Beach Bound

Tomorrow we are leaving to go to the beach for a few days. It's amazing what you need to take with you when you have two small ones along! I'm just hoping that we'll have enough room in the car...I can see a suv with a 3rd row on the horizon! (Zach refuses to buy a minivan!)

I'm super-excited about going to the beach. The last time we went, Elias was only 4 months old, so he should have a great time. Jacob will probably eat sand...a lot. Everything ends up in his mouth. To get ready, we bought the boys beach hats & sunglasses...too cute!

testing...

Laura sent me an email to tell me how to upload pics to my blog...I'm trying to see if I can make it work. I'm afraid I'm not so up on my computer skills.

Wait, there it is! A picture! of my 2 cute boys, loving each other. Yay! I've got mad skillz now, Thanks, Laura!

Too Funny

Just a quick update, because both boys have been hilarious lately! Last night, I was folding laundry, and Elias was 'helping' which means he pulls clothes out of the basket & either hands them to me to fold (actually helpful) or dances around the room with them. Well, now we have a new one. He grabbed a pair of Zach's underwear & proceeded to put them on over his head! Zach & I just lost it! I've noticed that he tends to try to put pants on over his head, and shirts on his legs...perhaps we should work at our dressing skills.

This, however, was too much. And then, because we were cracking up, he kept doing it - taking them off, then putting them on again. He never quite figured out that there wasn't anywhere for his head to go. As soon as I post pictures on flickr, I'll link to it. (Still haven't made time to get with Laura to learn how to post them here!)

This morning Jacob was playing in the saucer while I was folding more clothes in the dining room. He was cooing & gooing, so I knew he was fine, but after a while I noticed it was really quiet...because he fell asleep in the saucer, sitting up! Of course, I had to grab the camera then, too. Elias was standing there, like a little museum guide, showing off his sleeping brother. They are both too funny!

catching up

That seems to be my new motto in life...I feel like I'm always trying to catch up on something. I guess between the 2 boys, and church stuff, and just life, it's a lot like my purchases at Hobby Lobby yesterday - random! I was buying a bunch of stuff for church, and I found a few things for Elias' birthday (he's going to be 2 in 2 months!), so I ended up with a little bit of everything - canvas, paint, fabric, floral stuff, party supplies...very random indeed!

The boys are great, though a little fussy from teething. Elias has gained another incisor - this one on top, opposite the bottom one; and he's working on the other bottom one. Still no teeth for Jacob - I can't remember when Elias got his first tooth, but for the most part they are very similar in their growing patterns, so I figure it will be about the same time. Jacob has gotten a case of the clingys, and doesn't like when he can't see me at all times. The only cure I know of for this is to put him in his saucer and move to another room, or at least out of his line of sight. After a few minutes of fussing, he adjusts and has a great time playing.

We made it through the first year of my mom being gone...there were some hard times, but we are continuing to push through. The sweetest thing is when Elias see a picture of her and points & says 'Grammy'. He was still too young to really remember her, but hopefully he'll be able to get to know her through me. I realize how much like my mom I really am, and even sometimes can hear her saying things to me in the way I say things to the boys.

Zach took the day off Tuesday, and we took the boys to Huntsville to the children's history museum. It was a let-down after going to the children's museum in Chattanooga. Huntsville has a science museum, too, so maybe that one is a little bit better. We also went to the Bridge Street Town Center, which was so much fun! I definitely want to go back there sometime. I wish we had something similar here - it was so relaxing just walking around, shopping and watching all the people. We bought some chocolates for a snack, and beach hats for the boys - so cute! Now, if we can only convince Elias to keep his on his head!