B's first beach trip!

B's first feel of the ocean!

B under the pier

We decided to head to our favorite place, Myrtle Beach for Owen's spring break.  This was Brynnleigh's first beach trip, and well our timing was perfect.  She was a little older than 6 months old and Owen was 5 and 6 months old the first 2 beach trips.

O..so excited to finally be at the beach

Owen was soooo excited to go to the beach, he asked us EVERY DAY, how much longer until we could leave for the beach!

We left mid morning on Saturday (we were going to go to O's soccer game...it started raining 30 minutes before it was due to start) and it took us 9 hours to get there!!  (should have taken only 5).  The kids did great, but traffic was horrible.  But thank God it was bad, because we randomly got off on Rt. 40 since 95 was so back up....we missed the massive tornados by about 10 minutes.

So on Sunday morning, we took O & B down to the beach so they could check it out.  They both LOVED it.  O walked up and down the beach and even got his feet wet...it was COLD!!!  B just took it all in, but she loved running her fingers in the sand, and I am so glad she didn't put it in her mouth.

Uncle Jamy & B

My brother, soon to be sister in law, and niece came down for 1/2 the week and it was so nice to see O, K, & B interact and play together.  I miss those little steps running around the house looking for "Owie".  I so wish my brother & his family lived closer....and am soo thankful that my brother found such a great women.  L....I love you...you are the best/coolest sister in the world.  I'm so glad that my brother finally gave me the sister I always wanted...that Mom wouldn't let me have!! ; )

We had a pretty relaxing week, the boys played golf, the girls shopped, and we all played down at the beach!  We did not slam pack a bunch of things purposely, so we could just relax and enjoy the vacation.

Like always, the vacation ended too quickly and we all had to go home.  We are already counting down to our return back in August!

Kyra & Owen playing

And we end...with a TON of pictures!!

Cousins!

 B & Daddy

O pushing K

Yes...he beat me

A tad excited...and a lot silly!

Putt Putt #1

Our personal cabana boy

O...sideways! ; )

Cousin K playing

Yes, B, Uncle Jamy is crazy

Golf course #2

O & Papa & the broken boat Putt Putt

B's bling bling

Watch out boys...she's expensive!

My baby blues!!

Both of my babies have been blessed with super blue eyes...and well, I love it.  How can you tell those baby blues no?  I mean come on now!!  So...yes my baby girl loves her pink...but she looks good in blue too...brings out her eyes!!

And yes, O's eyes look exactly like this...his do have a little tinge of green...but it's one speck...and I love his baby blues just as much!!

So enjoy some random pics of my babies!

Beach Babe!!

Brynnleigh is sooo excited for the beach...and she doesn't even know what to expect!!  Owen is also super excited, he asks us every day...."how many more days till we go to the beach?".

Once again, we were lucky to be given bathing suits & a sun hat from MP & RP and we had to try them on to make sure they would work for us.  And of course, I had the camera ready!!

Nutzy!!



Nutzy, O, & Another Nutzy



Well...yes...we could use that to describe our family...but it's also the mascot of our new (it's their second season) baseball team, the Flying Squirrels.  O is all about baseball and the fwwyinng squirwels as he calls them.  PawPaw was able to get the Box, so we could take both kids comfortably. (Yes we are spoiled...and well we don't have a problem with that).

Brynnleigh LOVED her first baseball game.  She was in love with all the music and action going on around her.

O kept going in an out from the box, but he enjoyed watching the game and LOVED being allowed to flag down the cotton candy guy and purchase his own bag.

After the game we headed to the dugout, where once again, O batted his eyes and got a free baseball (he is 3 for 3...not sure how I can break it to him that it doesn't always happen).  Then he got to run from home to first.  He really wanted to run all the way around, but luckily they had it set up so he did what he was supposed to.  He actually passed the little boy in front of him he was running so fast.  He gave Nutzy a high five on first base and we headed home.

I'm not sure we were even out of the parking lot before he looked like this...

I'm so glad my kids enjoy being outside and watching sports...and I'm so glad that Richmond was able to get a baseball team after loosing the Braves!

Swagbucks Update

Yes I know...it's been a long time since I've updated...and I'm only updating w/a Swagbucks update!!  I promise to bring you up to date w/the kids...and of course include pictures!!

So now...onto Swagbucks....

It's been a while since I updated...on my last update on 4/7/11 I had :

$15.00 redeemed
1641 swagbucks
104,109 needed for my watch



Today, I have
$40.00 redeemed
253 swagbucks
94,247 swagbucks needed....BUT

My wonderful husband & children gave me a $100.00 Amazon gift card for Mother's Day.  I really really wanted to try and earn my watch w/nothing but swagbucks...but...I really really really want that watch.  And if I have to wait a year or two, I might not need it anymore...so I'm putting this towards my watch...and maybe I'll keep going to earn that extra $100.00 and get something fun...or by then, I'll probably have my sites on something else!!

So...w/my $100.00 gift card added in...I have
$40.00 swagbucks redeemed
$100.00 gift card
253 swagbucks
49,247 swagbucks left



So feel free to click the link and start swagbucking today!!  Just remember...1 account per household!

Sometimes having your camera helps...

So what do you do when you throw the gift card your husband needed in your purse....and you realized it on the day of their birthday, and you are at work...45 minutes away....you take a picture of course!  So I am that girl who almost ALWAYS has her camera...so I took a few pics of the gift card and myself and sent a cute little email to my hubby explaining just how much fun we were having together and that his coworker would have to wait until the next day as long as we didn't extend our "playdate".

Yes...I'm crazy...but that's why you love me right?

Thanks for being so understandable of us Lack's TC...sorry your present was late....but we did have fun together!! ; )

Look Mom...I can sit!!

So the past few days I've noticed that Brynnleigh is holding herself up and sitting on my lap with very little support.  So...I decided to try it out.  Of course playing with a new toy (well new to her because she can just now play with it) always helps.

B had soo soo much fun playing with her Fisher Price kitchen that Owen asked Santa to bring her!!  I know that she will have tons of fun playing with this for a long long time!!

Maybe with us introducing this kitchen toy to B so early, she will have some interest in cooking....and just maybe...she'll learn how to cook...since her Momma is still trying to figure this out!

These pics were taken at 6 months and 6 days....Owen was about 6.5 months before he was sitting this well.  So far, this is the first milestone that B has reached before O.

Here are the rest of the pics of B and the kitchen...she was soo cute!!