Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Beach Bums

Normally, we take our annual family beach trip in June.  This year, we had to wait....but it was worth it!  We were expecting our new nephew to arrive during our first beach trip, so we scheduled it for July and he got to come along!  We had a blast!  We usually stay at Myrtle Beach Travel Park, but they were all booked, so we stayed at Ocean Lakes Campground.  This campground is huge and full of golf carts!  Each day the boys looked forward to riding the golf cart and cruising the golf cart strip.  During our trip we visited Family Kingdom..twice, ate at Nance's Fishcamp in Murrels Inlet, made a Krispy Kreme run, made nightly ice cream runs on the golf cart, stayed on the beach all day, and rode in the golf cart some more!  We decided to take the boys pak-n-plays to let them sleep in.  Our very first night, we took a ride on the golf cart and they caught a 20 minute nap.  We came in, got them ready for bed and put them down.  Crystal, Kevin and I were sitting in the living room watching tv when Landon appears around the kitchen corner while Maddox is yelling "get me out! We put Landon back in his bed and all was quiet.  I went in the other bedroom to check things out and they had climbed out quietly and were both sitting on the floor playing with their trains.  After repeating this process several times, we adults put ourselves to bed hoping that they to would go to bed.  At 1:30 am, they climbed out, headed to the living room and played with their trains.  Let's just say at 6:45, they were saying "I ride golf cart!" From that moment on, we barricaded them in their pak-n-plays!  Here are some pictures from our trip....
 
 
Maddox and his sand tools

Yes, that is a Mtn Dew that Landon is drinking
So excited to see the waves roll in and momma fill his bucket up with water

It's still the same Mtn Dew....they love their Aunt Crystal








 
No caption needed for the pic above!
 
Coming soon...family photo session and cousin fun with Jackson!  Keep a lookout....


Saturday, July 27, 2013

Happy 2nd Birthday

I can't believe our boys are 2!  Time sure has flown by.  This year, the theme for their party was Thing 1 and Thing 2.  I had a lot of fun planning, creating and crafting.  Here are some pictures before the party got started....
The boys each had a Dr. Seuss book for their guests to sign.  I can't wait until they are old enough to read the sweet messages!
 









The boys had so many family and friends come out to celebrate with them!  Some could not make it, but were thinking of them on their special day!  My brother, his wife and their little boy were able to celebrate with us too!  We had a blast!  Here are some party pictures







 Happy 2nd Birthday boys!  You are loved by so many people!  Your dad and I are so proud of the boys you are becoming!  You both have giving hearts and contagious laughs!  We love you!

Summer Happenings

It has been far too long since I have blogged!  Thanks to a twin mom friend (Jen), I am getting back to it!  I am going to do my best to post something each week.  I will catch up the blog over the next few months, but for now, I am going to start with the summer! Our summer has been busy.  We have welcomed a new nephew, visited Tweetsie and Lazy 5 Ranch, celebrated the boys 2nd birthday and took a trip to the beach.  Here a few pictures of Jack, Lazy 5 and Tweetsie......
 Jack Edward Cook
 Jack makes 6 grandchildren for Maw Maw and Paw Paw
 
 For several months we told the boys that Jack would need their passies. The boys (Landon,willingly and Maddox, not so much willingly, left their passies for Jack in his hospital bed) We are passie free!
 
 Best Buds
 Leave no twin behind!
 Group shot, minus Ty! 
 Family trip to Tweetsie
 
 Landon loved the train ride