"Up" To No Good

This little guy has been perfecting his pulling up skills for the past few weeks and now has his new trick in the bag. He is so cute and proud but terrifies his mommy with his newest trick! He thinks he can pull up on anything, a box of wipes that topples over the second he pushes down on it, a laundry basket with nicely folded clothes just begging him to scatter them around the room, kitchen chairs, you name it he does it. We lowered his crib to the lowest setting just the other day and now find him standing at his crib rail crying for us after naps and in the morning because he hasn't figured out how to get down from his standing spot just yet:). He's also the proud owner of a new front tooth with 3 more top teeth on the way to make a grand total of 6 in a few days.

He often forgets that he's standing and reaches out like he's about the skip across the room.
Cute Carter started t-ball a few weeks ago and so far he's really having fun. They've only had practices so he's getting excited to have a game coming up next week! His team is the Nationals and I think his favorite part thus far has been the apparel, from the batting helmets, cleats, and glove, to the fancy compression shorts he gets to wear under his baseball pants:).

He's doing great hitting off the tee but still needs to pay a little more attention when his coaches are working with the team on fielding and base running but I'm sure he'll get there before his 2 month season is over!

It's a whole new world up here, with lots of things for me to destroy!






We have a house guest for a few days in the form of sweet George, my parents' dog. He is such a joy to have around and the boys have really liked having a pup to love on and take care of, as have their parents!


The big boys and I have been trying to play outside during Hudson's am nap so we can beat the heat and still have some outside time that doesn't have to involve a pool! Today we had bike races, complete with a fancy start and finish line that Coop helped me draw - he was so serious and proud to cruise into the finish line with such a captive, cheering audience in me, Carter, and George!

Family Pictures in Chapel Hill

We recently had some pictures taken in Chapel Hill and although we got a million of all of us together, I was a little disappointed because I was hoping to get a lot more of just the boys. They were taken by a photographer that I purchased a deal with through living social so I guess "beggars can't be choosers" as I got a good deal!

Father's Day Weekend

Happy Father's Day to two of the best men in the world, Jamey and my dad! We had a great weekend together and were so excited to have Brian, Sarah, and Willie come spend a night with us too! We have three lucky, little boys to have such wonderful male influences in their lives.

Story time with Daddy

Silly time with Sarah

We love our Daddy!


Not the best picture obviously but had to at least put one with Brian on here! I left my camera at home for most of the weekend so I wasn't able to get as many as I would've liked to! I'll do better next time Brian so please come back soon!


Pool time on Father's Day.

Happy Hudson with Pop


I love y'all so much and hope you had a great day!

Nothing Says Summer Like...

...tan, crawling babies,

vacation bible school, popsicles from the ice cream truck, bare feet,
summer hair cuts,

cozy coupe rides,
baseball games with Pop,
dog walks with Nunu, Sarah, and Willie,

fun with the hose in your undies,
pretty flowers,
and POOL time!
Oh yeah, aviators too:),
and water babies!
Welcome Summer!!! My favorite season of the year...bring on the 100 degree days because I am ready!

Hip Hip Hooray! They're Here to STAY!!!!

I can hardly believe our good fortune recently but we are extremely excited that Nunu and Pop are moving to Cary for good! My dad found a job in Apex and they just yesterday signed a contract on a house down the street. We are beside ourselves with happiness to have them so close in proximity! He started work this past Monday so they are temporarily in an apartment close by and we are already thoroughly enjoying having them around.

When Jamey and I first got married, we lived in the same neighborhood as my parents and it was wonderful. My mom and I would walk together, we'd all cookout, grab dinner out, etc. I remember so many of my mom's friends and mine telling us then how fortunate we were to live so close and have those times together. I've missed my parents so much with them living in Baltimore first and then in Greenwood, both of which were 5 hours away. My mom and I have such a special relationship - we talk at least once a day if not more on the phone but I'm so thrilled that now we'll be able to have lots of those conversations face to face for a change!

I can't even put into words how happy it makes me to know that the boys will have their grandparents around to watch them grow up. There is nothing like the bond of grandparents and grandchildren and I feel so privileged to be able to witness it more and more each day now. Welcome to Cary, Mom and Dad! We love you so much and are so excited to have you around!

Slip n Slide Fun

My bright idea of buying the boys a slip n slide was great initially! It took them both a little while to get the hang of it but if nothing else it helped cool them off and get us out of the house during last week's insane heat!



They weren't going fast enough so I was really smart and took it up a little higher in the yard so the hill would speed them up. They loved it for about 2 minutes until Carter went so fast he shot off the end into the yard and got stung by a yellow jacket. It was our first bee sting so we called it quits at that point and came inside. I was nervous because I feel like so many kids have such awful allergies to bee stings but thankfully Carter isn't one of those kids. He was much braver than I would've ever thought and didn't even cry but definitely milked it for all it was worth with ice packs and a little TLC.

Check out Carter's outfit and his arm tucked into his shirt to protect the sting site;).

Carter must have missed the joke.

We are NOT...

...ready for this! My sweet baby is getting too big way too quickly and learning all sorts of new scary tricks, like pulling up on the steps!