Dad's Home from Work... Let's Get Ready for Bed!

Nighttime routine... 

 Charles

Charles and Daddy

 

Miller

 Charlie playing in the water

 Chutter

 Their absolute most favorite activity...

pushing the chair around and around with this handle

(notice small tears in Tutters eye because their most hated 

activity is getting their PJ's on)

 Millie waiting his turn to push the handle

(Charlie usually dominates this activity)

 Charlie still at the handle

 Charlie wrestling with Daddy while 

Mills gets a turn

 Hmm. Dad may be a little rough.

 Miller

 Miller getting his turn

 Miller getting some love...

 Mills enjoys his Daddy

Governor's Cup Surf Competition

Every year since we were young, my dad and brothers have competed in surf contest. My brother Chris and Caleb are pretty good surfers and were even sponsored by some well known companies when they were younger. They love surfing and do it for fun but every once in a while they will still compete. Here is a picture from the Post and Courier of my brother Caleb at the Governor's Cup this past weekend at Folly Beach...

I know both my Dad and brother Caleb placed in their divisions but congrats to my brother Chris, who WON his division!

Also, if you are in the Charleston area and looking for a GREAT dentist, my brother Chris, or actually Dr. Costa, is opening up his practice on November 1st. He and his partner are thrilled to be starting their business and are looking for new patients. Check them out here... Costa and Williams Dental Health Care !

The Invites Are Out

... for Miller and Charlie's FIRST BIRTHDAY! Here they are...

                             "Our little men are turning one..."

I CANNOT believe they are going to be one in just a couple of weeks. They are little "men" now. I have just been SO SO SO blessed by them and it is hard to find words to describe how I feel. When I am not with them (which is not often), I just think about how I miss them and love them and just hope they are doing okay. They are my boys. They are MY babies! Ahh... I could just talk about them forever! THANK YOU LORD FOR MY SWEET BABY BOYS!

I feel like the boys were born in the best time of year. The fall is so wonderful and the thoughts of football and cool weather are on my minds. BUT, in this house hold, fall means something else too... LEAVES. And a ton of them. We live under a canopy of trees and the amount of leaves that fall is treacherous. We have always borrowed our brother-in-laws blower, but I just got one of the best gifts I have ever received from Clay...

SO excited about this! My very own professional leaf blower! Because I am seriously a professional! I am ready for the fall to begin...

Birthday...

... Not our birthday quite yet, but it IS only a few weeks away. Today we went to this sweet boy Nicolas' birthday. He was born just a few weeks before my babes. This was the boys' first "friend" birthday party that we have attended. I was a little worried because it was RIGHT when they take their morning nap, but God blessed us by allowing them to wake up a little earlier today so they could get some sleep in before the big PARTAAAY! Here are some pics from the event!

Charlie eating Mickey, the birthday boy's

favorite friend...

... and now ATTACKING him! Ahh...

Nico

Miller Boy

Charles getting to know some of the ladies.

Momma and Nicolas

The vacuum is Nicolas' favorite favorite "toy"

so he was very protective :)

Hey girl...

Enjoying his first pretzel.

Becoming a little pouty.

Happy boys... so happy Momma.

Charlie saying see ya later!

Nico has a big hold on his Mickey.

Funny Boys and Movies on the Green

This is HORRIBLE quality (because it is off my phone) but still funny if you just listen...

We are still just waiting for our Daddy to get home. We passed the time tonight by going to the Movies on the Green with our cousins to see Rango. We had a good time because Mom let us have OREOS! What a treat. Here are some pics but they are not that good either because it was dark...

Chuddy

The Boys

Mills

What We've Been Up To

We are home after 9 days of being in Charleston! The boys were GREAT in the car ride down and back, PRAISE GOD. We never had any crying fits. A few whiney moments but that was about it. I was very glad.

Our time back in Charleston was great. It is so nice to be able to spend a lengthy amount of time home. It gives both myself and the boys some real quality time with my parents and other family. Every time I am home, my mom just blesses me and blesses me the WHOLE time I am there by taking on a huge amount of the work with the babies and letting me hang out with friends. I am so GRATEFUL to her for that time. It really is nice to have those breaks. THANK YOU MOM!

Okay, here are some pics of our time there...

Charlie

Miller

Breakfast time

Mills

Char

Longing to be outside

Chutters

Mills and BeBe

Mills

Hanging with...

... PopPop!

Miller and PopPop

BeBe with the boys

Pool time

Charlie

Miller and Charlie

Those are the pics...

We have missed our Daddy so much and can't wait to see him. He is out of town this weekend but will be home Sunday and he is looking forward to seeing his boys (and me of course)! They have the best "DaDa" ever. He left sweet notes on each of our beds letting us know how excited he was to see us upon his return home and how much he loves us and has missed us...