Beach time!!

We decided to take a trip to the beach this weekend. We needed to get away and just enjoy some time together before all the crazy times begin next week.  We checked Regan out of school on Friday and hit the road! Six hours later we FINALLY made it. On the way down we stopped 6 times for potty breaks and snack breaks but we had fun and that is what we wanted. 

When we got to the hotel we changed real quick and went down to the beach before it got to dark.

That night we just rode around and just enjoyed the sights. We got tacos and went back to the room and sat on the balcony. The kids were pretty tired so we went to bed. The next morning Regan and Karly got up early just like always and so the two of them and I were on the beach by 6am. We went walking and tried to collect seashells. Regan thought he was at a catch and release program because he would pick up the shells and then throw them into the water telling them to swim! It was so funny.   Finally we went and got Ricky and Kollyn up. We went to the grocery store to get some danishes and then headed back to the room for some beach time!

That day for lunch we went and met my friend Lisa for lunch! The last time we saw her Regan was about 2 years old! I can't believe it has been that long. (I'm not going to post pics cause its kinda weird to post pics without asking)  Then we went back and spent more time time on the beach before heading to Pier Park!

I had a wonderful time with the kids and not having anything that needed to be done but enjoying the stage we are in right now.

School time

At the end of the school year last year we decided for Regan to repeat Kindergarten. It was a easy decision for us.  Regan has made LOTS of improvement over the Summer. Over the weekend we quizzed him and he got all but 4 letters correct. The ones he missed were:  L~he called it an I, T again he called it an I, W which he sees as a M and V which he sees as an N. I know I'm his momma but WOOT WOOT! 

The day school let out I threw away all the pull ups! We had been talking to him about it and so when he came home that day I took his pull up that he had on and we chunked it into the trash.  We have been in nothing but big boy undies since! At first we had lots of accidents but he started getting the idea and is FINALLY potty trained. It is wonderful to only have two in diapers instead of three! 

With staggered entry this year Regan's first day was yesterday. Ricky and I took him to school and he just went right in and found his seat. He sat down and told us bye. Then while I was taking pics he looked at me and said BYE MEME!


If you look real close in this picture you can see a black eye on the left side. Kollyn decided to wack him in the eye with a hair brush on Monday night!

Regan has wanted to ride the bus since preschool. Last year I didn't like the pickup time for him and I didn't fight to change it so I just took him. This year he had a perfect pickup time thanks for a wonderful driver who I think I have known since I was about 5. She eased my mind and now he only rides for about 10 mins!

Regan says he had a good day yesterday. He was in a great mood all afternoon. I can't wait to see how he changes this year!

Sew it up

For those of you who know our Kollyn/ B this will not be a shock. We had our first trip to the ER with him on Saturday.  I'm sure we will soon have a frequent flyer card for him, he all boy and all mess.

 Kollyn was getting out of the shower and slipped and fell hitting his eye on a open drawer. I was in Karly's room getting her ready when I heard the panic in Ricky's voice, " Kay, I think we need to get to the ER." by the time I got to them Kollyn was not crying but wanting to get back in the shower! My mom came and stayed with the other two so that Ricky could help me with Kollyn. 

The doctor was afraid to dermabond it because if he rubbed it into his eye then he would be glued. The nurses and Ricky wrapped him up and held him down so that he could stitch him up and it was over in about 5 mins.  We are down to only one stitch already and besides all the pretty colors it is healing up really well.

Gatlinburg with Nana and Becca

We recently took a trip to Gatlinburg with my mom and my sister-in-law. Bless their hearts for being brave enough to hang with my three kiddos and myself. I'm pretty sure they need vacations after being on vacation with us. We went to Dollywood on two different days. It was HOT but so fun! The boys loved the train and Karly seemed to enjoy everything.We also went to Cades Cove, Ober Gatlingburg and of course the outlets!!  I'm going to be sharing lots of pics so get ready!

~ Kollyn's EEG came back normal!! Woohooo! The doctor told us it was altered awareness moments? We haven't seen another since then! I did however about fall out Saturday when we got a bill for his test and doctor visit!!

Kollyn

I have tried to keep this quiet but today we are taking Kollyn to Childrens to have some test run on him.  For well over a month we have noticed him doing a odd blinking thing. We first thought he was just making a game of a new trick.  Then I started noticing that he would get really still right before and stare at something. That's when we decided to take him to the doctor. Our doctor saw what I was seeing on Thursday and decided to send us to a neurologist.

I'm pretty calm today usually I'm a mess before we go to Children's for any testing. I'm okay with whatever is found. We can deal with it. We have made it through so much together as a little family and we can handle whatever this may be. I'm still hoping for it to just be a trick but either way its okay.

Summer time!!

This Summer has been so busy already. We have been swimming almost every day. Regan and Karly would stay there all day if I let them. Kollyn isn't really excited about it and about 15 mins into swimming he is ready to get OUT! I really thought he would like it more than he does maybe it's just his age.

 



Somewhere in that splash is Regan



Two of Ricky's aunts and his pawpaw have lots down at the river and so we have also spent some time there enjoying the water and all his family.  Ricky spent a lot of time on the river when he was growing up so he loves seeing the kids playing in the water like he did. I tried to get some good pics a couple of weekends ago but they just were working with me. Kollyn's face in some of them is just too funny!!

Cousins feeding the ducks

Kollyn looks thrilled, doesn't he?

 There is so much I enjoy about this time of year and I'm loving making memories with my sweet babies.  Happy Summer!!