Sweet Summertime Memories

      Although we are home most of the summer, our days seem to be very busy! This nesting momma had projects galore on the to-do list to be completed before hitting the road again. I feel like we had two or three projects going on at one time most days, and I lacked the energy to complete any of them. I'm so thankful for the patient, hard-working man God gave me, as he was the one to tackle or finish most items on my list! (Being at our house for short periods of time during the year and being pregnant don't mix very well. Why do you always feel like everything has to be done "right now" when you are pregnant? As if waiting a few days or weeks will ruin everything...ah well...)

     The above paragraph details my memories of this summer. It is nice to be able to sit down and look at pictures and remember the fun times we shared too!! Enjoy!

Celebrating Jonathan's Birthday

Getting ready to enjoy the sprinkler! Love how Hudson's hair turned much more blonde this summer! (Didn't mean to cut off Ethan's head, but it was hard to even capture this picture with all their wiggling.)

The ever faithful Hudson hardly spent a day without shooting baskets and making me chase the ball.

Enjoying their very small pool. I got tired of the blow-up plastic pools that we have had before and wanted to try out the hard plastic kind. We'll see how it holds up. All the boys wanted to do was jump in it, which accomplished my purpose of keeping them cool!

Ethan took swimming lessons for the first time this summer. After the first few days, he really enjoyed it!

The boys morning routine of watching Curious George while I make their breakfast.

Ethan loved watching Peter Pan this summer. I think all kids must turn laundry baskets into pirate ships at some point in their life.

Hudson celebrating the 4th of July with his cupcake nicely smeared all over his face.

Loved spending part of the 4th making crafts and eating treats with our neighbors!

One of Jonathan's favorite holidays, Chick-fil-a Appreciation Day. Yes, I made our costumes...in the truck....on our way to Wisconsin.  Add that to your list of things to keep you occupied while on long road trips :-) It was nice to walk in this Chick-fil-a and know that I would not see anyone I knew!

Hudson got ice cream cone eating down to a science this summer!

So glad that Ethan mastered the art of riding his "big boy bike."

Another part of my "nesting" has been starting "school (K-3/4) " during the summer so that we can at least cover all the letters before baby arrives.

Summer Fun Continued

We enjoyed a little family time at Edisto Island this summer. We were able to take our trailer and camp at one of the campgrounds near the beach. Ethan loved digging in the sand! Hudson did okay too. He mainly slept the time away.

We loved our special visit from Grandma and Papa!! The Lord brought them to our house at just the right time. I wasn't feeling well and Jonathan was out of town. They were a big help! We went to Lake Lure for a day and Ethan enjoyed playing with Papa in the lake.

Hudson's sweet smiles for Grandma

Before we left in August, we had an early birthday celebration for Ethan. It was a dog theme and he chose 3 friends to celebrate with.

Looking forward to more adventures this fall!

Summer Adventures

Summertime was busy, busy, busy (hence the absence of blog posts)!! Here are a few highlights of what we did!

Shortly after we got home in June, we were able to help out at our church vbs program. This was the first year that Ethan was able to go to a class, and he really enjoyed it.

Enjoying song time

Concentrating on his craft

Whenever we come home from a long trip, Ethan loves playing with toys we left at home. This time he chose Mr. Potato Head's glasses.

Celebrating Daddy's birthday!! What fun with 2 little boys this year. 

We enjoyed many "short" walks this summer, mainly because it was so hot outside! Hudson loved the stroller in the evening during his fussy time.

 One of Ethan's favorite activities...reading to his brother. Now that Hudson tries to reach out and grab the books, Ethan has given up on trying to read to him.

 Enjoying the Greenville Zoo with cousin Micah. These 2 boys ran from one exhibit to the next in search of more animals.

 Celebrating the 4th of July! It was kind of hard to explain to a 2 year old what the holiday meant. We had fun watching our neighbors set off fireworks and we even got Ethan out of bed to watch them with us. We had fun sitting by the front door, eating marshmallows and staying bug bite free inside.

Hudson did a lot of growing this summer! He is developing into quite the active little boy. He is generally pretty quiet too, but always ready to give a smile.

More summer fun to come!!