Cute Kids

A few weeks ago, we headed to a friends house for our monthly get together. We enjoyed lots of yummy food and drinks and of course enjoyed watching all of the little ones play. Here are a few photos of Mason, Bella and Ivan. Ivan decided he would be the "beer getter" for the night. He was constantly in the cooler trying to bring a drink to someone, without being asked. I can not say this was my proudest moment as a mother, but it was pretty funny.

Vacation Picture Overload!

Here are the remaining photos from our vacation, well we really have many more, but this is it for the blog. On one of our first evenings there, we decided to take a walk on the beach and try to get some decent photos of the kids. Well, Ivan decided it would be a good idea to walk out the water and of course he fell down. When he got up, he was wet and covered in sand. We still took photos anyway, but as you can imagine, they did not quite turn out as I as I had expected. I was almost impossible to take photos of him as he was running around like a wild man anyway!

Second Day at the Beach

As you can see Ivan did much better at the beach on his second day out. He enjoyed playing in the sand with Mallory, however we really had to watch him because he thought it was fun to dump sand on her head and take all of her toys! He also loved chasing the seagulls up and down the beach. He was even able to brave the water as daddy took him all the way out to the sandbar. He just laughed as the waves hit him. Later in the week, he had lots of fun running and playing on the beach with Uncle Marc. At one point I took him to the edge of the water and he just pointed out to the Ocean and said "Marc" He really wanted to go play in the waves with Uncle Marc! Uncle Marc did a great job of wearing Ivan out that day!

First Visit to the Beach

When we arrived in North Carolina, I could hardly wait to put Ivan's feet in the sand. I was so excited to see how he would react to the endless amounts of sand and water that were right in front of him. Ivan has always loved water and I just knew he would have so much fun playing for hours in the sand. Well, it did not go exactly how I had anticipated. When we first put him down, he was not quite sure what make of this strange substance under his feet. Of course, I needed to find out what he thought of the water as well. We all took a group field trip out to the water-we ALL had to see how he would react! Ivan has NEVER been afraid of anything, but to my surprise, he was afraid of the ocean. He instantly looked up at me and said "HUG" which meant he needed me to protect him. It was a very sweet moment, however I was a little sad that he did not love the ocean like I thought he would. Luckily, this fear did not last the whole week! More photos to come..........

Ivan and the Chocolate Frosted, Chocolate Cupcake

Ivan had a Cupcake Today.

It wasn't the fisrt cupcake he has enjoyed.

It sure was a messy one!

He really enjoyed his sweet treat, and We didn't mind the cleanup. . .this time

Girl's Night

Of course, I could not post without there being a few photos of Ivan. So, here he is before I left, attempting to put the blinds cord up his nose???
This one is just cute!!!! I have to admit, I kind of liked it that he cried when I left!

Saturday night, I went out for a much needed girl's night. Leaving Ivan behind has been a constant struggle for me over the past 20 months (can you believe my baby is 20 months?) but I am glad that I sucked it up and and went out this weekend! I tend to find an excuse to stay home with him when I have plans to go out. However, I had a great time and hope to do it again soon. Thanks for taking care of Ivan so I could go out with the girls, Mike and thank you ladies for a wonderful night! We will do it again soon!

Sweet Cheeks

Today, we were so happy to finally meet Jeff and Stacey's little boy Jackson. Mom, dad and baby all seem to be doing well. A little tired, but as you can see, they are so happy to finally be holding their little boy! I think I could have stuck around and held him all day, but Jackson got hungry and we got kicked out ;) Check out the cheeks on this little guy-they are so cute!