The Zoo!

A little while ago my brother, his wife and my little nephew came for a visit. We visited five different beaches in five days, found tons of different sea shells, went to several different nature centers and somehow found time to go to the zoo. Whew!

The kids loved the zoo and the animals, but their favorite thing was the water fountains.

Backing-up to Easter

We had a great Easter! My parents came down from PA and we got to hang out and have a lot of fun. We had an incredible Easter service at church and an amazing baptism party at the beach - 97 people got baptized on Easter Sunday!

The kids enjoyed painting Easter eggs and of course, getting their Easter baskets. We waited until a couple of days after Easter for the baskets because Caleb has come to the conclusion that if you wait until stuff is 50 - 75% off, you can get a lot more for your money. Smart kid! We normally don't do 'presents' in the Easter baskets, but we found such great deals on different things this year we decided to forgo most of the candy and get other treats.

Playing 'Littlest Pet Shop' with Maw-Maw and painting toenails with Pop-Pop

What A Mess!!!

So I know I haven't posted in a looooong time, but I kind of have a decent excuse or two for it. In addition to out-of-town guests, camping trips and just being crazy busy, a month and a half ago my computer, very unexpected, died. It was determined that the logic board was fried beyond repair and the mourning process of losing a lot of my files took several days. lol

After a couple of visits to the Apple Store and their website, we determined that we were going to have to custom order a new Mac since I needed certain items in the computer to do my job. After several mistakes with the order, I finally got the computer delivered only to have to leave for a job in Atlanta two days later. When I got back a week later, I got it all hooked up, installed more drives and loaded all my software. Whew!

In the mean time, the kids kept growing, playing and acting silly - and I have pictures to prove it! I plan on spending the next week or two catching up on the blog and trying to get myself back in the routine of blogging on a regular basis.

Stay tuned!

Beautiful Girl

Daddy took these pictures this morning.

Rock-a-bye Bear

Myah decided to rock her baby bear to sleep today. She's singing her own version of 'Rock-a-bye Baby' to him. Very sweet!

On a slightly different note, she hit Caleb over the head with a baseball bat last night. You've got to love two-year olds.

Food

The other day I made authentic Chinese food. I prepared potstickers and Siu Mai for dinner. It took a while to make but it turned out really well. We ate it with a tangy soy sauce and edamame. Yum!

On another note, Myah is developing her own culinary interests. She does NOT like chicken unless it has ketchup on in.

The other day Caleb was eating some dried edamame with wasabi sauce and Myah insisted on trying some. We told her over and over that it was too hot and it would make 'boo-boos' in her mouth but she didn't care - brother was eating it and she wanted some too. Luckily the burn from the wasabi goes away quickly.

Turtle Hospital

On Saturday afternoon the kids and I went to lunch at Chick-fil-a and then visited the Sea Turtle Hospital at Loggerhead Marinelife Center. It was a little on the cooler side and we dodged rain showers but Caleb and Myah had fun and we got to see several of the 'patients'. The museum was also great for the kids and we had fun learning about sea turtles and other marine life. We will definitely be going back in the future when the weather cooperates a little more.

Catching Up

I just got back from another week working in Atlanta and decided to do something special with the kids over the weekend. We were going to go to a Chinese New Year's festival but ended up not being able to go. We decided to go check out a local nature center instead. The kids really enjoyed it and we will definitely be going back in the future. Sunday afternoon was spent playing in the backyard with Myah running all over the place. It's good to be back home. :-)

Myah insisted on carrying the Pac-pac (backpack) for a little while. She took it very seriously.

Two Year-old Tantrum

The other day Myah did something that she was not supposed to do. After being warned twice, she ended up in the corner where she decided to throw a fit. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, get out the earplugs! She doesn't kick, roll on the floor, or hit - she just stands in the corner and screams for a minute or two. It was one of those parenting moments where you have to stand your ground no matter what. I don't normally take videos of crying children but she was being particularly dramatic about standing in the corner. She even ended up covering her own ears because she was so loud. It was all I could do to keep from laughing.

Bike Riding

The other day I was at a thrift store and found a little red bike that was the perfect size for Myah. It was only $4 so I figured I could always resell it at a yard sale if she wasn't interested. We were going to wait and give it to her for Valentine's day but she found it before we could put it away. Needless to say she was jumping up and down and squealing with joy. We took it outside the next day so she and brother could 'ride' together. Personally, I thought she'd just sit there and ring the bell while watching Caleb. I couldn't have been more wrong. She watched brother zoom around the cul-de-sac then she decided she was going to do it too. Within half a hour she was peddling her little heart out and looking like she's been riding a bike for a while.

Learning the basics of bike riding.

Biking like a pro.


Caleb thought that this would be a fun thing to do.