Oh, Vacation why did you go by so fast?

We are back home from our vacation! We had so much fun and made a lot of good memories with the boys, but it went by to fast. We left on Sunday, July the 4th and headed up to Williamsburg, VA. Traffic was not to bad, but with two little boys it took longer than it should, but that is ok, we had fun. We arrived at our hotel the Crowne Plaza around 5:00pm. We unpacked the truck, got our room all settled and headed straight for the pool. Todd headed over to Chili's to pick up our dinner. We ate poolside and had a very yummy dinner.


The next day we were off to Busch Gardens despite the heat. Plenty of cool spots there to cool down. Including the splash pools in the kids areas. Around 4pm or so we headed back to the room to rest. We played in the pool at the hotel some more, because little boys can never get enough of a pool. Wyatt met a little friend Hailey that he wanted to be pen pals with, but he forgot her room number and could not give her his address (he was so dissapointed). That night at our hotel in the courtyard they showed a movie and we could see it perfectly from our balcony, so we were entertained watching them make homemade pizza's in a brick oven and watching the movie (Wyatt thought this was awesome).




On Tuesday we headed to Water Country, it was still pretty hot, but we managed to keep cool on the water slides and kiddie pools. We ended our day there with several trips around Hubba Hubba Highway (a fast moving lazy river), both of the boys loved this. After getting back to the hotel and resting for a bit we headed to Wyatt's favorite restaurant...Olive Garden. The food was wonderful and we payed cash so no one there could steal our credit card number (which happened last year).





On Wednesday we had breakfast at Cracker Barrell (yummy) did a little shopping, visited some sites in Colonial Williamsburg and was lazy until the afternoon when we went back to Busch Gardens. Wyatt got overheated and complained of a headache and tummy ache. By the time we got him back to the room he was miserable, so he went straight to bed. Poor guy had a headache all night, but he was better in the morning.










On Thursday, the boys stayed with Todd while I did some more shopping. Later that afternoon I took them to Target for awhile and Todd hung out at the room. While we were gone the power went out at our hotel. Thankfully it was only out a couple of hours. That afternoon we headed back to Bush Gardens, the weather was so much cooler and the boys had the most fun they had probably had all week. They both got their faces painted like spiderman and we enjoyed some italian food. They both watched the fireworks from inside the truck and enjoyed them without being scared for the first time. I think we all slept really good Thursday night, they were two very tired little boys with two very tired parents.





Friday morning we sadly packed up and left Williamsburg (Wyatt cried when we left the hotel, but Warren wanted to get home to see his Molly dog). The trip home was a lot quicker and the boys did really well (what did we do before portable DVD players???). Now we are home, laundry is washing, suitcases put away, and a lot of good memories we will keep with us forever.

Summer Seems To Be In Full Swing

Well, Summer is not officially here until later this month, but it seems to be in full swing around our house. We have had our first boating trip (even if the motor did start acting up when we got back to the dock). We have been to the beach a few times, Cedar Island a couple of times and the boys are living it up in the pool at Nanny's house. They are getting tan already.
The weather is wonderful and we have been spending a lot of time outdoors, we even have a small garden for the first time. Wyatt has finished 2nd grade and I can hardly believe he is a 3rd grader now. Baseball season has come to an end and we enjoyed a party for all the boys at Emerald Isle water slides last weekend to celebrate. Yesterday Wyatt had a swim/playdate with his best friend, Miss Rebekah, at her pool and he let Warren and I tag along.
Tomorrow he will be attending his first camp and is very ecxited. It will be day camp (Mom is not ready for one of those overnighters yet and he's not either) called Camp Invention, a science camp, he can hardly wait. Warren is having blast because he is such a little adventurer and loves being outside. He is only going to preschool one day each week during the summer, just to keep him going (to prevent any meltdowns at the beginning of next year).
In a few weeks we will be leaving for our vacation and I wish it was tomorrow.


Todd and I are so thankful for our life, we have such wonderful kids, good jobs and an incredible family. Recently Danielle posted about being thankful for what she has. Well, it made me realize that the little things in life are what is important. We can't dwell on the things that happen everyday, but remember when they do that there is still so much to be thankful for.
I don't know what I would do without my husband, my boys and my family. They are everything to me. I look around each day while I am at work and wonder just how some of these kids are going to make it in life. They don't even have the simplest of things. I am not talking about things that can be bought, but a lot of them don't even have LOVE. Children can't thrive without love and it is apparent in a lot of these kids that there is no love or very little in the place they call home or with the people they call their family. So today I pray that everyone can start to realize that money can not buy happiness, but love can take you a very long way. So today on this Lord's Day, may each and everyone be blessed with love, because our Heavenly Father loves us unconditionally, something that we rarely find in this Earthly life. God Bless each and everyone of you!

I am a bad blogger......

Where does the time go, I don't know, but it's gone! Time is flying by so quickly it is hard to believe that Wyatt is almost done with 2nd grade and will be a big 3rd grader soon (I'm already dreading the EOG's). Warren, is well Warren. He is enjoying his time at preschool and will be moving up to the 3 year old class in the fall. Summer is almost here and we are getting very excited about enjoying some boating, beach, and Cedar Island time. We are planning our annual vacation to Busch Gardens for July and I think I may be more excited than the boys. We are getting to stay a whole week this year and I can't wait to get away. We have been very busy with school, baseball and LIFE. Here are some pics of the things that have kept us too busy to blog this spring.

February was a whirlwind...

We have survived February and all of the birthdays. Our boys have grown so much over the past year, it is so hard to believe that they are 8 and 3.




I had my birtday on February 6th. I also can't believe I am 32. I remember clearly when I thought that was old. However, I no longer feel that way. The boys keep me young, at least young at heart.





Warren had his birthday on February 8th with a Thomas Party. We had a lot of fun with friends. We had hot dogs, cake and ice cream.





Two weeks later on Feb. 21st Wyatt celebrated his 8th birthday at the Eastern Athletic Club pool. He had a blast splishing and splashing with all of his friends and family. We had a really cool Hot Wheels "cupcake" cake. We have decided with all of these birthdays in one month that Wal-Mart bakery is our hero. They really do make great cakes, not only do they taste good, but they are really cute too.


Glad to see March come in no matter if it is like a LION or a LAMB....at least it is here! We are so ready for summer and warm weather. We can't wait for boating, beach and vacation.