Nana in Atlanta!

Last weekend we had a busy weekend full of family and friends!! We headed to Atlanta to see Nana! On our way we stopped and had dinner with the Coulson family and got to meet baby Caroline...though I don't have any pictures...5 kids at one table was a bit busy!! And then we continued our journey!
We got up early and headed to Nana's to spend the day! We played and got to see Aunt Daphne, cousin Greer and baby Day! Again no pictures!! But we had fun catching up! Then is was time for lunch and Nana had an extra sweet Watermelon to go with the twins favorite Chick-fil-a!
Mahlon didn't want any watermelon until he saw that we were eating it with the "stem." He thought that was the coolest thing!
Nana and S.B. were talking about the seeds!
Love this picture of all of us!! At the last second instead of saying cheese Nana sad another word that had all of laughing!!
And the babies got spoiled by Aunt Daphne and Nana with some early birthday gifts! What a fun surprise!

We headed back to Nana's the next morning for breakfast before heading onto our next stop Fayette, AL. Love how tiny Nana is standing next to Wesley!!
And this is Nana's famous wave! I love it and though I am always sad to leave I look forward to this little goodbye!! We had a great visit and she spoiled the babies with cookies and ice cream, but that is what Great Grandmothers are for!!!

July 4th!

July 4th was a busy day at our house!! Doc and Cheri came up and spent part of the morning and afternoon with us! Doc and daddy worked on the finishing touches to our new playset while Cheri and I cooked a big lunch!

And then later in the evening we had some neighbors over for more food and fun on the playset and topped the night off with some fireworks and sparklers!! Happy 4th!! Great day with family and friends!! Too much excitement to remember to take many pictures!!

Family Date Night!

We decided to have Family Date Night and go see Cars 2 and then go for pizza!! Mahlon was sooo excited to see "Li-tin-a-queen"(aka Lightening Mcqueen) They were very excited about popcorn and candy, though S.B. decided she didn't like popcorn...the M&M's were a hit!! This movie seemed a bit long...especially by the 3rd potty run with 2 almost 3 year olds!!! We had fun though and then we topped the night off with pizza!! I look forward to many more family date nights!! SO FUN!!

Look we can swim...sort of!

We had a slow start, but after 2 weeks of lessons I have 2 little fish!! Week one involved lots of tears and a trip to the emergency room because S.B. decided to inhale half of the pool, but we were back kicking and screaming the next day!! And at the end of the lessons they loved Mrs. Deborah and now when we go to the pool they want me to pretend to be Mrs. Deborah and tell them to jump in, and kick, and dive for rings...they are a mess!! We didn't get to watch any of the lessons so this is the last day when they go to show off all they had learned!

Happy Father's Day DAD!

Wesley had a Happy Father's Day! We went to church and then to his pick for brunch at Bon Ami! He got a new pair of trail running shoes, lots of hugs and kisses and a long nap in the afternoon!!
Wesley is such a wonderful daddy, husband and friend and we are so blessed to have him in our lives! Thank you for all that you do to take care of us and thank you for loving us so much!!! We love you!! XOXO
Love these sweet pics!

Mission complete!!

We finally finished!!! I'm just a little late posting pics!! These are the twins new matching twin beds! YAY! The first one took about 3 1/2 weeks and the second took us about 2 weeks! Don't think we will EVER take on a project this big again! But we are so proud and Mahlon and Sara Beth LOVE them! Mahlon will tell you "they are perfect!"



I still have some art to do to add to the walls and Cheri is planning on making some more pillows and I'm on the hunt for new curtains!! So this project is not quite complete, but at least they have some where to sleep!!

Memorial Day

We had some friends over for a cookout on Memorial Day. The kiddos played in the sprinkler and baby pool in our back yard. Mahlon and Sara Beth had so much fun with a "baby" to play with! Mahlon was so sweet and shared all of his toys and Sara Beth was proud to have a "mini me" Snow White!

And it is amazing to see what 2 little girls can make their daddys do when they say PLEEEEASE!!
We meet Snow White, the wizard, a monkey, a king and "mini me" Snow White!! Sweet Memories!!

Just a normal day in the neighborhood!! We have the best neighborhood to raise your kids in and some of the sweetest neighbors! The other night we all searched through our pantrys and came up with a great impromtu supper club! The kids all wore their swim suits and played in the sprinkler and on the water trampoline! So much fun! We're so thankful for all of our sweet friends and the fun memories we make on any given day!!

Don't know the weight limit for the trampoline, but I'm pretty sure 2 adults and 5 kids may be a little much!! But what a great way to babysit!!

Our latest project!!

For a few months now we have been discussing the urgent need for big boy/big girl beds! SO why not build them ourselves!! Yes we are crazy! We found an awesome website www.ana-white.com that has detailed plans for building all kinds of things! And we picked out the perfect day beds! I'm sharing photos of the progress we've made so far on bed number one!! But you'll have to wait til we finish bed number 2 to see it all together with bedding, sheets, pillows and storage baskets!!

This is what we started with day 1!!

After a few cuts, lots and lots of sanding and few days later we had part of the first storage box complete! This was a huge accomplishment!!
We had the best little helpers!! They loved every minute of "making their beds"!



By the end of that day we had 3 boxes!!

And after a few more days and lots of sanding and staining and filling holes and sanding and staining more this is what we had!

Then we had to add the trim (again, more sanding and staining and filling more nail holes!!!!)
And 2 1/2 weeks later this is almost the final product!!

I have added one more coat of stain to finish bed #1 and this weekend we start on #2!! I'm not sure who is more proud Wesley and me or the babies!!
We have learned a lot through this process and hopefully the next one will go much more smoothly!! I'll post pics once we've moved in the new furniture!! P.S. I now know why pottery barn charges $899 for this same bed!!! But it is sooooo worth for us to work on it together and see those sweet babies beaming faces each time they walk into the garage!!

Our FIRST Graduation!!

Mahlon and Sara Beth graduated from Mother's Morning Out at Chapel of the Cross on May 18, 2011!! They started "school" when they were 13 months old and though graduation was a few weeks ago they'll finish with school the week of their 3rd birthday!! Oh how time flys!!

Now on to the ceremony...Sara Beth started crying uncontrollably the moment she saw us!



Wesley ended up having to sit with her through the first half of graduation! As part of the ceremony several of the children were selected to sing! Mahlon and Sara Beth were supposed to sing their ABC's, but since sissy couldn't stop crying, mommy and daddy and the rest of their class got to get on stage and perform too!! Only one little boy sang an abbreviated version, but at least he sang!!


Then they got to get their diplomas followed by a party with their teachers and classmates!





We will miss Ms. Rochelle and Ms. Renada!

So proud of this little piece of paper!! What a big day!!

My babies are all grown up!!