Chopsticks!!!

It's amazing how quick these kids learn and pick things up! This was hilarious to watch, especially when Brighton would get so happy and excited that he picked something up with the chopsticks, he would end up dropping it to the floor right before it entered his mouth.
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Summertime Sickness!

So, who would of thought that a whole family could become crippled with illness in the heat of the summer?

Apparently, it can happen, and did happen to our family.

What started off as a slight cold, ended up as a sinus infection for not just one family member, but 3 (Chandler, Brighton, and Lindsay)!! So, all three went on antibiotics and were on the road to recovery a stomach bug!

Little Brighton one night, Chandler and Lindsay two nights later = crippled family for a whole weekend.

On a side note, Grandma got the sinus infection, and Nanny got the stomach bug!

Anyways...very annoying and unexpected in the depths of summertime when we should be playing in the pool!

Seems like some of the sinus issues are still around. Sounds of coughing and blowing noses are still present around the house...

Part of having little ones around the house...germ magnets!

Watch Out!!!!!

There's a dinosaur in our house!

Chandler trying out the latest consignment sale find!

Fourth Of July...

Been several years since we've spent the 4th in Raleigh. Seems like we are always at the beach!

There were a lot of similarities to the beach though:
- hot sunny weather
- water
- kids running around in bathing suits
- great food

We got pretty creative with the sprinkler. We got the best squeals of laughter when we placed the sprinkler under the picnic table and turned the water on/off at unpredictable moments!

Summer Beach Trip!

We took our summer beach trip at the end of June and stayed at the Cooke's condo in Calabash/Sunset Beach, NC for 8 nights! Granddaddy and Mimi were with us and Grandma came down halfway through the week to spend some time at the beach also.

We planned several special things throughout the trip for the boys to enjoy. Of course, there's the obligatory beach days, where we spent the morning at the beach just letting the boys do whatever they wanted! Play in the sand, play in the water, eat the sand, splash each other, etc.. They have a pool at the condo, so we spent many evenings in the pool, also. Did we ever mention that our boys absolutely love the water! (Not like they were born under water or anything like that!)

We took Chandler to his first real movie (at the movie theater). We took him to see Toy Story 3 in 3d. He did great and really liked it! He didn't really want to wear the 3D glasses the whole time, but he still enjoyed it! Here's a picture of him at his first movie. Kinda dark, sorry...



I took my road bike down to the beach, thanks to an early birthday present from Lindsay (a bike rack). I got to spend a lot of time on the bike and on the golf course!

Grandma went with us and we took the boys to the Dixie Stampede in Myrtle Beach. Both boys loved watching the horses and we all enjoyed the show. Could hardly get Chandler to eat - he was too interested in the horses!

We also went to the aquarium!




Another cool thing we did was go to the water park with the boys! We were a little concerned that Chandler wouldn't be allowed on some of the rides because of his height, but they let him do a lot of the rides which he absolutely loved! Again...the boys could not get enough of the water!




And, of course, the pictures of the boys on the beach!






Interesting expression in this one:

Take Me Out to the Ballgame...

Grab me some hot dogs, and some nachos, and some cotton candy, and some funnel cake.

It seems like the boys cared only about the inhalation of various foods than the actual ball game, but needless to say, we as a family went to see the Durham Bulls play and took part in IBM's Family Night at the ballpark.

Seems like this is an annual tradition! I think we made it to inning number three before retiring for the night!

Notice Chandler's handful of cotton candy meeting his mouth!

The Produce Box

Lindsay hasn't had the chance to blog about her new endeavor/job that she is doing now. www.theproducebox.com is a fast growing business in the triangle area that allows for customers to receive fresh fruits in vegetables delivered to their doorstep every week. It is really a cool program that requires area coordinators in order to do the deliveries each week and maintain their customer lists. Lindsay is now the area coordinator for the neighborhoods surrounding where we live. She really enjoys working for The Produce Box, not to mention we get to eat all kinds of great produce!

As part of her job, our family was inviting to 'Farm Day'. This is where we went to the farm where all the produce comes from in Johnston County, NC. They had all kinds of activities for the kids to do...moon bounce, hay rides, home-made ice cream, huge pig-picken lunch, etc.. On the hay ride, we were able to get off and do some picking of some of the vegetables! How neat!

Besides the extremely hot day, and the major ant hill that required Benadryl to be rushed to Lindsay out in the middle of the farm field, we all had a great time!