Firsts – Page 26

Say cheese!

March 12, 2015

Well, well, look who decided to smile at me for the first time!!

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It’s exhausting being this cute.

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Maxwell and Spencer are best buds and could not be more different. Maxwell is my little rule-follower, always wanting to please. Spencer is my little limit-pusher, stubborn to the max. Now, a lot of it is age…but plenty of it is just who they are. I love that they are so different yet still love each other to pieces. It also cracks me up how they treat their sister. They are both BEYOND sweet to her.

Maxwell just always wants to hold her and tell her how pretty she is and call her sweetheart…

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Spencer wants to poke on her. “bee bee’s mouf.” Poke. “bee bee’s eyes.” Poke. “bee bee’s nose.” Poke. It’s really cute…and only slightly dangerous when he tries to poke her eyes!

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Spencer also called her “bee bee Sam” the other day and it was basically the cutest thing ever…video below or click here.

Then I was putting him down for a nap last week and he kept yelling “ah-maaaan-ta” over and over and I couldn’t figure out what he was saying until I finally realized he was saying Samantha because he wanted to go give her a kiss goodbye!! He’s since also referred to her as Bee Bee Manta. Sweetness.

Other big news around here for Spencer’s talking – when we were in Naples, Spencer finally said “Maxwell” for the first time! He always calls Maxwell “Zsa Zsa” or “Zsa Zsee”…I have no idea where it came from but that’s ALL he’s ever called his brother. Well, in Naples, I was calling for Maxwell and Spencer repeated it after me and we all just fell out laughing! Maxwell was soooo excited too! ha! Now, he’s not calling him Maxwell all the time yet…but it’s a start! Here’s a video if you can see it – if not, click here.

Love all the brotherly love in this house!

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See you tomorrow!

Little more Naples

March 4, 2015

Just a few more pictures from our week in Naples…

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I definitely think a change of scenery and some warm weather did us all good! But, as wonderful as it was to be down there (seriously, when are we going back?!), it was just as wonderful to get back home and see Robert! Nothing like a running, Spencey hug as a greeting!

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See you tomorrow!

Naples

March 3, 2015

So, last Sunday, the kids and I hopped a plane down to Naples!

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I flew by myself with all 3 kids and it really wasn’t bad at all. Robert was able to go to the gate with us in Birmingham and then we had a direct flight to Tampa where GJ was waiting to load us up into the car to drive to Naples! The boys got an A+ on the trip and Samantha snoozed through her first plane ride! Success!

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Once we got to warm, sunshiny Naples, it didn’t take us long to get on our short sleeves and head outside!

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We spent a full week down there and managed to fill our days with a good mix of plenty of fun and a whole lot of doing nothing! Perfect! We definitely hit up the beach…

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but the boys honestly loved the pool more.

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Both boys did a great job swimming. Spencer would stand on the steps and swim to me and then swim over to the ladder, climb out, and do it all again – about 50 times in a row! Maxwell is a bona fide swimmer now and I barely had to help him at all. Our second day out he even took some dive sticks and would dive down to the bottom of the pool to get them. I was SO proud of both of them!

Other exciting outings included a trip to throw money in the fountains…

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Skillets for pancakes…

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and a visit to the movies! We saw Paddington Bear and, I have to say, it was a really, really cute movie.

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Mostly, we just enjoyed doing plenty of this…

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and hanging with these people!

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As Maxwell said to me one day at the pool, “The water is warm, the music is singing, and everything is just delightful!” I couldn’t have agreed more! Now, when are we going back?!