Bad Blogger

I know, I know. We have been busy and there hasnt been a camera around too much. I promise in the next few weeks to do lots of updates. This weekend Alex and I are going to the beach with my parents. The next weekend we have a day trip to the NC Transportation Museum planned with friends, the following week is the Kindermourn Hope Floats Duck Race and then two weekends with no plans before Mexico! So -- I see lots of blog posts in my future. TTFN!

Spring is on the way...FINALLY!

After a weekend of feeling bad we decided to get out for some fresh air. So we packed the red wagon in the car and headed to Latta Plantation...We made it almost to the water (proof below) and then had a total toddler meltdown....so we high tailed it back to the car to head home...


In all fairness we have all been feeling under the weather and Alex's nap today was about 1 hour instead of 2-2.5...so we should have known better but with it being so nice out we just HAD to get out of the house.








We are looking for some good beginner bike trails in the area - so if you know of any let us know. We didnt take the bikes today (and Im glad because come to find out these are horse/hiking trails only) because I wasnt sure I could hack it post cold/flu.


Other news that has consumed us the past 2 weeks -- we are car shopping for Scotty. Well...truck shopping. We had it narrowed down to 2 - we had one Dodge Ram shipped in from Ga, only to decide the back seat was too small. Then we found one at a local Ford place and they promised us they could get it in our budget - only to find out they wouldnt drop the price a single dime. They let us walk basically over really small change compared to the price of the truck. So, this brings us to truck #3 -- its being shipped in from Raleigh and hopefully we can go see it tomorrow. If the test drive goes well we are going to just sign on the dotted line. This is not the actual picture - they have removed it from the website since we basically have it on hold but this is what it looks like...




So thats it -- in a nutshell.

ME WANT......CUPCAKES!

Because its too funny not to post....

PawPaw brought over some cupcakes for us for Valentines and lets just say Alex loves them. The picture show its all. It was so good he was doing "yummy" on his chest - hence the cupcake smear across his chest.

Winter Storm 2010 Take 2!

It started snowing as I left work yesterday around 4:30....by the time I got home it was starting to stick...within another few hours we had a few inches. We woke up to a winter wonderland this morning and got out to play in it, just in time. As quick as it came...its already melted away! But we got some good shots of Alex enjoying playing in the snow....and yes....those are socks on his hands. We didn't invest in gloves this year -- I mean really...how many times does it snow in Charlotte???

Winter Storm 2010

Annnnnd...we were out of town. Go figure. If you look at my post with the dates - we were supposed to be out of town LAST weekend, but Scotty's work had other ideas for his time last weekend so we called Nana and told her it would HAVE to be this weekend. This was pre-storm buzz, of course. But even with the storm looming, we packed up the car and headed south. So instead of snowmen and my kiddo bundled up like the stay-puff marshmallow man, we have swimming pictures. So, sorry to disappoint, but here we go.











And a trip to the arcade....

















And we went to the aquarium as well...but my photos stink from that. So...thats our trip ...in a nutshell.

Two Newest Additions to our Family!

You thought I was going to show pictures of kids or dogs didn't you? Be honest! Nope. We invested some money in a few bikes. Thanks for the help from a friend of a friend we got some good advice and went with these two bikes. Trisha - I hope you approve (at least of mine, Scotty was on his own and didn't buy into the better bike hype). Thanks Allison for being the relay for my questions.

And for all you people with little ones -- I highly suggest THIS website to help you decide on the perfect carrier your wee one. We decided on the WeeRide because it seemed like it might be the easiest to take on and off and we liked the idea of him front riding vs rear riding. Although if he ever needs on my bike, I think we may have to go with a rear carrier.

Of course its a dreary rainy day today and so we only went on a quick ride around the block when the rain cleared and it was only misting -- and let me just say that Alex LOVES riding the bike! He was ALL smiles.

Now about the bikes. Mine is a Diamondback (and its Carolina Blue - because that matters) and Scotty's is a Realm Mountain Bike.

And with that I have decided that I HATE the color of our walls -- so add another project to my list.

What's Going Down??

Well really, not much. Staying in and trying to stay warm. Not a lot of fun pictures come from that. So our preview of the year and our BIG events in the Todd household will have to do for now.

Jan 17 - Hamilton Family Reunion (Scottys Dads fam)

Jan 22-24 - Surfside Beach to see Nana

March 11 - 4 year Anniversary....is that right??? Wow Where did time go?

May 8-15 - Alex goes International. He can say Zapato and Si, so we are headed to Mexico!!!

July 5 - Alex turns 2!



That's all we have for now, so see its not a busy year like normal.