A day out with Thomas the Train

Yesterday, we went as a family to spend a day out with Thomas the Train in Blowing Rock, NC. It was so beautiful and Philip of course was in heaven as we got to ride on thomas the train through the appalachian mountains all while singing the great thomas songs!! Our dear friends the Lucier's went with us... so we rented a suburban and with 4 kids under the age of three, 3 dvd players going playing different movies outloud, goldfish thrown all over the car and meltdowns at any moment... it felt like a chevy chase wally world trip for sure! However, it was an absolute blast and Philip, Tyson and Avery loved riding on thomas the train, jumping in the thomas blowup jumperoo and riding horses. And of course Parker took it all in as well but all he really cared about was making sure he got a bottle every three hours. When we were leaving... Philip was screaming and waving at thomas saying "I wuv you thomas, I wuv you thomas!" It was ridiculously cute... what can we say, he is in love with his new best friend... Thomas!!

I have some precious pics of the boys with thomas... but somehow have the lost the camera card with the thomas pics on them... such a life of a mother of TWO! Hopefully I will find it soon and be able to post them at a later date.

Mimi and Grande's fun visit to Charlotte

This week, Philip and Parker's mimi and grande came to see them! We had an absolute blast just all being together and the boys loved getting spoiled with hugs and kisses. Philip loved showing his grandparents his new outside tricks with his big red ball, the water table and his favorite new toy these days, the "hose." And Parker was all smiles and babbles all week long as he loved showing off his new talking skills to his sweet grandparents! I kept saying that since Philip talks literally nonstop for sure God would give me a second child who would be much more quiet... but so much for wishful thinking. It looks like little Parker is following right in his big brothers footsteps as they don't know the meaning of the word QUIET! But I love their energy and especially their little voices... they melt my heart everyday!