Times with the Todds

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Here Lately

This has been a busy past few weeks for us. Usually we stick pretty close to home but lately we've been in and out of town some. Joe and I celebrated our anniversary with a kid-free weekend in Charleston while mom and dad watched the kids. So nice. A few weeks later I flew to NYC for a long girls weekend (also very, very nice!). Then two weeks later Joe and I flew to New Orleans for a wedding he was in (congrats Kyle and Candace!). We will head to Lake Keowee next week, then things should be back to normal for a while.

In between all that we were lucky enough to have a visit from Meyur!

Kate holding Mary Harper at Will and Joshua's birthday party. Sweetness!

Will and Joshua's birthday party

One of the birthday boys! Sweet Joshua is 2! :)

Here are a few from our NYC trip:

Couldn't resist this place after a late night train ride back into the city from Brooklyn

St. Paul's...the old church at Ground Zero. Beautiful.

New World Trade Center

Grand Central Station

We saw "Wicked"...awesome, awesome show!

Love, love, love these girls!!! Can't wait to do it again!

Just some randoms of the kids:

Headed for baths!

One day I will miss these sweet hooded towel-heads after baths :(

Frisky girl after bath time! She is so silly ;)

Here are a few shots from Kyle and Candace's wedding in Louisiana. We had a great time!

Nate and Emily

Sweet friend

Great night!

Mattie driving Daddy's truck

We taught the kids the proper way to call the dawgs this year. We are proud.

Ready for Game Day!

Every girl needs a pink "Go Dawgs" jersey

The day Georgia beat Carolina...ahhhh, sweet victory

This past weekend we took the boys to a friend's land up at the lake to do a little fishing and exploring:

Mattie went right for that fish. No fear.

Daddy teaching him the proper way to hold a fish.

"Gimme that fish-y"

They wanted to go swimming in the pond....umm, no.

Ohhhh....walkin' down a country road...

We went to visit Grandmama and Grandaddy one afternoon. Love this shot. Especially Mattie diggin' for a little gold ;)

Friday, August 2, 2013

July 4th & Boys Turn 2

It has been a super rainy summer, but we managed to get up to the lake to spend a little time on and around the 4th of July...not to say we didn't get rained on. But we still had a fun time! The kids love riding in the tube and fishing.

Look at Joshua's face! lol

John helping Daddy navigate

Snack time

We headed home for naps and to get ready for the fireworks that evening...IF the rain would hold off!

Todd-Hughes-Todd-Hughes-Todd...what comes next? That's right! Another Hughes in December ;)

Sweet Greer...just 4 days later he became a big brother for the first time ;)

The spread

Patiently waiting on the show to start...in pj's

Sweet sweet friend

Not many sister pics are taken these days...

We had a great 4th. The rain did not hold off though. Just about as soon as the first fireworks shot off, it began to pour. We all ended up watching the show from inside our garage to be out of the rain.

The next week the boys turned 2. I remembered my family pretty much wheeling me out the front door for the fireworks show this time two years ago, and I watched from a reclining lawn chair right in the middle of the front yard. I was as big as the house. We have come a long way in two years!

Daddy built the boys a train table for their birthday this year

We have had a great time introducing them to "Thomas"

We woke up the morning of the boys' birthday to an absolute downpour. Thankfully the rain stopped just long enough for us to have their little party. Just as the last guests were leaving it began to rain again. We had such a great day!