Memorial Day

Today we honor those who have protected the freedom of our country.

    There are so many Americans who have fought in the past to keep us safe and free.

Today we thank those who continue to serve our country

 

so that we are safe and free.

Today we take a moment to remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country

and

to thank the men and women who continue to make the ultimate sacrifice everyday for our country.   

THANK YOU!

 

A Fun-filled Saturday

We took a day trip to Myrtle Beach yesterday. We did some shopping at the mall and outlets, ate some delicious food and did a whole lot of playing, too. There's so much to see and do in the Grand Strand area that it is impossible to accomplish everything you want to, especially in one day.  We definitely plan on taking another trip back over the summer to take Bauer to Ripley's Aquarium & Alligator Adventure.  I can't wait! 

We ended up spending a large majority of our time at Broadway at the Beach.  There we enjoyed Jimmy Buffet's Margaritteville for dinner before heading over to the Build-A-Bear Workshop to let Bauer build his very own teddy bear.  He picked out a new furry friend and then he helped stuff it, stitch it, wash it, fluff it and lastly dress it.  Bauer loved the Build-A-Bear Workshop.  He especially loved pretending that he was bathing his bear and fluffing its fur.   

And, of course no trip is complete to Myrtle Beach without a few amusement park rides.  We let Bauer choose a couple of rides to go on.  I was completely surprised that he wasn't terrified of the rides.  He wasn't the least bit scared.  The faster the ride went the more he liked it.  That is my boy!  It looks like I am going to have a partner to ride roller coaster rides with me in the future while Daddy warms the benches in the park.  ;)

We all had a fun-filled Saturday!  Settle and I both felt like kids watching Bauer have fun.  Seeing the excitement in his eyes was priceless. 

Refreshing

It's hard to believe that we are a month away from summer, yet we are experiencing temperatures in the 90's. Not to mention once you factor in the lovely humidity it feels more like 100 degrees. I'm not complaining though and neither is this little guy.

Just give him a thirst quenching watermelon and he is refreshed and ready to go again. 



Wordless Wednesday {Love For My Boys}

Sound the Alarm...Bauer is 2!

Yesterday we celebrated Bauer's second birthday with our family and friends. This year we decided to do a fire truck theme because Bauer is obsessed and has been obsessed with fire trucks for some time now. I don't know how but he can spot a fire truck a mile away on the highway. Every time we drive by our local fire department he gets excited and loudly announces "fire truck make noise."

The birthday boy was excited to see his family and friends at his party. The fire department brought out a fire truck for the children to tour which was really exciting. The children received fire hats and got their picture taken in front of the fire truck. The fireman joined the party for awhile and then they jumped in the firetruck and turned its lights and sirens on and headed off in case duty called.

We decided to rent a bouncy house for the children to play in during the party. When Bauer saw it for the first time he shouted out "Monk-nee Joe's!" Monkey Joe's is a favorite hangout of Bauer's. He loves the huge inflatable play jumpers and slides there.  At the party,  the small kids and the big kids (including Mommy and Daddy) enjoyed bouncing in the bouncy house.

What a fun time everyone had celebrated Bauer's birthday! A special thanks to all of our family and friends that came for making Bauer's second birthday so special.

Just Go With the Flow...

Bauer decided on Saturday that HE was a BIG boy and that HE was going to pick out his OWN clothes for a change. 

Pretty stylish, huh? Bless his little heart...he was completely set on wearing his rainboots and his toboggan with his airplane outfit.  There was NO changing his mind so we let him wear it.  Sometimes you've just got to go-with-the-flow to prevent a total toddler meltdown. 

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, ABC's & 123's

Bauer loves to sing.  He sung "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" yesterday for us so we could video him.   Since he was being so cooperative we had him to count to ten and sing his ABC's for us.  If you can't tell from the videos, he is very proud of his acomplishments.  We are proud of our smart boy, too!  He has been counting since around 18 months and saying his ABC's since around 20 months but we haven't been very successful at capturing his abilities on video until now.