Naughty or Nice?

David needed to go see Santa to let him know he was on the 'Nice List' this year. So off we went to talk to Santa...

deep in conversation

Merry Christmas to all!

Thanksgiving catch up

Before the Christmas season comes and goes I decided I better document our fabulous Thanksgiving adventure. This year we journeyed down to Myrtle Beach to be with some of Clint's family. His aunt and uncle live there and his sister joined us from NC and grandparents drove from the Midwest to all be together. We had a blast and of course Thanksgiving at the beach with 75 degree weather...it is hard to ask for anything more. Thanks to the Glover Family for hosting, it was a perfect week. We ate lots of food, shopped, played games, went running, spent LOTS of time at the beach and of course David even wanted to go for a swim! As I was packing for the trip I thought to myself, I don't need to pack a swim suit for David he will just play in the sand in his sweats, the water will be too cold---boy was I wrong.

Dip in the water #1

Of course we had to play Kan Jam

David watching Rock Band with Uncle Kevin

Who knew Grandma Glover knew how to play the drums?

Happy Thanksgiving!
May we all have an attitude of gratitude throughout the year

GIDDY

I am giddy it is December 1st

I am giddy as I put up all the Christmas decorations

I am giddy to see all the Christmas lights

I am giddy that Thanksgiving was so wonderful

I am giddy my husband is not traveling much this month

I am giddy that college basketball has begun and Duke is looking good

If you can't tell I am just giddy to be giddy...let the holidays begin!

Boo Bash is Back!

The benefit of your husband working for a candy company is the fabulous Halloween Parties. I am playing a bit of catch up on our posts but this is some of the fun that we were up to in October. As you can tell we could not decide which costume to put David in so we used BOTH.

I did not realize that at 15 months David would already be biting through the wrappers to get to the chocolate...he must be his father's son. He would not let go of the candy bars and when offered candy he would take double fist-fulls from the bowls. Train them while their young right! We had another great Halloween and thanks to BG and Whit and her kids for joining us.

Father and Son---love it

Daddy and 'doggy' David at the pumpkin patch

What's not to love about this shot!!!

The first of several candy bars eaten that day. He certainly had a stomach ache that night.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Dear Officer

Dear Officer Mike,

I admit that I was guilty... Guilty of multi-tasking. I pulled into the grocery store parking lot, got out of the car, unloaded David, locked the car and shut the door ALL while talking on the phone. Right after shutting the door I looked through the window only to see my purse with keys in the side pocket resting on my backseat. What was I thinking? Thank you for coming and saving the day and arriving so promptly! I can't promise that it won't ever happen again but maybe someone else will be on duty. You saved the day and David even made it home for nap time.

Thanks,

Multi-tasking Mommy

Rain Rain Go Away

As you may or may not know it has been raining cats and dogs here on the East Coast. Something like 7 or 8 of the last 10 days have been steady rain. Most of those days we decided to stay dry and stay put at home. As a result I got the baking bug. I decided to attempt homemade wheat bread and cinnamon bread. My mother-in-law is a pro at this kind of stuff and the last time we had fresh bread in our house was 6 months ago when she was here. She even ground extra wheat for me to use. With the wheat all ready to go I decided to take a crack at it. I must say it was not as bad as I thought it would be...and I won't admit the extreme quantity of bread of have eaten in the past two days. Learn to make homemade bread....check. So, what is next?

August Adventures

Summer came and went like a blur and I have to document it. It will be easier to update with pictures. So here we go...

Event #1: Christie and John's Wedding! We had so much fun in Colorado celebrating with them. It was a special time to have the family together and they both looked stunning. The only sad part was that David took a big fall on some cement stairs in between the sealing at the temple and the reception. So he had a big goose egg and shiner below his left eye for the reception. He looked like some WWF fighter in his tuxedo and bruised all over.

The Beautiful Bride!

A wedding is not complete without a jumping picture. Thanks guys for letting us be a part of your special day. Enjoy the Newlywed phase!

This was at the BBQ the night before the wedding. It was so fun that Grandma and Grandpa Glover got a picture with their grandchildren that also have Great Grandchildren! Give those kids a few years and they will have a blast together.

Clint had work at the end of August so David and I joined BG at the beach! Thanks BG for such a fun beach house and great company.

We had all seven cousins together and you can tell that for David sometimes it was fun and other times it was tough being one of the youngest. He and his cousin Morgan have a 'love/hate' sort of thing going.

Hooray for Cousins!

When the beach got hot we hit the docks for some crabbing. After all of the years of practicing on the Chesapeake Bay we were kind of disappointed with our efforts.

Beach, Beach and more Beach. David did not let go of his shovel I think the entire time we were there...and even still here at home it is his favorite toy.

We could not go to South Carolina with out making a stop at HHI and to visit Grandma Morgan. David had so much fun exploring her house. We ventured to Harbor Town just for a old time's sake.

So that is our August in a nut shell. Summer Please Don't Go!

Stay-cation

What would you do if you had a week to yourself with no kids and no husband?

My husband had business in Colorado last week, so he decided to be brave and take David with him to spend a week at Grandma and Grandpa's house! When he first suggested the idea I asked, "But what will I do?" And then the ideas started to fly and I said to myself, "It is more like what WON'T I do?!" My list got increasingly longer the more I thought about all of this free time. From reading books, to finishing craft projects, to waking up whenever I want, and of course squeezing in some nice long runs (sans jogging stroller!). It was amazing how much I got done is just a few days. I feel renewed and refreshed and just in time for my boys to come home. I am now ready to be a better mommy and a better wife. It did make me melt when David came home say "ma-ma" and so excited to see me. I missed my boys! Thanks Clint, what a great idea. So when is my next stay-cation?

Carolina on my mind

I LOVE SUMMER, I LOVE THE BEACH,

and I LOVE THE CAROLINAS...

Shrimp and Grits

Fried Green Tomatoes

Crab cakes

BBQ

Southern Hospitality

Humidity that makes your glasses fog

Morning runs on the beach

Playing in the sand (David eats it too)

Jumping the waves with baby David

Reading a good book

Watching the Dolphins

No schedule

Good family time

The only thing missing......my husband!

Clint we wish you were here to make our vacation complete.

Welcome Baby Sadie

My sister just had her baby last week and we were able to go down and hold this precious bundle of Joy.

Welcome Sadie Kathleen! We can't wait to see you again soon.

Congrats to the S family who has officially changed from Man-to-man to Zone defense.

She is just adorable

David was so excited he just wanted to pat her face the whole time, hence why he is on the other side of me

Aren't they cute? Morgan just can't get enough of her little sister. She thinks she is her baby doll

David is ONE

I think a first birthday is more for the parents than it is for the child. We celebrate one year of parenthood and all that it involves. It is a time to reflect about how grateful I am that I am not in labor again or feeling those contractions. Clint and I also talked about how much life has changed and how we can't really remember life WITHOUT David. He has brought so much joy to our family and he has so much energy and excitement for life that it keeps us on our toes. He is busy as a boy can be! He loves opening drawers, cabinets, climbing on the dishwasher, under tables, and up and down the staircase. Sitting still is not an option, unless he is in his high chair eating.

We had so much fun celebrating with David. He loved the singing, opening presents--especially the tissue paper and ribbon. But, maybe these pictures will give you an idea of what he loved most about his birthday...

Frosting + Chocolate cake = BLISS

At one point his hands were both full that he started to reach with his mouth for a bite with no hands

The damage is done...BATH TIME!

DAVID WE LOVE YOU! HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY.

Love, Mommy & Daddy

One year stats: Height 31" (90th percentile) Weight 24lbs 3 oz (75th percentile)