A new adventure has begun....T-ball!!!!!!

And T-ball has begun!!!! Austin has been so excited and eager for T-ball to finally start. He is on the Padres!!!!! Cody was so excited to watch Austin practice; he even brought his bat, ball, and glove to practice too. There is 11 4,5, & 6 year olds on his team and they are too cute to watch. All they cared about the first practice was running the bases. Thankfully the weather was perfect to start off the season. Can't wait for his games to begin..... Have fun Bubba!!!!

Cody is pumped up to watch Austin play ball!!!!

"Hi Austin!!!"

Throw it home Bubba!!!!

Lovin' the hat!!!!

And he's up to bat.....

Go Bubba!!!!

Go Padres!!!!! Looking forward to a fun first season!!!

La La La La, La La La La, Elmo's World.......

Cody's BIG party is here......and all he wanted was ELMO!!!!!! Cody has been proudly saying he was 2 for a month now and telling everyone about his Elmo party!!!! Mommy & Daddy even surprised Cody with our Elmo shirts; and was he excited!!!! It was such a pretty day for a party! Great food, Great friends & family, and a very Happy Birthday Boy!!! Tanks everyone for making Cody's day so special!!!! He went to bed singing Elmo's song with a BIG smile on his face!!!!!

Daddy is ready for the party to begin.....

Happy 2nd Birthday Cody!!!

The things we do for our kids......because we LOVE them!!!!

Austin & Elmo!!!

Waiting for the Birthday Boy to wake up!!!

Elmo!!!

I'm the Birthday Boy!!!!

Swinging at Cody's Party!!!

I'm how old?

Cheese!!!

Is this all for me????

Blow!!!!

My cute little 2 year old!!!

Loving his Birthday Cupcakes!!! Every last Bite!!!

Just sitting with Daddy!!!!

The Birthday Boy with Booshie!!!

BBQing on his new grill!!! Thanks Grandma & Grandpa!!!

Loving Elmo!!!

Off to bed after a fun Birthday Party!!! Love you Monkey!!!

Daddy & his Birthday Boy!!!!

Happy Birthday; North Carolina style!!!!

Today we got to celebrate our friends 40th Birthday on the Lake!!! The kiddos were so lucky and excited to spend the day with Booshie while Todd and I had a "date day" on the lake with friends and no children. We cruised around the lake, ate yummy snacks, listened to great music, had a few cocktails, chit chatted with friends, and ended the night watching the sunset and enjoying a great dinner on the water listening to LIVE bands!!! What a great day with you honey!!!

Heading out....

Love you honey!!!

Lake Norman

Just the two of us ~ today that is!!!!

RELAXING!!!!

Date Day on the Lake was so much FUN!!!!

A quick cat nap before dinner!!!!

Our view on our way to dinner via boat!!!

What a fun day!!!! Thanks Booshie for hanging with the kiddos!!! Happy Birthday Shawn!!!

Happy Mother's Day!!!!

Mother's Day is the day I get to celebrate my BIGGEST accomplishment; becoming a MOMMY to two amazing little boys. Austin & Cody changed my life forever!!!! I LOVE you Bubba!!!! I LOVE you MONKEY!!!!! Thank you Mom for teaching me to be the Mom I am today!!! I LOVE you!!! Happy Mother's Day!!!!

My PRIDE and JOY!!!!!!

The RODEO!!!!!

Another wonderful treat we have living here is that the Fairgrounds are literally 5 minutes down the road so another last minute outing was to the RODEO!!!! The kids had a blast watching the Bull Riding, Calf Roping, the pretty Cowgirls on their horses, and eating Yummy food!!!! Austin even ran thru the arena with a bunch of kids chasing Bulls (just kidding they were calf's) trying to get blue ribbons off their tails to win a Cowboy Hat!!! All who know Austin and know of his fear of Big Dogs (has improved greatly) know this was HUGE for him. Going into the arena no one knew what the kids were gonna do, but when they opened the gates and out ran these calf's right towards the kids I just about fell over laughing. And to my SURPRISE off Austin ran right after them. Good Job Bubba!!!!!

When did you get so BIG???

Austin trying so hard to open his cute little allergy eyes!!!

Daddy & Cody watching the Bull Riding!!!

Austin LOVED the Rodeo; he even ran with the bulls (calf's to be exact)!!!

Austin & Daddy hanging out at the Rodeo!!!

My Cowboys!!!

Love it!!!!

I LOVE the fact that we live so close to such a beautiful and amazing lake. So close that we can throw the kids in the car and head to the lake to play for an hour before dinner and bed. The boys love it and what a pretty drive through the state park. Here's pics from one of those last minute trips!!!!

YAY!!!!

Are we there yet?

My BOYS!!!!!

Trying to Beat the Heat.....

After the Spring Sing we had to take advantage of the BEAUTIFUL & WARM Spring weather, so we headed outside with the water tables, the trikes, and popsicles..... The boys had a BLAST!!!!!

Another fun day in the water.....

My BIG boy!!!!

Busy Boy!!!

Having a BLAST!!!!

Trying to catch water in mid air!!!

It's the Bike Wash!!!

Filling up his bike...

Is Momma's car next Cody?

Daddy's Helpers!!!!