Swimming and Riding

Luke is officially swimming like a champ!  We are so proud of him!  He loves the water and even dives in for his dive sticks! 

Cole got a new four wheeler that is closer to his size!  He loves it and is already doing tricks, like standing up on the seat and riding, I'll try to get a video of that to post soon!

Another video!

Luke and his buddy Madden ride up and down the cul-de-sac on their power wheels almost everyday!  Cole usually rides on his tricycle but the other day decided he wanted to drive :0)  The next video I put up will be of Luke :0)

Beach!

We went to the beach today and it was a lot of fun, due in large part to all the extra pairs of hands we had to help with the boys.  Our friends Robbie and Lauren are vacationing at Folly Beach and we drove down to spend the afternoon with them and their family!  Everyone was such a huge help and I actually enjoyed the beach!   Both Luke and Cole LOVE the beach and Cole is completely fearless as always.  He was laying down in the water, both on his back and his belly and must have had his face get hit with water a half a dozen times.  Luke got to play baseball, soccer, and search for crabs!  We had a blast!

Love that sly little grin

Luke and Cole's new buddies

Oh boy!

Phone, Phone, Phone (Yes that is my 4th phone in a year and a half, and oh yea, it's broken too!

I miss this girl soooo much!

Robbie and Mr. Larry were the best building castles!

Cole was a good little helper too!

Beach baseball, soo fun!

Playing in the shade

Sufer Dude!

Video

I wanted to try and post a video, I thought this was cute :0)  Prior to the recoding Cole was cracking up laughing as he twirled around ;0)

Playground Fun

Luke asked to go to the neighborhood playground this morning.  We normally walk, but I opted to drive since just taking my trash to the can had me sweating.  We were there for about 30 minutes, Cole literally rolled down the swirly slide, hitting his head, and then fell backwards off a ledge and hit his head (he also fell off a chair after we got home, luckily I don't think he hit his head).  Luke spent most of the time on the swings and after about 25 minutes declared "mom, we shouldn't come to the playground anymore, it's way to hot!"  I totally agree and we decided we will stick to the pool until the Fall!

the ledge where Cole fell backwards





"Head" "Head"... yes Cole you hurt your head

New Pictures

Luke found a frog in one of his buckets

Cole thought it was cool too

The poor frog kept trying to hop away and hide, Luke wanted to keep him as a pet

Cole was trying to help daddy out

Early morning milk and cartoons

Whats up mom!

They were reading a book together!

Luke took this picture, I think he did a good job

Luke the "jokester"

Luke was so excited to camp out with Ben in the living room

"Sleeping"

Cole's favorite new place to hang out

I loves these boys!



What mom?

This is how he gets up!  Drives me nuts!

Happy Boy!

4th of July

We love popsicles!

Luke's new buddy Madden who moved in across the street!

Pizza Time... Madden's brother Morgan is sitting next to Cole, they haven't decided if they are friends yet :)

Cole LOVES sitting on Luke's bike, he will be riding it before we know it!

Obviously Cole is not happy at Morgan!  haha! Check out Luke... he's making sure Cole is ok!

Luke playing Angry Birds on his Nook... Tyler is also our new neighbor (They have 5 kids)

Sprinklers!  (as Luke likes to call them)  Cole was in bed, he slept through all the fireworks!



Best Buddies!

Ben was in charge of all the fireworks!  He did an awesome job!

Pool Time Fun

We've definitely been taking advantage of our neighborhood pool this year!  The first week it opened we were there every day!  It's about a 1/4 mile from our house so its an easy walk!  Luke is quite the little swimmer!  We keep his life vest on him most the time, but we have taken it off a few times and he can definitely swim :0)  Cole loves the water and is fearless, he likes to dip his face in and will even jump to us!  We are definitely greatful to have the pool nearby in this hot hot Charleston heat!

ONE!

Luke can walk on water!

Yes I am plugging my nose!

Life

I'm not going to be too hard on myself for not keeping up with the blog, we've had a busy schedule these past few months :0)  I won't delve into everything, but wanted to put up a quick post to update everyone on the boys! 

Cole officially looks like a toddler and has lost his "baby" look.  He eats completely on his own and usually refuses help even with his yogurt.  In the past few weeks he has started saying a lot of words more clearly and will repeat everything!  He loves to mimic people, for example, if I put my foot up on a chair to tie my shoe, Cole will come over and try to put his foot up on the same chair :0)  He thinks he can do everything that his big brother does, which sometimes ends up with Cole getting hurt.  Speaking of getting hurt, the kid is tough, he rarely cries when he gets hurt, and typically will laugh the pain off.  I know if he is crying that it is bad!  He is a dancing fool and loves music and singing!  His new favorite song is "ashes, ashes, DOWN" he screams "DOWN". (ring around the rosie)  Cole can occupy himself well and will play by himself in the playroom for long periods of time.  This is new to me, because Luke did not do this when he was younger.  Cole is doing great and brings a lot of laughter into our house!

Luke is a spitfire and continues to amaze!  We have new neighbors that have a little boy the same age as Luke and he is ecstatic!  They play together everyday and love driving their hot wheel trucks up and down the street.  Water balloons are also a big hit and after I spend an hour filling them up, they are gone in about 1 minute.  Luke will start a preschool program at the end of August and we are all excited!  His golf game is continuing to get better and he loves playing!  Luke likes helping me cook, clean, and pick up around the house.  He is a great helper! 

Both the boys keep us on our feet and they normally play great together.  Luke shares well and we are working on sharing with Cole!  We are working on a lot with both the boys, but right now Cole is at a challenging age and has been testing everyones limits :0) 

Charleston is HOT HOT HOT right now and our energy bill can prove it!  We are trying to stay cool by going to the pool, eating lots of popsicles, and drinking lots of water (and beer :0)  I will do better posting and pictures will follow!