Under the Sea

Kate's version of "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid. She is our star!

They both love to be sung to, their latest favorites and requests are "Happy", "twinkle" and "sunshine"

Books of the week that we read over and over are:

Chicka, Chicka ABC

Moo, Baa, La La La (they think the pigs that sing are funny)

Snuggle Puppy

Brown Bear, Brown Bear

When the World is Ready for Bed

In the last week Kate and Wright have started talking, not just words, but putting together strings of words! Most are still two words, sometimes three. Each day I feel that their vocabulary expands and their understanding increases. Kate is more talkative than Wright, but he is very aware of her many requests...They definitely understand each other and carry on together. They have started playing together so much more. It is almost like they just realized that the other one could be a source of lots of fun! They definitely take care of each other which is so sweet. They are starting "school" (tues/thur for 3 hours) at Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian next week and it gives me great comfort knowing that they will be starting this new adventure together!

August Fun!

We recently went to the mountains for a long weekend with Grannie and Grandad Dinkins. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed relaxation and fun new adventures with Kate and Wright. They loved pushing each other around on this tractor, playing in the playhouse and the waterfall!

Kate and Wright enjoying the falls with their Grannie

Even more beautiful in person

Excited to see the waterfall for the first time

Grandad and Conrad in the treehouse. Mr. Dinkins built this for the older grandchildren to enjoy! Conrad loves to run across the swinging bridge.

We started the month with a week at Isle of Palms with the family! Here is a picture of all the cousins.

Sweet Kate enjoying the beach

We have had one hot summer! Kate and Wright have had lots of fun playing in the water! Wright loves to fill up the pool, buckets, water the grass or....Kate!

Summer fun!

Going on a bike ride with Daddy

We went to the aquarium this past week with Lily and her mommy, Jamie. The kids had so much fun! They loved playing on the boat, seeing all the fish, sliding and running!

Kate enjoying a quiet moment rocking

Wright was sitting on the step leaning up to "kiss" Lily..such a cutie!

The wheel was a big hit while playing on the boat

Wright and his silly looks...he was wary of others coming up

Our princess having fun in the castle

This picture is a great example of how cute and silly Kate is! She is showing off her dance moves

Too cute not to share

So many things happen daily around the house that are so cute and I want to write down....sadly, I don't blog about all of them, but I didn't want to leave these out.

They love to hug and kiss! It is so sweet!

Kate and Wright love to drink "coffee" in the mornings. I think I have mentioned it before, but they watch Will and I and most of the adults that stay with us. They have started taking their morning coffee (aka water) in their tea cups while they watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Here is Wright enjoying his recently.

4th of July fun!

Happy!!

Our Independence Day celebration kicked off a few days early as family arrived to spend the long weekend with us in Mount Pleasant. We had a full house and tons of fun! Will and I recently added a patio and pergola to the back yard just in time for barbeques and nice summer evenings!

We started the weekend last Thursday to celebrate Taylor's 5th birthday! She was so sweet and appreciative of the lopsided cake I made her. Kate and Wright enjoyed singing "Happy Birthday" and eating yummy cake!

4 children + 1 on the way (my sister) and 6 adults all staying in the house for 5 nights=fun chaos!

Love Taylor's face in the photo!

Taylor and Kennedy Anne

We grilled out each night, ate watermelon on the beach and at the pool, built sandcastles, jumped waves, learned to blow bubbles in the pool, ate corn on the cob, watched fireworks and LOVED our weekend!

Sweet picture of Taylor walking Kate to the water on Sullivans Island

Papa with Wright

Chasing toddlers down the beach

Wright did not save any fruit for the rest of us!

Playing football with Daddy, Wright loves to throw the ball and run

Very sleepy babies, momma and We We (my mom) after a long weekend that ended with fireworks in the neighborhood. Kate and Wright stayed up for it and were not scared. They kept waving and saying "Hey" and later "Bye Bye" to the boom, boom!

Love my snuggles!

Sneaking into the bag of popcorn.....