Hola Amigos!

As most of you know we went to Mexico WITH Alex for our big family vacation this year. Alex did amazing - only a few meltdowns and those were in the lines at security (both ways). But other than that he was great.

So enough with the rambling - Ill get on to what everyone came to see...

A view from the Coral Grill


Barcelo Maya Palace


Almost Paradise


The view from the Coco Bar


Alex thinking about the slide...this was the very first day, he wasn't so sure about this little baby slide...


On the bed in the pool


The Caribbean Sea


Our Family


Sandcastle time!


I love this shot of my two boys.


Our friends went with us -- this is Amanda and sweet Samantha.


And Jon and Sam with Scotty & Alex


The Shopping Plaza


Family picture time


Look at all the fish at the pier!!


Alex was mesmerized


Hey Momma!


A year ago I wouldn't dare take a picture in a bathing suit and post it...but I love this picture of us.


The Kids Pool


Remember that baby slide...those are boring now!


This kids pool was amazing. Lots to do for the kids.


Almost time to say Adios!


But not before Alex shows off his slide skills!


Moral of the story -- we had a great time and I would totally take Alex on another trip. In fact I can't imagine not taking him. We already have the wheels turning in our heads about where we want to go next year. We have a ton of memories from Mexico and can't wait to make more wherever our next Adventure with Alexander takes us.

Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right...

Here Alex is...dancing. Must watch video. He really gets into it about 41 seconds in...


Allison this is for you -- tell your Mom I hope she enjoys it!

Duck, Duck, GOOSE!

I've been quacked by Charlotte Mommies for Kindermourn. Its a fundraiser for Kindermourn by Charlotte Mommies, a group I'm involved in, and basically someone donates money to have your house 'quacked' and then the 'quackers' show up and do this....

This is all to raise money and awareness for Kindermourn and its upcoming annual Duck Race fundraiser. We will be attending the race in honor of our friends who know all to well what Kindermourn is all about and in memory of their sweet angels....Megan Grace and Wyatt. To learn more about Kindermourn check out their website here.

Easter Part Two!

The beach - the highlight of Alex's trip. He loves loves loves the water - even if it feels like an ice bath. And...it was just that.

Easter Weekend Part One

So, Alex and I packed up with MawMaw and PawPaw and headed to see Nana. We left Scotty behind so he could have a weekend free and work a little extra. Friday we got down to Ocean Lakes and fed the ducks, rode the golf cart, ate at Prossers and dyed Easter eggs!

Lets see -- a couple eggs broke, one got double dipped in two different colors and Alex looked like the Hulk was taking over his fingers and hands when it was all said and done.

But here is the finished product:

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.