Just Another Saturday Night..

Ben snapped this cute video Saturday night after church. We hit up mass then went to the park to stake out different spots for family pics that we were having taken the next day. The playground area there is perfect. They have this pint size jungle gym with slides that Audrey can handle all by herself. She is just too stinking cute!!!

HHI 2010

I apologize for not posting vacation details sooner. There really are not too many details to share. We had a BLAST! The house we rented was amazing, the weather was amazing, and the time we spent as a family was amazing. Audrey was so much more fun this time around, where as in August she wasn't really mobile, this time around, totally different storey! She was everywhere! She loved the beach, the ocean, and the pool. We took evening walks everynight and did a little sight seeing. If you ever have been to HHI you know that it is not really commercialized. They have many beautiful parks and many expensive homes. I always wonder where in the hell these people work to own a home (a multi million dollar home) that is just a "vacation home". I may never know what it is like to have those luxuaries but it doesn't matter. I have a beautiful family, health, and happiness. I will settle for renting a multi-million dollar home 1 week out of the year.

Audrey did well on the flights, better coming back then going down. Not sure how quickly we will be jumping on a plane again but at least I picked up a few more tricks for entertaining her in church.

She is much smarter than we give her credit for. She may not be speaking a whole lot but she totally understands what you are saying when talking to her. For example..flower, baby, daddy, mommy, hi, bye, brushing teeth, brushing hair, open, close, etc. We keep reminding ourselves that she is no longer a baby and very much independent. We have stopped carrying her around, she now walks everywhere on her own. Goes up and down stairs on her own and can climb into the car on her own. Now if she could just potty train herself, that would be wonderful! Wishful thinking I know... She even knows how to answer the phone and hold it up to her ear. If you are ever on the receiving end of one of her conversations you will quickly learn, she doesn't like to give up the phone but will babble until she gets bored and finds something better to do.

I've posted pictures from HHI at the top of the page. Enjoy!

Mothers Day 2010

Where do I start? We left on May 8th for HHI for an entire week, spending Mothers Day in South Carolina. Ben left the night before so that he would be down there in time to pick Audrey and I up from the airport in Savannah. How did she do flying you ask? Well let's just say the 2 doses of Ibuprofen didn't kick in till the last 10 minutes of the flight, which I was grateful for. It was tough carrying 28lbs of dead weight, an umbrella stroller, and a carry on but I managed. She managed to sleep all the way through the terminal to the car and didn't wake up till we arrived in Hilton Head.

We spent the week with 3 other couples and their kids. So 8 adults and 6 kids all under the age of 4 (the kids that is). How did that go you ask? Surprisingly well. Actually so well we are penciling it in on the calendar to do it again next year!

Mothers day was just awesome. We didn't do much, which is exactly what I wanted. We spent the day jumping between the beach and the pool. The guys made us breakfast, lunch, and dinner and I didn't have to do dishes or clean up!

I spent the entire week with my little Audrey, which is a rarity and I LOVED every minute of it. It was the BEST Mothers Day EVER! I never could have imagined that such a tiny person would completely change my whole world. I lover her more than life itself and would give anything to make her happy. The joy she brings to our lives in indescribable. I love ya Sweet Pea!

I plan on posting trip details in a separate post as well as pics!

Stay tuned!

May is here!

What a busy month April and May was! It is so nice to have summer right around the corner. We have been experiencing some great "teaser" weather recently. To bad none of it has been on the weekends :(

Here area few pics from the past few weeks. We are taking off for vacay tomorrow. Well...Ben is. Ben decided to fly Audrey and I to SC vs. riding with us in the car for 14 hours. I am not quite sure why???? So I will be sure to post about our experience on the airplane as well as HHI 2010! Yay for vacay!

Audrey enjoying our favoite feature of the entire house....a jacuzzi tub!
Applying the lip gloss.Last family pic in front of our first home :(