Dinner with Mama

Sam and I have lunch together everyday in some form or fashion...sometimes it may be the sit down variety and others may be a bit more hurried like Sam pulls up his highchair next to sofa while I feed Kate. Nevertheless, I do love it when we get to chat and catch up on the day. He is learning new words all the time and lately his favorite thing to do is list all the people he knows and for those that aren't there he shrugs his shoulders as if saying "I don't know where they are, do you??" I love his precious expressions and watching the wheels turn as he explores the vocabulary that is building inside his big brain!!

As some of you may know, we are in the process of building our first home. Just over a month ago we made the decision to build after looking at several homes here in the upstate. They told us that we should be able to move in by December if all goes well. We all know what "if all goes well" means in contractor lingo, but with the above progress we are hopeful!! We are super excited about all the fun options that we have chosen for the interior and the yard is going to be plenty big for Sam & Katie to exhaust themselves :) Rob and I are going to attempt to make weekly visits to the property throughout the next few months. We will take plenty of progress photos so everyone can see our new home as it comes to completion.

Aunt Deanna Comes to Play

This past Saturday the kids received a special visit from their Aunt Deanna. She was so sweet to stop in on her way back from the beach to hang out for the afternoon. We had a lot of fun catching up with her and she got to see how much the kids had grown! We went on a boat ride, even though it was absolutely burning up outside. As long as the boat was moving we were alright! Sam enjoyed driving the boat with Daddy and honking the horn the best! We played inside most of the time and went to eat Mexican before she had to go home. Lots of fun!!

Our Little Techie

Sam knows that playing with the remote control, telephone and Katie's monitor are off limits, but when I put him on the bed the other day to change him...there they all were as if waiting for him all along. I know he must have been thinking that mommy had finally given up! I haven't given up but the moment and his expression were too priceless to let pass without capturing.

Bebe Comes to Visit

Bebe arrived this morning to stay the day and we had so much fun! We read books, played in the pool, sang songs & my favorite game of "where's Bebe??" Mama got to go to the grocery store by herself and we got lots of attention and love from Bebe. When Daddy got home we splashed around in the pool to cool off from the heat and I got to eat my first popsicle! YUM! Katie was so excited that Bebe was visiting that she decided not to take naps... We sure love it when Bebe comes to visit. We hope she will come back soon!

Papa's 1970 Glasses

Living at Nana & Papa's has its sweet rewards...new & fun treasures in every drawer. Sam has been on a treasure hunt ever since arriving here in our new temporary home. He found Papa's old glasses and thought he would try them on for size. Size was a definite issue, but the amount of excitement was not. Sam has a unique gift of discovering anything and everything(even when you think you have secured all areas.) The joy it brings him to find new things is priceless and the more insignificant a find the better. I love the innocence in him!

The Bonding Continues...

Today as I was preparing to put Kate down for a nap, Sam was eager to see where Kate was going to lay her head. He has become quite the climber over the last couple of months, so the trek up the side of her crib was a cinch. Kate didn't seem to mind, since she was more interested in her aquarium that was hopefully going to be soothing her into sleepy land very soon. I am touched each time I can see a moment shared by these two beautiful children. It is like watching the plot of a movie unfold before your eyes. People always told me during my pregnancy with Kate that the friendship and bond that they would share would be priceless. They were all right...even though Kate has only been here a couple of months the sweet friendship and love as brother and sister is already blossoming!!