Just in time!

We got back from our adventures in North Carolina just in time to welcome Daddy home!! We decided this seemed more like a long work than medium work because it seemed he was gone forever! We got home from North Carolina and had a couple of days to prepare for him. We are so glad he is home to spend time with us before the craziness of school begins again!

Welcome Back Daddy! :) We love you!

Marbles Kids Museum

We got to make a pit stop in Raleigh on our way back to Virginia from Asheboro to play at Marble's Kids Museum in Raleigh. We took Nana, Paca & Aunt Katie with us and also met up with Aunt Sarah and Lily for the afternoon. There is so much for us to do we could have stayed there all day long! One of our favorite things was playing on the pirate ship. We got to dress up as pirates, drive the ship and even lower the anchor. Another one of the big favorites was playing hockey. They have a mini hockey rink and you put on socks and play a game of hockey. That was a big hit with the boys! Sophie loved making pizza and playing at the bank.

It was a fun afternoon to end our trip to NC!

More Summer Adventures

Caleb and Tyler got to go all alone to North Carolina for two whole weeks. Daddy was gone on "medium work" so Mommy decided it would be good timing to let them go spend time with both sets of grandparents. Aunt Katie had to go to Raleigh for the day so she drove all 3 boys down to meet up with Grandpa to send off the two big boys for week 1 of their adventure. Garett was very sad he didn't get to go along (maybe next year!) but he was a good helper and riding companion for his Aunt Katie. Lucky for Mommy & Sophie, Aunt Katie and Garett returned with 3 more people to enjoy the weekend with us!

Nana, Aunt Sarah & Lily came to visit. Aunt Sarah & Uncle Richard had a wedding to attend in Williamsburg so Lily was going to hang out for the weekend and we convinced Nana at the last minute to come along! (Not hard to do when you have cute grandkids to bribe her with!) On Saturday, we all loaded up to head to Williamsburg to drop Aunt Sarah off to meet Uncle Richard for the wedding. After we dropped her off, the rest of us grabbed some yummy snow cones and did some shopping. After our shopping adventures we headed towards Virginia Beach and made a stop for a yummy crab dinner. We got home late and all 3 kiddos slept very well that night!

Caleb & Tyler got to have many fun adventures while in North Carolina. They spent their first week with Grandpa and Grandpa then the second week they spent with Nana and Paca. Tyler got to have special birthday celebrations with each of them during their visits. They also got to visit museums and went to a baseball game. They seemed to have a great time on each of their visits, but Mommy sure was glad to get them back! It was much quieter without them around :)

Mommy, Aunt Katie, Garett & Sophie made the trip down to Asheboro to pick up the missing monkeys. But before they left, Mommy and Aunt Katie ran their first 5k at the zoo! It's been a busy couple of weeks but we're ready to get back to our routine. We have to go home and get everything ready for Daddy to come home!

Tyler's 5th Birthday!

Happy 5th Birthday Tyler man!! It's hard to believe he's 5 years old and in just a matter of weeks will begin kindergarten. Tyler is such a fun kiddo and surprisingly the quietest of the 4 monkeys. He didn't have very many requests for his birthday because he was just so excited about turning 5. The entire week before his birthday he kept asking how many days until it would be his birthday. The morning of his birthday he woke up SO excited because he was finally 5! Unfortunately, Daddy is out of town for work for a little while so he wasn't here on Tyler's birthday, but he got to call on his special day and that was ALMOST as good as him being here!

Tyler got a new big kid bike from Mommy & Daddy for his birthday and he was so surprised! The look on his face when he saw it for the first time was priceless.

The evening of Tyler's birthday he got to have a small get together with some friends and neighbors to celebrate. The theme of his party was Dr. Seuss and all of the kids seemed to have a great time.