Smiles

Someone is getting a little more smiley around here.

Of course it always helps when you have a super silly big brother to keep you entertained.

I mean who could really keep a straight face with this guy around?

He loves to tell her amusing stories during the day...

And teach her all the shapes and colors...

All while making Mommy smile too.

 I know, your brother is pretty funny isn't he...

Speaking of brother and sister..
Here's a comparison of both of them when they were the same age.  Despite a few subtle differences, I would say they look a lot alike!

The Last One

The last of the Crosby kids left the roost yesterday.  For those who don't know, I am one of those Crosby kids...just with a new last name thanks to a little thing called marriage.

Our youngest sister, Camille, moved into Tutweiler yesterday at the University of Alabama.  I'm sure my parents are wondering what they did wrong in their past life as only one of their children out of five went to their beloved Auburn University.
My older and middle sister went to Ole Miss.  I, Alabama.  My brother, Auburn.  And now Camille, Alabama.  I couldn't be more proud of her.

Steven and I went to help her move into the dorm yesterday morning with the two kiddos in tow.  Oh yes, we took the kids.  It wasn't as wild and crazy as I thought it would be.  Isaac did quite well and Savannah perfected her sleeping.

Here we are on Camille's floor.

That double stroller has been worth the money people!


It felt so strange being back there eleven years later.  ELEVEN!!  What on earth!  In fact, my confidence level significantly dropped when freshman girls responded with "yes mam" to all my questions.  Seriously?  Ah yes...I guess the past comes back to haunt you.  I know girls, I remember thinking that thirty year old women looked super old too.  But I'm NOT thirty, I wanted to shout!!  I'm 29!  See, I'm still hip and in my twenties.  It doesn't matter that I was soon hitting puberty when you were coming out of your mother's womb...

Okay, enough ranting and raving.  I'm only half kidding.

I was able to help put Camille's bedding together.  I thought it turned out nicely.

And that's when I thought to myself.  Hmmm...last time I was here I had a ginormous desktop in the corner, we downloaded all our songs from Napster, my portable CD player was ready for jogging, American Idol wouldn't even make it's debut until two years later, and I had my MC Hammer pants stored and ready.  Okay, maybe MC Hammer pants were not in my closet...that was thankfully before my college time.

I do have many many good memories from my time in good old Tutweiler dorm.

Camille starts rush tomorrow.  I'm excited to see how everything goes. 

Oh Camilla, do I need to remind you of this picture??

Hehe, I'm only kidding. 

Weekend Review

Steven had the weekend off.  Glorious.  So we thought we would take advantage of our year long pass to the McWane Center and spend our morning there.  Not to mention you have to be inside this summer to even survive!!  The heat is unbearable at times, isn't it!?

First stop.  Bubble making...

As you can see, the popping of the bubble is much more enjoyable than making it.

We find that any exhibit with a rope attached to it makes one little boy very happy...

The water table if of course a must.

And last but not least, Isaac's favorite past time.  We found an art room where kids can color all day long if they want to.  And believe me, little buddy wanted to.

 

As you can see, Daddy enjoyed himself as well.

I guess the only suggestion I would have for the art center is for them to put up a giant sign that says..."You might want to watch your kiddos with the markers."

Or they may end up with more marker on their clothes than on the paper.

Thanks Mr. McWane for making them washable though.  No really, thank you.


Speaking of markers on items other than paper...well, crayons actually.  Please do not allow your child to sneak crayons into their room at naptime or the following can and will occur.

It's hard to keep up with this kid I tell you.

Maybe I should just steal his bunny sometime and put his gnarled foot in my nose. 
Apparently the smell is very relaxing.

Hmmm...as tempting as that sounds...

 I think I'll pass.

I know, it's hard to believe anyone would pass on that isn't it buddy.

Somebody loves her Daddy

Seven

Happy 7th Anniversary to my sweet husband.


I sure love this man.

We enjoyed a quick night out at our favortie sushi joint.  A big thank you to my sweet friend Jessica for allowing us this simple pleasure. 

So thankful the Lord put us together.  I wouldn't want to be going through this life with anyone else.

2 months and back to nature

First off, let me begin by saying:

Happy 2 months to you Savannah Girl!!

As always, it sure is hard to believe you've been with us this long.

Here's a comparison picture of her first two months of life:

We enjoyed celebrating Itty's two month birthday at Oak Mountain State Park this morning.  It was great to get outside and back into nature.  However, the only downside was the HEAT!!
Steven went mountain biking for a bit and I hung out with the babes on a playground that contained a load of swings and one ginormous slide that Isaac kept begging to go down--but I didn't want him to break his neck climbing up it so that was a no go...

Thankfully this boy can stay on a swing for hours on end...

Vannah (as Isaac likes to call her) enjoyed chilling in the stroller.

I had my first "feeding of the infant" experience in the great outdoors this morning.  See that picnic table over yonder?  Yep, that's where I sat as bikers road by.

Would I have ever done that with Isaac?  Of course not. It's amazing how modesty is thrown out the window with your second.  Hey, you do what you've got to do to survive I keep telling myself.

Ahem, as I was saying.
Isaac enjoyed swinging immensely.
So much so that I wanted to capture the excitement in his little face.


Smile for the camera I say.

Oh, okay, that's great.  But this time look at mommy.


Come on...look at mommy...

Isaac, Isaac, look this way.  SMILE FOR MOMMY now....

And that's about all I got.
Well, at least it shows his excitement right?


Once Daddy returned from his biking adventure he could help sweaty mommy push..

And Mommy can finally get in a picture for once.

See! Phantom lady behind the camera really does exist!

We finished our swinging and headed back to the car with both children in tow.

Daddy's little helper.

Now onto the best part of Isaac's day.
Bike riding with Daddy.  There's really nothing like it in his opinion.
This picture doesn't do his attitude justice but he wasn't too happy with the helmet at first.  Pitched a nice little fit by taking the helmet from me and throwing it on the ground.

But he got over it.

Now onto my favorite picture of the day. Seriously.  I stayed back with Savannah girl as the boys road until their hearts were content.  After about five to ten minutes or so Steven glides into the parking lot and I get my camera prepared.  I'm ready to take a cute shot of my little boy enjoying his ride.

And this is what I see...

Yes, that's right.  Can you see where the helmet strap is?


Stuck in his mouth!

Bless his little heart.  Steven had no idea.  And I wasn't much help due to the uncontrollable laughter coming from my mouth.

I'm sure people thought we like to torture our children with bike helmet straps.

Oh, I'm still laughing about that one.

Well, once my laughter subsided we ended the day with a quick walk...

and a few snacks...

Whew.  I'm not gonna lie.  The great outdoors just isn't the same with two kiddos under 2 1/2.  But thankfully we survived...I mean managed.

And had a great time doing so.