Florida!!! Fort Myers!

We were so excited to pull up to Grammie and Grampa's house, and the feeling was mutual! They were waiting outside with lots of hugs and kisses!

Quickly after saying our hellos, we ran inside to see all the beautiful work they have done on the house!

We went from room to room, one was better than the next! But in the end, we all decided the best room of all was Auntie's! Not only was it beautiful, but AUNTIE was standing there! Best Surprise Ever!!!

It didn't take long before we took full advantage of the pool!!!

Eric had the time of his life playing with Grampa! He also loved looking at the "sleeping" frogs that got pulled into the pool filter. We can thank Auntie for showing him that one!

Sara on the other hand, she enjoyed sitting poolside with Grammie! She loves her bath time, but didn't care one bit for her pool time! The water temperature wasn't quite to her liking. So she did what us girls do best, relax in the sun and girl talk!

That night, we all got dressed up, well, Auntie did, to head to a restaurant she suggested. Two minutes into the drive, both Eric and Sara fell asleep from their HUGE day of travel. So, we turned around and headed home! Sorry Auntie!!! You looked beautiful in your new dress!!!



As you can see, we still had a great time even though we had to eat in!

The next morning it was off the the most amazing park ever! There were boats to ride, tons of different park areas, blow up slides, trains, family size bikes to ride, and water fountains!

Like Sara, Eric loves his bath time! Not to mention, he loves splashing in puddles! But what he doesn't like, is for a splash to hit his face or water to go over his head, like a shower. So unfortunately, the fountains were not his thing! We tried, but it just wasn't happening. Sad too, I think he would have had fun playing with the other boy who was as pale as him! Haha!

So it was off to the playgrounds! Yeah!











Next stop, the MEGA slide!

First up, Eric and Daddy! Next, Eric and Grampa! This time however, Eric came down on his own! Once he was down the first thing out of his mouth was, "m-oooooo-re! So down he went again! However, though he wanted more, we decided twice was enough since the slide was 100 X's his size! But before we headed out, Auntie had to give it a try!

Since we were going to give dinner another try, we decided to call it a day before the kids got too tired. But not before stopping to see the train! We figured it was a must with the hat Grammie got him!

As we were waiting for everyone to get ready for dinner, Eric did what he did for hours upon hours during our stay...threw rocks! He'd love to throw them in the bush and say, "Where'd it go?!?" His red bucket carried his very special, "ice rocks!" that Grammie gave him. These rocks weren't like all the others, these we'd retrieve once he was done throwing them and load them back in his bucket for the next time...which was 5 minutes later! Haha!

And since the kids were looking so adorable in their little dress up outfits, we decided to snap some pics of them!

SUCCESS! We made it to the restaurant without the kids falling asleep!!! It's a good thing too, not only was it a blast, but the food was delicious!

And the waitresses did their dance special just for Eric! He LOVED it, but was too shy to go out and join them! I'm sure there will come a day where he'll regret that! Haha!

The next day we were sad to drive to Ft. Lauderdale to drop Auntie off at the airport :( Thankfully it wasn't until later in the day, so we were able to load up on sunblock and spend the day walking the strip!

When we got home we had to do something fun to take our minds off of Auntie being high up in the airplane...so we went swimming!

There's a frog in the pool! There's a frog in the pool! And this time he's not sleeping! Eric had a blast going to touch it, and would laugh hysterically when it would jump towards him!

The next day as we were relaxing poolside, our picky eater shocked us all. He decided to put a piece of Grampa's peperoni in his mouth! And he liked it! What!?! We were all in shock, as you can tell from Grammie's face! Haha!

Best part, after each piece he'd run over to Sara, stick out his tongue, and lick her shirt as if he was trying to rub the hot off of it! Classic stuff!!!

Each and every second, of each and every day of our stay at Grammie and Grampa's was an absolute blast! Our days of relaxing by the pool with Sara playing with her toy and listening to Eric read us Big Hungry Bear is what it's all about! Thank you for everything Grammie and Grampa! And to Auntie for going out of her way to surprise us with a visit! We love and miss you all!!!

Florida!!! Tampa Airport!

It isn't too often we have both sides of the family in the same state, so when we got word that Grammie and Grampa D. were taking a trip down to their home in Florida, we thought, LETS GO TOO!!!

Our first stop, the Tampa Airport! Oh how we love to land into this airport! Nothing like coming around the corner to Grandma and Grandpa W. waiting with open arms! This time there was even an extra special bonus, the T. Fam was able to meet us there as well!

The kids had an absolute blast running around the airport! And after we filled our bellies with some lunch, it was time to, temporarily, say goodbye to everyone and head to our next stop...Fort Myers!!!

Happy Easter!!!

Sara Elizabeth!!!

Sara Bean!!! You are 7 months old today! And what a patient little 7 month old you are! You did an excellent job waiting your turn while we talked about your brother! Now it's your turn!!!

LAUGHING!!!
Some people in life have something called, a contagious laugh. It's when their laugh, makes you laugh. That is exactly what you have! You LOVE to laugh!!! In return, it cracks your brother, Daddy and myself up!

Laughing is probably your favorite thing to do. It comes very close to eating, however, we all agree it takes tops!

You've got Puzzle Laughs

You've got Bath Time Laughs!



You've got Morning Laughs

and the list goes on and on! You've got tickle laughs, getting scared laughs, riding in the car laughs, being flipped upside down laughs, and definitely, playing with Eric laughs!

LAUGHS GO BYE BYE!
There are only a handful of things that make that laughter come to an end. One being, when you flip over onto your belly, you're not quite sure how to roll back over yet. This means you are stuck on your belly and you don't really care for belly time. So the giggles go away and the tears come out. Also, you are starting to get much braver when reaching for toys that are out of your reach. In return, you'll topple in the direction you are leaning. You're not too fond of that either! And we don't blame you one bit!

CAUGHT YOU!
This is something Daddy and I are definitely going to have to get on camera. When you are laying in your crib, you like to roll to the side and play with a toy. When we walk in the room and you sense us standing there, you roll to your back with a startled look on your face faster than lighting! It makes us laugh out loud each and every time. It's as if you got caught doing something bad! It is priceless, and it must be documented!

PLAY TIME!
Peek-A-Boo Sara! This is your favorite game!

MUSIC!
Daddy and I have a feeling you are going to take after Grandma and play the piano!!!

TALKING!
And just like your Mommy, you love to talk! The time you like to carry most your conversations, is either, A - when you go back to bed after your morning bottle at 6 (this is interesting timing due to the fact that your brother doesn't wake up until 7!) OR, B- when Eric goes for a nap.

It's OK though. We'll call it even since he gets very sad when you (his obsession) is sleeping and will go right up to you and say, "Mama, Dada, Baby Night Night!", this then wakes you, and it's closely followed with, "Mama, Dada, Baby Up!" in a VERY excited voice! So yeah, we'll call it even!

So there you have it! Two of the most fun people to be around!

Eric Christopher!!!

When I was out shopping today, someone asked how old my kids were, probably because they saw I was badly wanting to talk about the both of you! With pure excitement in my voice I said, "I've got a boy Eric who's almost 2 1/2 and a baby girl Sara who's just about 7 months!" It took everything in my power not to go on and on about the both of you.

So I figured it was time to write down all the things you and you sister are up to these days. The things that make your Daddy and I smile from ear to ear and want to share with the world!!!

We'll start with you since you like to go first and Sara (for now) doesn't mind waiting her turn!

TEACHER BOOKS!
You LOVE "teacher books!" and Mrs. Sa-beeena! (Sabrina) but that's for another post! :) Daddy and you read two teacher books at the end of each day. You know every word to all the books and have a hysterical sway to your body when you read them!

Some of your favorites are:
One Duck Stuck- That's what you are reading in the video
Down by the Station- At times your teacher will let you read it to the class during story time you love it so much!
To Market To Market: Mommy and Daddy just bought you this one for home and you've slept with it every night since!

ELBOW!
You don't think you have an elbow when your arm is straight. When you bend your arm you'll say "my e-bow!". However, when you straighten it, you'll say "no more e-bow!"

ABCD's!
That's what you call them anyway. And you've got Mommy saying it too! Daddy had to correct me the other day and said, "Mommy, it stops at C. It's ABC's!" :)

GROCERY STORE!
You absolutely love it there! Not to mention, you've somehow reminded Mommy and Daddy of a few things we were missing at times! You do get a bit loud though. You'll yell RED PEPPERS! or APPLES! or PAPER TOWELS! in pure excitement! Definitely makes a lot of people smile- you are just so excited to be there!

PEPPERS!
Speaking of peppers, you love them! However, you don't love to eat them. As a matter of fact, you won't! You simply love holding them! When Mommy and Daddy buy you one, you'll hold it all night and put it nite nite next to you when you go to bed!

I should mention you also LOVE that red car! Every time we drive through our parking garage you always look for a very certain, Red Car and Yellow car! When they are not there you will say "Oh No! Where red/yellow car go?" When they are there, you get super excited and say, Red CaaaaaaRRRRRRRRR!

I SPY!!!
It's your favorite game to play!

Part I


Part II

The other day I had to call Daddy with this one. We were shopping and you said "Mommy, I spy something I want Meows!" (Your favorite snack!) This cracked me up, so much so, we went down the meow aisle and you got some meows!

RED VAN, BLUE VAN!
Each and every day when we drive to play school, you look for your favorite Red Van, Blue Van.

If only one is there you get disappointed.

But if both are there, you get so very excited!

TOAST!
Oh, and you love toast! However, when we pull out a piece of "wheat" bread, you want it as is. You think it's already toast due to it's brown color! You are always so surprised when it's not hot!

See how much fun you make everything! Now you know exactly why Mommy and Daddy want to talk a complete strangers ear off about you!!! Next we'll find out why we want to talk about "baby" so much!!!