Annual July Trip to Georgia...

We just wrapped up our annual trip to Georgia to visit with our families. We started this tradition when the boys were just 4 months old. This year we jam packed 10 days with visits to friends and family. The trip down and back there was much longer than anticipated thank goodness for DVD players and LeapPads. Besides traveling in the car, the trip was fantastic. We spent the two weekends with my family. I was so great to spend time with everyone. James went fishing for the first time. It was too cute. Jackson was not interested in fishing at all. Monday we went to spend the week with Bob's family. The boys had a blast they went to Fun Park to play in the arcade, the mall (including a visit to the pet store), and went swimming. The boys loved every minute of playing with their aunts and uncles. Most of all the loved spending time with their Mimi, Pop, Gamma, Grandpa, Nana, Grandma Gooch and Granddaddy Lamb. We had such an amazing time with our families. I was also able to spend time quality with my sister Kaitlyn and best friend Erica. As you can tell from the photos below we had a wonderful time:


Playing in the sprinkler

The Sylvester Train

 

Mimi and Pop with their boys

 

My love and I

James going fishing



The boys and their Great-Grandma- Nana

Feeding the fish with Aunt Kait Kait



Jackson playing the piano

Hanging out with my best friend Erica

 



Playing with Aunt Ray Ray before bed



Jackson and Grandpa



Looking at scrapbooks with Aunt Say-ah (Sarah)



The family with Granddaddy



Reading Llama Llama with Gamma



Jackson being tickled by Uncle Ben



Jackson and I swimming



Pool Time with Aunt Sarah and Gamma

 


Mimi and Jackson
 



pool time with Aiden and Parker



Jackson 



James playing the ppool at Mimi and Pops



Grandma Gooch and Jackson

Gamma and Grandpa and their grandsons
 

 We really enjoyed our trip but the traveling is exhausting. I love when we are able to spend time with our families. It is so hard to live so far away from them but know that we are right where the Lord has us for this season.


2 years and 4 months old....

I wish I could capture this time in our life. The boys are so much fun. They are into everything and discovering so much about the worlds around them. They are growing so fast.

Playing in the Sprinkler at Mimi and Pops



James on the playground



Jackson playing the piano



James playing Thomas- He LOVES Thomas!!



James and his "blankie"

 They are learning so much. Their language skills  amaze me the are constantly chatting. The boys know all the letters in the alphabet, can name numbers 1-10 and sometimes (not consistently) count to 10.  They are in the stage where they repeat and mimic everything. Sometimes it is cute...it definitely reminds us to watch what we say. My favorite thing right now is the boys love of singing. They have always loved music but now they sing along.

Jackson playing guitar and singing Jesus love me

 The boys love going to church to learn about Jesus and play with their friends. They also love to go to the "Gym". We recently joined the gym and they have a daycare  the boys go to while we work out and they love it! The love to play trains and with the other kids. The other day I asked James what he did at daycare he said "play house, play trains and go fish". I am not sure about the go fish part but I know the older kids play so who knows :). You never know what will come out of their little mouths. Oh how I wish that I could have a constant recording of our lives these times are so precious. I am often reminded of how blessed we are to be parents to two wonderful boys. 

Blogging Fail...

I can not comprehend that I have to handsome, smart, hilarious and rambunctious two year olds. It has been almost 1 1/2 years since I have blogged. I am actually pretty sad about this because I know that I have probably forgotten so much by not writing it down but here we go again! :) If you are a first time reader left me fill you in my name is Whitney and I am a wife, mother, and ER nurse. I lead a pretty crazy life but wouldn't trade it for the world. I met my husband in high school and in the spring that I turned 16 he asked me to prom and the rest was history. Bob and I have been married for 4 years now. In 2011 after a complicated pregnancy I gave birth to our twin boys James and Jackson. They bring such joy to our lives. Since my blogging fail a lot has changed. We now have 3 pets yes you read that correctly 3: Izzy our toy poodle, Jonah our goldfish, and the most recent addition Norah our cat. This past October I took a promotion/management position at my job and now serve as a Clinical Team Leader for the Emergency Department at Duke Regional Hospital. Bob graduated in May with his M-Div from Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest. The Boys turned 2... yes .....2, I know it is crazy, this past March. They are full blown toddler boys into everything. We are taking each day one step at a time raising our family and pursuing what the Lord has in store for us. If you are just joining us welcome to our crazy life. If have been a follower we are so glad to be back!

Easter 2013

October visit...

Hey guys it has been forever and the boys are growing like CRAZY! 

They are six months old can you believe it I can't so now we have internet at the house!!! YAY! We have been living out here since February without and having it is so exciting so I can blog again. The boys are changing so much so quickly so I am really challenging myself to blog! This past week was fall break from seminary for Bob and we were planning on going out of town but had to cancel and so  instead my family came to us. Nana, Mimi, and Pop-Pop drove up from Georgia and stayed Saturday till Wednesday. Pop-Pop and Mimi brought the boys the cutest walkers/jumpers that look like cars and the boys LOVE them! The boys also had a few firsts last week. They got new high chairs since, they started solids, and they are starting to sit up by themselves for a few seconds. Tonight they rode in the stroller without their car seats and loved looking around at everybody! Time is flying by it does not seem like we should have two 6 month olds! I love them to pieces and have been blessed to have been off work since the 1st (except for a few hours Saturday) and have had lots of time with them! I go back to work Wednesday and it has been a challenge working full time and leaving the boys but leaving them with their daddy instead of a daycare makes it a lot easier! Well I have to sign off now because I need to write a paper for my class Biblical Foundations of a Ministers wife that I am taking this semester at Seminary (I am loving it!) but of of course I will leave you with a few pictures before I go! 

Eating in their high chairs

With Pop-Pop

James and Mommy

James being SILLY

Jackson laughing at Pop-Pop

James loving on Izzy

Cool Dudes in their cars

Playing in their Bumbo chairs

With Mimi and Pop-Pop

With Nana

Jax and Pop-Pop

James not taking a nap today :-)

Jackson in his Wonderbug

James in the carrier while Mommy cleans the house

Jax in a big boy highchair at Griffins Friday morning

Traffic Jam in the living room 

Drive in movie: watching Baby Einstein Old McDonald's Farm