3 Years Old and 20 Months Week 4

We took a mini vacation to Grammy and Poppy's in Savannah.  Everyone had a wonderful time!  The boys fished, fed turtles, swam in a neighbor's pool, went for a boat ride to the beach, and rode the bike, scooter and golf cart. It was an action packed weekend.

Mommy and Daddy enjoyed going for a run and bike rides through the neighborhood.  The dogs loved swimming in the marsh.

3 Years Old and 20 Months Week 3

I took the boys to the NC Tranportation Museum in Salisbury, NC.  We took a ride on the round table that is used to get the engines out of storage and onto the tracks.  We also rode on a train through the facility.  The boys had lots of fun climbing on all the different engines.  The museum even had a mail car and a hospital train car.  The boys were asleep as we left the parking lot!

Nana, Papaw and Aunt Aimee came to see us this weekend.  Nana and Papaw kept the boys while Drew and I competed in our first sprint triathlon since before we had the boys.  We had fun celebrating Father's Day with both Daddy and Papaw.

3 Years Old and 20 Months Old Week 2

Carson has been trying to jump for ages now but on Friday he got both feet off the ground.  It is a big milestone for the kids turning two.  Now he can truly "hop, ribbit."

We took the boys to Lake Wylie to swim with Travis and Amelia on Sunday.  All the kids enjoyed jumping off the dock.  After lunch, we took them for ice cream and they all ordered dirt cups - vanilla ice cream with crushed Oreos and gummy worms.

The library's summer reading program starts tomorrow.  The boys love going to story time each week and picking out new books.

3 Years Old and 20 Months Week 1

 

We took the boys camping for the first time this weekend.  We went to Hot Springs, NC and stayed at Creek Ridge Campground.  It was a beautiful location on Silver Creek.  We had a little rustic cabin which was nice because it had a bed, bathroom and mini fridge which made camping a little easier. Nana, Papaw, Aunt Aimee and Uncle Anthony joined us on Saturday.  We spent the afternoon lounging at the creek and fishing.  Jackson and Poppy caught little fish.  It was fun to watch them fish together.  Jackson said he caught five fish but he only really caught three.  Poppy said he was going to be a great fisherman because he had the most important part down pat - the fishing stories.

The boys and I have some fun play dates already planned for the summer.  Our first was at Millie's house.  The boys painted with sponges as well as their hands and feet.  Then, they washed off in the sprinkler.

3 Years Old and 19 Months Week 4 - Memorial Day 2013

The boys had a great time this weekend celebrating Memorial Day with their friends.  On Friday, we went to "big guy's" house for Popsicles and sprinklers.  Big guy is the little boy that pushed Jackson down the first day of preschool and then they became fast friends.

Saturday, we went to the Buffalo boys' annual party here in the neighborhood.  It used to be a party full of dogs but now there are tons of kids. 

On Sunday, we spent the day with Lillie.  The kids played inside and out before we took them to the pool to swim.  The water was still a little to cold int he big pool but they had a blast in the baby pool. 

Monday, we were supposed to have dinner with Travis and Amelia but we did not finish with our chores in time.  Drew was going back and forth between the office and fixing our leaking shower.  Jackson was so tired after his big weekend that he fell asleep on the couch.  Carson was in bed at 6PM Monday night.

We started potty training Carson this week.  He went several times in the party and his brother has been trying to explain how you pee in the backyard.  Every time Carson goes to the potty he and his brother get an M&M so Jackson has a vested interest in helping me potty train Carson.  Also, Jackson asked if he could have an M&M if he did not wet his night diaper.  I thought that was a great plan!

3 Years Old and 19 Months Week 3

The boys have been swimming twice now at the YMCA on Sunday afternoons.  Last week, Carson would not let go of me.  This week, he was jumping off the side and swimming like his big brother.  I would love to think that it is my fabulous teaching abilities but I think it is just confidence on Carson's part.  Jackson has been "swimming" in our hot tub during the week.  He dives down to the bottom to get his torpedo.

Last week, Drew and I were in Erie for meetings.  The boys stayed with Grammy.  They got to go to the park every morning and even had a picnic one day.  It sounds like they may have had ice cream at night.  Jackson went looking for it last night in the freezer but it was all gone.

We got some rain over the weekend and it flooded the backyard.  We found the boys hopping in puddles.  They were covered in mud from head to toe!

3 Years Old and 19 Months Week 2

The boys planned a picnic at the park for Mommy on Mother's Day.  We had a lot of fun feeding the ducks our leftovers.  Later in the day, we took the boys swimming at the YMCA.  Jackson is doing really well swimming.  Carson is still a little clingy.