Aquapalooza, Celebrating Delaney and tooth trouble

This past week has been all about my sweet niece. I cannot believe an entire year has gone by since I first laid eyes on her. Delaney has brought our family such joy, and I cherish being able to watch this sweet girl grow. I pray God's blessings on her, and I cannot wait to watch His plan for her unfold.

Happy First Birthday Delaney!!

We have also spent as much time in the water as possible. It is hard to believe that summer is ending as are the lazy days on the lake and at the pool.

Another school year has begun- we are so excited about 3K and cannot wait to see what this year brings for our little guy. So far we have learned how to use scissors, successfully manuevered the potty and contracted our first two cavities. (YAY)

Mark is going to have a dandy time at the dentist on Tuesday. There is no way I could stand to see my baby get two shots in the roof of his mouth! I am calling in back up with Grandma, and letting the two of them handle this one. In the meantime, Motts for Tots is banned at our house. We are on a strict "water and milk only" liquid consumption. I see many more toothbrushing wars in my future!

Here, here for Mom of the Year! :)

Puppy Love, Cahaba Send-off, Celebrating Delaney Part 2

On Friday, we had our annual Cahaba Send-off party for Mark and all his guy friends- they had a wild weekend floating down the river in their canoes- eight men +one river+ zero electricity = a whole lot of craziness. I am so glad I wasn't there!Wyatt and I joined Aunt Steph, Heidi and Anna at the pool Saturday morning, we had so much fun this time, and for the most part my little daredevil minded his p's and q's minus a little incident with a bucket and sweet Anna's head, always something, I tell ya.

Cuddling with my man :)
So happy to be leaving for the Lost-In-The-Dark Swamp Tour 2010!Bufkin, missing his wife already... and the BEN-mister :)

Then, on Sunday it was time for Delaney's Shower! Steph is now ready for Miss D...I think the pictures speak for themselves- we had a great time!

Another Beach Trip!

Exhausted :)
Dude, you're at the beach- what are you crying about? :)
Working on my sand castle with Daddy
No oil in sight!


I feel like a new woman! Mark, Wyatt and I took a couple of days off and headed back to Destin to visit Kurt for a long weekend. We had a wonderful time doing nothing but playing, eating and relaxing. Wyatt did super for the most part, minus a few well-ignored temper flare-ups. I really needed to get out of town... it seemed everything had been getting to me lately both at home and at work, and I honestly had forgotten how stress just seems to melt away at the coast.

Mark's sweet mom came down for a couple of days to see Kurt compete in his first triathlon, so we got some much needed R&R. She even insisted that Wyatt's pack n play reside in her room so that we could sleep in. Can I just say she is WONDERFUL?! Also, she headed back a day earlier than us, and took Wyatt with her so that we could enjoy a day on the beach actually relaxing and not chasing a two-year-old around.

My sweet husband even put his beloved fishing rod away, and spent the entire weekend playing with Wyatt and me... I don't know about you, but it is rare that a vacation feels like a vacation when you have a toddler and your husband feels he will surely die a slow, painful death if he doesn't catch dinner. It was nice to have his undivided attention, and the extra help :).

Next up, Mark is heading out for his annual float-the-Cahaba man's weekend, and we have another baby shower for Miss Delaney this weekend. Then we have a trip planned to see out sweet South Carolina friends, Kathy, Stephen and Will for the fourth... and then the big 2nd birthday festivities will commence :)

Whew, what a busy Summer!

Busy, Busy

What a great couple of weeks!! It has been HOT of course, but we have been making the most of it :) Mark has been grilling up a storm, Wyatt and I have been hitting up the pool and we have been road tripping to visit Kurt at the beach as much as we can before the oil hits Destin :(.

My parents are in town for an early Father's Day Celebration this weekend and tonight we are having rib eyes, fried green tomatoes, roasted squash and blackberry cobbler- thanks to my wonderful husband and his gardening skills :) Southern Cuisine at it's finest!

In other news, Wyatt absolutely LOVES his new school. He gets so excited every time we tell him we are going to school. He has made so many friends, and is winning the hearts of his teachers :) I am amazed every day when he comes home with artwork, stories and songs to share. The best part is that we know he is learning about Jesus every day- what could be better than that?! I finally feel like I can breathe a sigh of relief- for the first time in two years, he is exactly where he is supposed to be.

We had an unfortunate incident on the boat last weekend, and I no longer have a camera. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a good digital? Mark has the expensive kind- I just want one that I can carry around in my purse and is easy to use. Anyways, I need to get it soon, because little guy isn't so little anymore :)