My Bunny is becoming a Bug :-(

Well, the time has come. We got a notice at daycare yesterday, Ben is moving up on October 27th. He will no longer be a Bunny, he is moving up to the creeper class...aka The Bugs. We will miss our teachers in the Bunnies, Miss Meghan, Miss Margaret and Miss Keonia. But Miss Kim in the Bugs is a Clemson fan! She will help him learn the important things!

Family Day at Erskine

Last weekend we visited Kiki at Erskine for family day. It was a very nice day. We got to hear Kiki's gospel choir sing...very interesting. We had a nice picnic outside on the grounds, watched a shag contest (sort of) and we got to hang out with Kiki.

"Who are you, and why are you taking my picture?" Nice nametag Jack. I think Gran was afraid she might forget your name...but wait, she still called you Ben!

Is it lunch time yet?

The highlight of the day was the "Hehe's"...translation horses. I have never seen Jack move so fast in all of my life. They had an equestrian demonstration after lunch. Jack was sitting on the porch playing and had I not been paying attention and caught him, he would have jumped the two feet off the porch and taken off. All he could do was run, point and say "Hehe, hehe". I have never seen him so excited. He got to pet them, and watched them demonstrate.

Discussing the "hehe's"

Ben was a little bit less than impressed with the gospel choir...sorry Kiki. He was doing fine until the girl standing next to us let out a great big yell. Then we lost it, after that it was a little bit touch and go. Jack on the other hand was interested as ususal.

Botswana Boys

Uncle Geoffrey sent the boys t-shirts from Botswana while he was out traveling the world. The boys love their shirts and want to tell Uncle Geoffrey...THANK YOU!!

Botswana...where's that mom?

More Pictures from Ben's Baptism

With having to go out of town right after Ben's baptism I did not get around to putting these pics up until now.

Rockin' the "lamp shade"...

A Little Behind...not like a Butt.

OK, so I am about a month behind or so on the posting. I finally have downloaded the pics from my camera from when we went with Robbie and Suzann to Biltmore. We had an awesome weekend.

As you can see from the picture of the boys the decided to go fly fishing. Please note all of the equipment. Let me just say, we never saw a fish. We did a lovely story of some lesbians skinny dipping in the river. I think Robbie and Jon got an eye full. I'm glad I was absent for that one.
The flowers at Biltmore were gorgeous, as usual. I took lots of random pictures of course, but here are just a few of my favorites. Maybe if I am nice to Kiki she will paint one for me...hmmm...

WHAT A WEEK!

The posts have not been coming as fast as I would like, but we have been crazy. On the afternoon of Friday the 19th at 3:30 I found out I had to go to Orlando for work on Sunday (the same day as Ben's baptism).
That Saturday mom and I drove to Hartsville for Caroline Benson's wedding shower. It was so nice. It was in a loft apartment in downtown Hartsville complete with rooftop deck. Who would think such a neat place would be in downtown Hartsville? The shower was great and Caroline seemed very happy. Only a few more days until she ties the knot!
Sunday morning was the baptism, and then everyone over for lunch. Immediately after lunch I had to pack and Jon drove me to pick up my rental car. I was on the road headed for not so sunny Orlando by 4:15...ugh. I made it to the hotel around 10:15. Luckily Sue and her husband were there so I was not totally by myself. Jon kept Ben while I was gone, and Jack went to stay with Gran and Doda.
I got home Wednesday afternoon/night around 6:30. Gran and Doda met me at the airport with Jack. We then went back home and saw Jon and Ben which was great. I was really missing my boys after being gone for 3 full days. I was in major need of a big Ben smile and sweet Jack hug (sometimes there is nothing better than a toddler hug).
Thursday and Friday it was off to work. Nothing like no time to recover! Friday was Ashlee's BIG 3-0. I managed to work it out with Jon so that we could celebrate after work. He was supposed to come and pick me up after he got the boys. It somehow ended up that he met us out once the boys went to bed at Gigi's house. We had a great time at the Flying Saucer, and then at 11:00 PM we turned into pumpkins...or parents. We went and picked up the boys at Gigi's. Jack was sleeping in Jon's old twin bed in his old room. His mom even still had the NFL sheets that Jon used to have. It was very cute!
Finally Saturday we had time for some rest. We took Jack for his first "big boy" haircut. It turned out really cute. Of course, I did not take the camera, but it was a success. Jon went to the Carolina game Saturday and I stayed home with the boys and we watched Barney and Pinnochio. Good times...
Sunday we just hung out around the house and basically did nothing. It was wonderful!! I wish we had more time to just be together and not have to worry about where we were going next, or what we had to do. That was last week in a nutshell. This week hasn't started out much better. Ben had to go to the doctor for pink eye, but hopefully by Thursday we will be back into our routine.

Ben's Baptism

Ben's baptism went beautifully. Both boys were on their very best behavior and Ben was looking extra precious in the "lampshade". We managed to make it to church the required 15 minutes in advance and had our very first family portrait made before the service.

There were two other babies being baptised at the same time. One little kid was NOT very happy. Luckily they were the first to go and the parents had enough sense to immediately take them out. I was getting very nervous that the screaming was going to become contagious. Jack even let me hold him while we were in front of the congregation and he did not get into any major mischief. After the baptisms were done, the boys even stayed in "big church" for the remainder of the service. Ben went to sleep and Jack did not make a sound. I could not believe it! After church we had most of the family over to our house for lunch. It was very nice except for the fact that as soon as we finished eating I had to pack and leave for Orlando. That is another story though. Overall we had a wonderful day together.