Mickey, Castles, Fireworks and more...

Our trip to Florida was a HOT one. We spent a few days with the Krauszer's in Vero Beach and then a few days in Disney to meet Mickey Mouse. Colin and August got along great which was really nice to see.

Colin's favorite things to see were Mickey Mouse, Fireworks and the Castles. He now thinks all hotels are castles and fireworks by far were a highlight of the trip. We enjoyed Sea World a little more than Magic Kingdom as there were more things for the kids to enjoy.

Augie and Colin playing at the beach

Breakfast with Tiger

John and I have had the last week off from work and words can't express how wonderful it's been. It's been so nice to not have to worry about the stress from work and I haven't opened my laptop in a week. Quality time with my boys (John, Colin, Bowman, and baby boy Spitz to be) is priceless.

WV Wedding

We went to Chad and Uni's wedding in West Virginia a few weeks ago and had a great weekend away. The wedding was beautiful and the kids had a great time breaking it down on the dance floor. Madi was the beautiful flower girl, but she wouldn't walk down the aisle!

Heat Wave

This week we are hitting temperatures of 100 degrees. I took Colin swimming this past weekend to Great-Grandmother's pool. I didn't get any pictures because I was in the water the whole time... Colin loved it and was swimming like a fish. Here he is with his cousins in the tub after the pool and a picture of John and Colin cooling off.

Robbie Visits

My friend from high school/middle school visited with her son Robbie who just turned one this month. Cute little boy! Having Robbie and Colin play together is getting me used to the idea of having two little boys of my own!!

It's a.........................

B O Y !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pals

Colin and his buddy Lucas went for a bike ride this weekend to the park. The weather hasn't been the best lately, so every chance we get we try and get outside.

Happy Birthday!

Colin turned 2 on April 30th and we celebrated with a truck themed birthday party with 50 of our friends and family. Colin had a bit of crowd anxiety at first, but then he enjoyed himself and played in the moon bounce and hit the pinata. John and I were exhausted when it was all said and done, but the memories will last a lifetime. My "little" boy is getting so big.

Expecting

Okay, so this is me taking a picture of a picture and it didn't come out very well. I think everybody will get the message though! For those of you who do not know already, John and I are expecting baby #2 in October. We were definitely shocked, but excited too. Colin is going to be a big brother and we find out next month if it's a girl or boy. I think it's going to be a boy b/c a lot of our friends have boys, everybody at my work in the last 5 years have had boys, and 21 out of 32 kids on our street have boys. My pregnancy has been okay so far. I was sick in the beginning, but seem better now and hope for the best for the next 6 months.

Mowing the Lawn

Colin and Daddy mowing the lawn. Colin will play with his mower outside in the rain, sleet, snow or sun. Now that Daddy and all the neighbors are out mowing their lawns, he is absolutely beside himself.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! I hope everybody had a good easter. Colin is upstairs snoozing as he's exhausted from Church, Brunch, and Easter Egg Hunting. We went to visit the Easter Bunny yesterday and he was the least bit scared. He was giving the bunny high fives and singing Peter Cottontail to him.

Happy 1st Birthday Merritt!

The Prisock's Visit

Kara and Joseph came to visit Maryland this past weekend. Kara, her sister, and sister-in-law are all expecting babies this summer. Her parents will have 3 new grand babies within 6 weeks of each other. Congratulations to them all! Brandon, we missed you, but hope to see you soon.

Bermuda

A trip to Bermuda a couple of weeks ago to celebrate the life of my Grandma. Here are a few pictures from the trip. I had to put a picture of the Locquat Tree because Courtney couldn't stop eating them.

Courtney, Jodie, Robyn

Courtney, Mark, and Barry

First Cousins - Candice and Jodie

Charleston, SC

Colin and I went Charleston about 3 weeks ago to visit friends. John went to Mrytle Beach to play in golf tournament with his buddies. What a weekend... I don't think words can express how bad Colin was. I can make up a lot of excuses for his behavior, but it was just awful. I have to thank Layla and Deanna for putting up with us for the weekend and I was exhausted by the end of the weekend. When we got back, I came down with the flu and had to take 3 days off from work and I couldn't eat for 2 weeks. Below are two pictures I managed to take on our trip.

Trista and Colin

Colin, Trista, and Merritt

Terrible Two's Already?

I must admit, Colin has been such a sweet and innoncent boy since he was born. He's definateley been our little angel child, but the last couple of weeks have been quite the turn of events. He's into hitting and he hits everything and everybody if he doesn't get his way. It started with the dog and now he's hitting all the kids at daycare (big or small) and everything is "MINE". We've tried everything to get him to stop hitting and don't know what else to do. We would gladly accept any words of advice.


Isn't he cute though?!?!

Dancing with the Stars

Sorry, had to post this. I went to the Dancing with the Stars tour a couple of weeks ago and had great floor seats. This is Drew Lachey. It was pretty neat.

Bumping Heads

I don't know if the picture will come out once it's posted on the blog, but this is what happened to Colin lastnight when he was "playing" with Daddy. They wacked heads pretty hard and Colin had the biggest knot on his forehead. He cried for a minute, but then was ready for more rough housing.

The Result...

John is not happy that I'm posting this on the blog, but I had to do it! This is the result of leaving my 4 year old niece alone with Colin unattended for 5 minutes. I peaked around the corner to see what they were doing b/c it was quiet and Madison was dressing Colin like a princess. I couldn't help but laugh :-)

January

I don't have too many new pictures to add as my camera is having problems, although it's probably just user error. Colin is doing great and is talking up a storm. He started doing "pretend" play and constantly has our pots and pans and lids and tupperware all over our house as he says he's making us dinner. It's quite amusing. He amazes us more and more everyday. He talks a lot and he has a great memory. He remembered me breaking something in the Dining room a week ago and still reminds me that "Mommy broke it." We have to be very careful with what we say as he's like a parrot and repeats everything.