Fripp Island Beach Trip

On June 19-26, 2010 we went to Fripp Island, SC with Mike, Cathy & Emily.  We stayed at a cute little house that was right on the beach with a pool in the backyard.  It was so nice to get up and walk to the beach since you never know how long you're going to stay with little ones.  Usually we'd only be out there for 30 min before Aidan was ready to go, so it was nice that we only had to haul all of our stuff a short distance!  

Grandma & Aidan walking to the water

Aidan and Daddy digging holes

Sweet Roman!

Tummy time on his little lamb

View from our back porch

Mommy & Aidan

Deer were EVERYWHERE there and they would walk right up to you so you could feed them!

A baby deer....so cute!

Aidan feeding the deer

The wild life there is amazing.  Deer, alligators (it's in the background near the tree), crabs and tons of birds

Roman's first swing :)

Aidan loved the little playground

We would kiss before we went down the slide....we did this about a million times!

Grandpa and Aidan

The sunsets and dusk there were amazing.  I actually got up 2 mornings at 6:40am to watch the sunrise, which was beautiful.

Roman in his sundome at the beach!  Poor baby was hot!

We discovered that Aidan is obsessed with watermelon!

Sunset

We went to one of the pools on the island one day and Aidan loved the slide!  It was extremely crowded though so it made me very thankful that we had our own pool.

Cool dude in his shades and duck life jacket :)

Happy baby!

Kisses from brother!

Haha, Aidan loved the hose!

These birds would fly over our house back and forth for hours

Josh jumping off the deck into the pool!

My turn!  This was not by approval of Cathy or Mike....but it was fun :)

Our sweet family

It was extremely windy when we tried to take these pictures!

Dupree Beach vacation of 2010!  (This was seriously picture #23....we had the camera set up on automatic!  It's hard getting a picture of everyone smiling while it was sooo windy!  Aidan was playing with a cell phone because at this point he was done!)  Great vacation!  We hope to go again next year!

Roman's First Boat Ride

These pictures are from Memorial Day Weekend, May 30th, 2010.  Roman's first boat ride was a success....he slept the whole time!  He looked extremely uncomfortable in his life jacket, but apparently he felt snuggled and secure and drifted off into dreamland.  Aidan loves boat rides and is only really happy when he is the Captain!  He likes to turn the boat to the constant right, which doesn't really get us anywhere, but makes him feel very accomplished!  

This picture of Roman is on May 21, 2010.  He has grown so much since then!  He is such a blessing.

Has it really been 3 months already?!

Yesterday marked the day that Roman is 12 weeks, and I am wondering where the time went?! I really think that time goes by faster and faster because I don't remember it going by this fast when we had Aidan! Roman and Aidan have grown so much in the past 3 months, and we're adjusting really well to being a family of 4. I've definitely had my moments of total breakdowns and there have been plenty of times where I want to pull my hair out (the little hair I have left.... apparently my hair loves to fall out after I have children!), but I love being a mommy. Every day my babies get bigger and learn new things. I try to savor every moment because at this rate I'll close my eyes and they'll be in high school!

Here's a short recap of all the things that have gone on over the past 12 weeks. (I'm going to try and be better at blogging more often, but it's hard to find the time!)

This is what dinner looks like for us now. Aidan is a big eater of all fruit, goldfish and applesauce. He loves feeding himself and he is becoming extremely independent! He has discovered the word, "No!" and uses that for most everything. He also loves to say, "doggy," "kitty cat," "daddy," "peese," (that's "please") and "baby." Notice that the word "mommy" is not in there....funny huh?! I am in that child's face 24 hours a day, yet he has only said "mama" a handful of times. I like to believe it's because he loves me so much and knows I'm always there that there is no reason to say it a lot! :)
Here's my little smiling baby at 11 weeks! Roman is sooo happy (just like his big bro Aidan....always smiling), except when it's eating time....then he unleashes the "hysterical" Roman. I love having another baby in the house. I didn't realize how much I missed the "baby stage!" It might be the post-pregnancy hormones, but sometimes I get upset because Roman is growing sooo fast that I can't keep up....and it feels like Aidan went from baby to toddler overnight!

Laughing!
Aidan is a mini-me when it comes to cleaning! He's my little helper (although most of the time he is technically not helping mommy as much as he thinks! :)


This is Aidan's "guilty" face! He likes to take Roman's pacy and then put it back in his mouth. Unfortunately for Roman he does not find this game fun.
Big lick from Herschel! Herschel gets along with the boys so great. He may be a "Marley," but he really is such a sweet dog.


This picture is Aidan at a little over 3 months....
And this is Roman at a little under 3 months. I like to compare pictures to see the similarities and differences.
This picture makes me laugh! This is Roman at 2 1/2 months! He looks so perturbed!
Goldfish and apple juice are a necessity for Aidan

Aidan speaking "Aidanese" in the bathtub!
We took Aidan to his first Braves game on April 5, 2010! He loved it!!
Aidan loved all the clapping!

We had great seats 3 rows from the field. Aidan loved watching when the baseball players would run and everyone would clap and yell. He also really like the frozen lemonade treats :)
These pictures are from Easter on April 4, 2010. The Easter Bunny got Aidan a lawnmower!
Aunt Shelley with the boys!
The whole family!!
Aidan pointing at the camera cracks me up! He loves to point at things. Roman was 1 month and 3 days here.....sweet baby.
Roman's first Easter! His Easter basket is bigger than him :)

Uncle Tommy and Aidan in his Easter suit! He was sooooo adorable.

All in all, things are great. Josh and I love being parents and although 2 is harder than 1, it's also more fun! We're richly blessed with a great family, awesome friends, and beautiful babies. God is good!

Sweet Pictures

Roman was 7 days old when we had these pictures taken. We love how they turned out....especially the ones with Aidan in them! He loves his little brother :)











Right now Roman is 5 weeks old and is pretty much sleeping through the night. He sleeps about 7 to 8 hours, which makes my life a WHOLE lot easier. I'm so blessed to have 2 baby boys that sleep like their mommy & daddy! He's growing and eating like there is no tomorrow. We think that he's about 9-10 lbs now, but he doesn't go back to the doctor until next month. He's a lot more alert throughout the day....especially when Aidan is around! We laugh because Roman always has an "alert/mad" face that's soo cute. He's trying to smile...he'll briefly do it every now and again when his little face muscles are practicing :)

Overall, week 5 has been easier than the other weeks. I'm getting used to dividing my time between the 2 boys and I'm getting more sleep, which makes everyone happier! I'm still struggling with getting all of us out the door without it taking 100 hours... and Roman is usually crying because he hates his car seat, but big brother Aidan always "talks" to him and tries to make him feel better. They are so cute together.