May Vaca

 My computer is still down for the count, but I miss blogging, so another round of Iphone pics :) James and I went on a anniversary trip last week to Jumby Bay. Ya'll, it was soooo wonderful! It is a small island off the coast of Antigua and postcard worthy...great service, great food, and such nice people. We really just relaxed. James even read a complete book in one day and if you have read the blog before, you know that is a miracle. I read four books (my favorite was The Language of Flowers) and took at least one nap a day...The most activity was a little kayaking, snorkeling, etc.

view from lunch everyday

my favorite, prawn and wasabi salad

dinner on the beach, Cheers to four years! I am so blessed!

White Night where everyone enjoyed an authenic Antiguan bbque on the beach wearing white...It was beautiful

one more rum punch before we left (don't worry James and Geni the bartender became bff's and he got the "secret" recipe)

I did miss the little rascals and was thankful they were having a blast at the beach with Pie and Pal...

Upon our return, we enjoyed the end of the week and Memorial day at the Gulf....you know how you always want a vacation after vacation? Well we had it! Perfect scenario!

Lane is at the perfect beach stage...swims but not too deep, independently plays in the sand, wants to fish, ride in the boat, etc.

Holden is at the hardest stage...eats sand, rubs it in his eyes, wants to be where Lane is and gets MAD if he is left out, so close to walking aka..falls all the time...

BUT, they both love it and know we have a fun summer ahead!

Lately...

I have some great pictures on my "real"camera, but unfortunately my Macbook decided to crash, so uploading them is a problem...in the meantime I wanted to catch up the ole blog because we have had a few great events lately ...so all that to say, enjoy another round of phone pics...

We went to Kentucky, Danville to be exact to celebrate the marriage of this great couple. The wedding was beautiful...so much fun! My brother, Mac, and his crew were the caterers (Shindigs) and the food was delicious! Kate and Brett did a great job of making everything very personal and I loved all of the details...

the reception was in a large old tobacco barn at the bride's grandparents home

Kate made this herself on the morning of the wedding, talk about many talents..

Maggie and Bradford, the cutest ring bearer...He did not want to walk down the aisle on his own :)

He really was a hit all weekend though and was so much fun...

our travel companions

my hot date

we got to hang out with one of my favorite couples, Penny and Nick..Nick even went on a historical walking tour of Danville with us :)

The next week, the Tucker Twin girls made their debut!!! Abbie's water broke on Monday night...and the sweet girls came the next morning on April 30th...neat because it was also my twin girl cousins, Mary Russell and Shannon's birthday!

love this picture of the parents right before they took Abbie back...

holding sweet Emily Steele and Elliott Avery

Emily weighed 5.9 pounds and Elliott weighed 6.6 pounds

I have gotten to see them frequently over the past week, and they are adorable!

Last weekend we headed to the gulf with the Jones fam...the weather was not the best, but we made the most of it!

what a crew! Foster is 4 months older than Lane, and Holden is 3 months older than Jude (who is hidden in the sling on his momma)

Lane loving on Jude

also very thankful for these two ladies, Haley and Susanna who help with the boys and let us go to an adult dinner (Cosmo's, still one of my favs)

lunch at Cobalt

two little rascals that dominated the tv with Mickey Mouse (shake shake shake your peanut, is still stuck in my head!)

great day for kite flying as it was super windy

these two loved the water despite the chill factor, makes me exited for more fun times when it actually warms up

bath time is way more fun with friends!

we found a little nook out of the wind to enjoy the island

Great trip with great friends!!!

Lastly, I am so thankful to be a momma on this Mother's day weekend!

these little ones keep me on my toes! (He insisted he had a boo boo on his nose)

Holden trying to get under the bathroom door while Lane was finishing his bath

poor picture quality as it is a picture of a proof, but here is one of my favorite shots from our photo session with Barbara Harbin...thankful for my mother who went with me as photo sessions with two boys two and under are not exactly the easiest and most fun thing for a grandmother to do

So thankful for my wonderful mother and mother in law, so blessed!

Iphone Catch Up

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Holden is in to everything

my two little "helpers" 

loves bath time and I love this little bath ring seat, makes things easier with two in the tub

goofballs, I would love to say they love walks, but not really. Lane is more into riding or pushing something...

I can't keep him clean, between his older sibling and his crawling and eating dirt, this is what he looks like by the end of the day

He does love this and thinks he is SO big

these two love going to visit the Tuckers, Lane was pitching a fit when we headed home yesterday!

Eating is more and more challenging as he is very opinionated these days...he now shakes his head NO when he doesn't like something...

if it rains, he wants to be outside ASAP to get in the puddles, must be a boy thing?!

sending our friend Bradford pictures of outfits to borrow

This was husband/wife teamwork at its best. We were putting in a electric fence for Amos as he is now exploring the neighborhood on a regular basis. This happened on a weeknight at around 11 pm as we realized it was going to rain the next morning and fill in the ditch that was ready for the wire. James is a perfectionist and I am well..not. So we had some interesting conversations that night in the dark about how things should be done. The highlight of the endeavor occurred when our neighborhood patrol came to check things out...I think they thought a domestic disturbance was underway....(which was not far off!)

he is always at my feet wanting to be picked up, LOVE it

Life is FULL!

8/9 months and 2.2 years

These little rascals are getting so BIG!! They are both into everything....

Holden is crawling everywhere, opening and closing cabinets/doors, pulling up and standing on his own (only for a second before a big plop back down) 

He is over baby food and only wants to feed himself. Great. It makes dinner time very interesting! His favorites are cheese, sweet potatoes, avocado, goldfish, and graham crackers.  Yes goldfish and graham crackers...oh how times have changed...with Lane I would not let him have any sugar or processed anything for the first year. Holden downs handful of goldfish happily with his big brother. Oh, well. I think they will survive. 

He was a little under the weather this past week so I took him to the doctor. He weighs almost 22 pounds...such a big boy. He is still a momma's boy and I am loving every minute as I know it won't last long. He loves to be held, loves watching Lane, and loves playing hide and seek. 

This big brother is changing so fast. His language has exploded! He says new words everyday, and I am amazed at what he is learning. I love seeing the world through his eyes. His favorite things are "trac" (tractor), "park" and "outsi"(outside) 

Aren't they so sweet?

Pure Angels

HAHAHAHA

Below are the "out takes"

Let's get real...they are not always smiley happy well behaved kiddos:

yes he is form tackling his brother and yes Holden is strong as an ox

can you see through the blurriness (is that a word?) to see the sheer determination on Lane's face...

so then he was disciplined, which usually is a spanking as "time out" doesn't seem to work these days.

and we are done!

Lane's other new favorite word is "mine"! My "babble" (cup), my mic (mickey mouse animal),  my ball, "I ride truck with da, hol stay hom" (holden stay home with momma, thanks)...so least you don't think we deal with the "twoness" coming out, oh we do...I will say these are not the norm, and really only come out when he is tired or needing some extra attention. 

overall they love each other and are really learning to interact

me: "Lane please sit up and smile for momma, so I can get a good picture"

Lane: above and below

now this one really is an angel :)