Monday, June 30, 2014
#carriedaway: week 22
Week 22:
Day 169: post-lake hangover. A much needed nap!
Day 170: date night with my fave.
Day 171: Wrightville isn't ready for this crew
Day 172: happy
Day 173: back to life, back to reality
Day 174: my newest little popup workout buddy. He thought the plates were awful too.
Day 175: making progress with his dive!
Sunday, June 29, 2014
8 years!
On June 24th, Eddie and I celebrated 8 years of marriage! I am blessed to get to call him my husband and I love our life together.
We look so young.... it's amazing what 8 years and two kids will do to ya- haha!
I am thankful to get to celebrate the next 60+ years with him!
We had a very fun anniversary!
Cal had a bowling party with the swim team so I took the boys there until 5:30...
We left there and went home to change my clothes. Eddie got home and we left for Raleigh to meet a very special little boy....
I will do a full post on this later....but one of these little guys is the newest Williamson!
After visiting with the puppies we headed out to an amazing dinner in Cary-- it was really the perfect night with my favorite guy!
We look so young.... it's amazing what 8 years and two kids will do to ya- haha!
I am thankful to get to celebrate the next 60+ years with him!
We had a very fun anniversary!
Cal had a bowling party with the swim team so I took the boys there until 5:30...
We left there and went home to change my clothes. Eddie got home and we left for Raleigh to meet a very special little boy....
I will do a full post on this later....but one of these little guys is the newest Williamson!
After visiting with the puppies we headed out to an amazing dinner in Cary-- it was really the perfect night with my favorite guy!
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
#carriedaway: week 21
Week 21:
Day 162: Cal gave Andy a bloody nose and a fat lip...then took a picture of him in mid-cry. Andy was not amused. #mylifewithboys
Day 163: my little shark and his biggest fan #chccrsharks
Day 164: Friday night cannonballs.
Day 165: pink cheeks and tired, chlorine-burned eyes...signs of a big day at the pool.
Day 167: Fenton's birthday party at the lake. Andy is loving lake life so far!
Day 168: a bunch of caped kids head to dinner.
Day 166: happy Father's Day to my sweet husband. We love you SO much and appreciate all that you do!
Monday, June 23, 2014
Girls' Beach Weekend
I love being a mom. I love my boys more than anything in the whole wide world. I love Eddie. I love getting to be his wife.
But, y'all. Sometimes you just need a little girls' weekend at the beach. It does wonders for the soul.
And that's just what I did this past weekend with this crew...
But let me back up... My mom was keeping the boys because Eddie was traveling for work. He was flying out Friday morning and getting home Saturday evening. Mom wanted to take the boys to the beach and she wanted to leave on Thursday. So, I took the boys to the pool Thursday morning to wear them out. I fed them lunch and gave them showers then dropped them at mom's house just after noon.
They left for the beach and I went to the grocery store (ALONE!) and then headed home. I was making some treats to take with me to the beach so I blared some music and cooked and then cleaned my entire house- top to bottom. That sounds so stupid-- I have all these free hours, why spend them cleaning, right? Well, it was SO nice to have a fully cleaned house- with everything actually put away...I came home Sunday and it was amazing to have it all clean (well, minus the stuff Eddie touched when he got home Saturday night...none of that stuff was put away, but minus that, it was fabulous!).
Then, Thursday night, Eddie and I had a date night! It was long overdue and so much fun.
I woke up Friday morning and taught a class at 8:15. I showered at the country club and then headed east to Wrightsville Beach!
We all went to the beach and greeted everyone as they arrived. There were 12 of us total-- and 30 kids between all of us.... good thing the kids weren't invited!!!
We sat on the dock of the beach club (see top pic) just talking and laughing and then we headed home to get ready for dinner. This was our group shot before going to dinner....
We went to a wonderful sushi restaurant for dinner and had SO MUCH FUN!
Saturday we slept in and then some girls went for a walk while the rest of us took a walk. There is a great "loop" there that is about 3 miles that made for a great walk! We stopped at this smoothie place to cool off and get a little treat. The girl working asked to take our picture out in front for their social media- haha. Sure enough, this picture was posted on instagram later that afternoon.
After our walk, we finally headed over to the beach to relax for a few hours. While I was relaxing, this happened:
Look closely. See the white thing on my leg? Yeah. I got pooped on. ha! I know they say that it brings good luck, but really?? Seems just gross to me!
Saturday night we stayed in and did this:
And then we attempted to take a group shot using a cell phone timer app... it wasn't easy.... clearly. I so wish this had turned out because the sky was SO cool. But after multiple attempts, this was the best we could do.
We played with sparklers down on the dock....
And we made loads of memories!
Sunday morning, we got up and packed up and all left at different times. I headed to my parent's house to retrieve some bozos. I got there and we hung out for about an hour and then loaded the car and it was back to reality!
These two goofballs had a BLAST with grandma and grandpa over the weekend. They talked about all they got to do with my parents and I am SO SO SO SO grateful to my parents for keeping them so I could go! We were all a little tired...
It was the perfect weekend with some fabulous friends!
But, y'all. Sometimes you just need a little girls' weekend at the beach. It does wonders for the soul.
And that's just what I did this past weekend with this crew...
But let me back up... My mom was keeping the boys because Eddie was traveling for work. He was flying out Friday morning and getting home Saturday evening. Mom wanted to take the boys to the beach and she wanted to leave on Thursday. So, I took the boys to the pool Thursday morning to wear them out. I fed them lunch and gave them showers then dropped them at mom's house just after noon.
They left for the beach and I went to the grocery store (ALONE!) and then headed home. I was making some treats to take with me to the beach so I blared some music and cooked and then cleaned my entire house- top to bottom. That sounds so stupid-- I have all these free hours, why spend them cleaning, right? Well, it was SO nice to have a fully cleaned house- with everything actually put away...I came home Sunday and it was amazing to have it all clean (well, minus the stuff Eddie touched when he got home Saturday night...none of that stuff was put away, but minus that, it was fabulous!).
Then, Thursday night, Eddie and I had a date night! It was long overdue and so much fun.
I woke up Friday morning and taught a class at 8:15. I showered at the country club and then headed east to Wrightsville Beach!
We all went to the beach and greeted everyone as they arrived. There were 12 of us total-- and 30 kids between all of us.... good thing the kids weren't invited!!!
We sat on the dock of the beach club (see top pic) just talking and laughing and then we headed home to get ready for dinner. This was our group shot before going to dinner....
We went to a wonderful sushi restaurant for dinner and had SO MUCH FUN!
Saturday we slept in and then some girls went for a walk while the rest of us took a walk. There is a great "loop" there that is about 3 miles that made for a great walk! We stopped at this smoothie place to cool off and get a little treat. The girl working asked to take our picture out in front for their social media- haha. Sure enough, this picture was posted on instagram later that afternoon.
After our walk, we finally headed over to the beach to relax for a few hours. While I was relaxing, this happened:
Saturday night we stayed in and did this:
And then we attempted to take a group shot using a cell phone timer app... it wasn't easy.... clearly. I so wish this had turned out because the sky was SO cool. But after multiple attempts, this was the best we could do.
We played with sparklers down on the dock....
And we made loads of memories!
Sunday morning, we got up and packed up and all left at different times. I headed to my parent's house to retrieve some bozos. I got there and we hung out for about an hour and then loaded the car and it was back to reality!
It was the perfect weekend with some fabulous friends!
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Birthday party on a lake
One of my very best friends invited us up to Smith Mountain Lake to celebrate her son's birthday and we were SO excited to go!
After a doctor's visit Monday morning confirming Andy had a ear infection, teaching a class, and confirming that we had people painting the house, we hit the road!
Andy was a tired kid-- he fell sound asleep about 5 minutes into the car ride (which is miraculous and a little slice of heaven all wrapped into one)
The rule at the lake is that every (kid) wears a life jacket when on the dock. The water is deep and dark and that is not something we mess around with-- I was VERY happy with this rule! Water safety is something I am in full support of! Cal is a great swimmer, but if he were to hit his head, it isn't like the pool where I could get him easily-- the thought of that sends chills down my spine. ugh.
In other news... we had to borrow puddle jumpers from friends-- a had a friend lend me a PINK one for Andy. He didn't mind it.
He "boyed" that thing right up by marking some territory on the dock. My brother in law hashtagged this pic on instagram: #rippleeffect and you really can see the ripples in the water-- makes me laugh so hard....
We went up there with two other families, not including Julie and her family. All together, there were 9 kids. Let me tell you, it could have been a disaster. But every mom was the kind of mom that you would want to go on a trip with with kids-- laid back and easy going and total go with the flow attitude. It made this trip absolutely work perfectly!
Every person had someone sleeping in their room-- their own kid or not! Julie (and her hubby Jay was there for part of it) had Libby's daughter sleeping in the day bed in their room. Dana had her two kids AND Emma (Julie and Jay's daughter) sleeping in her room. Libby slept in a room with her baby. I slept with Andy in my bed, and there was a room with Cal, Scott and Fenton all in it-- and it ALL worked! We were dreading the worst and really, no one could complain! Kinda amazing!
These three boys became fast friends and played together perfectly-- they were total boys together, of course.
We got there Monday afternoon and a storm rolled in soon after we arrived. We waited for that to pass, which it did quickly, and then we headed back down to the dock. Julie took rounds of kids on jet skis which they loved- especially Mr. Cal Williamson...
He was also wearing a puddle jumper, which he was not too excited about. But once we explained that it was the rule, he never questioned it-- gotta love a rule follower!!
This was Tuesday morning-- the boys were pretty much a pack non-stop! Julie put together little baskets for each family filled with fun stuff. The boys loved checking out each one...even though they were all the same.
These two wish they were neighbors.... but then we may never see them again. They got along SO SO well together!
We headed out to the dock Tuesday morning and it was made clear to me that I would be spending all my time IN the water... Andy LOVED swimming with the puddle jumpers on (I am weird and don't let the boys use them in the pool. Long story I will do a post on one day...maybe).
The boys spent hours shooting their squirt guns at any and everything.
They took this job very seriously, as you can tell by Cal's expression...
Andy was obsessed with the diving board. The first day he was on it non-stop. Not jumping off of it. Just standing. And looking. And pretending.
When I finally got in with him, I could get him to go off-- if I would do a one armed pull up on the board and hold his hand with my other hand and help him jump in....
I gotta tell ya-- I am about over his not wanting to swim business. There is no reason he was swimming a few months ago and now freaks out like he does. He's high maintenance, I tell you.
Anyway....
They had a great water toy called the POPerazzi. It gets pulled behind the boat-- the kids thought it was awesome. We played on it at the dock later too- Cal was having a blast! (Andy was worn out and took a fabulous nap!)
There is a little Mexican restaurant they love to go to that we all went to Tuesday night. It was yummy!
Julie had an idea that she wanted all the kids to wear capes for a pic on the boat with capes blowing in the wind... here we are getting ready to head to boat...
Why is Andy's face so funny in this picture?
We realized life jackets would make the picture very safe-- but would not not do the capes justice. So we lined them up on the dock... I love this picture...
We loaded the boat to head to dinner and had a great ride over! The capes stayed on for most kids...
Andy was SO excited each time he saw a boat. You'd think he's never been to the beach before....
Andy and his "fairy God mother"
The boys...minus the birthday boy!
Me and Julie!
Goofy kids....
Apparently, their bladders were full immediately upon returning from the restaurant. They all lined up ad got 'er done... (yes, my boys are still wearing capes...)
We came home Wednesday morning to rest up for a swim meet Wednesday night. Andy crashed HARD during his nap. It's hard playing that hard at the lake!!!
We had a blast celebrating Fenton turning FOUR!!!
After a doctor's visit Monday morning confirming Andy had a ear infection, teaching a class, and confirming that we had people painting the house, we hit the road!
Andy was a tired kid-- he fell sound asleep about 5 minutes into the car ride (which is miraculous and a little slice of heaven all wrapped into one)
The rule at the lake is that every (kid) wears a life jacket when on the dock. The water is deep and dark and that is not something we mess around with-- I was VERY happy with this rule! Water safety is something I am in full support of! Cal is a great swimmer, but if he were to hit his head, it isn't like the pool where I could get him easily-- the thought of that sends chills down my spine. ugh.
In other news... we had to borrow puddle jumpers from friends-- a had a friend lend me a PINK one for Andy. He didn't mind it.
He "boyed" that thing right up by marking some territory on the dock. My brother in law hashtagged this pic on instagram: #rippleeffect and you really can see the ripples in the water-- makes me laugh so hard....
We went up there with two other families, not including Julie and her family. All together, there were 9 kids. Let me tell you, it could have been a disaster. But every mom was the kind of mom that you would want to go on a trip with with kids-- laid back and easy going and total go with the flow attitude. It made this trip absolutely work perfectly!
Every person had someone sleeping in their room-- their own kid or not! Julie (and her hubby Jay was there for part of it) had Libby's daughter sleeping in the day bed in their room. Dana had her two kids AND Emma (Julie and Jay's daughter) sleeping in her room. Libby slept in a room with her baby. I slept with Andy in my bed, and there was a room with Cal, Scott and Fenton all in it-- and it ALL worked! We were dreading the worst and really, no one could complain! Kinda amazing!
These three boys became fast friends and played together perfectly-- they were total boys together, of course.
We got there Monday afternoon and a storm rolled in soon after we arrived. We waited for that to pass, which it did quickly, and then we headed back down to the dock. Julie took rounds of kids on jet skis which they loved- especially Mr. Cal Williamson...
He was also wearing a puddle jumper, which he was not too excited about. But once we explained that it was the rule, he never questioned it-- gotta love a rule follower!!
This was Tuesday morning-- the boys were pretty much a pack non-stop! Julie put together little baskets for each family filled with fun stuff. The boys loved checking out each one...even though they were all the same.
These two wish they were neighbors.... but then we may never see them again. They got along SO SO well together!
The boys spent hours shooting their squirt guns at any and everything.
They took this job very seriously, as you can tell by Cal's expression...
Andy was obsessed with the diving board. The first day he was on it non-stop. Not jumping off of it. Just standing. And looking. And pretending.
I gotta tell ya-- I am about over his not wanting to swim business. There is no reason he was swimming a few months ago and now freaks out like he does. He's high maintenance, I tell you.
Anyway....
They had a great water toy called the POPerazzi. It gets pulled behind the boat-- the kids thought it was awesome. We played on it at the dock later too- Cal was having a blast! (Andy was worn out and took a fabulous nap!)
There is a little Mexican restaurant they love to go to that we all went to Tuesday night. It was yummy!
Julie had an idea that she wanted all the kids to wear capes for a pic on the boat with capes blowing in the wind... here we are getting ready to head to boat...
Why is Andy's face so funny in this picture?
We realized life jackets would make the picture very safe-- but would not not do the capes justice. So we lined them up on the dock... I love this picture...
We loaded the boat to head to dinner and had a great ride over! The capes stayed on for most kids...
Andy was SO excited each time he saw a boat. You'd think he's never been to the beach before....
Andy and his "fairy God mother"
The boys...minus the birthday boy!
Me and Julie!
Goofy kids....
Apparently, their bladders were full immediately upon returning from the restaurant. They all lined up ad got 'er done... (yes, my boys are still wearing capes...)
We had a blast celebrating Fenton turning FOUR!!!
