The weekend...

Well, this past weekend, Tuck woke up with a high fever (103.2) so I took him to the doctor and they said he had Hand, Foot, & Mouth disease, which is a common virus in infants and children. He also had thrush... Not sure where in the world that came from? So anyway, he wasn't feeling great but was still his precious happy self. So we just stayed in most of the day Friday and Saturday and just hung at the house. I got some organizing done that I have been wanting to do and we got some good playing time in. :)
Tyler got a hair cut. David cut it and he actually didn't even cry, and that's a huge step! :) Tuck on the other hand desperately needs one... He will be going to the salon soon. He turned 11 months this past week, so only a few more weeks till he is ONE! I can't believe it!!
Saturday, David took Josh (a boy in our youth group) to the mountains, because he wanted to go. And so Saturday night the boys and I met Bryan, Candace, and her family at the K'ville Folly. It's like a carnival thing. Ty walked around looking at things and Tuck just rode in his stroller like an angel. Ty was of course spoiled and got a Diego blow up thing and cotton candy and then he sweet talked Candace into buying him a bubble gun, which is way cool! Tuck loves that too! :)
Sunday, was Mother's Day. I didn't get to go to church because HFM is contagious to children so I didn't want to risk getting anyone else sick, so we stayed home and David and Ty went. I was spoiled this Mother's Day. I have been wanting a radio or something to play music in the house. The boys love music and I often have the tv on just for back ground music. I got an Ipod touch and a docking station!! I was so excited. I have already used it tons and I know I will love it for years to come. :) We are enjoying playing the games too!
David and the boys also made me paver stones. They aren't quite done yet, but I'll show you a pick when they are! :) I am truly blessed and thankful everyday that God blessed me with 2 precious healthy boys!
I hated that we couldn't be with our moms on Mother's Day, but we get to see them both very soon! We love you both and are so thankful for you and all you mean to us! Thank you for loving us and bring us up in a christian home! Thank you for showing me how to be a loving mother and for all you do for us!!! We are blessed!!
And lastly, just a few pics that I have stored up that I need to post before I lose them. Just random things.
Ty fishing with Daddy at the Branch Farm.
Ty making his first fort in our living room.
Tucker's love for phones and remote controls, he can spot them from across the room.
Tuck sitting in the boys little rocking chair, man, he's getting big!
Ty loves helping daddy in the yard! I'm sure he's a BIG help! :)
I hope you have a great week and enjoy this beautiful weather we are having!!

Easter and Such..

Easter... Well, this year for Easter weekend we went to Searcy, Arkansas. We left Thursday morning and drove 13 hours... Fun Fun. Actually the boys did great and I was so proud of them, but we were super happy to finally arrive safe and sound. :) We went along with 3 other adults, 6 of the youth group boys, and our 2 boys. Once we got there, we checked the boys into the dorms at Harding and then headed to Brittany and Brad's house. It was so good to see them and be there with them. They have a precious house and Britt had it all set up with us complete with new pjs on the bed washed and ready for David and I! So sweet! They made Ty and Tuck Easter baskets which they broke into right when we arrived. :) Friday we got up and hung out at the house. Brad had to work and Britt had an exam. Afterwards we went to lunch and then headed to Harding to see the Chunns. Lindsey had a chorus concert thing so we went and listened to that. Afterwards we all went out to eat to celebrate Austin and Lindsey's engagement!! :)

We then went back to B & B's to hang out. Saturday we were lazy. Britt took Ty to the park and then we all went shopping at a flea market and hung out a bit before we left to go to Spring Sing. Britt and Ty also dyed easter eggs! :) B & B kept Tuck since it would be late when we got back. After the show we went to Lindsey's parents house for another celebration. One of Lindsey's aunts made the boys these cute sugar egg things. They each had a little scenery inside. One had a duck and one had a rabbit. That was so sweet of her. (We hadn't even met her before that day!) Then, Sunday we got up at 5 and headed home. It was a quick trip but was so glad to be able to do it! At first Tucker wasn't too sure of Brad but by the end of the weekend they were best buds. I'm just mad we didn't take more pics!!

We made it home in good timing and went straight to bed! :)

The next weekend I got to go to Highlands, NC with some of my friends from here. Actually, 2 of the girls (Karen and Mandy) have already moved, but they came back to go with us. We rented a house there and really just relaxed most of the weekend. It was beautiful there. We slept in, watched the royal wedding, ate a ton of yummy food, got in the hot tub everyday, went shopping, hiked the waterfalls, and just enjoyed each others company. It was a much needed break and I'm so thankful it worked out for me to go. Thanks to David for keep the boys and surviving. I think he had a little help from his sweet sister. :) Friday night their grandparents were traveling through so they got to go to dinner with them. I hate I missed it, but so thankful that they were able to see the boys. From the sound of it, it was quite an eventful dinner, the boys thought it would be fun to add a little chaos to the mix. :)

We had a great couple of weekends and are so very blessed to be able to go and do like we do. :) Hope everyone had a great Easter and got to spend it with their family (at least some of them!)

Birthday and Pre-Easter Fun...

Well, first things first... Happy Birthday to my wonderful hubby. It was on the 12th, I just hadn't had time to blog about it yet. :) April 7-11, I flew him out to Fort Worth, Texas, to see one of his bestest. Brian and Vicki moved there I guess a year and a half ago and David has been dying to go there and see them and I knew it was a trip he probably wouldn't plan, so I just did it. He was so surprised and so excited! He flew out on Thursday night. Brian and Vicki picked him up from the airport and then they went to dinner. Friday, he took Brian to work and to tour his office and then he drove a couple hours to visit some cousins he hadn't seen in about 12 years. He said he had a great time and it was so neat to see them. Then he headed back to pick Brian up and they went to the Nascar Race. He said they got to sit in the Dickies box (where Brian works) and got the star treatment. He loved it! Then Saturday they went to a Crawfish Boil, which is his favorite! Sunday, they went to church and then hung out which he said he loved cause he and Brian caught up and had a jamming session evidently. :) Then Monday morning they headed back to the airport. Brian was flying out to Orlando, so they went together. He said it was one of the best vacations ever! I was so happy that he got to go and Thank Brian and Vicki for all they did! I know it was something he will never forget. :) Meanwhile at the house, I just had 2 teeth pulled so me and the boys were laying low. It went fine though. We had a good time, but missed him.

He brought back boots for Ty. He wasn't sure about them at first, but then LOVED them and kept telling David, "Dad, I'm so glad you got these for me.. Thank you!" It was precious!

He also got Ty and Tuck a horse and a cow that rolls around, it's pretty funny. :)

Tuesday (his actual bday) we went to Candace and Bryan's and had a cook-out which is always fun. Ty enjoyed blowing out the candle. :) We are so blessed to have a such a wonderful husband, daddy, and friend. He truly is a one-of-a-kind guy! He has a heart of gold and everyone that meets him knows that! We are so thankful that God chose him for us! :) Happy 27th Birthday Baby! Well, then I guess that takes us to this past weekend. Really most of the weekend was pretty laid back, but Sunday was crazy, fun, but busy! Saturday night we went to a couples baby shower for Ellen and Chris. Sunday we were up for church and then after that, we had a Easter egg hunt for the kids. David planned it and had about 800 eggs. It was awesome and I think all the families really enjoyed it. We had subs and pizza while some people hid the eggs. Then the Easter bunny showed up and then all the kids got to find the eggs. He had a section for 0-3, and then from 4 up. Ty loved running to get the eggs. He saw us stuff them all so knew there was lots of candy in them. :) Tucker took a short nap while this was going on, so Ty sat with the bunny. Once Tucker got up, he joined Ty and got a picture too! Although he completely miss the hunt. Afterwards, I took the boys home for about an hr so Tucker could finish his nap. Around 2 we woke him up to head to the Winston-Salem Dash game. It was a beautiful game and I had my camera, but didn't take any pictures! :( They had a kids zone thing and Tyler actually went in and jumped in the blow up thing and also rode the elephant on the carousel! I was so excited because he's usually pretty timid about those things. One lady was laughing at me because I'm sure I sounded ridiculous talking to him about how awesome he was and how proud I was of him... It was quite dramatic! :) So, then we left the ball game a little early and Ty was asleep 5 minutes down the road. So I left them both sleep for about 1 1/2 hours and then woke them up to take them to the park where they were having the youth devo. We really did have an awesome day! By 10:00 I was about to pass out, but we had lots of fun and slept very well! :)

Just life...

Well, not much has been going on for the past couple of weeks. Tucker got sick and stayed that way for a little over a week. He had some kind of stomach issues that had him out of sorts, but we're still not sure what it was because no one else got it... Seems weird to me, but I guess that's just what kids do. So, I'll take the blessing. But I was constantly washing all the toys he touched when he went down for his nap. So my table often looked like this. :) Tyler and I dyed easter eggs. He was so excited and actually did really well. Later that day when they had dried he and daddy colored on them. He's constantly wanting to play with them, they are on the mantle for now, but I'm thinking soon they will be in the trash before they start stinking up the house! :) Once again, Tyler is loving tatoos right now and of course David is eating it up, so the other night after we washed the old ones off, David went to town on him... Oh my. We must stop before he thinks he's "suppose" to have them. :) Tucker is finally better. He did get another tooth on the bottom so I will try to get a good pic of that soon. He's into everything and constantly on the go. He is a very sweet and quiet baby, but I'm afraid he's filled with mischief. :) Finally yesterday we had a gorgeous day! Tucker and I went to play outside while Tyler was taking a nap. Tuck kept doing the upward dog... He was just a laughing, it was precious. He loves being outside and I love that! He didn't really venture off the blanket, but I was happy about that. :) Last night we had "Make 'em Smile" with the teens, so we went to a nursing home and passed out stuffed animals. The residents loved it and I loved watching Tyler interact with them. One of our kids dressed up as the easter bunny. I'm mad I didn't take any pictures. Ty was excited about him, but nervous too! He knew it was Bailey under there, but still wasn't quite sure. :) But later we got home and he put some pj pants on his head and I was like Ty, you look like the easter bunny and he said no mom, I'm a pirate... So there you go. Not sure why he thought he looked like a pirate, but he did! :) One more thing that is funny to me, Tyler is not a good eater unless it's junk food. One thing that he will mostly eat is chicken nuggets, but he only eats the heads. It's so funny. No many how many I give him he will just eat the heads off and that's it. We have started making him eat the tails too and then last night David talked him into eating all the spikes. So, we'll see maybe we're getting somewhere. So, that's all I have, see why I hadn't updated yet... :) Tomorrow I have to have a tooth pulled... OH MY. Say a prayer for me. Not looking forward to that. I'll be back asap when I have some more to chat about! :)