Sunset Beach Fun

BT, the boys and I headed to Sunset for a quick visit. What a fun time! Here is BT (aka Daddy, Ralphie, Ben) hanging with our niece, Savannah! Savannah is so precious and what a fun time we had. Being around this golden child did make Ben and I think, " maybe a third for a girl?". That second passed quickly and we both agreed that our two handsome boys are more than plenty!!
Turner and Taylor destroying Boo and Gan's beach house...note the spoons in their hands and the placemat on the floor. Wonder who drug that there? Do make note of the chaos in the future pictures! Now that they are both crawling, there is DOUBLE trouble!!
" HELP! We are trapped!!!" This saving grace allowed us to eat dinner for a quick 10 minute break!!!
Taylor watching the boats go by!!!
Turner used the dining room chairs as his personal playground!
Taylor trying to imitate his big brother...
How did that plate re-appear? Remember how Taylor fixated on the plate at last week's Chuck-E-Cheese party....well, we got smart and are now carrying paperplates in the diaper bag. Here is Ben trying to feed Taylor, Taylor obsessing over eating the plate and Izzy (our friend's dogs) hoping for a dropping!

Nanny Yoshino (Boo's mom), Taylor and Mommy---hope Mommy looks as good as Nanny at 84!
Boo and Turner...
Nanny with Taylor and Mommy with Turner....the boys were giggling at daddy!!
Still giggling at daddy....wish you could see their 4 teeth!!! Two on the bottom and two more up top!
Boo, JOHN 5 and Baby Savannah...how we love our cousins!!!
The boy's first trip to the beach. Man, I got a workout trying to push "BOB" and the boys through the sand. Note to self: TAKE DADDY TO THE BEACH WITH YOU!!! We went to walk but didn't make it far. Poor John 5 wanted to play in the sand, the water and just play. I had to remind my sister, Carrie, it would be like putting us in a candy store with free samples but saying "you can't have any!". As you can see, Turner was less than impressed with the ocean breezes!!!
SNACKTIME! Turner was enjoying his new portable highchair. I think these two highchairs are going to be my new best purchase! They are so easy to put together and the boys seemed to like it!!!
Nanny and Turner
Aunt Caroline, Savannah and John 5!
Sweet Savannah--we have no idea where she got her length but LOVE it!!!
Oh, Mommy is in love again.... "Aunt Liz" (AKA: mommy) with Sweet Savannah!!
Note the laughter in Boo's face. John 5 was under the blanket and had this trash can over his head to scare Ben!!
Aunt Caroline, Savannah and JOHN5.... We love you guys! Let's get together sooner than later!!!

Small Dark and Handsome

We are the proud parents to a furniture walker who has problem solved how to go from standing back down to the floor. Yes, my friends. He goes from holding on to dropping one hand until it touches the floor, then brings the other hand down. Our Turner is on the go!!
Notice. Sweet Taylor is barely awake from his nap and busy bee Turner is about to go as the camera goes flash.
Now, do tell me! Don't those eyes just melt your heart! Taylor is starting the swimmer's crawl...give us some days my friends and we might have photos or a video to prove it!!!

Saturday's Festivities: Every day should be this good.

This photo makes me laugh so hard. We were at our friend Easton's third birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. Needless to say, we enjoyed visiting with our friends, eating pizza and birthday cake between video games and the boys enjoyed the sights from the Baby Bjorn's. Here is Turner trying so hard to get the ball from daddy while they played basketball. Twice, he did manage to get it as Ben went to throw it and it landed on the floor. Taylor enjoyed helping mommy play Skeet Ball...no photos of myself, obviously!
Taylor and mommy...Taylor obsessed over this plate all afternoon!
Taylor enjoyed his ride with Barney, until he dropped his plate, then he almost fell off the ride. Thank goodness for seatbelts!!!
Turner and Taylor posing for a quick photo while daddy unloaded the car from the party.
Now, another photo with Mommy. As you can see, Taylor is not happy because Turner stole his pacifier.
It was too pretty of a day to be inside , so outside we were. Daddy made us this picnic with all of the boy's favorite toys. The boy's loved having Guinnie so close and loved listening to the birds chirp and seeing the trees sway in the wind.
But, the highlight was when daddy started blowing off the driveway.
And when our neighbor Sterling came to play with us.
As you can see, Turner was not too interested in a visit from our neighbor, Ashley. The sound of the rake against the pavement by daddy was much more interesting to Turner!
Another highlight of our Saturday was visiting with our Aunt Heather from Atlanta. Thank you, Aunt Heather, for our new toys and Bulldog stuff....GO DAWGS!!! And the cupcake...whoops, what cupcake as Ben might say? :) Mommy and daddy enjoyed catching up with Heather and enjoying a night out on the town while Boo and Gan babysat. 7 hours.....they are saints!!!
PS- We normally do not dress Taylor like a total red neck. A Blowout caused his shirt to be ruined and mommy was tired of changing outfits.
Turner showing off his two, perfectly straight bottom teeth...two top molars are coming in!!!
SNACKTIME! AKA, mom needs a 5 minute break. The boys are finally in love with Puffs...Strawberry, banana, peach-mango, blueberry. They will eat them all!!!
Taylor trying to show off his teeth. He too has the top two molars coming in. Funny thing, his upper left one has already broken skin and it is Turner's upper right one that has broken skin. These boy's are so different...even with their teeth!!!!
Turner Slade--Mr. Busy has started doing the side to side furniture walk between his toys. Watch out, everybody! He'll be running by you in no time!!!

** In conclusion, I feel I should give a scenario of how bad last week was for this mommy. No complaints, just so you all will understand why Saturday was so, so good!!!

Monday-Mommy was called at 4:30pm to be told that Taylor was running a fever. Thus could not go to school on Tuesday (24 hr. fever free policy)
Tuesday-Turner went to school because he was fine and Taylor staying with mommy; we played, he napped and went to the peditrician's office. Two hours later, we left and were picking up meds for a bilateral ear infection. Dr. approved him to return on Thurs.
Wed- Mommy woke up at 2 am and was nauseated and vomiting. Daddy got both boy's ready, dropped Turner off at school and stayed home with Taylor because mommy was too sick. Poor daddy.
Thursday- Mommy had a migraine and terrible sore throat. Daddy got boy's ready and dropped them off at school. Mommy laid in bed and went to her doctor, who diagnosed her with strep throat. Who knew that nausea and vomiting could be because of strep? Poor daddy held the fort down for another night.
Friday- Mommy was still not able to swallow without pain. She dropped the boy's off because daddy had an early am meeting. As you arrives home at 8:10, she gets a call that Turner is sick, hysterical crying and uncontrollable. Mommy's thoughts: " You have to be freakin kidding me!!!" Mommy drives back downtown to get Turner and arrives to find her "uncontrollable cryer" sleeping peacefully. Fearful to wake him, mommy goes to Gan and Boo's and lays on their couch for over 2 1/2 hours. (It's real close to the school.) Mommy then goes to pick them up at 11. Thankfully, Boo can come help her take care of them. Once we got home Turner was happy, laughing and into everything. Bottom line, I think he pulled a fast one on all of us because there was nothing sick about him.

**ADDENDUM- A special thanks to Boo and Gan for babysitting so Mommy and daddy could go to Christine and Aaron's wedding festivities!! They did an awesome job (as if i was worried), even though for the second time while sitting, they thought they had lost one of the hounds. Last time, it was Georgia, this time it was our beloved Guinnie. Funny thing, Guinnie was fine--fast asleep on his upstairs dog bed, hidden behind our ironing station. Poor Gan was about to drive around the neighborhood looking for him when Boo found Guinnie.

Happy Mother's Day!

The boys and their teacher's gave me this award on Friday. How sweet. I cried. It might have been because I was feeling crummy (story to follow), but the thought really brightened my day! Those handsome boys are just too sweet.
My love bugs.....their 1st school photo!!! Love how Taylor is smiling and Turner is giving the "serious" look. That was so typical for them a few weeks ago!!! We are ordering lots but had to take a photo for everyone to see!!!
Turner--7 months school photo!!
Taylor-- 7 months old school photo

Happy Mother's Day to everyone! I plan on spending it by sleeping in, going to brunch with my sweet hubby and beautiful sons. Can't wait!!!

May Day weekend

Our favorite babysitter, Emily, came over for both Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Emily saved the day on both occasions. Mommy and daddy enjoyed a night out with Aunt Sabrina and her man friend, Jeff. Meanwhile, Emily kept the fort in order and took FABULOUS care of the boys. Here is Turner enjoying some 1:1 time with Em, while Taylor napped.
Em and Turner playing--and yes, as you all can see, they LOVE her. Em, we will miss you so much this summer! You know our place is always here if you need a "twin fix". After your summer job, our house will look easy. LOL.
Boo and the boys shopping at Tanger Outlet Mall on Saturday. The poor boys were so hot that when we ran into Aunt Sabrina, they just stared at her as if she were a total stranger. Maybe it was that USC shirt? Go DAWGS!!!

And the most interesting part of our shopping experience was when mommy and a fiesty 85 year old almost got in a fight with a Hispanic lady , who pretended to not know English. Mommy and Boo were in line, unloading their stuff at Sam's. Poor Boo was pushed out of the way, as this Hispanic lady thought she could break in line. And yes, there were 5 other's behind us , with the 85 year old directly behind us.Oh, you know me. She was not going to cut Boo off and get away with it. I started off politely asking her to back up with her goods. She kept saying "it's ok" , as she loaded her food in front of Boo's. I kept saying, "no, it is not ok". There was about to be a fight between an irritated mother of two, when out of nowhere, the 85 year old lady appeared. Before i knew it, she was screaming at the Hispanic lady, telling her to "back up" and taking the Hispanic lady's stuff off the line and throwing it back in her cart. Thankfully, a manager witnessed the chaos, along with all of the spectators, and took the Hispanic lady to the back of another line. Of course, the boy's were all wide eyed at the action. (Naturally, I was going to get a photo for the BLOG, but was too busy moving my lips with choice words.) Lesson learned: Learn the spanish words for "back up lady!"
Here is a typical Gan photo opportunity. Gan will put anything on the roof or back of his Lexis. Earlier, it was a Christmas tree. Whoops, that flew off on the Connector. Years before that, it was porch furniture and many years before that, a mattress!!! Anyone who needs some used furniture, just tail Gan too closely as he speeds down the highway and flying furniture will soon be yours!!! Thanks Gan for dropping off that nasty stroller. Mommy got overzealous in her wee pregnancy days and bought this stroller from a friend. Needless to say, it didn't work for us, so it was time to say bye-bye! Good news--Mommy got 5$ more than she paid for it at a consignment store and the boys got new toys with it!!!
Poor Turner wanted to play with Boo so badly, but was sick with a fever. Poor Turner. You know it is not like him to sit so still.

Party in my Playpens!

"Center 1": Here is our Toy Pack n Play in the kitchen, so mommy can wash bottles, grab a bite to eat or attempt to make dinner. As you can see, on this day, the fighting had begun. They were fighting over who got to play with the butterfly. Poor Taylor was being trampled on by Turner and was not happy. This is Turner's latest obsession. At school, they are always, "Get off him, that's not your brother!"

As you know, we have different "centers" set up throughout the house for entertainment purposes. I thought we had a lot of stuff when they were little, but now I think we have more. Before we had bouncy seats and swings, now we have exersaucers, jumpers and toys! These boys like to be busy. I had always heard that boys were busy, but no one has seen busy until they have seen the Slade twins in action. Especially, our Turner!
Guinness and Georgia supervise the boys as mommy washes bottles.
"Woo Hoo!!!" Turner has finally figured out the pony and LOVES it!!!
Turner and Taylor playing together in the boy cave. These are their favorite positions...Turner loves to go from his knees to standing and Taylor loves to sit unsupported.
Taylor love their blocks. Thanks to mommy's friend, Jodi!!!
Mr. Inspector, himself, is trying to figure out the exact dimensions of each block.
What male doesn't love a remote control?
Back in the Toy Pack n Play!!!
Mommy has toys everywhere. Each stroller has its' own toys attached, so they won't get bored!!! Lucky for mommy, we are still fascinated by our stroller's toys. Here are Turner and Taylor on NFL Draft Day!!! Go Falcons!!!
Taylor is letting me know he had a "poopie". J/K. Taylor was so over the photo shoot and let me know quickly that he didn't need the BUMBO to support himself!
Swwt Tay Tay lounging with his toys.
" Peek a Boo!"
Last but not least, we have introduced "meltables" and there is a mixed review. Tay Tay loves them...wish I had a photo. He munches away and smiles. On the other hand, Turn still inspects them individually before letting them melt in his hand. Then slowly he puts it in his mouth, only to gag on them. Poor guy would rather play than eat!!