Happy 4th of July!

Ryan enjoyed the 4th at the beach with Linda this year. We started bright and early and drove to the Lexington County Peach Festival Parade to put our winner's on our pageant float. The babies enjoyed watching the parade with Daddy, while I walked the entire parade route with the float. It was hot and crowded, but lots of fun. We enjoyed some lunch and headed home. These two do everything together.
And they can be so sweet when they want to be!
Not to mention - silly!
I guess we skipped naps - not sure how we managed to do all of this in one day. Anyway, I don't know how I would survive without our backyard. Would love to know what they are talking about.
Preston loves to follow Sissy.

He may be able to reach the pedals in a couple of years!
Showing his patriotism!
We played in the yard for a while and then loaded up and went to watch the Columbia Blowfish play baseball - the babies loved it and it was a great game - until it started raining!
Don't worry, we went to Sonic and got ice cream, drove back to the field and waited for the rain to stop and then we ended the night with a BANG!

Riverbanks Zoo ~ June 28, 2008

Watching her favorite animal at the zoo! The elephant.
A first for us at the zoo - free tattoos!


The finished product - a lizard, butterfly and a tiger!

Waiting patiently to feed the giraffe.

She did it and she laughed the whole time he was eating out of her hand!
Ryan fed them too!
Preston said "Hey, that's close enough buddy"! I think the giraffe was going to eat him. We always have a great time at the zoo and Presley wakes up every morning and asks "Are we going to the zoo today?"

Ryan's Baseball Party ~ June 5, 2008

So, I know I haven't blogged in forever, but it surely doesn't mean we haven't had anything to blog about! Excuse Daddy's blurry picture of Ryan's baseball team, but his face is so cute! We enjoyed the team's end of the season party and the boy's are watching a DVD the coach made throughout the season (which by the way, Presley & Preston are apparently rock stars because they appear in the video as much as the player's)! We enjoyed our meal at Fuddrucker's, but the kiddos loved the cupcakes the most. He's thinking about it here.........
Oh yes, it's good....finger-licking-good that is!
Prissy wouldn't dare put her fingers in her cupcake!
Ryan receiving his trophy from his coach - he enjoyed pitching this year and learned a lot!

Enjoying Lake Murray

Our 5th grader driving the jet ski. It's so hard to believe that school is out and that he will be in the 5th grade in the fall. He made the honor roll again and won the Best Listener award - and yes, that needs to be framed!

Preston getting ready to ride the jet ski.
He loved riding and Presley enjoyed splashing!

Shooting water is a must and Presley could see all the fishies at the dock. They had lots of fun and the water was very warm.
Preston still wanted to ride after we got home.
He didn't seem to mind that he had no water!

Bubbles Galore ~ June 3, 2008

Kevin came home from work in the middle of the morning to blow bubbles for the babies! Notice any similarities in this picture?
I thought it was too cute that they have the same knee lifted and they are pointing with the same hand. Oh, and their big bellies look a lot alike too!

Memorial Day ~ May 26, 2008

Ryan had school on Memorial Day and baseball practice that night. Fun thing is, it was Kids vs. Parents night at practice and he was excited about that. We stopped at the only place there is in the world to eat - McDonald's - and headed to the ball field. They really like this eating outside thing that we've had going on lately!
So, the Coach talked to the Dad's before the game and told them to "go easy on the kids when you get up to bat".
"WHAT?" Daddy, did you not hear what the coach said to you before the game?
Leave it to my Daddy to be the one that the coach says something to about hitting the ball too hard! Like Father, Like Son - they both like to play hard and LOUD!
Ryan just played his last game of the season - he pitched and played 1st base a lot and had some great hits throughout the season!

Swan Lake ~ May 24, 2008

We enjoyed the day with the kids at Swan Lake in Sumter. Ryan loved taking pictures!
The babies are very interested in what they are seeing right now!

I think Ryan was a little surprised that the swan came so close to him for bread - this is what the babies were watching!
The Iris Festival was happening while we were at the gardens and we strolled through the vendor area looking at all of the flowers and wood workings. It didn't take us long to find the food and boy was Preston happy! He needed some help from his big brother with eating because he wouldn't put his lemonade down - I think he was afraid that someone would take it if he did - and he was probably right!

After we had our little picnic, we found a stage with a dance company entertaining. It began to rain not long after, but it didn't bother Presley - she was so excited to see the little girl's dancing.


Ryan really enjoyed the dancing as well, but I don't think he would admit it!