Here we sit.... waiting on "the call" from Daddy at work. Letting us know it's okay for us to drive across town in the pouring rain to pick him up from work only to then drive for another 4 1/2 hours all the way to Grandmother's house in the POURING rain....Is this a good idea? It sure does not seem like it right now as I sit listening to the 2 little impatient boys who are "Ready to go to Rob Rob's house" and the sound of pouring rain....Say a prayer for us that we make it to the mountains in Hendersonville, NC safe and sound. I pulled out a new Batman & Beyond DVD just for the trip hoping it will make our drive a little easier....

Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch 2008

The boys and I visited the Boone Hall Farms Pumpkin Patch this week. The weather could not have been more beautiful and we pretty much had the place to ourselves. Will and Dargan had the most fun playing in the sand, climbing on big tractor tires and hay. They also really enjoyed the haunted hay ride. Will & have been coming to this pumpkin patch for the past 5 years so he was not that impresssed with the haunted ride this year. He asked me, "Mommy, is this supposed to be scary?" I told him that until this year he always got a little spooked by all the scary creatures hanging from the low lying trees in the forest. He's turned into such a big boy I guess I'll have to take him to Blackbeard's Trail of Terror for him to be scared!!! Not!! Dargan on the other hand clung to me during the hay ride and was a little spooked....That's my boy.

Little stinker....

Today felt like a Monday, but it was actually Thursday. I woke at 6:50 am, got the boys dressed for school, feed them, packed a lunch for Will while I tried to sneak in my morning coffee. (Did I mention that during all this Daddy was upstairs having his "uninterrupted bathroom time"??) The boys are then out the door at 7:15....Whew.... all that before 8 am.... I then retreat upstairs for a quick bathroom break only to discover as I watch the toilet overflow all over the bathroom that my "little stinker" Dargan had dumped at least half a roll of toilet paper in the toilet when I was not supervising. Ahhhhh---the joys of motherhood. That's just what I wanted to do this morning ---sop up foul water with ALL of my clean folded towels in my linen closet and all BEFORE 8 am.

Wii Wii Wii....

Alright we broke down and bought the Wii....I was a little upset that it could not wait til Christmas, but oh well. I was also not involved in that decision (I would have saved it for a Chrisstmas gift). I have begun to realize that anything involving video games, tv's, electronics, etc. are off limits to Moms. "It's a guy thing, they keep saying." Whatever!!!!I do have to say that thing is pretty damn cool!!!Will is already and expert at boxing and bowling. You should see that little boy go--it's crazy... I think the tennis may be my favorite. Just wait til my Dad (the avid tennis player) comes over---he will love it!!!!

A little advice...

This entry is to remind myself of something that's so easy to forget....I take this advice from Belle in Bloom's blog which is one of my favorites:

Play with the Kids now.
Clean the house later.
One day, you'll miss the
fingerprints on the glass doors.

Halloween decorations...

Our family loves Halloween!!! This year we have a 6 foot purple spider on our front lawn-how fun is that??? Don't you just love Target after Halloween sales?? I continue to buy Halloween decorations every year--I think I have a REAL problem, but when they're 90% off how can you NOT buy them??? They boys have not decided which costumes they will wear yet this Halloween. Last year, Will dressed in 3 different costumes before the month was over...I guess we'll just have to wait and see....

Isle of Palms...

Will sprinting towards the beach....

What a pose....

My Handsome Big Boy!!!!

Dargan havin' fun in the tidal pool..

The only picture I could get of Dargan smiling for the camera..

I took the boys to the Isle of Palms to play on the beach one day last week after school. They had a great time and the weather was beautiful!!! Not a cloud in the sky. I had intended on having them pose for me near the sand dunes, but they had another idea. Will did cooperate, but Dargan was having NO part in it!!!He just wanted to get his hands and feet into that sand and water as fast as possible....I really enjoyed just watching them play--the beach really is such a magical place. Sometimes I wonder why we seldom visit the beach when we live so close...I think I will have to add frequent beach trips to my never-ending to do list.....

Aquarium Trip...

Will & Dargan had so much fun on our trip to the Aquarium. They dressed in costume and got lots of attention which was even more fun....The Aquarium was all decked out for Halloween with spooky stuff hidden all over...They even had a driver with a very scary mask feeding the fish in the large fish tank. His voice sounded like Darth Vader when he spoke. The boys really loved that!!!

The day has come....

The dreaded day has come...and way tooooo early. Today I put Dargan down for his nap @ 12:30 (his usual naptime) and the next think I knew the little stinker was peeping at me through the bannister on the stairs!!!! In the past he has ALWAYS been more than eager to take a nap or at the least lay down and rest. He has never gotten out of his toddler bed without permission!! He's only 27 months old!!!This cannot happen-when will I have my much deserved break????I remember when Will stopped taking his naps-I think he was about 3 and 1/2....What a sad realization that was!!!! .I know, I was so lucky with Will, but payback is hell, right? I guess I've got it comin' and his name is Dargan....

You Like....

Will in 2008-YOU LIKE:

* Wrestling with Daddy
* Popsickles
* Jump castles
* Ninja Turtles
* Playdates with friends
* School
* Weechop and your blanket
* Webkins

Dargan in 2008-YOU LIKE:

* Wrestling with Daddy
* Kisses from Mommy
* ELMO
* Balls
* Popsickles
* Animals
* TeeChop and TeeTee
* Your big brother Will

My Little Blueberry....

Dargan sporting his blueberry cap. I mean--does it really get any cuter than this????

Only 2 years old---then....

My sweet first born child and "ANGEL" baby according to the textbooks. You are 2 years old in these pictures. How could you have gotten so big right before my eyes???Life seemed so simple then. You were attending Christ Episcopal day School 2 mornings a week-loved it and you had a Wiggles 2nd Birthday party complete with a jump castle in the back yard. I remember that weekend like it was yesterday....You asked me "Mommy can we keep it?" It was hard for me to explain to you that we only had it for the weekend and it had to go back to the store on Sunday....The tears came when Sunday came to an end...You jumped your little heart out all day Saturday and most of Sunday. It was a wonderful 2nd birthday......