Beach Part 2

Ryan had to work some during the vacation but he was able to sneak way for several days. The boys were super excited to spend time with him! The first day he came we went to check out my parents' house that is being built and to take a walk on the beach over there. 

Our sad attempt at the family selfie 

H was not happy for some reason 

I'm a little partial but I love the NC beaches!

The boys enjoyed checking out the construction sight 

Can't wait for summer 2016!

Afterwards we met David for dinner 

It ended up being slightly stressful to try to eat out with three kids, all of whom were tired and grumpy. The only time H was content was eating the cheese dip 

James is so into Legos right now. There were times where he wanted to stay in and build something instead of going outside!

James begged for a boogie board

Ryan got quite the workout doing it with him!

I had to include at least one picture of Ryan and my dad putting up this massive tent every day. It wasn't the easiest thing ever but it was SO nice to have.

Pappy introduced H to Gatorade and as Harrison likes to say, "My like it!"

Getting ready for our adults only dinner/date night! Forgot to take a picture while we were there but we enjoyed dinner with just my parents and David and Greer. I'm so thankful my kids finally do okay for babysitters, even new ones!

Harrison rode the boogie board a few times and then to quote him, "My scared!" and that was the end of that. 

Walk on the beach

One of the best things we ever bought- the blow up kids bed!

Pappy and James working on crossword puzzles at dinner 

Harrison had a hard time with naps so we definitely ended up like this a few times 

Our last night in town we went and had dinner at David and Greer's house 

I could not believe the stuff I brought just for me and the boys. I dread thinking about our future family vacations and the amount we are going to have!!!

So fun to have a week with these boys!

Beach Part 1

We recently got back from spending a week at the beach with my family. We had a GREAT time! Last summer I didn't feel like we got enough time to just play at the beach which is sad considering we now live less than an hour away from one. We had all sorts of various activities we were planning on doing while we were there but the boys loved the beach so much that we ended up just doing that every day.  I ended up with a picture overload on my phone so I broke the week up into two posts. 

Sand and water- two of Harrison's favorite things 

We were excited to have Madeline with us the first weekend to help out

James and his Nene

Snack break 

This cutie pie joined us for several days

Harrison went through moments where he loved the beach and when he hated it. You never knew which it was going to be!

Dinner minus the boys while Madeline babysat. What a treat!

Bubbles on the beach which turned into a light saber fight

Love this sweet boy

And this sweet girl! I feel so blessed to have such sweet kids in the family 

James made this one morning- characters from the Lego movie 

Harrison at age 2

I'm going to have to come back and edit this for his height and weight stats because we have been so busy this month that we can't get to the doctor till the end of June! 

Harrison I wish there was a way to bottle up all of your personality and funny and unique traits at this age so I could never forget them!  I am absolutely FLOORED at how different you are at age 2 versus age 1.  The first year of your life you were pretty quiet, a little stoic, and mostly just took in all that was going on with a sense of bored tolerance of the world. This last year you have come out of your shell in a major way! You are so so funny! You seriously have one of the biggest personalities for a two year old ever.  You love to make jokes and then you crack up laughing at them yourself. You are extremely verbal. You never stop talking. I joked with Ryan the other day that you may end up being the most talkative person out of the whole family.  The nursery worker at church told us recently that it always surprises them to see this little guy walking around and then you open your mouth to say a paragraph. You may be the younger brother but you are going to make sure your voice is heard.  Some of your favorite phrases that we hear a lot lately are, "I've got a problem!" "That's funny Mama." "Help me help me everybody" and "It's MY turn to talk".   You also sometimes confuse I and My so we get lots of phrases like "My hungry Mama.".  Some of your favorite things and activities are bubbles, dancing, playing with the toy kitchen (especially pretending to make pizza), being outside, and playing with the water hose. Your favorite foods are cheese, fruit, and water. 

Some other things about you at this age. You are stubborn. We have multiple meltdowns and time outs each day. If I ask you if you need to go to time out a lot of times you say, "Yep" and plop yourself right down. We have had to get on you recently for having a potty mouth and not talking respectful to your mama.  Harrison you also have a sensitive side and your feelings get hurt easily.  You love to snuggle at night time in the rocking chair and "rock rock a lil bit".  We will be moving you to a big boy bed soon so I am treasuring these snuggle moments. You have a sweet side and you love to be a helper.  Whenever we pray you always insist on praying too and often include all sorts of things. For instance last night you thanked God for the lizards at the pet store!  You love your brother and you drive him crazy but at the end of the day you are best friends. The other night you came up to each of us and said, "I love you Mama. I love you Daddy. I love you James." We love you SO much Harrison!!! You bring so much joy and laughter to our lives! 

I didn't get a lot of pictures on your actual birthday but it was a fun day. You had your last day of extended preschool camp. Nene came to keep you and James while I had a doctor's appointment and after nap time we went to the pet store which is one of your favorite places. 

After the pet store we went as a family to Cow Cafe for dinner and birthday ice cream. 

We met the Doak family there. I tried to get a picture but poor Bo was traumatized !

Happy Birthday Harrison!