Happy Birthday America!!

Kennedy is super excited about America's birthday today! We made a cake this morning and she was making me laugh so hard. She was really excited about the birthday party! Ha! Here she is helping decorate her first cake. She was such a good helper! We have a fun day planned....pool, lunch, naps, low country boil, then fireworks!! What fun!! Happy 4th everyone!

Our finished product! Am I as good as Sarah and Liza? He..he..so kidding!

Meanwhile...

What's a little brother to do when his sister is in time out? Well, bother her of course!!! Here's Whit's side to the morning. He is truly a little brother in training. He is going to be a serious pain in Kennedy's side through the years. It makes me happy. :)

ATTACK!

"Whitty Whit's got my hair!" she yells. Then I hear, "He's eating it! Mommy, he's eating my hair!"
Now, that was fun!

I love her

I love her passion for the things she believes in.

I love how she shows you how she feels.
I love her determination.

I love that no matter what she will stand up for what she believes in.

She might need a short break but she is still fighting her causes.

She can be silent at times but will not ever forget what she believes in.

And in the end she is full of life and joy.

I realize that I am raising myself. I know that. I have a little girl that is bullheaded and strong. She is determined and passionate. She is forming who she is and I can see that this little girl will not grow up to let the world walk all over her. She fights for what she believes in. I pray that she grows up to be an independent woman that stands up for herself. We are just working on the right times to stand up for ourselves right now. I love this little girl. She's a challenge at times but I think she brings that spice we need to our family. Thank's Kennedy for being who you are.

The LAKE!!!

Well, we made it to the "lake!" I will just call it the "lake" because I still really have no concept of where we were. I do know we enjoyed a wonderful weekend with great friends that we don't get to see enough and we RELAXED! Well, as much as you can with 3 kids around. I think I sat down a few times. :) It was so nice to arrive at our destination Friday afternoon and not get back into the car until today. I don't think I even wore shoes until we left to come home. Thank you, thank you, Eaves family for letting us visit and enjoy your lake house! We had lots of fun and made lots of memories for Kennedy and Whit. She kept calling it Turtle Lake (from Dora). Crazy girl! Here are some of my favorite pictures...so many to chose from!

The boys and Sarah on the boat. Whit was usually happy as long as the boat was in motion!

The boys...so big!

Kennedy and Banks...Don't expect a picture of all three of them. It never happened. I am surprised I have any of two kids together!

Kennedy tubing...ok, ok, she did not like it. Maybe next year! :)

Whit...tired baby fell asleep on his evening boat ride!

A super soccer star in the making! Watch out Aunt Courtney! Please remember she is half my genes so don't really get too excited!

Whit and his Daddy...he LOVED riding in the little boat with Greg. A daddy and his boy....love that!

He STANDS!!! This one he stood for about 10 seconds. He is up to about 20 seconds at a time. Then he decides to sit down. I will stop counting seconds soon I promise. It is just so weird to see your BABY stand on his own! One year ago he wasn't even here yet!

Loving life as usual!

The perfect dive...for lessons call 555-GREG

Our sweet tired kiddos...watching a little Dora together. :)

What a great weekend!! I am glad I now know what the "lake" is that Sarah talks about all the time. FUN, FUN, FUN!! Now, time to bed down and stay home for a while. We have a big 1 year old birthday to celebrate soon...gotta get ready for that! :)

"Daddy's chasing us!!" says Kennedy

Well, the boys acted like they were young again and got up on those skis again...the first time in years for old Greg-O. :) Kennedy thought it was great! She yelled, "Mommy, Daddy's chasing us!" How funny is the world through a 2 year old! Here are a few pics of my man beast husband. I would like to add that my camera is freaking awesome. Seriously...I was far away from this first pic and it is pretty great. So is the man beast in it...:)

He only fell once! Ha!
Jonathan attempting a hurkey...couldn't quite do it on the water! Keep trying J!

A moment to remember

There are moments when parenting is so hard. Then there are those that make my stomach jump and a tear comes to my eye. Sometimes I even have a few more tears than that. I love to have happy tears for my kids. :) Drew and Kennedy had one of those moments for me tonight.......

The kids are playing in my room. They both run out so excited about something. They are both talking SO fast I cannot understand a word they are saying. So I say, "Stop talking and we are going to talk one at a time." Kennedy went first and said, "Mommy, can we go get some ice cream at Mr. Boyd's?" Now, here I am a bit shocked that they came up with this so I ask Drew what he wanted. He says, "Can we please go get some ice cream from Mr. Boyd's?" This is when my heart melts because they have never come up with something like this on their own. This meant they were talking about it together and decided together to come ask us. I told them to ask the daddies and they begged and begged. The daddies are now at Bruster's with those precious babies. When did they get this grown up? I love these two...it seems like yesterday we were just waiting on them to get here. I feel like we have a lot of trouble in the future with this pair!

Summer mornings..gotta love them!!

I love mornings where you have nothing to do. You have no agenda for the day. The world is at your feet. Mmmm....I do so love the lazy days of summer. The kids played outside this morning and they were being so cute I had to snap a few pics. Don't you just love summer mornings?

It is amazing what a few pots and pans and measuring cups can do!