Boys + Giant Holes = Fun
It was well worth the time and effort that it took for me to dig this giant hole. Brannon, along with his two new friends that he met at the beach, had a blast jumping in and pushing their toys through it. SUCCESS!
Around 0:44, you can kinda hear one of my favorite things that Brannon says. Instead of “Yee-Haw!”, he goes “Weeeeee-Ha!” He liked yelling it as he ran down the beach. It’s hilarious!
VIDEOS: Playtime In The Condo
Just because we’re at the beach, doesn’t mean that we don’t have fun indoors! Brannon shows us some of his favorite stretches and “ecksgercises.”
Taylor continues to compete for the title for sweetest baby in the world, by snuggling with his little teddy bear.
Brannon and Meme sit down together for book time.
Beachy Times 2
Taylor is coming around to beachy times! He played in the sand, and even crawled around in it! And yes, he’s in his jammies. Beach time started early today, at 8:30am in the morning!
Beachy Times
Today at the beach, Brannon made a new friend named William - aka, the boy with the awesome toys! Boats and dump-trucks galore! They pretty much spent the whole day digging holes, and pushing their boats around the sand.
Taylor, on the other hand, hasn’t quite fallen in love with the beach yet. Except, of course, with the taste of sand. Seriously kid...stop eating it. So, we moved to the pool and had a blast! That was until I looked over, and even though he was grinning ear to ear, his bottom lip was shivering. Poor buddy...let’s go inside and cuddle...
Taylor’s 1st Birthday Celebration
The sweetest baby in the world turned 1 yesterday! We weren’t able to get everybody together until that night, so all the celebrations happened today. Taylor had an AMAZING birthday cake! It was a sailboat and was made by his Nana and Papa. I might put in a request to have this cake for my 30th! Brannon and I also enjoyed our hamburgers...as you can see.
Dropped Call Heartbreak
As I’ve mentioned before, my nephew is about 3½ years old, and has memorized all the numbers on my sister’s speed dial. Needless to say, I LOVE when he calls me and I always stop what I’m doing to talk to him. This evening he called, but a few minutes later he stopped talking and the phone cut out. I figured that he had gotten bored and hung up on me. I didn’t take it personally even though he ALWAYS tells me that he loves me when he hangs up.
He called right back and in a sad voice said, “Why you don’t wanna talk to me?” Oh my god, my heart broke into a million pieces! How do you explain the concept of dropped calls to a child?!? I told him that sometimes cell phones hang up by themselves, and that I ALWAYS want to talk to him! Luckily, he understood, and I didn’t have to break down in tears. I’m still a little shaken up though. Maybe half a glass of boxed wine might help... (see earlier post)
Nephew Overload!!!
Hey all! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to post. I went to Jackson, Mississippi this past week to look after my nephews while my sister and hubby went to Miami (I still haven’t figured out who had the better vacation...). My mother came too, and the two of us were able to easily divide and conquer both of my adorable nephews.
Taylor - aka, the sweetest baby in the world - is almost 11 months old. Brannon - aka, the crazy one (yet, equally sweet when he wants to be) - is 3½. It goes without saying that they are my favoritest kids in the world, and I would quickly swipe them up if given the chance.
WARNING: I'm about to post an annoying amount of videos that I took during my visit. Luckily, they don’t mind my camera being in their faces.
Brannon’s Stuck: Brannon had driven his bike through this puddle no less than 50 times when I ran into the garage to get my camera. When I looked back, he had gotten himself stuck! This was even funnier!
Lazy Morning: Just playing around in our jammies.
Puff The Magic Dragon - Brannon’s Acapella Version: Thanks to his Papa and Nana, Brannon knows all the words to Puff the Magic Dragon. And after watching this video over and over, so do I! Around 1:10, he gets distracted by a bug, and instead of picking up where he left off, he decides to start from scratch. A true perfectionist!
I’ve Been Workin’ On The Railroad: Brannon continues his concert series with the classic “I’ve Been Workin’ On The Railroad”. It’s toe-tappin’ fun for the whole family!
Slide Time!: Taylor LOVES going down the slide! He crawls towards it, and goes down all by himself. What a big boy! (Don’t worry moms...we’re professionals.)
Bicycle/Basketball/Reindeer/Garbage - A Brannon Original: Lil’ Wayne ain’t got nothin’ on Brannon! You’re looking at a future singer/songwriter, right here.
Ride That Horsey: Ride that horsey, ride to town. Ride that horsey, DON’T FALL DOWN!!! Meme and Brannon have fun on the hammock...while Taylor doesn’t seem to be amused at all.