A trip to the Zoo!

Brennan is still obsessed with Lions and Tigers! He has been asking to go to the zoo for a while now, so we made the trip to Columbia to go to the zoo with Hannah and her three boys! Brennan loved following Michael around and looking at all of the animals. He is already to asking to go back. He says he wants to live at the zoo. It was a hot day, but so great to get to spend it with Hannah, Michael, Jonathan, and Grady. We were definitely out numbered, but I thought the kids did great. We also go to visit with Caroline while we were there so it was a great trip while Steven was out of town watching the Gamecocks with the National Championship in Baseball.

Happy 6 month Birthday Haven!

Can you believe how quickly 6 months go bye? Haven has been a great addition to our family over the past six months. She has been such an easy baby she almost makes me want another one (not really, just saying). She is sitting up, laughing hysterically at her brother, grabbing anything she can and sticking it in her mouth, sleeping through the night (7pm-6:30am praise the Lord!), napping three times a day, eating some baby foods, has no teeth, can roll over but still hates tummy time, a very content baby, loves to smile and strain her neck to see what Brennan is doing at all times, loves when her daddy walks into a room, and is growing like a weed! I am one blessed mama. I can't wait to see what her personality really shapes up to be!

Cutie

Cute even with crazy bed head!

First Broken Bone (hopefully last)

Well, it's happened...Brennan has a broken arm. He has a "buckle fracture" as the doctor put it. He also said its more like a bad bruise. He has to wear a splint for the next two or three weeks. Its not horrible, but I'm glad we know thats its not a bad break. He was playing superman with daddy and flew onto the bed and landed on his wrist. Of course I wasn't in the room=) Let's just hope this is his last broken bone!

Swimming

Sorry I'm catching you up on over a months worth of life here...we've been busy! Brennan and Haven have enjoyed swimming in my parents neighborhood pool. Haven's second swimming experience resulted in a nap. She must feel very relaxed in the pool, because she fell asleep in about two minutes after getting into the water the other day. She stayed asleep on this boat until I took her out about 30 minutes later when it was time to go.




Brennan loves his cousin Carter!

Cereal! Finally!

I have put off giving Haven solid foods until she really showed signs that she was ready. I remember with Brennan, we wanted to start giving him food because it seemed like it would be a lot of fun, but in the end it was something extra to add to our day. Well, Haven has been drooling over our food lately so I decided to give it a try. She did NOT like it the first time we gave it to her, but a few days ago she seemed to warm up to it.

Brennan had fun feeding her too!

Summer Play Group

Now that Brennan is done with School, I had to organize some planned activities for us to look forward to each week. We invited friends from Brennan's class, our neighborhood, church and my family to join us each Wednesday for a play date. The first week we went to Latta Park which is a city park with a Splash Fountain and playground equipment. We had a lot of fun!

College Reunion

A few weeks ago we were able to get together with some of our best friends from college. Niel, Ogden, and Jonathan all lived with Steven in the "Big House." Lori and Kelly were two of my best friends in college too. Jessica (Niel's wife) didn't go to USC, but I'm sure we would have been great friends if she had, we love her now though. This reunion was long past due. We had not all been together since our wedding which was seven years ago (can you believe we've been married that long already?). We hosted the weekend at our house, thus the lack of pictures. I was a bit preoccupied. It was super fun and super crazy. There were 11 kids (7 and under), 8 adults, and 2 babies in utero (not mine by the way). Everyone arrived Friday night, in the rain of course, so we had dinner inside and listened to 11 kids run around our house. They had so much fun with each other. None of them really knew each other, but they all hit it off and played really well. Saturday the guys played golf while the ladies and kids went to the park. When the guys came home we all hung out in our back yard and had a cookout. It was fun watching the kids play baseball, bubbles, ride every toy we have, eat popsicles, etc. The Brooks left Saturday evening, but the Tabbs were able to stay until Sunday evening. The only group pic I got on my camera was on Sunday, so the Brooks girls are missing and Haven is too, but here are 7 of the 11 kids that were here for the weekend. As crazy as it was, I hope we will do it again soon!
If you'd like to see more pictures here is the link to Lori's blog post...
http://mommythoughts14.blogspot.com/2010/05/recent-reunion.html

Viva Las Vegas!

OK, so it's been a month since we were in Las Vegas, but I felt like I had to go back and tell about our trip! We went with Steven's family for his uncle Thomas' 50th Surprise Birthday Party. I am super thankful that we flew direct and had Mimi and Poppi with us on the plane ride! The flight itself is about 5 hrs not counting checking in, boarding, waiting to take off, taxiing, etc... The kids were great, but we had so much luggage plus strollers and two kids that traveling was NOT quick! You should have seen us go through security holding two kids, our three suitcases, diaper bag, bookbag, my purse, an umbrella stroller, a snap n go, and Haven's car seat. Yes, we were too cheap to pay $25/bag to check the bags. Remember they make everyone take off their shoes too! It was a sight to be seen! I'm sure the people behind us said a few choice words under their breath. But we made it! We stayed at a great resort called Red Rock Resort. It had its own movie theater, bowling ally, casino, and lots of restaurants. We definitely didn't come home with a fat wallet, but we had fun spending a short time in the casino. The birthday celebration was at the resort in one of the banquet rooms and was great! I'm sure Thomas felt special and loved to have so many people make the trip out to celebrate him. I only hope I have half the party when I turn 50!
Brennan's favorite activity while we were there was pool hopping. There were about 10 pools that were different sizes and he checked them all out. His favorite was the hot pools!
We went to the strip one day and walked about 5 miles. It was HOT! It was neat to see all of the hotels. I wish we could have seen more, but pushing two strollers down the strip is not an ideal way to see Vegas.
It will definitely be a while before I hop on another plane with my two children. It was fun while it lasted!


This is classic Brennan grabbing his sister's arm! He loves to touch her!

I didn't have my camera when Brennan was swimming, but before we left, we snapped a shot of his favorite pool! We spent lots of time here.

We met Indiana Jones on the street with his snake...yikes!

Here is our family photo before the birthday party!