Rain Rain Go Away....

Rain, Rain go away...that's how we felt on Monday! After a weekend of much needed rain and again on Monday, we were sick of being trapped indoors! The kids were bouncing off the walls! There are only so many games you can play inside, so many times a movie can be watched....

Chance enjoyed pulling Layla in the Mega Blocks wagon. It was really cute to watch until he began popping wheelies with her and then I was afraid she'd get hurt. Attitudes were high from being inside for three days straight and I was very happy to hear the weather forecast speak of sunshine :)

On Tuesday, Aunt Courtney came to visit us and we had a great time. After putting the kids down for a nap, Courtney and I talked and laughed about so many things. It was great! We planned a trip down to the beach on Thursday to visit Mom and Larry and go out on the boat. The kids got up from their nap and we played inside for awhile before Courtney had to leave.

On Wednesday we went to Yaya's pool with Heather. Chance and Layla were in the backseat talking away. Layla barely saying anything that could be understood and Chance asking me if we were there yet. At each stop sign Chance wanted to know which way we needed to turn to get to Yaya's. I told him left/right and then asked him to point the way. I was so proud of him, he never made a mistake. When we were about a mile away he asked me this question...I waiting patiently Mommy? I laughed under my breath and told him he was doing great! We pulled in Yaya's driveway and both kids started screaming.....Yaya's Yaya's.....ohhhhh it's Headerrrr :)

I'm not sure who had the most fun..Chance, Layla, or Heather!

Of course all the smiles faded when it was time to leave. Layla was so tired and needed a nap and so did Chance. I was so afraid of a meltdown or having to listen to whining because we were leaving. I explained to Chance that it was time to go and he needed to help get all the floats and stuff put away. He was such a big boy and that left me feeling great!

On Thursday, Aunt Courtney came over that morning and
we got the kids ready. We were off to the beach to visit
Mom & Larry! Chance was so excited because he knew we
were going out on the boat. We got to the beach and loaded
everything up and drove down to the boat landing. The wind
was blowing so bad and the water was choppy, but that didn't
stop us. We road to the South Inlet at Topsail. It was so nice,
the kids could play in the sound and Papa Larry could fish.
We had such a wonderful time!! Courtney, Mom, and me
laughed so hard and it felt great! Chance had such a hard time
deciding what he really wanted to do. He would play in the water awhile, then he'd get on the boat and fish. Back to the water, then back on the boat to fish. I guess he wanted to do
it all and was afraid he might leave something out. He really
enjoys going out on the boat with Nana & Papa, fishing with
Nana & Papa, and golfing with Nana & Papa. Yesterday, I
finally think I figured out why. He gets to eat all sorts of stuff
that's loaded with sugar & chocolate :) He had a great time!

Layla also enjoyed herself. She does really good on the boat. She sits and lets the wind blow through her hair, points at the birds, and squeals with joy. I enjoy watching my children having fun. She played in the water a lot. She too, ate quite a bit. She would have tried to fish, if her brother would have let her :)

My mom caught a jelly fish and that was fun for Courtney and myself. I remember as a child going with my dad to Minnesott Beach and getting stung by a jelly fish each trip. I had never
seen a jelly fish this close up before, so it was really neat. There was a crab inside the jelly fish that we were able to free :) Yes we felt like HERO'S!!! I thought for sure that these things would feel like jelly, the dead ones I had seen laying around sure did. This thing was hard as a rock, we poked at it with the net and flipped it around, just to be sure nothing else was inside.


We had such a wonderful time! It was exhausting but we wouldn't have wanted it any other way. A big Thank You to Nana & Papa for including us in your vacation :) We love you!!!


Although this week started out indoors the Lord blessed us with weather wonderful enough to spend the rest of the week outdoors. We had such a wonderful time enjoying the sunshine, swimming, boat ride, and all the wonderful scenery that God has blessed us with.

It just came to me as I was finishing up this blog, that our life is a lot like the weather. Life isn't always sunshine. There may be be days where the water is choppy and the wind feels like it won't stop blowing. There may be storms with dark nasty clouds that seem endless, but I praise God he's always by my side. He will never leave me or forsake me, no matter how rough life's weather may get! Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41:10

Until next time, we love you! May God continue to pour his blessings upon you as he does our family!

Dewalae