we are thrilled she is ours! Harrison is so concerned that she might go somewhere, that he tells everyone, "Baby Hayden Kate is OUR baby! Not your baby!" 

Mother's Day Recap

We spent our Mother's Day having lots of fun! We started the day at brunch with Grandi & Granddaddy, then headed to Art in the Park in Foley. Afterwards, we headed for an early dinner at LuLu's, where the boys played with some church friends and got completely soaked & sandy. Since they were already filthy, we left dinner to go to the beach, where the boys played pretend with some driftwood and really, really didn't want to leave! It was a great day filled with memories and lots of picture-taking. Here are some of our favorites.

 

Bo's Belated Birthday

Monday was Bo's 35th birthday, so we celebrated it Disney-style. Since he shares his day with Cinco de Mayo, we got him a big sombrero in Epcot's Mexico. He got serenaded with a birthday song from the guide on the Jungle Cruise, and had lots of well-wishes from cast members, thanks to the birthday button they gave him. 

We're Back!

We've been MIA the past few days because we've been at Disney. We got home late last night, and this photo sums up perfectly how we are all feeling today. We'll try & post more later this week, but for now we are unpacking, recuperating, and getting ready for the last Wed night class of the school year. In the words of Mickey himself, we'll see ya real soon!

Harrison falling asleep at the lunch table today

Easter Morning

Since we were in TN, we didn't have our tradition of the Sunrise Easter Service, our breakfast with friends, our visit with Bo's parents or finding our Easter baskets after church. Luckily, the Easter bunny found us in our hotel room, so the children had a little bit of tradition that morning! The boys were excited to see what the Bunny had brought them. Here are some pics from the morning...

 

Planning for Fun

When you're taking an 8+ hour road trip with two very active boys, you have to get a plan. Packing is crazy....we have ditched the suitcases & bags in favor of big Rubbermaid containers. You have to find a hotel room big enough for 4 people to sleep on a bed & a pack-n-play. But most importantly, you have to find ways for the boys to burn off energy.

 

On the way to TN, we stopped at a new McDonald's with a PlayPlace. The boys ran for about an hour, which was a good break in the middle of the pouring rainstorm we traveled in for hours. Once we arrived in TN, we headed to eat at ChickFilA, again because they had a PlayPlace. We had a good laugh about that, since we could see one of our favorite restaurants (that we don't have at home) from our table at CFA. It's funny how your priorities change once you have kids! 

 

Saturday morning, we had some time to kill before heading to Fayetteville. So we went to The Monkey's Treehouse, which is an awesome indoor playground place. We'd been there once before, and it was a huge success, so we made that a big priority! The boys had a great time playing & running, and we were able to let them burn off some energy. They have trains, slides, push-around vehicles...everything you could ask for in a safe, enclosed space. And that's what we're talking about! We only wish there was a place like that closer to home. It would be an amazing place to spend a rainy afternoon or a cold winter day!