Keeping busy...

We have been busy here in Charlotte!  On Thursday I really wanted to get out of the house, but it was raining and cold outside, so my mom and I decided to head to the mall.  Not for shopping (I am NOT a shopper!) but for the playground!

It was perfect!  Free and fun (dry and warm)!  Colin had soooo much fun!  He loved the car the most!  He kept coming back to it.  He also liked the slide that looked like a waterfall. 

The next day we headed to the library for storytime!  The lady in charge did a story then music/dance so it kept the kids entertained.  I don't think Colin sat down the entire time!

Colin kept wanting to walk around... so after one of the song/dances the storyteller got up to show cars on this bulletin board.  Colin saw a couple girls run to the front of the room, so he took advantage and joined them at the front of the room =)

Then we got to play with bubbles!  and then circles that were supposed to be wheels (the theme was cars and trucks) but it ended up being a hula hoop...

That night I got to go pick up Garet from the airport!  Because of everything that's going on, we had to rearrange our plans... sooooo we finally got to be together again! 

Gardening...

We are hanging out in Charlotte at my parents house and it is the time of the year that my dad plants some of his garden.  Good thing he had a good little helper around! 

Colin found my brother and my old Radio Flyer wagon!  (yes my parents still had it!)  He has been pulling it allllll over the yard, so he loaded up a tomato plant and pulled it to my dad's garden.

Colin had fun helping out!

He just used his hands to pick up dirt and put it on the plant. 

Almost finished!   Just a little more dirt...

And there it is!  A perfect tomato plant!

The last thing (and probably Colin's favorite) is to clean up...

Can't wait to see Colin's little plant grow!  Then he can eat the little tomatoes (it was the little grape tomato plant).

Day with Daddy...

Last Saturday, after we woke up and had breakfast, I realized that it had been a long time since: 1. we were home on the weekend; 2. Garet didn't have to work; 3. we had NO plans!  What a great combination!  Garet went to a yard sale and found this awesome basketball goal for Colin!

So, first up for the day was a little basketball!  Colin LOVED it!  He just loves to throw the ball around - most of the time if there is a net he will try to get it in...

You go boy!
He may be a little too small for it, but that just means it will last longer =)

By the time we were finished playing ball, it was lunch time followed by nap.  So Garet washed our cars (thanks honey!) and when Colin got up, I put him in his swimsuit!  And he got to play outside in the water!

What a cutie!!  He had sooo much fun!

All he had was a bucket, water bottle, and a couple easter eggs.  What else could a boy ask for?!  =)

Garet would refill the bucket everytime it got too low.  They were so cute together!  Busy, busy boys!

The weather was so great!  Hot and sunny, just the way I like it!  Colin kept his shades on the whole time, even though there were water drops on them!  And he hardly paid me any attention - there were far more important things going on!  I finally got him to look up...

Even though it was hot out... the water was still cold.  Every once in awhile, Garet would shake the water from the bottle on Colin!  Can't you just see him laughing while a little shiver went through his little body?  haha  He LOVED it!

I love my guys!  And I am so thankful for the days like this one!

Update...

I figured I should do a quick update on here - at the beginning of this week Garet went on a work conference for the week and I went to my parents house.  Right after I got there (Sunday) I had a miscarriage.  I don't feel like I need to explain the pain and hurt that surround us at this time.  Please just keep our family in your prayers.  Lift Garet up as he is out of town, and lift me up as I am recovering physically.  We are taking comfort in the fact that we know God makes no mistakes, and we still feel His strong hand on our family.  While at my parent's house I realized that I forgot my cell phone charger (which evidently they don't make anymore...) so my phone has been dead pretty much the whole time I've been here.  I am finding peace in the forced disconnect from the world.  I promise to be in touch with those of you that have called, I am just wrapping my mind around our new situation and enjoying my family right now.

Playing at the park...

We went to the park a couple days ago and as you can see Colin was super excited!  Anytime we put his shoes on, he knows he is going either on a ride in the car, or outside and he gets sooo excited!  At this park he had fun running over this little bridge:

and then running back around and stepping back up to the playground.  He did this over. and over. and over! 

We love seeing Colin have so much fun!  I wish so much that I could just capture each and every moment so I will never forget!!  He is just so much fun!!

Stop paparazzi!!

Every once in a while he likes the slide.  Depends on the day...

And then sometimes it is just more fun to go down on your belly...

What a fun day! 

Downgrade...

A couple weeks ago I downgraded my phone.  When we first moved here, Garet and I both got new phones and new phone numbers.  Garet got an iPhone, I got a "normal" phone... but then he kept talking about how cool the iPhone was, so I went back and got one too =)

Since finding out about our new addition, we have also been finding ways to save more money... and one of them was downgrading our phones.  So, I went first.  I used an old phone my cousin gave me.  And can I tell you that I feel a little more freedom?! 

When I had my iPhone, the Internet was accessible ALL the time.  Garet and I would be watching t.v. and a commercial would come on, so I would check facebook, or email... Colin would be eating a snack, so I would check my phone... we would get in the car to go somewhere and out came the phone...  I would check it allll the time!  Now, I check email and facebook maybe 3 times a day or so.  My iPhone still works - it's like an iPod now - but I leave it on my counter all day instead of having it attached to my hip. 

Ahhhh freedom!  =)  And because every post needs a cute picture...

Visiting...

We were able to get away for a long weekend to Garet's sister's house!  Karen and her two kids, Kathryn and Sam live in Mt. Airy... this is the cutest town!  If you aren't familar with it, it is home of Andy Griffith!  We had sooo much fun visiting and hanging out!  Here is a quick recap of our weekend...

Friday we went to the park.  Colin had a blast!  It was a little chilly, but beautiful outside!  Then we went out to lunch.  The park was packed with kids!  And there was a little "jail" like from the Andy Griffith show!  

That afternoon (after naps) we went exploring downtown.  The town is soooo cute!  And the stores are really neat - there was Opie's Candy Store that had tons of glass containers of candy and you just put in a bag whatever you wanted... then you pay by the pound.  And they sold old timey bottles - I had to get one! =)  We grilled that night for dinner. It was fun to play in their backyard while the burgers were cooking!

See Andy in the car?!  haha

On Saturday, Garet and I took Sam and Kathryn to Pilot Mountain for a hike!  It was beautiful!! 

We had so much fun getting to hang out!  Colin loved to watch Sam - he would just crack up whenever Sam did pretty much anything!  I learned how to play a game on Xbox, and Garet did pretty well at Wipeout.  We had a fire outside and ate waaay too many chocolate easter eggs!  Saturday evening Garet's mom and Rod came and we ate a nice Easter dinner (since we left Sunday). 

Here was our Sunday... and after lunch the Beane crew packed up and drove home.  Can I say it again??  It is sooo nice to live close to family =)

Happy Easter...

We went to visit Garet's sister and her two kids for Easter, and we had a great time!!   Easter morning Colin got his Easter basket (which I forgot to take a picture of!  so sad).  We didn't make a big "to-do" about the Easter basket, but he got a little soccar ball, a little broom and broom pan (he LOVES to sweep and clean! haha), and some peeps, we also got him a water table that we are making part of his Easter basket =)
Then we went into the backyard to search for some easter eggs!

Colin caught on right away to what he was supposed to do!  And he had a blast!

It was so cute to see him searching for his easter eggs. 

Oh what a handsome child!!  We didn't put anything in his eggs (he's only 18 months - he sure doesn't need candy!) and he had a blast just playing with them.  After egg hunting, we headed off to church.

It was a lovely service, it is always wonderful to hear about the resurrection of Jesus!
Garet's sister lives in Mt. Airy - which is the home of Andy Griffith (and Opie, and Barney, and the rest of the crew!)  So... we had to get a picture with Andy and Opie =)

Colin was really interested in Opie's foot.

Once we got back to the house, we snapped some pictures while everyone was still in their church clothes!  Here's my crew:

Garet's mom and her husband came to visit for a couple days too!  So we got a shot with them:

Then Rod took the picture of all of us!  We sure had a nice Easter!!