James is quite the musician, he has started making up some pretty good

songs, I just happened to catch him when he didn't know I was listening....

Happy Memorial Day

We had a great Memorial Day, we went up to the Marina and grilled out

at the pool with Nana, D-Daddy and friends. James is still a little fish, Nana

got him some new goggles which he wore almost all day.

Max is practicing his snorkling.

Daddy worked ALL weekend on laying our new floors,
don't they look great! Whoo hoo! Time to move in!!

Two wrestling boys...

The boys have already begun wrestling together. Max LOVES playing rough,

which makes it hard when Mommy tells James to be gentle. He says "but Max likes it!".

I'm assuming this is just a taste of whats to come with two boys!

James watching Daddy work, thank goodness for baby gates in this house!!

Look who can finally hold his own bottle (just in time to be weaned.....)

No more diapers for James, FINALLY potty trained!

We have FINALLY turned a corner with the whole potty training. James has been wearing his "big boy" undies all week and has been going on the potty!! WHoo Hoo! No idea why, or what happened, I guess he was just finally ready. (maybe he heard Nathan was using the big boy potty, and he wanted to keep up with his arch nemisis.....) Mommy is so happy to only have one in diapers now! Maybe Max will train easier from watching James.

Max with walker

Max found a new place to play, hey at least Mommy was able to get dinner made!

Max and Nana on the boat, the boys and I headed to the pool for
an afternoon swim just about the time a storm was coming, so we hung
out with Nana on the boat and played instead.

May update

The continual house projects are coming along, thankfully Uncle Todd paid us a visit last week and really got some things done. He painted the exterior of the house and trim, looks great! Also made some progress on our addition, which is about 80% finished. Just have to finish up the flooring and trim. I am dying to move into our new room, Max is a pretty quiet sleeper, but occasionally snores, plus every move he makes I hear....

Business is as busy as ever, Jim is going to be hiring some more help soon. We are thankful everyday for the success of FreundShip Marine!

James is still hillarious, coming up with new sayings that crack us up everyday. He has been talking a lot about going on an airplane to see Gg and Popster lately. He told me yesterday that he wasn't ready to take a nap because he was going to take a nap at Gg and Popsters. He only has a couple of weeks left of school, he's Spring program is next Friday, can't wait to see how he performs. He is getting smarter everyday, and now recognizes a lot of his letters. Everytime he sees a "J", on a billboard or on TV, he says "Mommy, theres my name! I see my name!" He can also count to thirteen (he gets to twenty, but after thirteen he gets creative, like oneteen,twoteen, eleventeen, etc. and picks back up with eighteen) but for some reason has to YELL each number.

Max is still my little lazy boy when it comes to taking his bottle, sometimes he'll hold it himself, sometimes not.... We are working on using the sippy cup, but he prefers the ones with straws (fine with me!) He loves people food cut up, and seems to be a bottomless pit these days. He is still cutting some teeth, and just started with another runny nose and cough the last few days. (You'll see Uncle Eston and Tammi, it seems like one cold after another.....) He loves music and clapping his hands and of course watching every move his big brother makes.

We are very excited, baby Will is coming to see us very soon! Can't wait to get ahold of that little guy!!

Beach Day

My friend Sheri and I took the kids to the beach Saturday morning,

it was a beautiful day!

James, Devin and Ava playing in the sand

Max enjoying a morning snack in the sand, he is still a little
more interested in eating the sand than playing in it!

Baby Will is Here!!!

Baby Will made his way into the world around 1:00pm yesterday afternoon, after a LONG night of labor for Tammi (who was a superstar and had him naturally and drug free!) We are so excited, Mom and baby are both doing great. We can't wait to meet the little man!

8lbs 6oz, 21 in. long (Big healthy boy!)