Playgroup takes on Palm Coast Florida!

A few weeks ago, we headed to a new place for our annual Playgroup beach weekend.  We headed to a resort on the Palm Coast!  We had such a great time! The big kids are at a perfect age and want to be independent.  We really didn't have to worry about them much.  Arwen wasn't really liking the water at all.  The babies, Wyatt and M were... well babies... and had to be followed everywhere.  I was so thankful to have Grandma with us all weekend.  An extra hand to keep an eye on Wyatt.  Wyatt really had no fear of the water and would walk all the way in.  He constantly is splashing and always has his mouth wide open! He slipped a couple times and went all the way into the water but never cried when we lifted him up.  No FEAR!

 

We started each morning with breakfast at the condo then headed to the pool for a couple hours of fun in the sun.  Around lunchtime, we would head back up to the condo for food and naps for the little kids.  In the afternoon, we headed down to the beach to play in the sand and splash in the waves. 

 

We had such a good weekend.  We look forward to it every year! Next year, we've decided to switch coasts. :)

 

Beach pictures coming tomorrow!

He did it.

He went and turned 18 months.

One and a half years old.

 

Stinker.

{almost} 18 months of Wyatt!

I'm not sure how he got so old!

He loves the camera!

He says "cheeeeese" all the time.

He loves to run. 

He ALWAYS takes a few steps backwards, yells "GO" and then starts running forward. 

He sings "Eee, Iii, Eee, Iii, Ooo" all the time and requests us to add the "quack quack" verses.

He loves to splash in puddles (and drink puddle water - groooooss!)

He drinks a juice box like a pro but still asks for a bottle at night.

He LOVES his penguin.  It goes everywhere with him. 

 

Rain, rain, GO AWAY!

We had about a week of rainy days here recently! The boys love to be outside and rainy days just aren't cool for them! So, if we know it's just rain, no thunder or lightning, we let them go play in the rain! Caydin loves his raincoat and fireman boots.  Poor Wy doesn't have a raincoat but, honestly, he could care less!

The only thing Wyatt cares about is when someone says, "It's time to come inside." Hence the face mid-tantrum! :)

This kid has personality!

This boy is FULL of personality.  One minute, he is happy and smiling, the next being sneaky and climbing something, and after that, throwing a tantrum because Caydin refused to give him a toy.  He's a mama's boy.  He loves his brother and says his name very clearly!

He turns 1 and a half this month and I just can't believe it!

I love his super blond long locks and the way he yells mama all day long.  I could go on and on but what fun is that?

Here are some pictures to prove his personality!

He ran out onto the porch when it was raining and had a BLAST getting all wet.

He loves to walk around with the construction hat on but will pull off any regular hat right after you put it on!

He copies anything and everything that Caydin does.

He loves the camera and is great at saying "CHEESE"

He watches TV for a whooping 10 minutes (on a good day) then runs off to play.

But sometimes he will sit a couple minutes longer... when he wants to snack on his leg!! :)

 

I love this kid!

Our Typical Weekend

I wanted to sort of document what a day in our weekend typically looks like... because I hope to go back and read this later on plus I hope it becomes a favorite book for my family to share as the boys get bigger!

I LOVE MY WEEKENDS!

(Caydin is almost 5 and Wyatt is 17 months)

 

Usually the boys wake up around 8 am on the weekends.  I always ask Caydin what he wants for breakfast and he almost always asks for pancakes on the weekend.  I'm getting better about making them on the stove and not doing the cheapo microwavable ones!

After breakfast, the boys usually go off to play cars/construction trucks/beans while I clean up the kitchen and stuff that wasn't picked up the night before. 

Wyatt goes down for a nap around 10 and sleeps until about 12.

During Wyatt's naptime, Caydin likes to go outside with Mommy and make a construction city with chalk.  We also like to do things that we can't do when Wyatt is awake, like moon dough or paint.

When Wyatt wakes up, it's lunchtime.  Caydin LOVES lunchables right now.  I usually add some sort of fruit to the lunchable and hide the cookies! Wyatt eats A LOT of everything. 

I try to take both boys outside after lunch.  We will go to the park or play in the sprinkler outside.  Wyatt loves BUBBLES so that usually happens too!

By 3, Wyatt is ready for his 2nd nap.  Mommy is usually ready for a break and Caydin usually needs to rest after being outside all morning so he watches a TV show. 

Sometimes, Wyatt's 2nd nap is my run-around time and Caydin usually goes with me. 

I try to get Wyatt up by 4:30.  After a snack time, we go out.  If we have somewhere to go in the evening, then we do that.  If not, we hang out at home.  Usually, we have something to do! HA!

By 6-7, it's dinner time.  Then bathtime.  Then bedtime!

I am usually exhausted by bedtime, but SOOO SOOO thankful for my boys!

 

Haircut time!

You probably wouldn't know it but Wyatt had his first haircut and we actually took about an inch and a half off the back of his hair! We still kept it long though! Love his long blonde hair!!!

 

Big boy had a haircut too!