Spring has Sprung in the Mountains

I welcomed spring with open arms this year.  It has been a long, cold winter and I am ready for flowers, warm weather and bare feet.  Nothing too eventful has happened recently but here are a few photos of our comings and goings.

 

 

This was taken a few weeks ago.  I thought spring would never come.  It shouldn't snow in April.

 

Spring arrived and it brought with it our new town square.  The town has been working for several years on our town square, which until recently was a dilapidated gas station.  It is really coming along.  I love the rocking chairs.  The slogan for our town is "the little town that rocks".

 

A beautiful rhododendron bench was added

 

Perfect size for little E

 

We bought a brick to help defray costs of the town square.

 

My birthday this year was not very exciting.  Josh and I had plans to go out.  We had a friend coming over to watch the kids after they went to bed.  Look who had a major fit and caused us to stay home.  Teething is so awful.

 

These little monsters are spending a lot of time outside. 

 

Easter came and went.  We usually go to the community Easter egg hunt but it was rained out this year.  As a fairly non-religious family, we don't do much for Easter.  Luckily, Gramma and Grandpa saved the day with their Easter gifts.  Look at the cool shirt they gave Myles.  He loved the new undies as well.....see the hat.

 

E loved her present and really loved the box.  Thank you Gramma and Grandpa. 

Soccer

Myles asked if he could play soccer this year and of course we said yes.  He has loved it so far.  They have had 3 games/practices.  They practice for 30 min and then play a game for 30 min.  He has 6 kids on his team and play 3 on 3 against other teams.  Myles just might be our team sports guy.  Go Pandas!!

 

He is getting so big!  I can't stand it.

 

The kid his skills

 

Here they are trying to "eat the rain".

Spring {Break}?- part 2

The vacation continues.....

I'm a sucker for a good environmental education center and we found one.  The boys had a blast doing the scavenger hunt and checking out the displays.  Even Little E liked strolling along the exhibits.  She was beginning to feel a little better by this point.

After the EE center, we went to visit Brien's, Josh's best friend from college, parents.  They lived in Ponte Vedra only a few minutes from St Augustine.  It was great to catch up and take it easy. 

On the way back to NC we stopped off in Beaufort, SC.  I love this little town and wanted to show Josh and the kids around.  It was a nice spot to break up the ride home as well.

 

 

Myles hard at work at the EE center

 

 

They love this stuff.  Like mother, like sons

 

Yay, there was finally a smile on her face

 

Visiting the Meaghers

 

This is my all time favorite picture from the trip.  I call it "the gargoyle".

 

Enjoying the pool

 

On our last night we went out to get seafood.  The kids were well behaved....can you tell?

 

Another attempt to get a pic of all three.  Again, E was not having it.

 

Our stop in Beaufort, SC

 

A perfect place to take a break and stretch our legs

 

Miss Priss was finally feeling better as we were heading home.  What a trip!!!

Spring {Break}?-Part 1

We drove down to Florida over spring break to soak in the sunshine.  Josh and I attempted to drive late so the kids would sleep.  Ha!  Fat chance of that.  11pm rolled around and the little monsters were all still awake and watching movies.  Our tactic did not work out the way we planned.  Little E started feeling hot on the drive down and by the time we arrived in St. Augustine, she had a full blown fever.  Poor baby was miserable. 

Picture this....5 of us in one hotel room, a baby with a fever that refused to sleep for 48 hrs and two boys that sleep like maniacs and fall off the beds every couple hours.  Seems restful, huh?  Vacation??? I think not.  Josh and I now need a vacation from our vacation.  All said and done, the boys had a wonderful time.

 

 

Josh and I chose St Augustine because we love that little city.  It is so great with the old architecture and inviting streets.  Last time we went down there it was before kids.  We were bar hopping and having a blast.  This time was a wee bit different.

 

I attempted to get a pic of all three of them.  E was not going to have it.

 

The boys were dying to check out the Alligator Farm and Zoo.  Ask and ye shall receive

 

Poor baby, dosed on Tylenol, went along for the ride.  She was quite the trooper.

 

The boys were in heaven

 

Buddha Boys

 

E loves birds.  She looks for them everywhere.  She found a vulture friend at the Alligator Farm and pigeons to chase in the city.

 

Watch out, Grady

 

Myles is not such a great actor.  I think he was pretending that the gator got his arm.  Grady was acting scared

 

After a long day of gator wrestling, we went back to the hotel