More Kyle-isms

Kyle woke up from his nap early today, and after I took him out of his room, we laid down on my bed to snuggle. After a few minutes, he says "I'm going to go get some books!" (which are in the boys' bedroom where his brother is still sleeping). "No, I said, Brock is still asleep. How about we go down stairs and read?" He replies "How about not." Funny guy!!

Overheard

This afternoon while the boys were playing I overheard this conversation:

Brock: "I need those blocks! Put them in here, Honey." (said with the sweetest voice possible:).

Kyle: "Did you just call me Honey?"



I'm not sure which was funnier - the fact that Brock called Kyle "Honey", or the fact that Kyle called him out on it:). They really do imitate everything that you do - scary!!

Florida 2010 - Part 2

Okay - so I'm finally getting around to the next batch of vacation pics. For those of you who are waiting to see the Mickey pics, you're going to have to be patient a little longer as I want to keep these in a somewhat chronological order. These pics are some more of our beach adventures. Enjoy, but I can assure you, it was much better in person:)!!

Making piles with the dump truck and concrete mixer kept Kyle busy for hours - literally!

We tried to bury them in the sand, but a leg was all they would let us do:).

"What am I supposed to do now, Dad?"

Brock staring at those waves.......again!!

Brock and Mommy snuggling on the beach.

Kyle - he's a workin' man! So cute in those sunglasses and hat. Ever since our trip, he has been very good at wearing and keeping on his sunglasses. He declares, loudly, whenever we're out on a sunny day, "Too bright!! I need my sunglasses!".

I think that this guy could have lived right here in the sand - playing with his trucks and shovels.

As I said before, our condo was very close to the beach, but the entry way from the street down to the water was long, and the sand was deeper and less packed, making it hard for little people to walk in. Mommy and Daddy were loaded down with all of our equipment, so the boys had to walk, and we would frequently hear cries of "Carry me!" or "I need help!". One day Kyle responded to Brock's cries of distress and went to his rescue. "I'll help you, brother." was what he heard him say as he headed back to where Brock is. I had to stop and get out my camera because I wanted to remember this scene forever. It melted my heart - and made me so glad that they have each other!!

Doesn't it look like Kyle's telling Brock a secret??

I love this little sandy bottom shot!

This one is a little blurry, but I'm sharing it anyway :). I just couldn't resist!!

The guilty conscience.......

........is a good thing!! Today as I was making lunch, Brock came into the kitchen crying that Kyle had hit him (not a rare event- and it goes both ways). I did not witness the event and what led up to it (I had heard much bickering preceding the cries), and I knew that they were tired and hungry. Given the circumstances, I decided not to punish Kyle, and kept Brock in with me while I finished preparing lunch. A few minutes had passed when I heard crying again in the living room, this time coming from Kyle, who was in there alone. I went in and found him on the couch crying. "What's wrong??" I asked. He tearfully replied, "I just want to know when I can get out of time out." Knowing that I had not administered the time out, I asked him, "Who put you in time out?". He quietly responded, "I did."

I guess it's good that he knows the drill, and maybe I won't have to discipline them anymore if they continue to do it themselves:). Don't worry, I'm not holding my breath:).

Florida 2010 - part 1

We were blessed with the opportunity to spend 2 weeks in Florida this year - end of May, beginning of June. The first week, we spent on the beach in Sarasota, and the second week we moved on to Orlando and met Mickey!! We had a wonderful time, and I highly recommend a 2 week vacation to anyone who will try it:). I plan on lobbying for this for our family every year in the future - we'll see if I'm successful:). Here are the first batch of pics from our wonderful trip. Be forewarned - there are a lot of pictures because it was a memory making trip!!

Our little navigator. We started off on a Thursday afternoon - just to get a few hours under our belt. We stayed Friday night with Rob's sister in Georgia and wanted to get in there at a decent hour to spend some time with them. Before we were even on the road for an hour, Kyle wanted to look at "that big red book up there". We humored him, and he studied intently for some time. I thought we should just let him navigate the whole trip, but I'm not sure that we would have actually gotten anywhere:).

Brock is a little concerned that we gave the atlas to Kyle. "Are we really going to let HIM tell us where to go?!?!?"

Just kidding - "You forgot that I can't read yet, Mom!"

The navigator was all worn out from his work and needed a nap - a rarity for these boys when we're traveling.

I think that this guy was just relieved that we finally decided to have Mom and Dad find the way to FL:). A big thanks to Grammy and Papa for lending us the "big van". It defintley was necessary to haul all of our stuff, and much easier to move from front to back to entertain the boys.

Our first excursion to the beach finally happened on Sunday afternoon after naps. We got to Sarasota late on Saturday, then went to church on Sunday morning, and naps were necessary. It was a long walk from our condo building to the beach - a whole 50 ft!! This was SO nice to be SO close all week long. The boys had been to the beach before in Hilton Head, SC when they were only 9 months old, but they probably don't remember much of that trip:). Here they are checking out the ocean for the first time - you can tell we were well equipt:).

Brock is our "collector of things". This day, it happened to be sand shovels.

Kyle was a fan of the water from the get go!!

Brock, not so much!!

"Hummmm........ I think I'll just stand back behind this line and watch everyone else. I'm not so sure about this moving water thing yet."

Daddy finally convinced him to come in, but only when he offered to carry him.

Kyle is a splash bug.

I love this shot with the water spray.

But this is definitely my favorite because of his stance, his expression, and the droplets.

Wading a little deeper - he's definitely a brave one!!

"Okay, enough of the water - time to shovel!!"

"Do you really want me to carry this sand all the way up there??"

"Let's dig a big hole!! With 3 of us, it should go pretty fast!!"

Down to 2 diggers, but making headway:).

Only one digger left- the other can't stop watching those beautiful waves.

This was an expression that we saw frequently on Brock during this week at the beach. I think that the sound of the waves just put him in a trance. There were several days that we would get out to the beach and wonder if he was sick because he would just sit there and watch and listen. But, as soon as we would walk off of the beach, he went back to his normal active and talkative self. Too funny!!

Love this funny face!!

And this serious one, too!!

Day 2 we started off at the resort pool, and this became a pattern for most of the week - breakfast, pool, lunch, nap, beach, dinner, bed. What a wonderful schedule. I'll take that any time!!

Uh-0h, someone left their noodles at the pool, and Brock and Kyle quickly claimed them as their own.

What is it about a long, wiggly piece of foam that can keep a 2 year old entertained for hours??

"Take me for a ride!!"

2 noodles and 3 fish - too much fun!!

A much needed water break - I love how his little hiney was falling through the chair slats:).

"Chillin' by the pool. Now, this is the life!!"

I think they're wiped!!

Sporting the Thomas shades.

They had never worn sunglasses consistently before this trip, but the Florida sun trained them quickly - especially Kyle. Whenever we would walk out of the condo, he would proclaim, "Too bright!!! I need my sunglasses!!!".

Ready for a break - and lovin' some more Thomas on the beach towels.

"Bye, pool!! I'll be back very soon!!". This was Kyle's parting comment each day.

Love all of my boys in the sun!!