Who are you and where is my 3-year-old?

So, everyone told me, don't worry about the terrible twos, it's the threes you have to worry about. And for the most part, that's been true :) Tyler is an amazing kid, but he certainly has his fair share of meltdowns and hissy fits.

So, one day this week, I picked him (and Jake) up from school and needed to run to Walmart to pick up a few things we needed. I planned ahead and had a snack for both the boys that they could eat on the way to the store. As we pulled into the parking lot of Walmart, Tyler said, "Mommy, I finish my snack before we go in."

Normally, this would not have been a big deal, but on this particular day, the heavens were about to open up in the form of a thunderstorm and I wanted to get in and out really quick. I pleaded with Tyler, "Why don't we keep your snack in the car and we can finish it when we get back in the car?"

I braced myself for the whining and protesting.

Then he said,

"OK Mommy, it doesn't matter."

I paused.

"What did you say?"

He repeated it again.

"It doesn't matter."

He went happily in the store and finished his snack when we got back in the car. I feel like we have reached the end of the 3s. At least for now! 

How far we've come...

I blogged a few weeks ago about how Tyler has gotten a lot more comfortable in and around water since last summer. Well, as you can tell from the photos in the last post, this did not change last week during our trip to the beach. He's has turned into quite the little fish, with a lot of help from his dad and Papa. Here are a few videos from the trip.

Beach bums

We've been relaxing this week at Ocean Isle Beach, thanks to a week-long trip Scott's dad put together. We have had the best time, just lounging around, playing in the pool and generally just being bums! Here are a few of my favorite pics from the week. Check out our little man surfing!!!

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Let the wild rumpus begin!

Jake has been crawling for over a month now and has since started pulling up, raising up on his hands and feet, and even tackling. Yes, tackling. My little Jakey has taken to crawling towards Tyler at a fairly good speed (for an almost 10 month old) and literally head butting Tyler. Tyler of course thinks this is HILARIOUS! I think Scott is in heaven too. I'm just trying to make sure no one gets squashed in the process of all this rambunctiousness. Here are a few photos where I tried to capture the chaos.

Let's get Daddy!

Tackle!

Jake after Tyler

Got him!

What mom?

A little light reading

Tyler LOVES this book. Thomas Goes Fishing. Here's a clip of him "reading" the book - with a slight interruption by Jake. This has become quite common these days and Scott and I are navigating the new role of referee between the two boys. 

I never want to forget these moments. :) 

I'm going to run for HOW LONG?!?!?

I don't know if it's a pre-mid-life crisis or I'm in "I've had my babies so now it's time to get serious about getting in shape" mode, but I did a wacky thing last week and signed myself up for a half-marathon. I got coerced into this by my delightful neighbor who had lost an amazing 30 pounds from just getting out and running. So, this October I'll be running in the Ramblin' Rose Half Marathon in Durham.

I of course decided to start training during the week that it's in the upper 90s every single day. Whoo Hoo, let's get this party started! Well, I got out Monday night and started out strong. I ran (and walked) a little over 2 miles in roughly 30 minutes. I got back from the run feeling energized and excited that I had actually done something. I am embarrassed to say that before Monday evening I really could not remember the last night that I really broke a good sweat. It felt great.

While I was stretching out afterwards (which I apparently didn't do too well at since I am FEELING it still today) and did the quick math in my head.

Half Marathan, what's that, about 13 miles?

It took me 15 minutes to run a mile.

So, if I ran this thing next week, it would take me over 3 hours.

I'll be running for over 3 hours!?!?!?!

Crap.

As I coming to this realization, Scott said to me, "You've got this. You can do this."

I love my husband.

Went out this evening to run and shaved a few minutes off the first mile. Made a little progress, but still a ways to go. Stay tuned for more updates on the training for this thing. Writing about it on here keeps me accountable so I can stay on track!

More from the beach

Just a little clip from our beach trip this weekend. Tyler eventually worked his way up from running away from the waves to jumping the little ones on his own. We're so lucky to have two family beach trips this summer, so we were so excited to get a little preview of how much fun the boys are going to have on them!

Beach on a whim

Friday afternoon Scott and I did something we rarely do - we were completely spontaneous! Literally at 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon, Scott and I decided to take the boys to the beach for a weekend. We always talked about going somewhere just the four of us for some time, but we never just DID it. Well, Friday we did.

I hopped on the trusty Internets to scope out the last minute deals and found a great room in Wilmington. I sprinted home, packed everything up - which by the way was weirdly comforting to find out I could pack everything up in 30 minutes if I had to - and stopped by Walmart for a few things. I picked up the boys, Scott got home from work, packed up the car, and we were on our way a little after 6 o'clock.

When we got to the hotel, the setup was perfect! There was a pullout sofa for Tyler - which he thought was really cool - and a great area for us to set up the pack 'n play for Jake. Which meant - Scott and I got the entire bed to ourselves!!! Or at least the evenings started that way. Strangely enough, by 6:30 AM each morning, we had a bed full of rambunctious little boys!

We hoped up early Saturday and headed out to the beach. We had a blast! Here are a few pictures of a great weekend!

Jake knew he needed some sunscreen.

Tyler loved jumping the waves!

Jake enjoying the ride.

Napping at the beach!

Playing in the sand.

Enjoying a little shade under the tent.

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