Mommy and Me Days

I cannot believe my summer is coming to an end!! We have had so much fun and I am SO sad to be going back to work. I thought I would spend a special one on one day with both Anna Caitlin and Drew before I go back.

Anna Caitlin decided that she wanted to go to Stars and Strikes. She had so much fun bowling when there was just the two of us...her attention span is alot longer when she gets every other turn. We both bowled our best games ever!! An 89 for her and a 102 for me :) We then went to Stevie B's for lunch followed by back to school shopping and a trip to Dairy Queen. Lots of fun, but a little bit sad...we have never been back to school shopping before. Cannot believe my baby is starting Kindergarten.

Drew decided that he wanted to go see Ice Age 3 for our day together. He enjoys the movies as long as he has popcorn. He is pretty easy to please...he wanted to go eat lunch at McDonald's and then ice cream at Maggie Moos. After lunch I took him to Target to pick out a toy since he would not care about buying clothes. After choosing a Superman toy, he said, "mommy, I fine. I not go to Maggie Moos. I just go home to play with my Superman."

I have loved every minute of being home with my babies. I guess next summer will be three Mommy and Me Days. Baby Joshua will be old enough to enjoy one as well!!

Tinkertoy Time

When we were getting Baby Joshua's nursery ready for his big arrival, the other two lost their playroom. Daddy and Papa Johnny have been working on the new one in the basement for about ten months and it will be ready this weekend. Yay!! In the meantime, we packed up ALOT of our toys because we just did not have room to leave them out. Anna Caitlin and Drew were bored the other day, so we got out our bucket of Tinkertoys, which have been packed up for several months. Check out the cool microphone we built and sang with!! I loved Tinkertoys when I was little and they are still just as much fun. Now for the Lincoln Logs....

Visit to the Dentist

Anna Caitlin and Drew both went to see the dentist this morning. Drew was so excited...it was his first trip for a full cleaning. He went back in January for a "quick look" where Dr. West told him she was looking for Swiper in his mouth. That really stuck with him. This morning, he asked if the dentist was going to look for "The Green Goblin, Tombstone, Rhino, and Dr. Octopus" in his mouth. He is really on a Spider-Man kick!!

Anna Caitlin feels like she is an old pro at the dentist. She took great care of her little brother. Both did great and had no cavities!! Yay!! I hope they always like the dentist as much as they do right now!

Zoo Atlanta

We had so much fun at the zoo yesterday. The kids had not been since last summer, so they were very excited when Ms. Dana and Thomas invited us. As soon as we got there, Drew wanted to see the elephants; he looked at those for about 10 seconds, and wanted to know where the monkeys were. I think he must get his attention span from his daddy! Anna Caitlin is her mommy's girl; she did not like the snake house but loved the panda bears. Baby Joshua was content to just be along for the ride in his stroller.

Another favorite was the naked mole rat tunnel and playground. Who knew naked mole rats would be such a hit?? We enjoyed a picnic lunch with Dana and Thomas before riding the train. Drew crashed in the car before we could even get home. What a fun day!

Our Trip to the Beach

We had a great trip to the beach this week!! We went to Panama City with our family and the Rivera family. Anna Caitlin loved the ocean and the waves. She also really liked looking for seashells. Drew liked to jump the waves, as long as the water did not get in his eyes. Joshua did great. He slept most of the time under two tents.

Both Anna Caitlin and Drew loved the pool and the hot tub best. This always cracks me up, as we have a pool at home, but it is where they want to spend most of their time. Drew really started to swim on this trip. He got brave and would jump in under the water and swim to the steps with his head under. Anna Caitlin is doing really well swimming too.

One night we went to Margaritaville for dinner, which was lots of fun. The kids loved the pirates on stilts that were making balloon hats. We liked that it was loud, so it did not matter how loud the kids got. We also went to play putt-putt golf. Anna Caitlin was pretty good, Drew not so much. He and Bella would pick up their balls and put them close to the hole to hit it in.

A great trip with great friends!! We are sad to be back in the real world. Only 2 more weeks of summer left until I go back to work!!

Happy 4th of July!!

We had a great Fourth of July weekend at the lake. We have not been able to go the past couple of years because the lake level has been so low, so the kids were very excited!! It was Drew's first trip since he was a baby and Joshua's first trip ever.

Anna Caitlin, Drew, and Joshua had a great time with their cousins Macenzie and Abbie, swimming at the dock and out on the boat. Anna Caitlin and Abbie went tubing and loved it. Drew even got to go fishing for the first time. He did not catch anything because he thought it was more fun to cast the line than leave his bait in the water. The weather was absolutely beautiful!! We got Grammie and Granddaddy to go out with us to see fireworks on the night of the Fourth.

Welcome Joshua David!!

Joshua David Hayworth was welcomed on April 10 at 11:30 AM, Good Friday. He was greeted by mommy, daddy, big sister, big brother, Grammie, Granddaddy, Mama Judi, and Papa Johnny. Joshua was 8 pounds and 20.5 inches long. We are so glad that he is finally here!!

Joshua has the sweetest dimple in his left cheek...I can't wait until he starts to smile and show it off more!! We came home on Saturday afternoon and Anna Caitlin and Drew were so happy to have us all back at home together!! We are so thankful and blessed that Baby Joshua is now a part of our family!!