It goes by so fast.

Hard to believe this is where we were a year ago.

The Beach...

It is very, very tiring.

The Barn

We found some horses to go in the barn at yardsales last weekend. Boy do they love their new home! Addie enjoys setting up the barn yard and telling me how happy her barnyard animals are in the pretty red house.

The little baby doll is a yardsale treasure too. She loves her also. She has a lot of love to share...my little cheesy-smiler.

I have a feeling Hayes will love this barn too.

Meet my date at 5:45 this morning...

Hasn't he grown so much in the last month? And his hair...it's starting to get a little crazy...but we love it!

And his big sister...she's a hoot! She has also decided that she doesn't need a nap anymore. This makes for an earlier bedtime, which isn't too bad.

She will start preschool in less than a month. Two times each week I will drop her off from 9:00 until 1:00. Hayes and I will get to spend part of the day together alone, which we have never really done. I think I will miss her though. She's fun to be around. We like hanging out with her. Where in the world does the time go?

They really do love each other.

Just this week, I have noticed them actually playing together. Hayes will giggle out loud when Addie gives him just the smallest bit of attention. He loves her, and it is so easy to tell. She walks into the room in the morning, and he lights up. She makes a silly face, and he screams and claps his hands. She bumps into the sharp edge of the kitchen table, and he too cries out in agony. Addie is constantly watching out for him. She is always trying to make him smile and is constantly playing "mother hen". It's pretty amazing. It's something I have never known, but always wanted...I hope they are always friends. I hope they are eachother's biggest cheerleader...besides me of course. It is so special to watch.

Beach days are very tiring...Part II

A week or so back, Tim and I packed up our car and headed to the Outer Banks for a couple of nights at the beach with a friend of mine. It was quite a bit of prep work for a very short "vacation", if you can even call it that. Addie enjoyed playing with their two little boys, and Hayes was an angel on the beach. He loves the sand and water much more than his big sister ever has. These three entertained each other for the most part. Addie just followed them around and played mother hen. Having two little people willing to play her version of "Hide-N-Seek" over and over again was very exciting for this little girl. By the end of each day, they were all tuckered out. Sometimes the exhaustion got ugly!

Overall, we had a nice time visiting with friends we rarely get to see. Addie finally did warm up to the beach and even spent some time searching for shells with her Daddy. However, the sand and the sun wore Tim and I slam out, and we came home two days later with absolutely no energy and no plans to visit the beach anytime soon.

The beach just isn't what it used to be. There was no time for a nice book and quick nap...that's for sure..

Hayes the Early Bird

He's always ready to roll by 6:00 AM. He screams his head off until I walk into his room, then he grins from ear to ear! It melts my heart. I'm usually groggy and exhausted from my short night's rest, but it doesn't bother me one bit to grab him up and enjoy some alone time together before Addie rises.

He's a handsome, happy boy. I just love him so much.