STEVEN'S ONE!!!!

I just wanted to write a small post to say Happy Birthday to our sweet little Steven! We are not actually 'celebrating' his birthday for 2 more weeks, to include more family in the party! But with today being his BIG DAY, I wanted to wish him a Happy Birthday!

Steven, you are such a joy to our family! The funny faces you make always crack us up. And you are always ready to wrestle with your big brother and Daddy. You love to snuggle with me and I love it! I love hearing you talk to yourself when you wake up from your naps and get so excited when you stand all by yourself in the middle of the room. I'll be extra proud when you finally brave those first couple of steps. :) I love watching you play in the water, because you LOVE it so much! Hearing you say 'Maaa' and 'Daaaa' warms our hearts. I love how you smile when I sing my song to you, "Ste-ven, Watts-y West, You are the Best, Best, BEST!" Tickling you on your inner thighs makes you giggle and squeal and that cracks us up. We love you Steven! Thank you for choosing us to be your parents & friends!

FLORIDA! PART 2

Wednesday was our family day at Magic Kingdom. The boys enjoyed riding all the rides and meeting new "friends". Papa spoiled us all with a Character Lunch at The Crystal Palace and we got to meet all the Winnie the Pooh characters. This was definitely David's favorite part of the trip. He loves Pooh, Tigger ("Ger-Ger") and Piglet ("Pig-Pig"), so when he got to hug them and give them all high fives, he was in heaven! :)

Thursday we all spent the day at Typhoon Lagoon water park. Just like the beach, the boys thoroughly enjoyed playing in the water. They had a whole kid area with slides and everything just right for David. He loved it! The hardest part was getting him to leave. Steven loved the water also and following his big brother around. After we got home, we enjoyed a yummy taco bar for dinner and family pictures. Cheese!

Friday was our last full day in Florida, so we spent half the day at Animal Kingdom and the other half at Epcot. We all had fun taking turns riding the big kid rides and watching the kids enjoy the animals. By 7pm, we were all exhausted. We went back to Papa & G-G's house and just chilled for the evening. Nice and relaxing.

We left on Saturday afternoon, after Papa whipped us up a wonderful breakfast, with a couple of 2-year old helpers. :) It was such a wonderful trip and we were so lucky to get to spend the whole week with our family. We love you all & can't wait to do it again!

FLORIDA! PART 1

We recently had the wonderful opportunity to join James' family in the beautiful state of Florida! It was such a great vacation, full of family, Disney, food and fun! We packed a lot of entertainment into 1 week, but it was a blast!

We arrived on Saturday, May 1st. The 7 hours of traveling were definitely exhausting, but the boys did surprisingly good. David was so excited to look out the window and watch the "pane" take off. Although the squeezing of my hand and quiet "Whoa" he muttered as we climbed the skies showed that excitement was not his only emotion. :) He did enjoy being served his own pretzels and apple juice while he watched Winnie the Pooh in the comfort of his very own seat. He looked rather comfy.

Our first day was nice and relaxing. We went to church with Papa & G-G, and enjoyed a relaxing Sunday with family. And David & Will enjoyed storytime with G-G!

Monday, we were ready to go! James, David, Steven & I went to Disneyworld's Hollywood Studios. We had so much fun introducing the boys to Disneyworld. We watched tons of shows and David got to meet "Buzz" and Woody, Lightning McQueen or "Cars" as David calls him, and Mater. David was a little nervous when he saw Buzz, so Woody calmed him down with a big hug. So sweet!

Tuesday was our Beach Day!!! We journeyed out to New Smyrna Beach and had a blast! The boys absolutely loved playing in the water and the sand. It was so fun to watch them discover new things! This was both of their first trips to the ocean. So exciting!

After the beach, Papa & G-G were nice enough to babysit the boys for a little while so James & I could go out to dinner. We went to The Melting Pot for this first time and it was GOOD! So nice to enjoy a quiet evening together. Thanks Papa & G-G! :)

More pictures to come. Stay tuned. :)