Instacram: September and October 2013

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Top Row:  1.) Nolan and I in the three-way mirror checking out my new hair cut,  2.) Brothers who weren't quite awake yet,  3.) My bat-men  4.)  Trying on daddy's shoes  5.) Sleepy time

Top Row:  1.) My little Cowboy by the fire pit,  2.) Snuggling up with Nolan,  3.) My pumpkin  4.)  Brothers in bed  5.) A boys paradise

Middle Row:  1.) My new teal buffet,  2.) TOES!,  3.) One of these days Nolan is gonna fight back,  4.) The cute cake from Justine's babyshower 5.)My best friend

Bottom Row:  1.) Aunt Jess holding sleeping Nolan,  2.) Chalk art in downtown Fredericksburg, 3.) Puppies,  4.) My beautiful cousin Maddy holding Nolan,  5.)  Everett found a mo-mo! 

Top Row:  1-2.) My boys,  3.) Watching the cement truck at our neighbors house,  4.)  Brother love  5.) Hanging on the beach with my littlest friend

Middle Row:  1.) A flower at Lavender Fields,  2.) Well... he does,  3.) Doodling,  4.) Sleeping in their carseats 5.)  Sweet boy with a sweet treat

Bottom Row:  1.) Grandma Howerton and her two great great grandsons,  2.) The boys at the beach, 3.) The famous photo by the bay,  4.) Side by side of E in 2011 and N in 2013,  5.)  Everett on top and Nolan on bottom

Top Row:  1.) Our family in 2011 and in 2013 2.) Vee Dub,  3.) The Thompson Family,  4-5.) Photos from August

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Thanks to Jess for the original inspiration for this post! 

My new favorite place...

While we were in Delaware visiting Grandma she took Everett and I over to Lavender Fields in Milton. To say I LOVED it there would be an understatement!  It is so nice and relaxing there. It really got me thinking that it was something that Tyler and I could do later in life. I had no idea that lavender was such a versatile plant! You can use it in so many things- lotion, soap, etc.

Here are a few pictures that I took and edited in Instagram. 

Fun at Fun Land

Today was a big day for my little guy! Today he got to ride the rides at Fun Land in Rehoboth Beach. Everett and I have been at Grandma's house the past few days and we decided to venture out to "the boards" to get a Nicoboli and to hit up Fun Land.  

I have been coming to visit Grandma since Tyler and I started dating (in 2004) and can remember thinking "one day I'll have a baby and I'll bring him to visit Grandma and then one day he'll be big enough to ride the rides at Fun Land..." I don't think I realized that "one day" would come so fast!  


He really seemed to enjoy the rides especially once he figured out how to ring the bells, push the buttons, etc.  Everyone that saw him would say "awww" and talk to him.  He was definitely the star of the show!  

 

 

 

What are some of your family traditions? 

Over the river and through the woods. . .

. . . to grandmother's house we go!  Or that should say really say to Great Great Grandma's house we go! This week Everett and I are taking a little vacation to visit his Great Great Grandma in Delaware! (Tyler has to work so he is in charge of the home front this week! Eeek!) 

Monday morning. . . 

The plan was to leave our house around 11am when Everett started to get tired and was ready for a nap. Well, instead of waking up at 9am like he normally does he decided to wake up when daddy got up to get ready for work! Although it was earlier than I usually like to wake up it was nice to be able to make Tyler breakfast and see him before he went to work.  

I let Everett play around the house while I finished packing up, my dad graciously loaded up the rest bags into the car, and Everett and I were on the road by 8:45am!

If you've been following my blog for a while you probably know that Everett HATES the car seat, so needless to say I was very worried about this trip. Boy, was I surprised when Everett fell asleep before we even made it out of the neighborhood! So I kept expecting him to wake up and kept wondering how long it was going to take for him to have a melt down but it never came! He slept until 11:15am! WHAT? It was awesome! 

After he woke up and started getting fussy I found a place to pull over and get E out, nurse him, and let him "stretch his legs."  He was happy to get out of the car seat and was in a great mood. I turned on Barney (insert sarcastic yay!) for him to watch and got back on the road (thanks again for letting me borrow the DVD player Gina!)  He was happy for the majority of the rest of the trip.  

Overall it was actually a pretty relaxing drive and we made it safe and sound! Grandma is excited for us to be here and we even made it out to the beach already! Stay tuned for pictures tomorrow! But for now, it's time to relax! 

TWIZZLERS!

Mowgli got to come!

Passed out from running around at the beach!

Not sure why he's passed out, he didn't go to the beach. 

 Life is good at the beach!