summer bucket list-update

Here's a peek at the Bell's summer bucket list......

1. have a picnic at Mount Trashmore

2. take Emerson to Doumar's

3. go to a Tide's game

4. go for a bike ride @ Seashore State Park

5. spend 1 night somewhere other than our home

6. date night for Momma and Daddy

7. find a petting zoo

8. watch the sunset at the beach

9. ride the TIDE

10. pay for stranger at a drive-thru

11. have an awesome 2nd Birthday Party for my main man

12. go camping in the backyard

Sunset at Lynnhaven Pier 

Proof of a super awesome 2nd birthday party!!!!

Ice cream for lunch....I'm gonna count it :)

We have a little catching up to do....but I'm hoping to knock 2 things off of the list tomorrow :)

Just a few pics I love from the past week....my little farfalla

Em and his Mommy
or Mommy and her baby

Piggies in the sand :)

"eat muffin like Malcolm"

Em and I went to Starbucks one morning a few weeks ago.....and he apparently associates muffins to his buddy malcolm......because every time he sees one
"I eat muffin like Malcolm"

so funny!!

Em's 2nd Birthday!!

We'll things have been a little....what's the word I'm looking for....out of whack??

But that doesn't stop birthdays from happening :) Thank goodness!!!

My little boy is 2!!! Where has the time gone???

He's growing up to be such an amazing little guy....he's sweet and caring and funny and silly and he knows what he wants!!

Em's checking on Baby Bobby....that's our new fish :)

tools were the gift of choice this year....he loves all of them :)

Em's party was pirate themed...here's a little pirate island cake

1st birthdays are fun, but 2nd birthdays are even better! Emerson knew what was going on this time and he had a blast!! Here he is blowing out the candle...he actually did it!

Hey Em! How old are you??


I LOVE YOU BABY BOY, ALWAYS WILL :)

Zoo meeting Bernadette

This is Bernadette, the Norfolk zoo's new female Red Panda. Oscar is the male Red Panda. (not pictured) One of the zoo staff members said Bernadette it's really impressed with Oscar too much. haha Baby Red Pandas....not anytime soon?

Em going to check out the tigers

Walking along holding the rope

What's a cow say? Moooo

The zoo pass my parents got us for Christmas has been a great source of outdoor fun, I think we've been at least a dozen times so far. Emerson loves it he talks about animals (right now he's all about a peacock and llama) all the time and especially farm animals and animals eating! That's very important to him :)

Side-note: The other night Emerson and I were reading a book before bed, it's about animals in the jungle getting ready for bed, of course like any other toddler when you turn the page they immediately announce the animal.....so we got to the page with the porcupines and Em shouts "oh, pinecones!" I could help but laugh, it was really cute :)

VIP night!

What a great time for the zoo....sun setting, temps dropping

This highlight of Em's trip this week was, this up close and personal encounter with a peacock and we found a llama! That's the first time we spotted the llama, Emerson was in love, so we stopped in the gift shop and snagged a small llama for my main man. We might make it a little tradition if I can figure out a good spot for them at home?

We rounded our trip out with a  hot dog and popcorn picnic ($2 dollars total!!) watching the train ride bye :) Thanks for the date nite Em!
Love, Mamas

Memorial Day 2012

Thank you to all our service members who so willing give of their time all year round so I can enjoy so many days with my family. I have a special appreciation for military families, I wish I could sum it up in words, but the only way I can seem to is "THANK YOU!"

Today we enjoyed the day at Sandbridge

I enjoy writing in the sand :)

Em and his buddy Malcolm had a good time being pulled around on a mini 4 wheeler

They spent alot of time playing in this bucket of water and loved it! We kept catching them giggling with each other......so cute!

Here is one tired little boy, and a tired little bear, bear too!

Children's Museum

We took out first trip to the Children's Museum in Portsmouth, VA

where you are welcomed by a kissing frog, AWWWW 

Em's taking a drive thru the ATM at TowneBank :) Needed some lunch money, I guess? 

Goobers!

He was into the trains!

And the chickens and eggs

And LEMONS!!!???

All of the grocery shopping was a workout so Emerson took MayMay for a ride on a bus, to get some lunch......Chicken to be exact :)

They had a "make it, take it" room so, we did!

Add to my never-ending "to do list"......Must make a chalkboard wall at home! I think I have the perfect spot!

They had the coolest stage with lights and sounds and dress-up clothes! Emerson wasn't into dressing up? Oh well!

This was so fun! I think we could have done this for hours. 

Emerson was pushing his little hands into this GIANT PinPression and saying "high five"

I'll spare you the images of Momma and MayMay's impressions but they were good for a few laughs! 

Overall, we had a great time. Emerson will LOVE it when he's a little older. He's still in that stage where he doesn't really know how to pretend? I think he was a little overwhelmed?

Tuesday

I let Em have at it with a small cup of cream cheese left over from our lunch of auntie anne's pretzels :)

Piggies!!!

I was folding some laundry yesterday while Em's snacking on "fishese" and he wanted to share with "bear, bear" Let's say it together now....AAAAAAWWE.


Sidenote: Emerson says "awe" when he's does something sweet and says "I funny" when we laugh at him doing silly things :) It's hilarious.