We made our annual trip to Georgia to visit Eric's family the last week of March. Eric was also in one of his best friend's wedding so we took the opportunity for Nana and Papu to watch the boys. We flew out Wednesday morning and the boys did awesome on the plane. The boys sat together and mommy sat on the aisle slightly behind which worked well because Lincoln forgot I was there. :) The boys napped on the car ride to Columbus,GA so the travel day went pretty well. We all stayed in Columbus until Friday and had fun going to Oxbow Meadows on Thursday to see turtles, crocodiles, and snakes. On Friday morning Eric and I left for Rome, Georgia for Mac and Ansley's wedding weekend. Rome is about 3 hours from Columbus so we stopped for breakfast on the way. Once in Rome we did a little shopping then met up with Mac, the groom, for lunch. Friday night we attended the rehearsal dinner which was at a really nice bar/restaurant. Saturday we had lunch with friends before the guys had to head out for early pictures before the wedding. The wedding was at a beautiful chapel on the campus of Berry College. The reception after was lots of fun and we had a great time celebrating Mac and Ansley. We headed back to Columbus on Sunday morning. Nana and Papu kept the boys busy while we were gone but I was excited to get back the them. On Sunday we had family dinner with the whole family which was nice. On Monday we were able to go to our nephews tee-ball game and everyone came back for dinner after. We flew out on Tuesday afternoon. It was a great trip and it was so great to see Eric's family and get the chance to get away for a couple days together too! Thank you Nana and Papu for taking such good care of the boys! Here are pics from the week away....
On our way!
ATL airport
Cars & Army Men after a long travel day
Oxbow Meadows - Looking at snakes
Mac & Eric after lunch
Rehearsal Dinner - lots of speeches, laughs and tears
E & A at rehearsal dinner
Torrey, Eric, and Elijah
The wedding ceremony was beautiful
At the reception
Congratulations Ansley & Mac!
Torrey and Eric
Nana & Papu took the boys and Emma to Callaway Gardens to see butterflies
Lincoln loved it!
Bowling!
We had a late b-day celebration on Sunday for Hayden with the fam
On Monday we went to indoor mini golf since it was raining
Me and Linc chillin on the dinosaur watching brother
Hayden turned 6 years old on March 11th. We did not do a big party with friends this year since we went to Great Wolf Lodge but we did try to make it special for him. His actual birthday was on a Wednesday. Eric got home from work pretty early so we decided to do a family trip to Dave & Busters for games and dinner. We ordered Hayden a hot fudge sundae as a special treat and he shared it with daddy and brother. The Sunday after his birthday my parents and my sister and her kids all came over for a small birthday celebration. We decided to watch Big Hero 6 since it was his 6th birthday after all. :) The kids all seemed to enjoy snacking and having pizza while watching. We sang happy birthday and opened a few gifts after. Its hard to believe my first baby boy is 6 years old! He has grown into such a cool kid and we are truly blessed to be his parents. Here are some pics from our Dave & Busters night and family get together....
Last weekend Eric took Hayden to the Monster Jam in Baltimore at the Royal Farms Arena. Hayden had never been to see monster trucks and was super excited when daddy told him the news on Friday night. His best buddy Landon and his daddy joined them so it was an extra fun day for the big boys. Hayden was so excited to tell me about his experience. Turns out the driver of the truck he got a hat for was a girl! She flipped her truck which he found very exciting. I sent Eric with my camera and told him to also get some photos on his phone for me. There were about 5 pictures with Hayden in them and about 100 monster truck photos. Boys will be boys. :)
Crazy hat, check....Popcorn, check
Ear protection, check
Scooby Doo Monster Truck - Hayden brought Lincoln home a toy replica of this one.
Last weekend we traveled to Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, VA. We told Hayden he could choose between a trip and a birthday party this year so he chose Great Wolf Lodge. It was a little early for his birthday but it worked out best with discounts and Eric being able to get off on a Friday. The weather in Maryland was pretty bad on Saturday so it was a great time to be "stuck" inside at the indoor water park. We left Friday morning around 9:30, stopped in Fredericksburg to grab lunch and drop Georgia off with my sister, and arrived at Great Wolf about 1:00. Our room wasn't ready so we headed to the water park until it was ready at 2:30. We decided on a two bedroom suite with fireplace this year so Lincoln could have his own room and so could we. Hayden slept on the pullout couch so we were all nice and comfy. The boys enjoyed lots of time at the water park, roaming the halls playing magiquest, and the story-times before bed. We let Lincoln stay up late this year to go to story time and he sat right in daddy's lap watching the whole time (despite barely napping on the trip). On the way home, we stopped at my sisters house to celebrate my niece Emily's 3rd birthday. Lincoln crashed for 3 hours there and missed the party but Hayden had fun celebrating and playing in the snow. The drive home was pretty easy despite the weekend weather. Unfortunately we came home to no heat but luckily it was a pretty quick fix on Monday. We layered up and braved it through one night of space heaters. I was dreaming of the fireplace I had sat in front of reading at Great Wolf. :) Here are some pics and videos from the weekend.....
Linc's 1st exploration
Lazy River
Water fun
Cheese!
Story Time
Cute Linc
Hayden and Wiley Wolf
Wolf Brothers
Smores by the fire!
Reading before bed
One pic with mommy please!
Lincoln loved the wave pool. He was happy if the water knocked him over. His giggles were hilarious!
Hayden was on a mission coming back to Great Wolf. He had never made it across the lily pads the last two times he came. He made it on the first try!!
Lincoln mastered the small slide on his own. Here is a video of brother catching him at the bottom.
