When cousins come to town...

When Stephen's brother and his family came to visit we got busy doing some fun things....and fun always starts at the BOUNCE HOUSE!

Isn't he a stud!

LOVE to bounce

Zoey with her aunt Nikki

This double seater teeter-totter was a big hit with the kiddos

priceless pics for grandma I hope!

love these girls

Carver and Kelan having a ball

Kelan came over for some one on one time with his cuz

after baths and bubbles

had to throw this pic in there cuz she is sooo cute!

so precious, he loves his cousins and won't hold hands with anyone else but them.

waiting in line for a pony ride

Twinners watching the St. Paddy's parade at the Stockyards!

When Mom is away...the kids will play..with GRAMMA!

G'ma brought him a really fun bubble blower!

G'ma went with us to the cattle walk at the Stock yards.

she rode the train through the mall....

and the ice-cream truck....

and the merry-go-round!

She is one fun grammama, we sure do miss her.

Atlanta is for Lovers

This past weekend I was able to meet up with Stephen while he was out of town for work, thanks to grandmama for staying with the kiddos! I was in desperate need for some time off from mommyhood and this last minute hyatas was just the trick!

The first two nights we stayed at the "W" in midtown, trendy, modern, too hip for us.

We ate the iconic Varsity drive-in, the first of many over-indulgent meals on this trip.


We toured the CNN center and saw what goes on behind the scenes, I even got in on the action when I was selected to read from the teleprompter....I was a little nervous and forgot my own name, ooops.

We're showing you how many movies we've seen so far, at this point 2. The whole weekend we saw 4 movies....just making up for lost time I guess.

kicking back at the movies, yet again.

We did some serious cruising in our Nissan Sentra, and I got a little hyper late at night.

The Atlanta Temple, closed for renovations.

Eating....again.....this time a little more classy and sooo delicious.

best crab cakes EVER.

Lots of smooches!

Thanks for a great weekend babe.

B-day fun

Brooks requested "more cheese", so we took some more pics on the table.

Then Dad came home early from work so we could go to the Bounce House!!

He was a little nervous the first time down, but after that he was hooked.

This face says it all.

Zo had to get in on the action too!

and Mom needed a turn too of course.

Then we headed to Chik-fil-A for dinner and more play-time.

I didn't make a cake because Brooks won't eat it, but he sure loves ice-cream (just like his momma) so B-day cones it was!

His new P.J.s from g'ma.

off to bed with ice-cream stains on his face.

What a fun day!

Top Ten things We LOVE about Brooks:

10. He's very passionate about his movie obsession

9. He knows how to clean-up, and sing the song at the same time!

8. He loves to play with his mom and dad

7. He loves his sis and won't go anywhere without her

6. He can put on his boots all by himself

5. He has a very refined pallet and won't put just anything in his mouth (ok he won't put most foods in his mouth, unless it's crunchy)

4. He's obsessed with the ABC's-loves to sing the song and point out letters he sees everywhere
3. He loves to pass out hugs and kisses on a regular basis

2. He always gives his Dad a BIG hug when he gets home from work.

1. He is so fun, there's no-one quite like our Brooksie Bob!

It's a Happy Birthday!

Brooksie Bob is 2 today!

The balloons are definitely his favorite part.

I let him stand on the table to snap a few pictures and he kept climbing up there saying "more cheese" so that he could stand on the table longer, but at least he would smile and look at the camera, I'll take it!

He was so excited to see the balloons all over the place he didn't really pay any attention to the presents, he kept saying "it's a Happy Birthday, I'm 2!"

There's definitely more fun to come later today, stay tuned.

Our Little Missy is 6 months old

Brooks loves it when his sissy comes in to wake him up from his nap and lays down with him, no he REALLY does.

And she loves to be close to him too. They are so young but you can already tell that they have a strong bond. (The other day when I dropped him off with a babysitter instead of whining for mommy like he usually does, he cried that he wanted his sissy, what a sweetheart)

She's starting to push up on her knees a little, and rolling all over the place.

Love the stink eye, I crack up every time I look at this picture.

We just love our Zoey doll, especially now that she has become a much more calm baby and her fun personality is really starting to show. She loves to laugh at her brother and talk to him, she gives slobbery open mouth kisses, loves to EAT, is a cuddler and loves to be a part of the fun!