Our trip to Stuart

At 4 pm on a Thursday we left for Stuart; we arrived at 1 a.m. The idea was to not waste a whole day driving and also that if we drove mainly at night, the kids would sleep the majority of the way. It worked wonderfully; I think we may do all of our trips like this from now on. The reason for the trip at the end of July was for Rob's 20 year high school reunion. This is the class of 1989 ... I was in sixth grade. Ha! We stayed at the sight of the reunion in a cottage (the blue one below), one of 32. Oma and Opa babysat through the night for us. Of course Wade (who had been sleeping through the night) must have known I was not there and got Oma up every 2 hours. She is a trooper and decided to invite her friend Julie over the next night to help out.
We had a blast! With family and with friends, this was the most fun we have had in a long time!! I am sad that we will not be down there to see them again until the holidays but Christa and Ernie are already making plans to come visit us which is great.

The Kids

The kids I babysit on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Yes, all four. It gives me a whole new respect for people with multiples but they are really great!

Wade is six months ... his new "firsts"

Wade is sitting up on his own. He has two bottom teeth poking through (see bottom pic); the pediatrician said it won't be long before we see the top two. He is rolling his way around the house. He has tried bananas, blueberries, avocado, grapes and turkey. He weighs 21.6 lbs. !!! His face lights up everytime Sunny walks in the room; we are all healthy, happy, and grateful! Six months has gone by so fast!

Peachtree Road Race 2009

This is the third year I ran in the Peachtree Road Race. It is the largest 10K in the US! There were 55,000 runners this year and my race number was 73,117; although the race started 8 am, my group didn't start until 8:56! I ran with my friends, Laura and Karen and their neighbors.

Lake Keowee with Rogers and O'Brien Family

We went to the O'Briens lake house on Lake Keowee in Seneca, SC. The house is beautiful and just a few steps from the water. Sunny had a playmate, Michael, (2.5), so we all had a great time! Kelly is expecting baby #2 in just a few months and since Wade is still up at least once a night, it was more a relaxing get-away than a party weekend. The O'Briens (Kelly's parents) are the nicest people I have ever met and being with them, seeing how close they are with their kids and grandkids, well, it made us realize how much we want to be in FL. Someday soon ...

The O'Brien lake house

Sunset boat ride

Relaxing in the morning before a long day of swimming ...

Robbie, Sunny and Amber on the raft .. Sunny kept saying, "go faster!"

"The Girls"

Emma Kate, Sunny, and Ansley. I am babysitting Emma Kate and her sister, Caroline, Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the summer and most likely in the fall as well. The girls play really well together. Caroline is crawling and Wade is not far behind her!

Quick visit to FL ... new family member ...

We were able to spend a bit of time with my family and came home with our new puppy, Fat Joe. We are tryinng out some new names but he comes best to Joe. Maybe Roscoe or Joey; Rob likes Huck. We are enjoying him! He is the reason I have gotten out of bed early everyday and gone for a 2 mile walk so he's been good for me especially. He is very sweet with the kids!

Can you tell which is which? (answer below)

(Wade on top, Sunny on bottom, both at 5 months)

Playing Dress Up

We spent an afternoon over Memorial weekend with friends who we met through Sunny's school. They have two girls which means way more princess paraphanalila than we have. The first picture is Sunny and Ansley.


Also, I finally learned to hula hoop. Finally!

Sunny graduates from 2 year old preschool!

Sunny finished her first year at First Baptist Church of Smyrna. She had the greatest teachers, Ms. Marla & Ms. Cayla; we were so blessed this year with them! Sunny learned her numbers, her colors, her seasons, the weather, and how to spell her name! Here are some pics of the graduation ceremony and Ms. Cayla.

Baby Wade laughing ... 5 month pics

Wade is 5 months. He can almost sit by himself. He laughs, mainly with Sunny, and grabs everything!

Wade laughing

Sunny is the only one who can make Wade laugh out loud so far ... Daddy got a few giggles today but nothing like this!