Our Boys in Action!

Here is our little 2 year old training for the major league! haha...Actually we are very proud of him and can't believe how hard and far he can hit the ball these days!! Way to go Hunter!! He hits so hard that he injured his Daddy this evening by hitting in him in the stomach and making a nice ball mark on his stomach! I wanted to post a picture of Daddy's tummy but he wasn't too excited about that! :)




And here is our other little guy we want everyone to check out! Can you tell we are proud parents?! :) Actually Peyton has just begun to coo away and he has so many expressions as he "talks" that we just had to get it on video!

Hospitality Dinner

Each year the ladies ministry at our church hosts a Hospitality Dinner. This was my fourth year attending and my third year in which I have participated by decorating a table. I wasn't sure I would be able to this year, but thanks to Michael and him keeping the boys and helping me get this together, I was able to participate. It was a wonderful night with a great group of ladies!

Then Hunter got to enjoy the leftovers from my table!

How Sweet!!

This is what I walked into the kitchen and found about a week ago...Hunter talking away to his little brother and Peyton just grinning from ear to ear! What sweet boys!! I just love moments like this as a mom!

Peyton's First Visit to Church

We took Peyton to church for the first time a couple of weeks ago. We have kept him secluded for long enough I guess. Even though I know I will still cringe the first time he gets sick, but we were excited about getting back involved with our church! It seems like so long since we have been able to go to church as a family at Utica!

I just hope he doesn't end up like Hunter on Sunday mornings - crying and not wanting his Mama and Dada to leave him!

This was the next Sunday when we officially had Peyton introduced to the church. It is so neat because each child born gets a bible with his or her name on it.

Who is Who???

So do you think you know our boys?? So many people think they know who they look like. To me, I think they look very similar to each other when they were this age. Take a look below to see who you think the pictures are of....Hunter or Peyton??

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And the answers are....#1 - Hunter, #2 - Peyton, #3 - Hunter, and #4 - Hunter...so do you know them as much as you thought you did?

A few random pics...

Most of you know that we have another "spitter," which means we have to give Peyton acid reflux medicine just like we did Hunter. This was a cute picture of Peyton I took one day after he sucked on his pacifier for a while after giving him his medicine.

Mimi reads to her boys! I am so thankful - Hunter loves books and has very much enjoyed going to the library each Tuesday to Toddler Time and to check out new books!

Our little cowboy! Hunter liked climbing the gates to see the cows, horses, rabbits, and pigs at the county fair in Franklin. He just needs him some boots now! :)

Silly Boys!

What silly boys we have! Actually Hunter thought it was so funny that I took a picture of Peyton sticking his tongue out that he had to have a picture of him doing that as well. What are we going to do with 2 boys!?!

Playdates

Each Wednesday we have been trying to get together with our friends the Millers. Hunter has enjoyed and even opened up a little more to his friend Troy. We have played at each others house and even been to the park together. One of the Wednesdays that Troy came over to play, we read a book about farm animals, made a pig puppet, and then had a pig snack (chocolate pudding - "mud" and pink/red marshmallows - "pigs"). Both boys enjoyed it but I will buy the pink marshmallows next time instead of dying the white marshmallows. Troy - I hope your teeth eventually turned back to white!

Peyton's First Tailgating Experience

As far as Peyton's first tailgating experience - he would never know he went! He slept through it the entire time!! I even took him out of his car seat and laid him my lap - thinking it would wake him up. No such luck!

Daddy and Pop take ladderball very serious! :)

One of Hunter's favorites - the washer game! He was very happy that Mimi came to tailgate with us and wanted her to play every game with him.

Our first family of 4 picture at a Clemson tailgate...too bad Peyton never knew he had his picture taken!

What a cute mother/daughter pic of Misty and Bre!

For the first time ever that I have seen - the band made a tiger paw and they were turned towards the North Stands!
We took Hunter and Bre by the rock on the way out of the game. Too bad the sun was shining so bright that we couldn't get a good picture of them.

Hunter's Gift

Hunter is adjusting great to being a big brother, especially because it seems that every time Peyton gets a gift, so does Hunter! Everyone has been so sweet to bring Hunter a present as well as Peyton. This is one of the gifts Hunter received - a Clemson basketball from Mrs. Lesa and her family in Fort Mill. We have never taught Hunter how to dribble, but he has had a great time proving to us that he can do it without being taught!

Clemson Football Has Begun!

The first Clemson football game meant the first Mimi/Peyton day! It's kind of hard these days to pay attention to Peyton when Hunter believes he should always have his Mimi to himself.

Mimi and Pop with their grandsons! Everyone is dressed for the game!

Aunt Amy wanted a picture with her nephews as well! Peyton was done with pictures by this point.

A little boy's heaven - tailgating games, games, and more games - corn hole, washer game, and ladder ball!

Being a cool dude with cousin Derek!

Even Amanda and Rebekah came by the tailgate for a visit. Rebekah was heading to her first Clemson football game!

Part of the crew in our nose-bleed seats! - Pop, Hunter, Amy and Bre

This was the view - no zooming from our seats the first game. This year we elected not to get season tickets so we got to find out that Death Valley has double letter rows beyond row Z! Actually the seats have not been bad at all and we paid about half of what we normally would have.
Last season we took Hunter to one game but this year he is excited and looking forward to both the football game and the band! He did great the first game! We'll see how many he actually goes to with us this year.

Family pic minus one little guy!

This is how he spent the day - relaxin' with Mimi in a lot cooler place. I'm not so sure he would have behaved like Hunter did. We'll see if he makes it to any games this year or not. I'm sure he prefers to stay at home with Mimi in the air conditioned house.

First Friday Parade

The Friday before the first Clemson football game each year Clemson has a "First Friday Parade" to get the fans pumped up for the season and to get everyone excited about the game the next day. This was the first year in a while that I have been, but we thought Hunter would really enjoy it and sure enough he did! Pop had been down visiting and he went with us!

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Hunter was so excited to see the TIGER!! And for the first time Hunter actually wanted to see the tiger and give him a high five!
This was another favorite of Hunters - The Chick-fil-A cows in the back of a truck. When people would ask how he liked the parade and what he saw, his first response would be "THE COWS!"

This is how Peyton experienced his first Friday Parade! :)

Peyton Tries out a Bottle!

Although Peyton was only a little over five weeks old, Peyton had to try out a bottle to see if Mama could leave Peyton for a few hours to go to a Clemson football game. He did great but ate a lot less than we thought he would. Hunter was so excited to be a part of this big event for Peyton. What a great Big Brother! It looks as if Peyton is ready for some Mimi/Peyton time on Saturdays! :)

Uncle "JJ" Meets Peyton

This was taken when Uncle "JJ" came down to meet Peyton for the first time! It is always great to have a visit from Uncle JJ!