Sunset Stroll

The dreary weather finally left today and we were getting a little cabin fever, so after dinner I decided to take my little man out for a sunset stroll. The azaleas are in full bloom and the dogwoods are just gorgeous! Spring has sprung in the lowcountry and I'm so excited about being able to stay outside later into the evening. You can see he already has on his pajamas here:)

And they were dirty by the time he ran around the yard for a while and before I could drag him in for bedtime. Gotta love little boys!

DIY

I found the most awesome fabric at GDC and it was just my luck that it was a remnant! It usually sells for around $30 a yard and I got 3 yards for $40! Woo Hoo! So, I decided to recover our dining room chairs. (And I still have about a yard left over that will be perfect for a little bolster pillow in the living room:) Brad and I spent Thursday evening removing the millions of staples and old fabric. I cut the new fabric to fit each chair (6) and took it over to my OH SO HANDY father in law for a little instruction. He's a pro at this kind of stuff and has a staple gun to boot. We all got busy and decided to get to it later in the weekend. At the last minute we decided to have some people over for dinner last night and I had no cushions for us to sit on. Frankie said she had errands to run and she would drop them off (unfinished) for me and I could just come over one night this week and we would recover them. Well, she rolls up with Daniel and 6 beautifully recovered cushions. Daniel and Douger had done it for me yesterday afternoon and I couldn't be more thankful! I LOVE them! I mean, really LOVE! They look so fab! Before

After
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After

Voila! Our dining room is now complete!

Hello Spring!

I can feel my mood lift at just the thought of what all spring has to offer!

Warm days. Cool evenings. Pretty flowers. Hanna's Wedding. Sundresses.
Flip Flops. Bronze Skin. Front porch happy hour with my husband. Sand between my toes. Easter. Memorial Day. did i mention...Flip Flops. March Madness. Bridge Run/Walk.
Turning 31. Henry's red cheeks. Tomato Pie. Corn on the cob. White Wine. Noseeums. Smell of pluff mud. Picnics with friends.

Gameball

The song that resonates through our house right now is: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" aka "Game Ball" (as Henry calls it). Brad started singing this with him a few weeks ago and it's quickly become a bedtime ritual. Here's how it goes...

We say take me out the...and Henry says....game ball...
Take me out to the crowd...buy me some...peanuth and crackajath...
1 3 4 strickes you out...
We go through the song with several other little funnies and at the end we go....
tadadudaduuuu...and Henry goes...

CHAAAAWG!

PRICELESS!!!

One Last Fling...

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...Before the Wedding Bells Ring!

We had the big bachelorette partay this weekend here in Charleston and I'm pretty sure the bride to be had a real good time! Friday night my sweet in-laws let us use their house on the water b/c they were in the mountains. Jean and I cooked Tradd Street Shrimp and spinach salad and Hanna's buds provided lots of interesting little concoctions for the rest of the evening. Let's just say our little bachelorette had a mighty fine time and was feeling pretty rough on Saturday. We all rallied and spent the day getting our nails done, celebrating St. Patty's day at O'Malleys, and chillin' at the Embassy Suites. That evening we had her Lingerie Shower and Hanna got so many beautiful things!

We had dinner at 39 Rue de Jean and, as always, it was fabulous! We ended the night at Fish and let's just say this mama was the first to call it a night. I can't hang quite like I used to! But, I have to give a shout out to Jean who was fully prepared to close the bar down and partied into the wee hours....and then went home to care for a sick little one. Woo Hoo!

Thanks all you ladies for making Hanna's last single fling a great one!!!

2 Year Well Check

We saw Dr. Traynham yesterday for Henry's 2 year well-check and everything went great. He was blown away by his verbal skills and says he's several months advanced for his age. He checked all his nooks and crannys and all looked well! It's time to visit a pediatric dentist, so I'll be calling to make an appt. to get his little chompers checked out soon! We are going to switch from whole milk to 2% and we are now free to try peanuts/peanutbutter and shellfish. Brad can't wait to feed Henry his first boiled peanut from Creel's this weekend! And I can't wait for him to have some good ol' local McClellanville Shrimp! Woo Hoo! We discussed discipline and consistency is the one thing that kept coming up. He explained that it was normal for 2 year olds to push the limits and it's our job as parents to try to steer them in the right direction and try to stay sane at the same time. Good luck!!! Henry was his normal charming self while trying to take apart the paper roll aparatus and at the end of the appt. Dr. Traynham goes: "He is awesome! I could do this all day long!" I was pretty proud and walked away feeling pretty good about my little angel! Check out his stats below:

• Height: 36 1/4 inches (92nd percentile)
• Weight: 31.5 lbs. (80th percentile)

*note: they don't measure their noggin's after 18 months

A Very Buggy Birthday Party

Saturday was the absolute most perfect day to have a birthday party at Henry's favorite park! We rented the picnic shed just beside the playground and the theme was just what every little boy loves: Bugs and Dirt!

We had pizza, juice boxes, worms, bugs, spiders, rats, and all kinds of other critters that covered the tables. Henry had several of his little friends and cousins come and they all had so much fun playing with the bugs and on the playground.

I made these little centerpieces for the tables.

Check out all those creepy crawlers!

Nana made these cupcakes with "dirt and worms" on them.

I went "Martha Stewart" and made Henry's cake this year. It's a "Worm Dirt Cake" made in a terracotta pot. It turned out so cute!

Henry contemplating his next move. The child did not STOP the entire party. His little cheeks were bright red!

Mommy and the birthday boy

Chase 6 months

Christine and Olivia

Uncle D

Jesse

Aunt Sarah and Bradley
The Lucas' drove all the way from Greenville and BACK in one day just for Henry's party! Thank you so much! And thanks to Uncle O too!

Nana and Papa and Henry

Mimi and Pops and Henry

Pops and Henry

Henry's bestie Olivia helped him open all of his presents! So cute!
This is the John Deer Tractor that Nana and Papa gave him. It was quite a hit with all the children yesterday!

All in all, Henry had the best birthday any little 2 year old could ask for! Thanks to everyone who came!

A Year in Review

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