myrtle beach

this year, vacation was slightly different! there was a lot of us crammed into a condo (but hey, at least we were ocean front!) and i was 8 months pregnant with two rambunctious kids. and then of course, all of my boys got sick. rhys was sick, throwing up, on monday. kullen followed suit on wednesday and between wed-friday - adam just wasn't feeling well (we figured out later it was from the antibiotic he was taking!)

ANYWAY! we managed to have fun, regardless! :)
even if rhys hated the sand most of the time (he would say 'got dirt on me pigs!' quite often during the day. HAHA!

 how rhys spent most of his vacation - sitting on blanket/chair and eating! haha

 they loved the jacuzzi tub!

 that bruise happened the very first day we were there. he ran straight into one of the luggage carts. awesome.

 he absolutely LOVES the beach though.

more beach - rhys is probably saying 'me dirrrrty'

 carnival fun!

 my family <3 p="">

 and some put-put ... which is basically a joke with a 2 year old. haha

the early poag

gets the sunrise.

♥

internet is REALLY slow here

meaning my hopes of blogging daily

have been shot!

however; we are having a blast

enjoying fun in the sun!

summertime

... and the livins' easy! :)
we made it safetly (and quickly)
to myrtle <3

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bad to the bone

wellllll - after being gone for a week, i feel like i have SO much to catch up on and don't even know where to begin. naturally, i have pictures to go along with everything i'd like to blog about but GO FIGURE i bring my camera to work and leave my upload cord at home >:O so, maybe tonight after kullen goes to bed - i can get some blogging done.
i always tell myself that i will get this or that done after kullen goes to bed, but instead - i get in bed, watch 20 mins of tv (if i'm lucky) and i am OUT! having a child is SO exhausting! ;) well worth it all but phew, i never knew 'tired' until i had him! haha! speaking of ... my lilman is growing up SO much. not sure if i've mentioned it in a previous post but he can now give kisses when asked! :D sometimes i have to beg .. 'kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kisssss?' and he will finally in, but occasionally he will do it on the first time! :) and last week while we were in myrtle - he stood by himself MORE than one time and for MORE than one second ... actually it was about 30 seconds! i actually have a picture of him standing on his own .. but yeah, no upload cord - GR! but, along with all the good and wonderful - comes some bad. and by bad, i mean temper tantrums. i haven't experienced terrible twos just yet - but i think i am experiencing obnoxious ones =( i am not sure what to do about it either. it seems to have been worse the past couple days - and partially i blame his sixth tooth coming through, being a tad sunburnt under his eyes, having a mild cold - from teething - and just being thrown off his schedule from vacation. but it seems like if he doesn't get his way, he throws himself back, sreams, cries and kicks his legs - just like you would imagine a typical tantrum. my goal is to find out a way to correct this .. i just don't know where to begin. my theory on how it happened is that up until recently - he was given anything he ever wanted, and not in a bad way. he was young - all he wanted was to be fed, held and changed and he got all of that. now he is getting older and wanting other things - and some of those things he can't have or play with - like electrical sockets, phones, laptops, catfood, or any other adult thing and when he can't have them or we say 'no' - phew, watch out. it's crazy! i don't know about that theory though because then EVERY kid would be that way and i don't THINK every kid is. guess i will jump on my 'almost one' forums and read about other kids his age and see if any other parents are dealing with this and how they corrected it. buuuut don't get me wrong - he is still the cutest, most perfect baby in my eyes - even amongst the temper tantrums ;) and as soon as mommy scoops him up and holds him - he stops, even if he didn't get what he originally wanted (which adam says me 'coddling' him is JUST as bad .. but whatevs) so, that's kullen at this moment .. when he's good, he is GOOOOOOOD but when he's bad, oh Lord he is BAD! ;)
cousin came over last night and said he was 'a little kaley' ... guess payback is here, huh? hehe!!

anywayyyy - i'll post more in detail later of our vacation and adam's graduation and all those little things in between :)

week in advance

'just get through this week' is the motto. i have already told myself that oh, about fourty times! you seeeeee - we leave for myrtle beach on saturday morning!!! and by we - i mean just me, adam and kullen! :D i couldn't be MORE excited for a vacation! although my mom & mitchell will be down there for Lori's wedding - we are not staying with them .. so it will mainly be just us :)
so - i'm pre-planning my week on my blog. maybe it will help me stick with the plan! i've been meaning to do this anyway for dinners but haven't gotten around to it just yet. go fig. haha!

monday - 24th -
work until 3:30. pick up kullen from stephanies. go to babies R us to get formula and any other beach necessities (sunblock is all we NEED, wonder what i'll WANT) & hopefully squeezing victoria secret in as well - to spend my giftcard from mothers day.
adam has a tattoo appointment after work so i am possibly doing dinner with connie, jenni and kids. i'm sure adam and i will be home at the same time so our evening will just consist of giving kullen a tub, getting him to sleep and getting ourselves ready for tomorrow. bleh.

tuesday - 25th -
work until 3:30. stop by palm beach and get my tan on (to prevent burning in myrtle)
doing ALL laundry and putting things aside for MB.
dinner - stuffed green peppers.

wednesday - 26th -
working until 3:30. possibly running errands to look for beach chairs and cheap towels. cleaning up the house so we don't come home to a big messy house!
dinner - (weather permitting) steaks on the grill, seasoned baked poatoes and a veg.

thursday - 27th -
working until 3:30. stop by palm beach and tan. go to escape nail salon and get my deluxe pedicure with hot pink nail polish! :) home to continue cleaning and packing for MB.
dinner - coconut crusted salmon with long grain wild rice.

friday - 28th
working until 3:30. home to finish any cleaning and pack everything up for MB. pack everything in the trunk. make grocery list for MB. make MB budget. SLEEEEEP! :)
dinner - hamburger helper or spaghetti.

hopefully i stick to this list. i think if i have it all laid out, it will be easier to get everything accomplished! we shall see :)