And A Couple More Funny Pics....

Just some random funny pics. These are what we get when we ask the boys to pose for a photography shoot. Reed couldn't be bothered to put his ice cream down when we asked, so we had to just shoot what we could. He thought that was hilarious.

They Always Want to Be Bigger

As both boys get older, I've come to realize they are so different, but similar at the same time...is that possible? Mason has always been the quiet one that wants to please us, and then there's Reed....where do I begin? Let's just say he's the complete opposite of Mason. But one thing is for sure...he wants to be exactly like his big brother. I've caught several pics of him watching Mason and then doing the exact same thing. If Mason is swinging, Reed needs to swing.










If Mason is in the bubble bath up to his eyeballs, Reed needs to be in the bubble bath up to his eyeballs...only to find out it wasn't as fun as Mason made it seem.


Mason takes the entire house with him if we head to the beach and you can see that Reed is following closely in those footsteps (I think he has his binky, zerbert, duck, sunglasses, and backpack in that pic).

And because of Mason, Reed insists on wearing flip flops even though he can't keep them on.
If Mason is squirting somebody with water, Reed needs to squirt somebody with water. And if
Mason is squirting HIMSELF with water, you guessed it. Here are several pics that capture what we've been doing lately.























































So, who does Mason want to be just like? Daddy, of course! He got to go fishing with Daddy and was DYING to get in the water and snorkel...he wore his gear almost the entire time we were on the boat. And then Daddy caught his favorite kind of shark...yes, I said shark...a hammerhead (it was actually a bonnethead, but who cares). So, once again, Daddy's the hero!

Reed Wii Bowling - Monkey See Monkey Do

Don't tell Reed there are no batteries in his remote....he figured out how to get the pins to fall. Check the video after the break!

Lots of Fun!

We've had lots of adventures since February, so I figured I'd put up lots of pics! We've been to beaches near(Siesta Key, FL) and far(Nags Head, NC), and an Orlando resort (while Tony sat in classes all day and the rest of the crew suffered at the waterpark pool). The boys love helping Tony wash the car and play in the sprinklers whenever they can. And Mason played t-ball for the first time. We had a great time in Nags Head where we met up with Jaime's family from Maryland....would have been nice to know ahead of time that it takes longer to get there than to "the farm", but whatareyagonnado? Aside from the physical abuse Jaime took every three hours from Reed when she was trying to strap him back in the carseat after our pitstops, the boys really enjoyed their cousins, aunts, and of course, Momal, T-Pops, and Grandma. We took a trip to the fishing pier to watch the boats come in, flew our kite on the sand dunes, and played putt-putt golf. Mason played on the beach all day making a "pool" with Daddy while Reed finally collapsed on Mommy's lap after a long day in the sun. All in all, we've had a great couple of months! The boys are steadily growing and keeping us entertained....will try to post pics more often, but not making any promises. :)

Catch up

Ok, so I know it's been 2 months since the last posting, so let me catch ya'll up. Mason turned 4 on Nov 13th and had his "bug party", which included a dirt cake (thanks to Aunt Lulu), a bug hunt with magnifying glasses, and who can forget the bouncy castle. Then we went up north to Maryland to visit family and friends for Thanksgiving. We even stopped in North Carolina for a night with friends so Mason had his first sleepover with a buddy. Granted, Tony had to sleep on the blowup mattress next to them because they lasted about 2 minutes in the room by themselves. Anyway, on to "the farm" we went and the boys had a great time playing outside all day long (day after day) with their cousins. We visited Mr. Charlie and Ms. Virginia (Dodo's friends) and Mason got to drive a tractor and ride a horse all in one day. After leaving, he told us raising and lowering the tractor bucket was his favorite part of the whole trip, so I'm guessing it's only a matter of time before one of his grandparents buys him one. When we got home, Mason finished up his season of flag football and we started getting ready for Christmas. We tried to start some family traditions of our own (and when I say "we", I mean Jaime) so we headed out 40 miles to the nearest tree farm to get our Christmas tree. It was 90 degrees, Tony was shocked (and mad) that we had to cut the tree ourselves, Mason was complaining that he didn't care which tree we got because Mommy was the one that wanted to come here, Reed was trying to eat dirt every time we put him down, everyone was SWEATING and Jaime was starting to cry because every tree was either 3 feet tall or 13 feet tall and all she wanted was a NICE FAMILY TRADITION!!!! So we left without a tree. Ok, so then Christmas came around and we had a great day at home and at Nonna's house. Two days later, we all went to visit family in Alabama, where the boys had a blast playing with cousins from Tony's side of the family. We also checked out the airplane museum in Pensacola and got some good pics of Mason as a pilot of a Blue Angel. That brings us into January. We headed over to Disney's Animal Kingdom and Reed performed all of his animal noises (and charades) for anyone that would listen. He is quite the performer these days. But don't worry...neither one of the boys is about to be upstaged by the other....not sure where they get that from.