Goodbye One

Well my precious baby boy (by the way, you will be "my precious baby boy" long after you qualify for Social Security), this is the last day of being one. It was a great year.

Some of the things you did were:

Partied with the best of 'em at Aunt Mary's wedding

Lived without a kitchen for a couple of weeks.... you ate in your highchair in the living room (I think you secretly loved it)

Learned to express yourself through language

Spent lots of time with family

Finally outgrew Lily and turned the tables with her

Enjoyed your second Christmas

Baked more seasonal cookies than we could even eat

Got your first haircut (and three more since then)

Moved into a new bedroom

The stork brought you a new little sister

Fell in love with Emma with the rest of us

Already became very protective of Emma (by the way, I hope this one stays around)

Played in the snow and sledded down the street

Watched the first black president be elected

Got your first Hot Wheels set

Spent lots of time at he park sliding down slides and swinging

Danced in the rain for the first time ever (but I hope not the last)

Fell in love with Lightening McQueen in Cars

Spent lots of time with your buddies, Zander and Tanner at Mrs. Tonia's

Visited the beach for the second time

Was loved more than you'll ever know by all that know you (this will last forever)

I hope you have enjoyed as much as Daddy and me have.

We love you!

Mama

The "Papa Incident"

This was one of those things that was not funny at the time (at all... Daddy was so mad at Drew. Nana, however, thought it was funny and grabbed her camera), but when we looked back at the pictures, we laughed our tails off.
Drew was playing with Papa and they were just having a big ole' time until Drew hit Papa in the eye with his Bob The Builder juice. He left quite the mark under Papa's eye. Thank goodness Bob landed where he did and we didn't have any major eye injuries. I can't handle those at all!!!!
Drew blamed it on Bob! We all have decided to too.

Fireworks

When we got back from Duffy's Seafood Shack on Thursday night, we heard fireworks from the parking lot.  We couldn't see past the building, but our hopes were building up that they would be over the water.  When we got back to our little home away from home, we were delighted to realize that they were.  We sat out on the balcony and watched the celebrations on the beach.  We listened to Drew say "whoa, pow!" every time a firework went off.  He was so animated about it too.  It was just too cute for words.  Then after the fireworks were over, God put on his own show of lightening over the water.  I've never seen anything as truly awesome as that.  We continued to sit and watch as the lightening flickered across the sky.  It was a nice treat to "come home to."
That is Drewbie talking about fireworks and asking for "more.... more"
I didn't have pictures of this, but I've got better.... a video... awww!

Lighthouses and Carousels

I love funnel cake stands, flying swings, paddle boats, and of course pendulum  pirate ships!

We spent one day of our beach trip at Broadway at the Beach.  So these pictures are not of beautiful historic lighthouses and abandoned pirate ships, it is what it is.... Margaritaville's bar..... haha.
I love cheesy beach attractions!

Playing Around In The Surf

Drew's new phrase is now "Cowabunga Dude!" Playing at the water's edge was his favorite thing in the world to do.... almost too much. We learned really quickly that he didn't have much fear at all, which of course heightened my fear. But, overall he was a good boy and listened to his mama and daddy and so we could all relax and play in the surf.

Drew loved digging around in the sand.  He also loved making all of the "sand characters" with his moulds.  And unfortunately for Daddy, he also loves to knock down sand castles...haha

My guys enjoyed hanging out by the water together

Drew loves a job.  He loved taking buckets of water up to his wagon.  Then he would dump it all out like a dump truck to start over again.  He is ALL boy! (please excuse my whiteness, I'm trying to preserve my youth...haha... yeah right!)

Nana enjoyed building sand castles with her grandson.

There was some great surf while we were there, but all the more reason to keep Drew within arm's reach.

Stormy Evening At The Beach

The night that we arrived at the beach, it was stormy out over the ocean. We never got any of the storm ourselves, but we got to enjoy the show even so.

One Played Out Little Boy

After a full day of playing outside, Drew came in to have a "cool down."  I walked into the kitchen to fix him some juice and when I walked back into the living room, this is what I found....

... and this is the sign of a very good day.

I Wonder

While I was photographing my beautiful hydrangeas the other day, I noticed this.....

I wonder if it came from a girl.
I wonder if she feels like she just had a face-lift.
I wonder if she wasn't happy with her pore size so she decided to ditch it and start over.
I wonder if she'll take care of herself more now
I wonder if she'll have a new bounce in her step and strut her stuff now
I wonder if she's trying to find a new mate.

I wonder if she'll be more comfortable in her new "skin" than in her old.

I hope so.

Rugby Boy

Drew looked so "sporting" in his rugby shirt that looked just like his daddy's high school jersey.

I just love this picture because it's such a close up of Drew and I love feeling so close to him.
Drew has a different position though. Apparently the number 3 is reserved for the tight end prop. Daddy's number should have been 13, the outside center. His high school didn't do traditional numbering though, so he wore the number 7.

Can't Drive 'Em, But I Can Clean 'Em

Drew loves all things transportation and anytime he can get his hands into parts or pieces, he's all over it. The whole picture to me is ironic... such an adult-like action and he even has an older look to him, yet he still has a paci in his mouth. Jeeeesh!
Well, I guess that sums up Drewby though.... little rock star (well beyond his years)

Computer Geek

Drew is taking after his daddy in the computer world.  Here he is showing his little sister how things work on his laptop.
"See here, Emma.  This is the internet"
"Voila!!!  See, I said that all of the information in the world was here.  Now let me show you how this little monkey on the screen will show us our ABC's"

FORE!!!!!

This is what I wanted to yell the whole time that Colin and Drew were golfing in our front yard.  They had a good time though, so I just had to bite my tongue and watch.







Emma was entertained by their attempt at "yard golf" as well

That's One Dirty Kid!

Drew's entertainment after eating was playing with golf balls in wheelbarrow. He was filthy within minutes. But I guess that's one way to gauge how much fun a little boy has. If that's the case, as you can see, Drew had the time of his life.

I don't know how he escaped getting dirt in his eyes, but he did.





This was the cleanest angle of Drew I could get

I Declare Sadie Claire

I just thought this progression of pictures from the crawfish boil were so funny. You'll really enjoy these! Sadie Claire is such a free spirit and it is so fun to just watch her explore and play.

Getting The "MudBugs" Ready

We had a great time at Shay and Christin's crawfish boil. Michael did a great job seasoning and boiling the crawfish and we did a great job eating them. Even Drew and Sadie enjoyed a few.
Drew and Sadie high-fiving because of their excitement for the crawfish.
Our little Louisiana Lovelies enjoying their crawfish

Even Emma enjoyed all the fun

Our Beautiful Children

Drew and Sadie had a great time together. We captured some adorable moments of them together. I especially love the one of them by the tree. I say one day there will be a heart carved in that tree that Shay just planted with Drew and Sadie's initials in it.