Thanksgiving in Hilton Head Day 3, 4 & 5

Friday we did more of the same. Relaxed, swim, ride bikes, enjoy the weather. But we did have some fun at the Shelter Cover Marina Christmas festival.

We rode our bikes over the bridge to the Marina, to see what all they had. They had a bounce house, train rides, and Santa! 

Michael is all ready for the train ride!

Off he goes!

Fun ride!

The line was super long to see Santa, and Michael didn't want to wait, so we left and went to get something to eat. The rest of the day was spent riding bikes and swimming, and some food thrown in. 

Saturday we headed over to the beach to fly our kite. The water was really cold, so there wouldn't be any swimming for us in the ocean. 

Love my boy!

And this boy too!

Flying the kite!

I started writing in the sand, and Michael wanted to, also. 

After the beach, we went back to the nice warm, heated pool and we were the only ones there!

I couldn't believe how empty it was!

We saw a lot of this! Him underwater and just his feet sticking out. 

Sunday morning is was time to head home. We did go spend a little time at the pool again before we had to leave. 

It was a great little vacation! Hilton Head is one of our favorites and hopefully we will be back again for spring break!

Thanksgiving in Hilton Head Day 1 & 2

This year for Thanksgiving, we decided to ditch our families and head to Hilton head Island for the week. It turned out to be a great idea! We had a wonderful time, and it was so relaxing. We stayed at Disney's Hilton head Island resort,  like we did in May.

First thing we did after checking into our room, was go get our bikes. Michael talked us into putting his training wheels back on his bike, so we did. He just isn't comfortable starting out and turning on just two wheels. He will get there, just needs some more practice.  

So we rode...

And rode...

And rode...

All over the resort! That is definetely Michael's favorite thing!

This is the view from our balcony. Through those trees is the marsh. 

On Wednesday night was a full moon and it was so big and bright! I tried getting some pictures of the moon reflecting off the water, but they all turned out blurry.

Thursday morning we woke up and had no plans! Which was really great! We watched the parade on our pajamas, then the boys got dressed and went for a bike ride all around the resort. After an hour or so, they came back to get swimsuits on so they could go to the pool. The weather was absolutely gorgeous the whole week! But yes, the pool was heated too.

Michael didn't miss a beat when it came to swimming. He was jumping in and swimming everywhere! And went on the slide too many times to count!

After swimming, it was time to go eat some Thanksgiving Lunch! We went to Stack's Pancake house and had the traditional Thanksgiving pancakes! It was great!

After lunch we drove around the island, and let Michael take a little nap in the car. 

Once back at the resort, Michael and I went to see Shadow, and ride our bikes.

I took some pictures of Michael around the resort.

And we went to the playground to play.

After playing and riding, we stopped for a Mickey Bar!

That night, we drove over to the new Shelter Cove Shopping Center to get something for dinner. 

The lights at the shopping Center were so pretty!

Well, that was day 1 and 2. I'll be back with days 3 and 4.

He lost another tooth!!

That's right, Michael lost another tooth!!

On Saturday, we went to show my parents his missing tooth, and papa asked him if he wanted him to pull out the other one, and Michael said yes!!

I can't believe it! Hopefully that will be all for a while.

It's funny though, when he was a baby, he got those teeth two days apart, and now he has lost them two days apart.


And here he is pretty proud of himself with a $5 bill! That's what you get from Papa when you lose two teeth and you let him pull out one of them!

Orphan Sunday 2015

This morning at church, we celebrated Orphan Sunday. As part of the service, Michael, along with 25 other kids, sang "I'm Adopted"! They did a great job, and we are so proud of him!

Our little family at church. We Love Adoption!! 

                                                 

Lydia and Abby were so excited to see Michael on stage singing! We are so thankful for such great friends!

                                           

And here is Michael on Orphan Sunday 2013, 2014, 2015! He's finally growing into his shirt! But I think we will get another year out of it! 

                                             

Michael Lost his First Tooth!!

We noticed last week, that Michael had a couple of wiggley teeth. Both bottom teeth would be coming out soon!

Well Thursday night was the night! One of the two was ready to come out! 

He was so brave as Andrew pulled it out! 

Here is a little video of Andrew pulling his tooth! 

It won't be long til the other one is ready to come out! 

Halloween 2015

This year for Halloween, Michael wanted to be a Ninja Turtle! But he didn't want to wear a costume. He only wanted to wear his shirt and shell that he got for his birthday.

We went to Trunk or Treat at my parents church on Wednesday night and then trick or treating on Saturday night with Leilani. 

Michael ended up with a ton of candy!! Mommy and Daddy are helping him eat it all! 😛

And this is too cute not to share. Michael through the years!

Carving our pumpkin

Ever since we bought a pumpkin, 3 weeks ago, Michael has been asking when we could carve it. Well this weekend we finally carved it! 

He wanted our pumpkin to have a scary face, so he drew out what he wanted it to look like. 

I love a 5 year olds version of scary! 

Daddy has the job of carving, while I get to sort through the guts and pull out all of the seeds for roasting. 

Michael was so happy with how it turned out and loves to go light it every night. 

Just a side note, but as I was elbow deep in pumpkin guts, this overwhelming feeling of nostalgia came over me and I was flooded with memories of my childhood. All of us sitting on our picnic table in upstate New York, drawing our faces, dad carving the face, us kids pulling all of the guts out. All of it was wonderful! Happy memories from childhood! 

Grandad's Apples, Hendersonville, NC

Yesterday, we went back to Grandad's Apples in Hendersonville, NC, but with my in-laws this time. 

These was a lot colder than last week. Last week was shorts and t-shirts, this week was long pants, and coats. It was just as crowded and still just as much fun! I tried to get some different pictures than I got last week. 

Michael and Maggie ride the cow train! 

And we fed the animals again. This week we fed the donkey. 

Then we picked out a pumpkin to bring home, which we didn't do last week. 

The kids played on the giant tube swing and on the giant hay bales. 

It was a fun afternoon, and next year we need to remember to get there around 4, because that is when it started to empty out.