Memorial Day 2012

What a weekend!  This was not the typical Memorial Day weekend for our family this year, filled with friends, family, grilling out and relaxing by the pool.  This Memorial Day weekend was filled up to our ears (literally!) with dirt.  Dirt, dirt and more dirt.  In fact, I am still cleaning the dirt from shoes, dog paws, toys, etc everyday!  We have had a playset sitting in our garage for a few years now, just waiting to be setup.  We weren't sure if we wanted to move and set it up at a new house, or stay here but with the way houses are selling right now, I think we have decided to stay put for a while.  I feel like we will know when its the right time, and I just don't think that time is now.  Soooo...we used 90% of this weekend hauling dirt down our steep backyard to fill in a retaining wall so that we have a flat spot for the playset!  I will do a full post on that once the project is complete...hopefully that is just a week or two away but I can't guarantee that!
The remaining 10% of the weekend was spent sleeping, golfing (for Lance - who truly deserved the break!) and having fun at Stone Mountain!  Since we were busy busy busy for most of the weekend, we wanted to have some family time to just have fun together, so we decided to head to Stone Mountain.  You only have to go twice to make a pass worth the money, so we decided to get annual passes.  I am so excited because they always have fall and winter events and I always feel like I'm looking for festive things to do that time of year, so it should be a lot of fun!  I just wish it didn't take an hour to drive there!  We got there just as the park was opening and we wanted to ride the train but the first train ride wasn't until 11:20, so we decided to play miniature golf first.  It was right next to the train station so it was perfect.  Let me just say, I think Lance and the granddaddies will be very excited to know that we may have a budding pro golfer on our hands!  Harrison LOVED it...and didn't want to leave! 

We played for about 45 minutes and it was great because there were only 2 other families on the course, so we could skip around to the different holes in any order we (meaning Harrison) wanted.  When it was time to head to the train, Harrison was so upset and throughout the entire train ride, kept telling us that he was so worried that he wasn't going to get to play any more putt putt. 
Here comes the train!

I love the train ride - a nice break from walking around!  What's really funny is that Lance's parents told me that they used to have an Indian invasion on the train.  There is this part where you come up to an old looking village and they said they would run out and pretend to take over the train.  I can't tell you how glad I am that they don't do that anymore, I think the kids would freak out!
After the train ride, we ate lunch.  Harrison kept saying that he wanted to play putt putt so Davis and I finished eating while Lance and Harrison went back for some more fun.  Apparently it was very crowded by that point so Harrison got really frustrated.  He still tells me every day, at least 5 times, that he wants to go back to Stone Mountain to play golf!  We ended up meeting at the 4D movie, Yogi Bear, which was cute, but Davis was not a fan so I had to take him out half way through.
It was getting really close to nap time by that point, so we got in the car to drive to the playground for a few minutes, but we drove all over and couldn't figure out where it was.  We are definitely rookies - that park is so big, it is hard to get a grasp of where everything is!  Hopefully by the end of the summer, we will know how to get around!  The kids fell asleep within 5 minutes of getting in the car, so we just headed out to go home to finish our dirt project.  It was a fun morning and hopefully we will get back soon!

Namaste

I decided to wake up early today to try to do some Yoga before the kids woke up. Davis, who usually wakes up between 8 - 8:30 woke up at 7 am. I thought I could sit him on the couch with a cup of milk so I could try to keep going, but after about 10 minutes this is what happened...


I might have been frustrated if he wasnt so sweet! I would say "downward dog Davis" and he would do it and then start barking and go look around for Oakley.
Child's pose...


Sweet way to start the morning. I feel so blessed to have these sweet boys to wake up to everyday...it's like they say, 'they watch your every move'...literally!

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Last Week of School

I'm sad to say it but this is Harrison's last week of preschool for the year.  He loves his school and he especially loves his teachers this year, Mrs Sandy and Mrs Christy!  They have been so sweet and we will definitely miss them!  Today was Harrison's school play so Lance, Davis, Granddaddy Randolph and I all went up to watch him perform.  We got to sit right in front of where he was, so he saw us immediately.  He did so great and knew all of the words.  He wasn't as excited about performing and doing all of the hand movements, but that's okay, because I get to see them on a daily basis around the house!  Here is a short video of Harrison singing his favorite song -

I apologize for the shaky video...I had a certain 22 month old sitting on my lap who was also trying to sing along!
The kids sang a bunch of songs for us and then afterwards, we had a little party back in the classroom.  His teachers made a sweet present for all of the parents that made me tear up!  They put together photo albums for each child of all of the fun times that they had throughout the school year, complete with little bible verses and everything.  I couldn't believe how many pictures they had taken throughout the year!  It just never even really occurred to me that they would do that!  It was so sweet and will be a great keepsake to look at throughout the years.
While we will miss school this summer, we have some fun things planned so we are excited for the upcoming months.  I think Harrison is especially excited to get to spend the mornings in his jammies and not having to rush out the door everyday!  We have only officially had 2 school years so far, but they sure do fly by!

First Swim Of The Season

Today was a fun day. We woke up with no real plans this morning, so I let the kids just laze around watching Disney and playing toys. I have been really limiting tv time lately so I think Harrison especially liked having a morning to not have to run out the door to get somewhere, but instead to just "veg". We ran a few errands, Harrison helped me cook and when Davis woke up from his nap, the boys played happily upstairs.

Around 4pm, I happened to look up and noticed how beautiful it was outside. I also realized that our pool opened on May 1st. So, I surprised the boys with an impromptu trip up to the pool. We all had so much fun! The water wasn't exactly warm, but it wasn't as cold as I thought it would be either! I didn't know if Davis would remember it from last year and for the first 10-20 minutes, he did that nervous laughter, but was smiling the whole time. He loves his new puddle jumper that I bought last week! The best part is that Davis can easily walk around the baby pool now. Last year I had to hold his hand because the water came up to his neck and he would get so frustrated.


Harrison was also beaming. He kept saying "mom!! I just love this sooo much!!!!!". It makes my heart smile when I get to see them so excited.


I told him he didn't have to wear his life jacket in the baby pool and he could decide if he wanted to wear it in the big pool and swim by himself, of he could practice swimming without it. He opted to wear it and paddled all around the pool. By the end of the season last year, he could swim a few strokes by himself, so I'm sure he will will pick it back up within the next few weeks!

I was hoping Lance could meet us up there but the boys tired out while he was in traffic. He did make it home in time to eat dinner with us so it was nice for the boys ( and me) to get to see him a little earlier than usual!

It's going to be a fun summer!

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