A Great Weekend!

This weekend we headed down to Greenville, SC to visit The Cain Family. Ryan has been best friends with the main Cain, Brian since childhood. They are a great family. I love hanging out with Jenn the mommy and only girl in the household of 4 boys (her husband and their 3 boys). Our kids adore their boys and all the boy toys they were surrounded with. Emma Grace loves cars, trucks, robots, blocks...Kiley loves babies and Sam their soon to be 2 year old stole her heart (and mine too). They also have Alex who is 5 and Jack who is 4, and one on the way! Maybe a girl to give Jenn a little pink in the house. On Saturday, Jenn, her mom, me and all the kids went to "Walking With Dinosaurs". I thought my girls would be scarred but they loved every minute of it. Well except the noise level, Emma could grab a hand full of popcorn, shove it in her mouth and immediately sick her fingers back in her ears without hesitation. The guys went to the Clemson football game and had a blast. Sunday we went to church with them and headed home, but on the way I couldn't resist stopping at the Gaffney Outlets. Of course when we arrived they were closed and would not open for another hour and 15 mins. Ryan said we could stay and wait it out. I know he just wanted to get home but he knew I really wanted to get in that Pottery Barn Outlet. I couldn't stop looking in the window. They had a merry-go-round and a playground so we let the kids play for a while and with 20 mins to go I couldn't take it anymore. I suggested we head home and I could make it a girls shopping weekend. Ryan was very fine with that. At least the girls got to play at the playground for a while, I got to "window shop" literally and hey next time I go I know exactly where to park to get to Pottery Barn. Oh yeah, and the hours of operation:) We arrived home in just enough time to unpack and go to Kiley's soccer game. We had a great weekend. Thanks Brian, Jenn and the boys. We had a BLAST!

My Baby turned 3!

Emma Grace turned 3 on Monday, so we had a party for her at the park Saturday. All her friends came. They all seem to have a blast! Emma loved all the gifts. She just couldn't stop playing with one to open the next. Thanks everyone for coming. I can't beleive my baby is 3. Wow, where did the time go.

Summer's End

We went to the Carolina Beach for Labor Day weekend, with my mom, sister and her husband and my grandparents. My birthday was on the 4th, along with my mom's and grandfather's so we decided to take advantage of it. It was so nice to get away. It was so nice spending time with the whole family. Ryan was so good, he entertained the kids the whole time. I am not a fan of the ocean, unless I can see right into the water, so I stayed way up on shore (except for the picture). The girls loved it....well Emma Grace did, Kiley is a shore girl like me. Every time Emma would run into the water, Kiley would run after her screaming "NO, Emma the waves will get you!" Anyone who knows Emma, well they know her reaction, she looks at Kiley, smiles and keeps on going. My Kids are like night and day. Kiley is very cautious of her surrounding and is a people pleaser. She never wants anyone to be left out of feel sad. She thinks twice before making any decisions. Emma Grace on the other hand, well she is very spunky, she is free spirted and enjoys every minute of life. She is a go with the flow kind of girl. She acts and then sometimes thinks unlike her sister who always thinks and then acts. I wouldn't change a thing about either one of them. They are amazing and made my Birthday trip at the beach truly a great memory.