Our Day in the Sun

Oh man, what another FUN-tastic day?!  We headed out to the beach about 11:30 a.m. and stayed either at the beach or at the pool until almost 4 p.m.  It was great!  The pictures should give you a good idea of just how much fun we all had :-)

"Ian, put your fishing pole down; there's the beach!"

 I.....

 LOVE....

TO DIG!!!

 I just love this picture ... just remember that objects in mirror may appear smaller than they are before you call DSS on me!

 We needed some water for our sand castle so Ian went "all by myself!"

 "I'm coming, Bonner!"

"Here you go, Bonner! I only spilled half of it!"

I told Ian that I brought his baseball hat and his sunglasses and he was all over them!  Do you think that this could be Mr. GQ in 20 years - ha!

 As I was packing up our stuff, the kids decided to take over the chairs and umbrella set up for someone else.  Ian told me he was playing the drums and Bonner thought the chairs were a slide!  So funny!  At least it gave me some free time to get the cart packed :-)

You can't tell from this picture, but she had the most precious smile on her face when I snapped this!

 Meet "Cinderella" and Buzz Lightyear!

After being gone all day, we got baths and put on our pj's so we could play ... this is them on the porch and Ian giving his sister another big hug!  Oh my goodness, they love each other so much!

 PEEK-A-....

BOO!  WHO?

Hope these pictures put a smile on your face today!  God has blessed us with such precious moments this week and beautiful weather - so thankful for everything!

Our Beach Week So Far

Well, there is only one word to describe our beach week so far this week ... FUN-tastic!  The weather has been beautiful; the kids have been having a blast at every turn; and Bonner has even potty-trained for the past 2 days and is doing wonderfully!  I could not have asked for a better week away!  Here are some pictures from our adventures so far this week!

Both kids have been little fish in the swimming pool so it's been fun to watch.  Ian can't decide whether he likes swimming, running through the fountain, or squirting his water gun the best (thanks Gran-Connie for the little gun; he absolutely loves it)!

Bonner just likes cheesing it up - wherever she might be and whatever she might be wearing!

The kids and I got here on Sunday and Gigi joined us Monday.  She had to go back today so we decided to eat a yummy burger at Poe's before she got on the road.  I just had to snap this picture of Ian playing with the princesses - he made them "beds" with the sugar packets which was so funny to me :-)

And this was the kids at the end of eating their yummy lunch (try and disregard the enormous bite of "hang-a-burger" he has in his mouth)!

They have been so sweet to each other this week - they tell each other constantly "I love you!" Ian tells Bonner that the bows in her hair are "beautiful".  I even heard him say as we were walking around the grounds here that "this is a pretty place, mommy!"  He is so thoughtful!  She loves being "Cinderella" all the time and loves to ask Ian to dance!  Just precious!

And, the greatest news is that Gigi mentioned pottying to Bonner yesterday and she went 4 times yesterday - today, her diaper stayed dry all day and she went 6 times!  Incredible!  Here's hoping that we have made the turn ... at least for her :-)  He likes to "try" alot but that is just so he can get a gummy bear or a Skittle, too!  Ha!

Hope everyone is having a great week as well!  It's wonderful to be down here!  I hate that we only stay 1 week!

Ian & Bonner's First Wedding

What a weekend?  We have had a great little get-away!  The children & I left last Wednesday to go to North Carolina for my cousin's wedding ... we stopped on Wednesday night in Cary to stay with family there!  Great time but I realized that I didn't take the first picture!  No worries because we all had a blast and will be back there in short time!

As for the wedding, the children had a blast!  Our cousin, Erin, got married at Bonner Point in a small town, Bath, NC.  It was so beautiful!

And, of course, if you noticed the name, Bonner Point, Bonner had to have her picture taken with a sign indicating her namesake :-)

And, Ian just wanted to get in the water - pictures were definitely not his focus with all those rocks and sticks and water around!  This was the best I could do!  He was by far the best 2-year old there :-)

And they had a blast at the reception!  They were all about dancing, dancing, dancing!

Bonner thought it was neat that Gigi's dress "floated"!

Ian met this little girl on the dance floor and brought her over to me ... she wanted to run away but he needed a quick hug first :-)  Of course, he only offered his hand and a hug - not his lovies!

Ian didn't want to leave "his stage" ... notice that it was where the DJ was working his magic!  The DJ was very patient; Ian didn't touch any wires or anything - he just wanted to be "up high"!

Every man needs a break to quench the thirst ...

take a rest ... (yes, that's him laying on his lovies in the dance floor)

and just take a break! (love the hand in his pocket)

And every woman, just needs some cake ...

I thought this was so funny - at some point, Ian put his lovies on the speaker and then Bonner propped Abby up there so she could "watch"!  So funny!

And, last but not least, the kids were so excited to see the "princess" up-close and personal!

It didn't take them long to ask the "princess" to do "Ring Around the Rosey" :-)  She obliged as any princess would do!

Great time!  We are off to the beach next week so stay tuned for those adventures!

Happy Easter - Better Late than Never, Right?

It has definitely been a busy few weeks as we have been celebrating the risen Son and then getting back into the swing of things.  We had a nice Easter; Stewart's mom and oldest niece, Jenni, came to visit for the weekend which was nice.  Here are some pictures from our Easter morning egg hunt (we went to church on Saturday night)!

 "Oh, mommy, nanny put treats in these eggs!  Yummy!"

 "Bonner, what is your treat?"

 "I need to get a closer look!"

 "Look, Ian, more eggs!"

"No, I need that treat, Bonner!"

I put their Easter baskets out while they were taking a much-needed nap!

 Just so you know, this is the 3rd Toy Story Woody I have bought ... I'm pretty sure that 3 is my limit!

"Do you have treats in your basket, Bonner?"

Since the weather has been so nice, we have been going to a nearby park quite a bit.  I took this picture (with my new iPhone) last week while we were at the park.  She is so cute ... man, that Abby doll is super dirty, but aren't they cute?

It appears that the children got into the butterfly wings the other day while they were staying with Ms. Amber.  I found these pictures on the camera and could not stop laughing!

 "Look, Ms. Amber, we have wings!"

 "But before we can be beautiful butterflies, Ian, we need to be caterpillars in our cocoon!"

 "Let's fly, Ian!"

Toy Story on your shirt and wings on your back ... what more could a guy want?

We went to a little birthday party for a friend turning 3.  Great idea - it was at one of the local firestations!  Here's Ian (with our good friend Mary Elizabeth) after he devoured his cupcake!

He actually said, "Look, mom, I'm Santa Claus!"

 The kids got these cute glasses in their party favor bag ... Ian loved them - wore them the whole way home!

And this picture doesn't do it justice, but the kids brought home "fire helmets" from the birthday party.  It was probably 85 degrees outside, but Ian insisted on wearing the "fire hat" while he played "baseball" - in between taking breaks cutting the grass!

Ian-isms

- On our way into church Saturday night, Ian was walking pretty slow so I turned around to him and said, "Ian, honey, please pick up the pace."  He stopped, turned all the way around, looked at me and said, "Where's the pace, mommy?"  (That one might take you a minute, but it was funny!)

- Our precious neighbor, Mrs. Rhonda, gave the kids a sprinkler last year for their birthday.  The other morning, I went to put Ian in his carseat so we could go to school and he looked over at our other neighbor's yard and said, "Mommy, they have a water fountain in their yard."  I replied, "Yes, Mrs. Dawn has her sprinklers turned on."  Ian quickly asked, "Did Mrs. Rhonda give Mrs. Dawn a sprinkler, too?"  Crazy that he remembered that from so long ago!  Uncanny!