Tuesday, May 29, 2012

"It's not raining here"

When your toddler starts saying that, you know it's been raining too much before for him if he's noticing it's not raining :) haha Wyatt now likes to let us know if it is in fact raining, or if it's not currently raining here. Always handy to have a weatherman around.

It's that time of year! Summertime is here!!! I feel like it's summer camp time and all our buddies are coming back for the summer in town and we'll have another round of crazy times and fun stories to come. We've got t-shirts in the mix almost ready to get out there, new horses, new trails, always something fun and new going on :)

The boys are doing great. Cole is getting ready to take off crawling. He's getting up on his hands and knees and rocking back and forth, ready to go! He's figured out how to sit up by himself, and then gets really excited about it and falls back over (it's a little funny). He's pretty determined when he sets his sights on something and finds a way to roll and stretch his way to it. We're going to be in trouble soon once he starts crawling!

Wyatt is talking up a storm. New words, phrases, etc. every hour it feels like. He is something else :) He loves learning new things and helping out around our place. He loves to run, run, run!

Happy Tuesday (although it sure feels like a Monday today...)

Stephanie hanging out with Cole

The gang's all here! (Wyatt, Madalyn and Cole)

Oh the silly conversations these guys have!

Teaching him early how to keep the books ;)

You know it's summer time when...Levi is too tired to care...

Did I mention Cole got 4 teeth in about 2 weeks?

The next horse whisperer?

Either way, he loves those horses!

Wyatt does too :)

Tootsie getting a drink at the pond

Happy Baby!

Hanging out with Daddy!

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Spring Adventures

Spring has sprung and we have been hopping along with all sorts of fun adventures! The weather has been amazing (with a few cold days thrown in) and we've been taking advantage of it for sure. We did a little camping in Pisgah Forest with some of the Goins crew a few weeks back and Wyatt got to spend the night sleeping in a tent for the first time! He's really getting into this camping idea.

We've spent a lot of time outside getting things all cleaned up and looking good. We've painted doors, added mulch, mowed, weedeated, bushhogged, etc. etc. and it's only May! I always forget how much work it is around here once everything begins to grow again. But we enjoy spending time outside.

We welcomed a new horse recently and he's adjusting to the rest of the herd well. All the horses have shed their winter coats and are really looking great coming out of an easier winter. That's always a good way to start the summer season. :) Levi also got his hair cut for the summer recently and is looking so good! We decided he needed a little help this year to get rid of that heavy winter coat and I think it may become a yearly thing now.

The boys are doing great! Cole is really starting to sit up and take notice of everything now. He's discovering the animals and all the crazy things going on around him. He's super close to crawling and gets up on his hands and knees now, just no forward motion yet (and no complaint from this momma!) but I have a feeling things are about to get a little more entertaining around here really soon once he can chase after his brother finally :) Wyatt is talking up a storm. His current favorite phrase "What is that?" about everything! haha it's pretty cute.

We just got back from a great trip to the beach. We spent a week down at Myrtle Beach State Park and had a blast! The boys were able to play outside a bunch, we played on the beach, Robb got to do a lot of fishing on the pier, and there were several playgrounds we had to check out. All in all, we wished we stayed another week :)

Hope everyone is doing good during this super full moon!!

Happy Sunday (funday)!

Warming up after a night of camping in a tent

Hanging out with his cousins.

Chilly morning!

He loved riding this bike everywhere!

Getting firewood so we could cook some hotdogs!

Notice how much stuff we managed to stuff on the stroller :)

Hanging out by the river.

Touching his first fish!

"Whoa! Big Water"

Playing on the beach!

Helping Cole learn how to play in the water

Cole loved the water!

Daddy and Wyatt!

The boys!

Running with Levi

Momma and her boys!

He loves riding Thomas!

The boys playing around the campground

Levi's summer 'do

Playing is fun!



Cole hanging out with Daddy

Wyatt climbed all the way up to the big slide!

Wait, you're not supposed to eat the sand? Dang...

Summer attire: Diaper, boots, tobogan

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Spring Is Here!

I can't believe it's spring time already! That may be in part due to the fact that we never really had a winter...either way, Hello Spring!

We have been busy with work and the boys and everything in between lately. The barn is hopping with lots of riders on spring break and taking advantage of the beautiful weather. The horses are all shedding their winter coats and getting in shape for the summer.

Everything is so pretty with all the dogwoods and other pretty trees budding and blooming! Everyday it's a new scene outside :)


The boys are doing great! They are both happy and healthy and learning so much every day. Wyatt is a chatter box and constantly running around getting into something. Cole is also constantly on the move and getting into something. He has figured out that he should be able to crawl/walk but can't yet, so he's pretty frustrated while he's trying to figure all of that out. I can only imagine how happy he's going to be once he can chase his brother down :)

We've made trips to Kernersville and Brevard recently to see all the family all over the state :) Robb and I went out to see "The Hunger Games" which was really good if you haven't had a chance to see it.

Happy Thursday! (and an early Happy Easter!)

We love throwing rocks!

At Grandma and Grandpa's

I need more rocks...


I don't like sunglasses!! Get them off!!

Happy Boy!

Our helpers while we were doing yard work :)

Sweeping the doormat off

Dirty sweaty boys after a fun day outside!

Swinging!

Everybody loves swinging!

Playing with Ellie and Andrew

Puddle hopping!

"What? This IS my happy face!"

Bath time is more fun when you splash EVERYWHERE!

Wyatt got up the other morning and promptly put on his boots, gloves and hat.
All ready for whatever this day threw at him :)