Aloha!

Here is an attempt to capture Little J's cute new Hawaiian shirt that Mimi got for him...our photo session in the freshly cut grass was NOT successful. Evidently J is not a fan of grass, he kept trying to pick up his legs and lean back. I guess he just prefers to sit (not that he does much sitting these days!) on a blanket that I usually bring out. Oh well...here are a few pictures anyway!

Wedding Crashers

Have you ever seen the movie, Wedding Crashers? Basically 2 guys go to all these weddings they are not invited to & have a blast dancing and partying with the invited guests. Well if Aubrey & Justin's wedding is any indication of what Jeremiah thinks of weddings, then that may be him in about 20+ years! At least he was actually invited to their wedding!

The wedding reception took place at Justin's family winery, Rosemont. It was beautiful! We meandered around the main house during the cocktail hour and enjoyed all kinds of yummy hors d'oeuvres. They even had their mothers wedding dresses on display, as well as old family wedding photos - such a neat idea! After cocktail hour, we moved to a big tent for family-style dinner and dancing! Thankfully they provided flip-flops for the ladies because we would have all sunk in the grass with our heels. It is certainly fair to say that we all enjoyed ourselves immensely! A big thanks to Mom & Jim for taking Jeremiah home to bed, so that Mommy & Daddy could enjoy some adult time. Of course the wedding favor was a bottle of Rosemont wine - how appropriate!

And you know I took plenty of pictures to document the evening...ENJOY!

Our place cards set in half-corks

All the tables were named after a wine - ours was Vidal Blanc

Mom & Jim

Todd & Angie

Hanes Family Picture! It looks so cute like Big J & I are holding hands, but really we're holding down a knife that Little J decided would be a great toy.

Bride & Groom having their 1st Dance

Jeremiah enjoyed lots of food...especially this roll!

Can't you tell? He still has quite a bit of it in his mouth!

Joe & Bonnie Weiss - another "Beach Buddy" family from the past

Jim & Mike Wineholt, Father of the Bride

Little J (enjoying a green bean) & Terry Wineholt, Mother of the Bride

Aubrey, the bride, with Little J & her hubby, Justin, in the background looking a little scared at how quickly she grabbed up Jeremiah!

Mommy, Mimi, & Jeremiah

Mimi & Little J

Uncle Todd let Jeremiah sport his sunglasses for a while

Todd, Angie, & Little J

And the cutest picture in the world of a Grandpa & Grandson!

First trip to Krispy Kreme!!

In celebration of National Donut Day, Little J and I headed to our local Krispy Kreme (random fact...KK started in Winston-Salem).  They were giving away a free donut of your choice when you stopped by today. Here are the pictures from our fun experience!

Little J in the KK hat

Yeah...that didn't last long

Hmmm...what is this?

Let me have a little taste...

Gotta really sink your teeth into it!

This is right before he dropped it on the floor...

He was not very happy about losing his donut...Mommy was happy because he really didn't need to eat that whole thing! After all, he had already had a sample of vanilla ice cream :)

What a fun, free outing!

National Donut Day!

Make sure you celebrate National Donut Day tomorrow (Friday, June 5th) & stop by Krispy Kreme to receive a FREE donut!!! Jeremiah & I will definitely be celebrating!

Sweet Boy!

I have to write this now because you never know when things might change, but right now JEREMIAH IS THE SWEETEST KID IN THE UNIVERSE!! Seriously, if he was any sweeter I'm sure I'd go into some kind of diabetic shock. He is just SO happy practically all the time and loves to laugh, even when there's nothing to laugh about. I love when I walk into a room and I catch his eye...a HUGE smile takes over his face and he starts crawling at lightning speed toward me. Is there a better feeling in the world? I doubt it. 10 months is treating us well...I love this stage! :)

Water Bug

Summertime is here! With temperatures near 90, Little J needs a way to play outside & cool off, so what better way than a pool! Friday we decided to splash around in the driveway in the Froggy Pool.

First Off...SUNSCREEN!

Froggy Pool (finally) inflated with all of Mommy's hot air

Hmmm...what's this thing?

Chillin'

Staying cool under the froggy shade

Since the Froggy Pool in the drive was was so much fun, we decided to go to our neighborhood pool this afternoon. Mommy was a bit skeptical because she thought the water was going to be too cold for Little J. 

Daddy & Little J waiting until break was over to get in.

Testing out the water...

Still not so sure...

OK...this is FUN!

Fun for Daddy too!

Jeremiah especially liked to SPLASH!!

It's official...I LOVE THE POOL!!!

Caffeine-1, Becky-0

This is what I had with supper...

This is what I should have had...

I hate caffeine. But I love Coke with pizza (which is what I had for dinner...yummy!), but now I'm paying for it because everyone in our house is sleeping peacefully but me. Boo!

Sorry that was random, but what else am I suppose to do, clean? Yeah right...

Jeremiah-1, Banana-0

Last night I let Little J eat half a banana without me cutting it up or anything. I was a little nervous (you know first-time mom concerns on choking and such), but before I knew it the banana was DEMOLISHED! So I figured it would be pretty funny to video J eating the second half. Warning: this video is 5 minutes long, so unless you're a grandparent you're probably not going to want to watch the entire video, but of course you're more than welcome to. :)

Esther...It's Tough Being a Woman

I went to my first day of Bible Study at Calvary today. I'm joining a WOW group study on Esther, Beth Moore's newest study. I have been craving a deep, intense Bible study, however I will freely admit I was pretty intimated by a Beth Moore study because it usually involves LOTS of homework. Even though I was a teacher (pre-Little J), I myself am not always the best at completing homework (tsk! tsk!). Well, I am so excited after watching the first video that I can't wait to do the homework! Also, the homework is much shorter than some of her other studies, so that's helping motivate me too. 

Fun Fact: Did you know that Esther is the only book in the Bible that doesn't mention God's name? 

I'm looking forward to learning all kinds of other things about how God uses Esther during the next 10 weeks! Check out this promo video to see what I'm in store for! 

Weekend in Raleigh

We headed to Raleigh Friday night when Big J got home from work to spend some time with Mimi & Granddaddy Jim over the holiday weekend. Little did we know this would be the night Little J decided he was going to HATE his carseat! We thought we had timed everything just right...Jeremiah had been fed, bathed, and had his PJs on. He was rubbing his eyes and was very sleepy as we buckled him in, so sleepy that he was out by the time we hit I-40. We're happily rolling eastward and then a little whimper, followed by a lot of loud, inconsolable screams came from the back. Surely something has to be wrong with our sweet, happy baby. So we quickly pull off to get him out, calmed down. And he did just that. Yay - peace restored! Until we put him back in the carseat. And then we had another hour of screams to deal with until we got to Raleigh. 

This pretty much repeated itself today on the way back home. Again, perfect timing for J's afternoon nap. And nap he did until we got to Mebane, when he decided he would need to scream for the entire way home. And why stop there? He fussed and cried for about 2 hours after we got home too. Maybe he wanted to go back to Raleigh? He certainly wasn't very happy to be home.

God's wisdom is infinite and he certainly knew not to give us a colicky baby. I seriously don't know how parents do it when their baby cries constantly. We were about to lose it after 3 hours of crying. Please Lord, whatever babies you have planned for our future, make them healthy & happy like Little J because we are SPOILED!

Note to Jeremiah - we have a few trips planned in the coming summer months so you better start loving your carseat or we are ALL in for a few LONG road trips ahead.

Thankfully the screams were pretty limited to the car, so on to happier times!   Little J enjoyed visiting with Mimi & Granddaddy Jim, some fun times with Great-Grandpa Brannan, and even a few short minutes with Uncle Todd & Angie before they headed off on their tropical vacation (so glad you made it!!). Some of the weekend's activities included stroller rides in the neighborhood, a visit to Lake Lynn to ride on the swings, and hanging out at the Farmer's Market.

Think Little J enjoyed himself? Could he look more laid-back and happy if he tried??

Mimi & Granddady enjoyed lots of spoiling

Mommy & Daddy enjoyed some time out & about without Little J, although in this picture Daddy is still enjoying some of his yummy NC Seafood!

Little J thinks the Farmer's Market is a tiring place!

Looking forward to many more fun visits with Mimi & Granddaddy!