Happy 4th of July!

We are going to go see fireworks tonight. They don't start until 9:30 so I'm sure that will be an interesting day tomorrow at church for the boys. Mark's parents are here visiting for the weekend and my parents came down just this afternoon and to see the fireworks with us. I hope everyone has a great 4th of July!

Here are some more pics.

Looking out the door

 

Wesley wrote his name all by himself. I was so proud of him but he doesn't seem interested in doing it again.

 

Luke with his cute dimples!

 

I thought this was a cute picture. Little brother looking up to his older brother.

 

It's been a long time!

It has been a long time since last time I posted. So sorry. Alot has happened and we've been busy. We went to a braves vs. yankees baseball game in June with my parents and Daniel and Megan. We took Wesley with us and left Luke with a lady from our church. He did real well. He's starting to have "separation anxiety" so I was a little worried about how he would do, but they stayed at our house most of the time so I think that helped. Everyone had fun at the game, for the most part:) We got there about 2 hours before the game started to watch them practice. Wesley was doing real good until the game started and when the stadium got more crowded. He did not like the loud noise & held his hands over his ears so for most of the game my dad walked around with him. But then later, he came and and was fine and was enjoying himself. So, I'm hoping he's just a little extra sensitive to noises, as I always was, and nothing serious.
This was on the top level of the stadium. They had a kids section where they could run the bases. Wesley could have done this all night. He fell right asleep on the way home.

 

The happy times in the stadium!

 

Luke is crawling everywhere now and will probably be walking soon. Wesley is really starting to enjoy his little brother, except when he plays with his toys. They laugh at each other all the time. Wesley now tries to give Luke his bottle sometimes at bedtime. He wanted me to leave the room so he could do it "all by himself" but of course, I couldn't do that.

 

We are still working on the potty training. It is proving to be very difficult to say the least! Wesley has gone #2 in the potty now but just doesn't want to go anymore. He doesn't want to go at all #1 or #2.Anytime I ask him if he wants to go, he starts whining saying he doesn't have to. Sometimes I'll make him go sit on it and he will go, only after complaining alot. So, I don't know if I'm doing the right thing or not. The other day, Luke went #2 in his diaper and right after that, Wesley did the same thing in his pull-up and came out with a smirk on his face and told me he did just like baby Luke did. Then the other day, I told him to go sit on the potty and at least try and he stood there and peed in his pull-up with a smirk on his face. Should I give him a spanking for doing this deliberately? I don't know if that would be right or not. They say they will do it when they are ready but I'm beginning to wonder if that's true.

Luke asleep

 

E-mail

Just to let everyone know if you have emailed me recently, I haven't gotten it because we do not have our computer. Just didn't want anyone to think I was ignoring them. Adios.

Trip to Tennessee

Right after Wesley's birthday, we found out that Mark's grandparents, "mama & papaw," were going to Mark's parents house in tennessee to visit them. So, we decided to go and see them since it has been a long time since we had seen them. It was a short trip but well worth it. Here are some pics from it.

Here is a rainbow in front of their house. Every time we're there, their always seems to be a rainbow.

 

Mamaw feeding Luke.

 

Papaw reading.

 

We met Mark's mom for lunch for her lunch break and met at a duck pond down the road. Wesley enjoyed feeding the ducks. Here is the bridge we crossed.

 

In the tub.

 

We had an egg hunt for Wesley in our backyard. He also went to one at church.

 

Jumping on the trampoline.

 

Violet and Wesley in the sandbox.

 

Wesley's b day

Wesley's bday was April 13th and I didn't post any pics from it. Daniel, Megan, & Violet were able to come along with my parents and Mark's parents. It was a good day and Wesley got a bike from "pops and nana," a "my first trampline," from pa and grandma, and some other small things. We got him "mac," the semi truck from CARS the movie. You can store other cars in it. He loves it. Here are some pics.

My dad and Wesley at St. Simons flying a kite.(my mom never likes having her picture taken so that's why I hardly ever have pics of her.)

 

Wesley's Sunday School teacher made him a homemade cake.

 

The bday cake we got for Wesley. It was homemade too. Just kidding.

 

Wesley, Violet, and Luke. We tried our best to get them to all cooperate but it wasn't going to happen.That's the back of my head making sure Luke or Violet doesn't fall off.

 

Update

Wow! It's been about a month and a half since I last sat down to blog. We have been using our church's lap top for about a month now because someone at our church is suppose to be fixing ours, and it has taken alot longer than he said it would.

Well, alot has happened. We just got back from St. Simons for a little vacation. We went with my mom and dad. We had a good time and were exhausted when we got back. Wesley really enjoyed it and of course spent most of his time with "Pa."

Both boys had a fever this morning and Wesley has been acting really tired this morning. He's been saying all he wants to do is sleep. Both of their temps were over 101. We might go ahead and take them to the doctor this afternoon. I hope it's nothing serious. I hate when their sick. I guess its about time for Wesley to get sick because he hasn't been sick for a while now. Maybe a bout a year. I sure hope they don't have the swine flu.

Well, Luke is crawling now and he has 2 bottom teeth coming in. He pulls himself up on everything and anything he can find. Wesley seems alot more interested in him now that he is mobile. He's 8 months. Wesley just had his 3yr. check up and he is 35lbs. and 37inches. It's getting harder to take him to the doctor because he doesn't want to cooperate.

I won't write much because I've got to go tend to poor little Luke. He is awake right now and Wesley is asleep. This will be the first time that both of them are sick at the same time, if they do turn out to be really sick. Here are some pictures from St. Simons.

UPDATE: We took them to the doctor this afternoon and both of them have strep throat. Wesley is worse off than Luke. He is pitiful.

Luke on the bed at the house we stayed at with my hat on.

 

Playing in the sand.

 

Me and the boys.

 

Mark and Luke.