sea island days

our sea island summer days- always so much fun! we look forward to this summer trip every year to be with the california cousins. it is always filled with days at the pool & lots of yummy meals. this year was especially fun since Henry is at an "easier" age & talking up a storm, saying silly things. the one thing that did occur over the trip- on saturday morning exactly- henry started the "WHY?" phase!!! we thought we had skipped this point in the 2 yr old stage!! we started the morning out with breakfast & then did our usual routine of heading to the beach club in the car. on the way to the pool it seemed that every sentence brett or i said was followed from henry with a "why?"!!! and it hasn't stopped in the last 3 weeks!!!

enjoy the photos below from our fun summer!!

lilly & hen....hello crewcuts!! need any new models??

is this a grandparent christmas card or what???

my little bean is getting to be such a big boy. i don't know if i can handle it.

san francisco charm

on the run....of course

finally: a much needed family photo

who could resist???

we picked up a new sport while at the beach! i really couldn't get over how easy it was for him. summer sports camps here we come in the future years!

our long weekend

our long weekend has been filled with fun activities & packing boxes!! brett & henry have hit the golf course and the pool a couple of times & mom and I have been packing up the kitchen. i never knew how much stuff one

Hen has been having a blast lately & asking non stop questions- or should i just say it is non stop talking. He is starting to say some funny little phrases and it makes us wonder where he gets them from. of course there are some that we aren't fans of....like..."i don't like that mommy" or the best is when he doesn't want something he just answers with "nope".

the house construction is coming along & we are getting very excited about getting settled back in within the next few months. we have boxes piled to the ceiling and are about to be out of a kitchen this week so we are ready to get out of the house for a temporary move for some weeks. it sure hasn't seemed to phase little man one bit- except for his common question for when he is asking me what i am doing he just answers it with "you packin' mommy".

we hope everyone is enjoying their summer as much as we are! beach adventure pictures to come over the next month! xo

one of the first times they hit the golf course here in Charlotte together- he loved every minute

2010 fripp

BEACH TIME!!!!!

tongue out always makes you run faster

ok Hen, this is how you do it! yes, Lucy Goosey- i will do anything you do!

my favorite from the weekend

i mean who wouldn't want to buy a bathing suit with a tutu? the front is monogrammed too- couldn't be ANY cuter!

he is thinking.....not so sure about this pool any more since i have already fallen IN two times!

in line waiting for the pinata bust from uncle j


lucy is thinking strategy....hen is just thinking what is this thing? you have a baseball bat but no baseball?

showing off all the goodies- once again "thank you uncle J!!"

busy month of may

trying to do a little catch up of photos for may. we sure have had a busy month. brett & i escaped for a long weekend trip alone to new york in the beginning- it was the perfect short vacation! great food, friends & of course a little shopping! then the following weekend we had Taylor's Finish Line Festival out at the drag strip by the race track. Henry had a blast playing on all the games & especially loved the dirt road cars. For Memorial weekend we headed to Fripp Island for our annual beach trip-- those pictures to come!

watching the dirt road cars with daddy- totally amazed- and no he is not sun burned! my poor child just turns bright red the moment he steps outside in the sun.

we found the SARGE car from the movie Cars- He was sooo excited!

one quick shot of us on our trip with part of the sky line in the background

9:45 friday night

this is how we just found our child. diaper is under the elbow & pants all the way down- thank goodness nothing was wet or smeared anywhere! great friday night entertainment!!

attack of the SILLY STRING

$2 can get you a lot of fun!!!

the goose got it figured out

wild man still needs another year for the hand coordination

but uncle j always comes to the rescue

zach wasn't too happy about all the neighborhood commotion

the kids wouldn't even attempt the slip-n-slide but dad thought it was a great opportunity to go down in this clothes! then all we heard from the two little ones "do it again, do it again!"

hot footage

i thought i would post some live action videos of the man from the past few months. here are a few to watch for some good laughs-- and they actually might only be entertaining for the grandparents and family! also notice how every video ends with " i wanna see"! (also- if they don't come up then i'm sorry!! for some reason when i put them up they only last for a few viewings so if someone knows how to fix this problem please tell)

the dinosaur song with cookies in the mouth (the end is incomprehensible, okay so maybe most of it is but we can understand the beginning)

my mom (aka honey) gave him a singing card for valentine's day that sings "you are my sunshine"; he would not put it down! here he is with a little sing-a-long

this one is from Easter morning. Uncle J was cool enough to leave some treats for the kids outside in the front yard. the best part of this one is at the end when he tells him "thank you uncle J!"