What's in the news today Evelyn?

Evelyn has always loved books and there have been so many times where we will catch her in a corner or in her room up on her bed or snuggled up on the couch with a book reading outloud (in her own language) and I just smile because it's so cute to see her get so focused! Well one morning I brought in the paper and put it on the kitchen table and then I went upstairs and when I came back down I found Evelyn had climed up in her seat and she had opened up the newspaper and she was just sitting at the table reading the paper. I snuck the camera out and captured the moment! It was just too cute to see her up there reading the paper like an adult!!

Grandma Time

I forogt I took these cute pics of my mom and the girls when she was here visiting last week. She loves her grandkids and they love her! Claire would just stare at her and smile and Evelyn just wanted Grandma to play with her - not mommy!! It is the best to sit back and watch Grandma get her quality time with her grandbabies!! We love you mom/grandma!!!

Cute Kiddos

This is going to be one of those posts that will make me cry when I look back years from now and read. I just have to say how much I love my kids!! I love being a mom and looking into their happy faces every day! The smiles they give me just brighten the room and make my day. They remind me how important it is to take the time to love on them and play with them and just enjoy them every day. They complete me and I can't imagine life without them! I love you Evelyn and Claire!!

Carolina Beach

Last week/weekend we decided to go to the beach. It was so much fun!!! It rained the whole drive down there and then the next day when we woke up we had a perfect sunny day and it stayed perfect and sunny the whole time! LOVE IT! We had a room at the Courtyard on Carolina Beach and we were right on the water. Since we got there before the weekend started, we had the entire beach practically to ourselves - and the hotel's pool. The water was in the 70's and Evelyn had a blast getting knocked over by the waves and playing in the sand. Claire was a trooper being so small she had to be held a lot, but thankfully Grandma and Grandpa were there to help out.

We went to the aquarium and that was the coolest thing to Evelyn. She loved looking at the fish and she got to see a sting-ray and some crabs and shells up close. She was so fascinated with all the tanks and aquariums of fish - she especially liked "Nemo".

We all probably gained 10lbs just from this one doughnut shop we found. This place makes the best doughnut I have ever eaten - and I have had my share of doughnuts!!! It's called Britt's Doughnut Shop and he started making just glazed doughnuts since 1939 and that is the ONLY kind of doughnut he makes - glazed. He serves them HOT and FRESH and they just melt in your mouth!! We went there a few times (shouldn't have, but we did) and every time we went there was a line out the door to get a doughnut!! It didn't even matter what time of day it was - he was serving glazed doughnuts all day long!! They were the best!!

On our last day there, I decided to free myself of both kids and go and play in the water. I was in the ocean maybe 5 minutes when I felt instant pain around my left ankle. I didn't know what in the heck it was, but it stung!! I slowly walked out of the water and with each step I felt the throbbing getting worse. I finally made it to shore - Gordon and some other beach people came to my rescue and my ankle was inflamed and red and in one spot bleeding! Everyone determined I was attacked by a jelly-fish. OUCH! They told us to stop the poison from the tentacles we should pour vinegar on it. So we made it up to our room and the hotel manager brought us vinegar and Gordon had to clean it really well - talk about BURN and PAIN!!

Thankfully I did not have an allergic reaction to the sting and today it is healing very quickly!! I am glad it happened to me and not Evelyn who was 100% of the time playing in the water and I am glad it happened on our last day so it didn't ruin all the fun!!

Thanks grandma and grandpa for a great trip! We can't wait to see you again!!!

The beach was ALL ours!!
Evelyn loved the water!
Claire loved the pool!
The Aquarium was a lot of fun!!

Little Accomplishments

Claire Abigail at 6 months

I love every stage that babies go through, but a favorite of mine has to be when a baby can grab their own foot and bring it to their mouth to bite on!! SO CUTE!

Our little acrobat

I have been meaning to do this post for a while now, but videos just take way too long to load so I always run out of patience. Well, I finally got around to waiting it out and post it. This is Evelyn doing her first somersault. She's been bending over on her head forever and just finally flipped herself over into a somersault. She thought it was so fun - she hasn't stopped doing them!!

Families Are Forever

Today was a special day for some little boys in our extended family "O" and "W" (initials are used for privacy) are adopted and today was that momentous occasion where they were finally sealed to their mom and dad and sister. Being in the temple with our family is always such a joy to me and even more so when there are children involved. What a special ordinance it is to witness a family being sealed together. I am so grateful to know Heavenly Father's plan for us and that we can be families forever. We are so blessed to have these little boys in our family and we are thankful to have shared this day with them! We love you guys!!!!

Grandpa Visit

I love that no matter how short or long time goes by between visits from my parents - Evelyn remembers her Grandpa and she LOVES her Grandpa!! My dad was in town this weekend and he got to spend time with his adorable grandkids. Claire gave him lots of smiles and Evelyn made sure to climb on top of him and wrestle with him and give lots of kisses and hugs too! She loves her "Krwa-pa"!!

Thanks for a great time and we can't wait for the next visit dad!!