Oma & Opa's Visit

Ben's parents came to see us last weekend and we had a wonderful, action-packed weekend!  

On Friday night, we went to the Greenville Drive game.  Ben's company had a family event there that evening and Oma & Opa were more than happy to tag along.  And we were thrilled to have 2 extra sets of hands to help us out!

Being such all-star parents, we let Jackson play on the grass hill with his friend Chase, running up and down the steep embankment.  Weston of course joins in and we both are holding our breath, waiting for him to trip and log-roll down the hill.  And not 5 minutes later, we look down and about 30 feet away see little Westie rolling down the hill, towards the fence at the bottom.  After about 4 rotations he manages to stop himself before hitting the pavement, but he's certainly screaming when he gets up.  And if that doesn't lock in our super-parent status, we are both chatting it up when we see commotion at the bottom of the steps and realize that Jackson just took a head-first dive off the 3-foot high wall...and is screaming so loud it is silent.  Lesson learned that we need to keep the big boys on a very short leash.

And Colton just chilled the whole time.  And by the way, the super-nice, well-maintained Flour Field is not very accommodating to nursing moms.  The one and only place to nurse was the family restroom which is essentially a single-stalled, un-airconditioned jail cell.  So fair warning!!

Saturday morning we headed to the Saturday Market in downtown Greenville.  It was a gorgeous day and we enjoyed strolling around downtown.

After lunch at Ford's, we walked through Falls Park, feeding and chasing the ducks.

Followed by a spontaneous shirtless run through the splash pad.

After grilling out steaks for dinner, Lill and I headed out for a little power shopping for housewares.  Its amazing how much we accomplished in our 45 minutes before the stores closed.  We laughed and said we could have redecorated the whole house if we had another hour!

We had the best time with Oma & Opa and we are so glad they came to see us and meet baby Colton!

Memorial Weekend

We squeezed every ounce of fun out of our three day weekend over Memorial Day.
Friday afternoon was spent setting up camp and being true southern boys in the backyard, chopping wood for the fire & pitching the tent.  Oh, and a wagon ride or two...

 After the Jackson/Daddy campout on Friday night, we had a second bonfire & s'more-fest on Saturday night.



On Sunday night, we had a cookout with our neighborhood friends. The kiddos had a blast playing together. Jackson & Nolan pretended to be shepherds with their beach towels. And Weston just enjoyed snuggling up with us.






Monday morning, Jackson went to a gymnastics class with his friend Jackson P. He was so proud of himself after doing the rings, parallel bars & trampoline. And he hasn't taken off his medal since!




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1 Month Old

Its so hard to believe that my baby is already 1 month old!  What an amazing, busy, fun month we've had.  This little guy brings us so much joy and he is seriously the best baby.

Colton still sleeps snuggled up with me at night and pretty much loves to be held.  I'm totally cherishing the newborn stage so I have the hardest time putting him down.

My friend Megan had her sweet baby girl a couple weeks ago.  Miss Savannah is officially Colton's first friend!

Jackson adores the baby, its the sweetest thing!

Jackson made Colton a hat, which he insisted that he wear.

Weston likes to point out Colton's body parts...especially his eyes!?!  This is his mischievous look after I tell him NOT to touch the baby's eyes.

My "babysitter" likes to load up Colton's crib with lots of toys.

This little dude enjoys his baths!

Hammett Grove Country Club

We pretty much spend every single afternoon post-nap hanging out in the backyard. My two neighbor friends almost always come over with their little ones and we let the kids run wild in the backyard. We have started calling it the Hammett Grove Country Club, since the backyard features a shaded pergola, water features {water table}, a pool {inflatable}, water slide {long tarp at bottom of sliding board) and playground. We keep it classy.  And swimwear is optional.





HGCC also offers special family events, such as Haircut Night, which was on Sunday evening.






All we need now is karaoke.


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Three Amigos

Still have to convince Ben on that one...


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The Great Outdoors

Ben came home yesterday afternoon after working another 60+ hour work week and wanted to do something fun with the boys. And there is no better weekend than this 3 day weekend for a little spontaneous backyard camping.


Jackson and Ben spent the better part of the afternoon setting up the tent, collecting wood and building the campfire.





Weston had fun too, running in & out of the tent and eating up the snacks as fast as he could. {Please note the extra-large inflatable kiddie pool in the background. Yep, thats ours too.}

Ben taught Jackson how to properly roast marshmallows and fire safety tips.









Weston never left the snacks long enough.


And Colton helped me roast a few, too!


Ben and Jackson stayed out by the campfire roasting hotdogs, telling stories and listening to the soundtrack of nature. They slept curled up together on the air mattress inside the tent, with the tent cover pulled back to let in the light from the full moon, and woke up at sunrise.

Weston, Colton and I slept in the warm coziness of our beds, without fear of being eaten alive by bugs or the coyotes in the distance.

As of this morning, the tent seems to be the boys new club house. How many days could we leave it up before getting into redneck territory?


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Preschool party pooper

While the rest of Weston's 1K class enjoyed dressing up for their luau in class last week, Weston wasn't really into it. At all.


He really does enjoy preschool, I swear!!

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