Summer or Winter?

Ryan discovered his hat and gloves from last winter in the closet yesterday and insisted on putting them on. He figured it would be a good idea to go outside and play with his beach ball while wearing these items. Now notice that he has no shorts or shoes on but he does have the hat and gloves on. It was so hot outside, but he had the best time running around the yard playing ball! When I finally was able to wrestle the hat off his head, his hair was soaked with sweat. At least he's color coordinated, right?!

A Day at the beach

ryan and his daddy in the water

the boys playing with the wheelbarrow
watching Charlotte's Web
emily loved playing with this fire truck
Sunday we spent the day with the Weissingers at Jen's parents beach house in Nags Head. We had so much fun, the weather was perfect and the kids had a great time. First we went to the beach and then spent the afternoon at the pool. It was nice to be able to do both, especially when they are right next to each other. Ryan got to ride Alex and Caleb's scooters, which I think was the highlight of the day for him. Emily took a nap and crawled all over the place. We grilled out hot dogs and hamburgers for dinner and then headed back home. Thanks Weissingers for a wonderful time!!

World of Wonders

Saturday morning we headed out to meet the Judd family at the Botanical Gardens. The boys love to go to the World of Wonders part and play in the big fountains of water. Another successful day of summer fun!!

A Weekend in Charlotte- Take 2

My friend Kimie and her sweet little boy Sam.

Emily crawling and getting into everything.

Ryan and his friend Jack in the tub after the boat ride.

Ryan loved riding Mr. JB's motorcycle (aka-scooter)

After spending Friday night visiting with Kevin's friends, we spent the rest of the weekend with some of my dear friends that I grew up with. We don't get to see each other very often, but we truly enjoy our times when we do get to be together. The weekend was filled with lots of good food, boat rides, motorcycle rides, lots of kids and wonderful times catching up. Ryan had a blast playing with some new friends and getting to do all kinds of fun stuff. He just made himself right at home and had a wonderful time. Emily had a great time just crawling all over the place, exploring and chasing after their sweet doggie. We had a wonderful time and were sad to leave but look forward to the next time we can be together. Thanks Walters family for another memorable time together!!

On our way back home we stopped by to see the Williams family. Beth was gracious enough to make dinner for us before we headed off for the rest of our ride. We enjoyed getting to visit with them and also Josiah who was staying with them for a few days. It was a very busy weekend, but filled with lots of fun times!

A Weekend in Charlotte

Ryan and Madisen

I am so sorry that it has been so long since I have updated my blog, we have been so busy. Last weekend we went to Charlotte to visit some friends and had a wonderful time. Our first stop was to visit a friend of Kevin's that he grew up with in Roanoke that lives in Charlotte. We met him and his family for dinner on Saturday night. Here is a picture of Ryan and their oldest girl Madisen. Aren't they so cute together!! We had so much fun visiting with them and Ryan had so much fun playing with Madisen.

The Big "Hot Dog"

Today we met Heather and the boys at MacArthur to let the boys play on the big hot dog. We figured it would be a nice way for the kids to play and stay cool. Unfortunately the air condition didn't seem to be working so it was very hot. The heat didn't seem to bother the boys, but Heather and I sure were sweating!!

Kangaroo Jac's!!

Ryan bouncing on the dinosaur!
Anderson bouncing on the dinosaur!!
The boys heading down the slide!!

Tonight we went to Kangaroo Jac's with the Judd's and the boys had a wonderful time! I must say that it is very difficult to take pictures of two little boys as they are jumping and bouncing all over the place. I was able to catch a few moments of fun as they were playing. (unfortunately you won't see any pictures on Heather's blog due to the fact that the batteries in her camera died) Ryan and Anderson love all the climbing, jumping, bouncing and sliding. This is a great way to tire the kids out at the end of the day and then send them off to bed. Once again it was another fun filled evening with the Judd family!!