Bear turns 2!

Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity-dog!  Any Mickey Mouse Clubhouse fans out there??  Ooo, we are, we are!  Our nephew, Bear, turned 2 years old last month and my brother and sister-in-law threw him a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse themed birthday party at their house.  It was fun!  I think everyone had a great time...

 

 

much to be thankful for...

We went to my parents' for Thanksgiving this year (as we usually do) and got to spend time with them, my brother and his family and my grandparents.  It's always a good time and, of course, we eat good, too.  :)

 

You wouldn't know from these photos that it was Thanksgiving; I think I stopped taking photos of the food table once the kiddos came along.  They're MUCH cuter than a pan of mashed taters.  :)

 

Momma and Daddy soaked up as much time as they could with their grandkids -- so fun to watch them interact!

 

 

My Daddy and Jeff "built" this house for the kids, and Deacon had the best time with it!  He loved going in and out of the door and closing the door.  He also invited all of us into the house at one point or another.  And we all, without exception, got ourselves into that house.  Ha, ha!  Fun times! 

NC Aquarium...

My brother and sister-in-law came for a visit a few weeks ago and we all drove down to the NC Aquarium in Fort Fisher.  It was all new to everyone (except me and Jeff) so it was time well spent.  Deacon enjoyed seeing everything, as did my niece and nephew, Cora Beth and Bear.

 

Considering that the kiddos are now so busy (which I've commented on before), I was pleasantly surprised to see so MANY of my photos come out so good.  Because of that, I had a hard time choosing what to post here -- that's why there are so many...

Love this one I snapped of Bear and Deacon -- looks like Deacon's educating Bear on something about those "fishies"...they are only 3 months apart.  Deacon is 3 months older than Bear.  Sweet boys.  :)

 

 

 

And as always, we attempt a photo of the cousins (Cora Beth, 4 yrs / Bear, 18.5 mos / Deacon, 21.5 mos).  This one isn't too bad, except for the uncharacteristic non-smile on my otherwise smiley son's face.  Lovely.

For more photos from our visit to the aquarium, click here.