Daddy, Don't Go!

Ethan and Katelyn didn't want Daddy to leave and go to work. : )

Having fun in the sprinkler!

Ethan loved the sprinkler, but Katelyn was a little upset about getting wet!

Playing, Playing!

Katelyn and Ethan playing in boxes.

Here the box is a boat and Katelyn has the oar!

"What's that sound?" Katelyn's favorite question! In this case, it was an airplane. We were outside playing in the sprinklers.

Splashing in a mud puddle made from the sprinklers. Unfortunately, right after this Ethan got bitten by a huge ant all of his legs!

Ethan and Katelyn refusing to let Daddy go to work (video to come later!).

Eating after swimming in the pool of a youth group member.

Ethan and Daddy in the pool! Ethan found the squirt gun and was in love.

Grandpa reading Katelyn her new favorite book--Incredible Me. She even sleeps with it!

Katelyn wanted to see her cute pigtails in the mirror and then Ethan wanted to see himself too!

Smiling for Mama! I finally got all of Katelyn's hair up!

Enjoying summer!

It's been a great couple of weeks beginning summer! I haven't taken many pictures, but we've been busy. We've gone swimming and playing at the lake, swimming in the pool in Toccoa, gone to the library (yesterday they had a magician show!) and had fun at home. We've been reading lots of books. We are doing the Catching the Reading Bug at the library and the kids get prizes after I read them a certain number of books. Ethan likes every time I write a book down on his list (though Katelyn is ahead of him because she isn't as picky!). We've even played in the sprinklers.

I can't believe it, but Katelyn is turning two in a couple of weeks. She's turning in to such a fun little lady. She talks so much now and is such a happy girl. Yesterday, Nana and Grandpa came over and we took the kids to the lake to go swimming and play in the playground. Katelyn was so excited that in the car she kept giggling and and kicking her legs. She's such a happy girl! She's obsessed with Dora, but calls her "D-D-D-Dora!". We're just doing a small family party for her this year since she's still so little and with Ethan always around, she's never lonely for kids anyway!

Ethan and Katelyn are really starting to play together. It gives me a nice break every once in a while, though they mostly want me to play with them. Ethan is blowing me away with how smart he is. The other day Ethan was playing with his legos and he built this tower/rocketship in perfectly coordinated black and red. It was amazing! I wish I had taken a picture of it!

I'm loving being on break. It's amazing that you don't realize how busy you are until you have a moment to yourself. I was running on empty a bit last year! This summer has been so refreshing!

Back from vacation from Myrtle Beach!

I am under the colorful umbrella with the kids. We spent a good bit of time just playing on the beach which went a lot like me chasing them as they ran in different directions and me building them sand castles that they stepped on! It was fun though!

When we got back, we put Ethan's bunkbeds up and he really likes them. Now he actually has room to play with his toys!

This is at Broadway at the Beach an outdoor shopping area. It has everything though--Build a Bear (which Katelyn loved), rides that Katelyn and Ethan really enjoyed, IMAX and even a place to feed fish.

At our favorite place to eat--Japanese!

Ethan showing off his new Cars toy at the Japanese restaurant!

Amy, Nana, DaddyBob, Uncle Kelly and Uncle Mikey!

They really enjoyed the lazy river at the hotel.

As you can see, I didn't actually take many pictures. Nana took the best pictures, that we got copies of but don't have for the blog. It was a great week with lots of fun and shopping and good food! A week isn't long enough though!