Wowser it has been a long time since I posted anything about my family.  So many things have changed in the 2 years since I last put anything on paper.  I hope to update our family blog with several post dated events and then move forward with new events.  I truly have missed writing about the days that make up my life as no day is ever a dull moment.  The twins have grown into such strong sweet men that care for each other, care for me and care about others in their community.  There have been moments when it has been rough and I have worried if I am doing it right.  But I believe now that they are 7 that each parent has their own worst fears and often times we all have the same fear, are we doing the right thing to raise our children up in a manner that makes us proud.  Most days I know I am doing what is best and giving them the best example but other days I question my attitude and parenting style.  Then I have days, usually what I think are my worst days, when one if not both of the boys comes up to me and tells me how much they love me and are thankful I am their mom.  Total heart melt!  I love my little family.

Oh Mason

Last Sunday, June 9th, was a rough day.  Well better said that it was a rough afternoon.  Sometimes my plans and what the boys have in mind do not always coincide.  My friends had invited me to the beach and my dad invited me over to the pool and then for pizza.  I wanted to do both but that meant that the boys had to come home from church and do as I asked without lolly gagging..let me take a moment to laugh about that.  the boys not lolly gagging..

hahaha

There were toys that need to be picked up and their bathing suits needed to be put on along with them getting a change of clothes put into a bag for after the pool.  I on the other had, had to pack lunches, snacks, stuff for the beach, stuff for the pool and my clothes for after the pool. Once again, haha.  I thought that this was only going to take 30 minutes tops but it somehow turned into an hour long ordeal where the boys got yelled at for dragging ass.

On the way down to the beach both boys feel asleep in the car, I knew they were tired but was hoping for an early night after I tired them out at the beach/pool.  When we got to the beach, Mason woke up and said,

" I had to take a nap.  I needed to get my mind right."

Oh the things that little boy says.  He makes me laugh.

  

How did I get so lucky?

My twins are the light of my life.  I am over the moon in love with the family I was blessed to have.  This picture was taken at my cousin's graduation party.  It has to be one my favorites at the moment, and that is saying a lot because I take a lot of photographs.  haha ☺  I think the best part of this picture is that they both have a natural smile and are looking into the camera.  That is what makes it fabulous.  oh the little things in life.

I am blessed

This woman is my whole life!!  i love my grandmother more and more each day.  I am truly blessed to have her in me and my boys life.  She celebrated her 94th birthday this year and is still going strong.  God is good!

This woman still makes her own meals, and drives herself to where she wants to go.  She gets around more slowly than she used to and does  not walk daily like she used to but the best part is she is with us still and cognitively still with it.  I love her!

Brian's Birthday at Busch Gardens

This birthday was a big one for Brian, the big 3 - 0.  

And we were very grateful to get the day with him.  We spent it together as a family at Busch Gardens which was way better than him going to work.  We got up to the Gardens around 11 and stay until closing, that makes a 10 hour day with the kids having no naps.  Shockingly they were fantastic and so pumped to be there. It is only the boys second time there and they were over the move to be there.  Having kids and going to BG without other friends to help with the kids so adults can ride coasters is a bit different.  However, there is a parent swap "program" which makes it possible for the adults to have as much fun as the kids.  The way it works is one parent stands in line while the other parent goes to the exit with the kids.  After the first parent gets off the other parent gets to get on, right then and there, any where they on the car they want.  It is wonderful if the wait is not too long.  But in the case of the new ride, Verbolten, we opted to not utilize the swap because the wait time was 45 minutes.  No matter, we had a blast.

 This is the boys wishing they were tall enough to ride the Griffon.  They thought that roller coaster was the coolest thing ever and wanted so badly to go on the ride with Brian.  This of course is as close as they go to sitting in a sit for that ride.  Haha..They have some inches to grow before they get to ride with us.  So this is the boys waiting and watching as Daddy rides the first roller coaster of the day.  It is kinda Brian's ritual to ride the Griffon first before anything else.

 Since I had the duty to hang with the boys while Brian went on his first ride of the day, I took the opportunity to get a photo shot with them individually.  They were so funny.  Each time a new care of riders would hang before the drop the boys would ask if that was the one Brian was on.  Since his phone was in the bag I was carrying he could not tell me when he was getting on so we could look out for him.  Thus, each time, all I could say was, " I dont know boys."  I felt bad but they loved seeing the people go and scream.  The boys now think that you are supposed to scream and have your hands up when you are on a roller coaster. ☺

 Last time I took the boys to the Gardens was for my nieces birthday on May 20 (her actual birthday is the 24th).  While we were there the boys kept seeing other little kids with their fast painted and asked only one time if they could get theirs done.  I told them that the next time we went up that I would allow them to get theirs painted if they behaved.  We of course followed through with my promise and they both got a BATMAN.   I was surprised that they both wanted the same thing.  I did love that they choose to get it with the colors in the opposite.  It was not so much paint but airbrushed on the skin.  While it was getting done they boys kept telling me it tickled, haha.

                                                              My two super Heroes

There height allowed them to ride more things than Brian and I thought wish made things of course more fun.  They thoroughly loved Escape from Pompeii and the Roman Rapids.  More importantly they liked how wet they got.  ☺  After we rode Pompeii, they stood on the looking platform and allowed themselves to get drenched by the boats coming down.  Their favorite ride is the roller coaster for kids in Elmo's world, which they get to ride alone.

It was a wonderful day with my three guys celebrating Brians birthday. Now that we all have passes I look forward to many more days and fun at Busch Gardens.

Soccer Spring '12

Another season of soccer has begun for the boys. This season, Brian and I choose to enroll them with a different league, Rush Soccer. The new league however means practices are further from the house as are games. Instead of playing at Lake Taylor High School, games are not at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex which is down by the Amphitheater off of Princess Anne Road.

The boys cousin, Julia is playing for the same company so that means we get to stay and watch her games after the boys or vice versa.

The first week of games, Aidan was sick and had missed several days of school. Missed school means no soccer even though he claimed to be feeling better. He sat on the sidelines and cheered for Mason. The weather was a bit dreary with off and on rain, so Patrick (Brian's brother) let

us borrow his umbrella so that Aidan would not get wet.

He loved holding the umbrella but not so much the cheering part. Just very frustrating to sit on the sidelines at the age of 5 and only watch your twin play. When asked what he thought about the game, this is face I got. HMMM!!

Let me think about it. And then he started telling me all about what he witnessed..haha..especially since most of the time Mason was playing, Aidan was too busy eating all the snacks I brought for him. That and talking to the team mom about anything and everything.

Easter picture

I can not believe that my boys are getting this big. It was a wonderful Easter day with my boys and my family. My boys really are being raised to appreciated the true meaning of the holiday. They get no Easter basket but I am thinking that I might change. I feel that they have a great foundation to build on and that they understand that this very special day is not about candy or a bunny. I love these boys and they love their mom.

Happy Easter