Mother's Day Weekend

We decided to take a trip to Atlanta to visit the Georgia Aquarium. I wanted to take the boys before the new baby arrived since I thought they would love it and this seemed to be the perfect weekend to go. Maybe our last little trip before becoming a family of five. We headed up late Friday afternoon and stopped for dinner at IHOP. Joshua kept stealing all my bacon, gets that from me I guess and Nicholas basically had cake for dinner with his chocolate chip pancake. They love eating breakfast for dinner and so do we. Nicholas was ready to get to our adventure as he kept asking how much longer. Burt didn't think that question would come at age four already. They did really well though. We got to the hotel around 8 or 9 pm maybe, thinking the boys would go right to sleep. Nope. They were so excited to explore the grounds and our room. They thought it was the coolest thing. We finally got them ready for bed and put them to sleep in the same bed. New adventure for sure. We had to rig it in case Joshua fell off and Nicholas kept complaining that Joshua was kicking him. Neither of them sleep very still or straight for that matter so we were wondering how this was going to work out. They finally passed out around midnight I think, but they did sleep through the night thank goodness.

Saturday morning we didn't get up until after 8am. This felt like sleeping in, even though we went to bed late. It was nice not to have the boys ask for a snack or milk at 6am. They didn't really even ask for cartoons, but we turned it on so we could stay in bed a little longer. Joshua actually slept until almost 9am so Burt and Nicholas went to get us breakfast during this time. We set them up a little picnic on the floor which they thought was way cool. We finally got dressed and ready to go and left around 11am to head to the Aquarium.

We got there in time to relax and have a little snack and enjoy the beautiful weather. We then headed in for our big adventure. The boys were very excited. Joshua was fascintated by all the fishes and would squeeze himself right up to the windows. Nicholas liked it too, but wasn't as intrigued as Joshua seemed to be.

We started off sitting inside as there were no tables available outside. Even when we found one Joshua did not want to leave his cozy spot. Burt could see him from where we sat so we let him enjoy himself and then he finally decided to join us.
Nicholas enjoyed the giant icee.

Enjoying the beautiful day.

Entering the building.

Joshua was ready to get up close.

They tried to catch the jellyfish as they swam down.

Our cute boys.

Where are all the fish going????

An attempt to get in a picture with the boys.

Joshua and his lollipop. He loved it and is so cute striking his pose.

Nicholas decided it was a fun place to climb up on too.

Funny boys.

Let's just chill for a little bit and watch the fish.

After visiting the Aquarium we headed back to the hotel. The boys took a nap on the way and then we got them ready to go to the pool for a little bit before going to dinner. They loved being able to swim. Hopefully Burt will be able to take them on the weekends a lot this summer. We will see how that works out.

Isn't he the cutest with the goggles on and him making his cold shivering face makes it even better.

Once we got them cleaned up from the pool we headed to dinner. We decided on a steakhouse so the boys could be entertained by them making the food in front of us, but when we got to the shopping center where it was and saw a Thai restaurant I was sure wishing we had not told them about the steakhouse. Thai food sounded really good and is much better in the Atlanta area. Oh well. And guess what, Nicholas was afraid of the fire, go figure, but Joshua was fascinated by it. After dinner we walked around Target a bit, picked up a few things and then headed back to the hotel and went to sleep. It went a little better, but we ended up playing musical beds this time around. We still got to sleep in though which was nice. The boys had me search for my Mother's Day Cards and then we got ready to go. For breakfast we went to Waffle House and then drove back to Montgomery. The boys slept most of the way which was nice. Since it was so early when we got back the boys played outside in the water for awhile with water balloons and washed the van down while I rested. It was definitely a wonderful Mother's Day for me and a nice getaway with the family.

Baby Shower

Sunday after church about 14 dear friends and myself went to lunch to celebrate Baby Boy #3. They showered me with gifts and at the same time we were able to have great food and conversation without any children or husbands around. It was fantastic. What a pleasant afternoon and a fun way to welcome a new baby into the world.

The hostesses and myself
Shea Lea, Amanda, Jennifer

Cute little petit fours. They were delicious.

Hanging out before our lunch arrived.

Opening gifts. Everyone was so generous. Baby #3 will be taken care of that's for sure.

Laura entertaining Ty. I love how his tongue is hanging out along with his belly. Too cute.


Robyn and myself. She took most of the pictures during lunch so I had to get one of her.

Not the best picture since it is out of focus, but at least it will help me remember everyone who was there. The waitress did her best.

Thank you to all my friends for making this a special afternoon for myself and #3. It was a lot of fun and I appreciate everyone's generousity. I am blessed to have you all in my life and treasure the friendships that have been made. This little guy is sure to be loved on by so many and that means the world to me.

Second Easter Celebration

On Sunday, April 11th we had our second Easter celebration at the Roberson's. This was their fifth year hosting families from our church. It is always a blessing to get together with all our friends and celebrate this special occasion. We had six families this year. There was lots of good food and conversation, plus an Easter egg hunt for the children. The weather was beautiful and everyone had a wonderful time. I didn't get any pictures of the food, but here are the Easter egg hunt pictures.

Waiting for the kids to come out.

David was ready to go.
Here come the other "small" kids. They got to go first.

Cullen and Anna Wren

Joshua filling up his basket.

I didn't even realize where Nicholas was until this point.

Nicholas digging deep in the bushes.

Counting eggs to see if we had our limit.

Trying to get a family picture.

I think we were looking at Betsy's camera by this point. Maybe hers turned out with less shadows.

All the kids were very interested in seeing the group shot after it was taken. Gotta love Dawson's cool shades!

Joshua didn't really nap after this fun-filled day so he passed out before we even got him to bed. It was a blessed day indeed.

4 year stats

We went to the Dr. Friday for Nicholas' 4 year old check-up. All is well with our little man. Seeing well, talking great, listened to the Dr. try to convince him to eat veggies, blood pressure great, etc. He was very proud of himself for peeing in a cup, but did not like the two shots he had to receive. He recovered quickly though once he got his prize and we went to get a smoothie. Fun times. So, he is now 42.6 pounds (90%) and is 42 inches (85%). Had to get this in for Grammie :-) He definitely isn't a "small" boy, but at the same time, is not "big" by anymeans. He is just right and we love him for it!

Who needs a bed anyway?

Apparently not Joshua. He doesn't do this all the time, but enough to make me wonder if we just put some blankets on the floor if he would sleep there. He is so silly. Usually we move him to his bed when we check in on him, but the day he fell asleep at naptime on the floor I left him there. He did have some cushioning under him anyway and a nice soft dog for a pillow. It is harder for me to pick him up from the ground when he is dead weight these days. What a cutie, strange, but cute nonetheless.

He did not sleep in the kitchen, but he did bring his pillow and blanket in there himself and pretended. Not sure where he got that idea from. He will also do this under a chair.

He woke up in the middle of the night and ended up here.

He finally gave up and went to sleep after apparently playing with his trucks. Notice the proximity to Nicholas' bed- he stayed asleep while Joshua played.

The day he napped on the ground.