Beach buds

What a lovely beach! Matt and I took the boys a couple of weeks ago to Topsail Beach, NC. It's near Wilmington, NC. Our close friends Tony and Susie were staying there for the second time with their family for the week. Gabby our goddaughter was celebrating her 2nd birthday, and we wanted to meet the newest member of their adorable family, baby Sophia. We rented a duplex from vrbo.com for two nights. It makes so much more sense to rent a condo or home when you have more than one child than to stay in a cramped hotel room without a kitchen. I highly recommend that website for all your accomodation needs.
Tony has the sweetest family! They ALWAYS make us feel so special and so welcome whenever we see them. We've told them many times that we wouldn't mind them adopting us into their family if they are looking for more. They are too sweet to say, NO WAY! :) We were so surprised by Evan's reaction to the beach, because he absolutely hated it. Matt and I are both fishes, and love the beach. Naturally, we thought Evan would be the same. We are hoping that this is will pass, or maybe he's more into mountains. If that's the case he'll be thrilled when he realizes where we've moved to.
Here are some photos from Gabby's Minnie Mouse themed party. With matching t-shirts and all! Susie is just the best when it comes to things like...EVERYTHING!

High Above the Sky

On Memorial day we drove to Simpsonville another suburb of Greenville to attend Freedom Weekend Aloft 2009 at Heritage Park. The festival is every year and it lasts all weekend. They have concerts, like Sister Hazel, carnival rides, and food. The highlight of the weekend is the launching of the hot air balloons. Evan loved seeing all the different colored balloons in the sky. It also gave us a chance to explore another area of the Upstate. The park was awesome. We will be returning just to play there. They also have a small train that gives rides for $2.00 a person.

In between time outs

So here we go. Let the updating begin, and boy do we have a lot to add to the blog.
Time out break.
We've had a lot going on since I last blogged. We celebrated our first Easter up here by going to mass with the boys. It seemed like forever since we had been to mass with Joel's birth and the move. It was good to go.
Time out break.
We then headed to Alpharetta to have lunch and an easter egg hunt. As always we had a fabulous time with our family. Evan was non stop that day. He gets so excited when he sees his cousins.
Time out break.
Here are the photos from Easter...




Soon after Easter we had a visit from Pipo and Mima. While they were here my Tio and Tia came for a visit from their home in Atlanta. We had such a nice barbeque on the deck. The weather cooperated great.



In May my oldest girlfriend came to visit me. Cintia and I have been friends since the 5th grade, so for 20 years. It's really amazing to be able to say that. It was so refreshing to have an old friend visit us in a new place. We had a great time together, and she was such a huge help with the boys. I'm not sure it was a relaxing time for her.

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Sleep, glorious sleep!

It's been a while since I've been on here, and that's due to sleep deprivation. We started the sleep training at 9 weeks, and last night Joel finally slept through the night! Wouldn't you know that I didn't enjoy it. I went to be after Matt, and when that happens I never sleep well since his snoring keeps me awake. I love him still :))
On March 30th we heard Joel laugh for the first time. It was such a deep sounding giggle. We tried to have him do it again with the video camera, but like most babies he doesn't perform on command. We are getting excited for Pipo and Mima's visit next week. They'll be here for a couple of days. We really miss seeing them. Evan goes to Gymboree every Tuesday night. I take him with Joel in the ErgoBaby carrier, since he don't tolerate the car seat. It's my workout! Well, the laundry is calling...

Pee pee on the Potty!

Pee pee on the potty! I bought Evan an Elmo video called Potty Time to begin getting Evan familiar with the potty, which matches his Elmo potty seat. I never thought I'd be excited to write about pi pi(spanish), but Evan just pi pi in his potty for the first time. It didn't even take an bribing! I've just been asking each time I go to change his diaper if he wants to pi pi, and then place him on the potty. Thanks for listening to this ridiculously excited mami.
By the way, our best friends Tony & Susie had their second daughter, Sophia Marie on March 16. She looks just like her big sister, Gabby....just beautiful.
Congrats guys!
Oh, for the first time Joel slept 6 hours straight last night. I'm off to bed early in hopes that it happens again. :)

Minutes to the mountains

These are images from Table Rock, and Caesar's Head park both which are only a twenty minute drive from our home in Easley. We really like how close we are to the mountains.

Nap time = Mommy time

Since Joel is currently taking a good nap I had to take this time to update our blog with photos of our first two weeks in South Carolina. Today it's snowing for the first time since we've arrived. I'm having a difficult time returning phone calls right now since Joel isn't a good sleeper yet, but I'm hoping that will soon change for the better. Evan is doing great. We've enrolled him in a Mom's Morning Out program starting in June. He'll be going to school twice a week from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I think he'll really enjoy it since he loves being around other children. I've taken him to several parks and playgrounds since we moved, and he says, "Hi" to every child he sees.
Joel is growing so fast. He's over ten pounds now, and that's because he eats like a champ! He doesn't have a two month appointment till April, so we'll have to wait a month for that. We've been able to get a doctor for the boys, and one for my check up too. Things are falling into place. As for Matt he really likes his job, and is glad to be working with only children. We will miss working with John and Tina Vairo. They were so good to us! We'll there's so much to say and I'm starting to ramble a bit. I'll let the photos do the talking.

From Joel at One month old

From Eat like a BIG boy!

From Evan playing in his playroom

From Our First Snow in South Carolina

From Our First Snow in South Carolina

From Our First Snow in South Carolina

From Our First Snow in South Carolina

From Our First Snow in South Carolina

From Our First Snow in South Carolina

Our new address

Here's a image of the house we've rented for a year.

Below is our new address...
107 Warren Drive
Easley, SC. 29640
(864)859-2472

Back to the boxes!!!

Box it up...including my husband!!!

Moving day arrived unexpectly! The movers are here today packing us up for the move to Greenville, South Carolina. Actually, the home we are going to live is in Easley, South Carolina. We'll be out of touch with emails, and no computer service for a while. Our cell phone numbers are still the same if you need to call us.