B & His Girlfriends

Last Wednesday B and I went to Grandmommy's pool with our friend "Shell" (Michelle) and her two kiddos, Lexi (6) and Abby (3 - going on 13!). The kids had a blast and were pretty well behaved. Nobody drowned and they all shared the water toys, so we'll call it a successful outing!

B is starting to do very well in the water. He was quite timid in the water at the beginning of the summer, but now he loves the pool. He even did some jumps off the diving board at my cousin Charlie's house yesterday! (If anyone has a picture of that, be sure to send it to me).

Lexi, B, and Abby

Nobody tell his Daddy he was wearing a purple life jacket & pink goggles!

Busy, Busy, Busy!

It has definitely been a busy summer so far. Lots of fun in the sun and quality time with the family. Brennan has been enjoying every minute, well, every minute that we let him spend outside! Truthfully, he would live outside if we let him. Unfortunately, his Momma is more of a shade-dweller. I hate the heat! Even worse, if I spend more than 5 minutes outside I end up with about 20 mesquito bites (seriously). Apparently I'm very sweet :o) We even have a skeeter vac and I use Off - neither of which seem to help me.



Well, my son just woke up from his nap so I have to cut this post short. We will leave you with some pictures of our 5th of July party at the Kopel's house:




Brennan loves this scooter!


Any child who has ever been to Grandmommy's house knows about the Tootsie Pops!


Daddy & B


Going for a ride on Aunt Debbie's jet ski

My Apologies

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I have tons of recent pictures to post, but I've just been a bad, lazy blogger!

Brennan continues to grow like a weed and he is learning new things and words every day. He is such a funny little guy with an awesome personality and we can't get enough of the silly things he does.

We are currently celebrating the 4th of July with Sammy & J-Pop (aka "Josh's parents") and we're really enjoying all of the fun in the sun. While I'm sure there will be plenty of pictures to post after the annual Hammett Family 4th of July BBQ tomorrow, I'll leave you with some pictures from our time in Cobb Island with the Hixson's...


B isn't scared of much - but he was terrified when he first got in the water...or the "big pool" as he calls it.


One of the back of his head for Nana!


I don't know...do you think he loves his J-Pop?!

As promised...

A picture of a boy and his Pops:





Poor Pops! As soon as he walks in the door after work, Brennan backs up to him and says "Ride...Ride...Ride"- the little squirt can be quite relentless! I guess there is one good thing about him being in the 5th percentile for weight & height :o) We love you, Pops!

Happy Father's Day!

Brennan asked me to post an extra-special message to his Daddy, Pops, J-Pop, and all of the other awesome dads that he knows. Happy Father's Day! We love you :o)

(Please note I am typing this blog from Cobb Island, MD and have no pictures of B with his Pops to post. Check back for a picture on Monday!)

Brennan, Daddy, and J-Pop (5/24/08)


Brennan and Daddy

Feelin' Hot, Hot, Hot!

It has definitely been hot, hot, hot around here lately. It's sad when you're excited to see the meteorologist only predict a high of 90, because that pales in comparison to the 105 degree weather we had last week and the beginning of this week. Although, after watching the news this morning and seeing the reports of flooding, tornados, and wild fires I feel selfish for complaining about a little discomfort from heat and humidity. Afterall, I am quite blessed to have a roof over my head, food in my belly (though maybe a little less food wouldn't hurt!), clothes on my back, and most importantly - central AC! Here are some pictures of my little friend enjoying the sunshine.

Giving "Baby" a ride on his big boy bike:


Playing in Nana's froggy pool:


Hiding under the table on the patio:

Brennan and the 3 B's!

1) Big B - Last week we got to spend some time with Big B who was in town from San Diego. He was chosen to attend a conference in Quantico, VA and fortunately the Marines allowed him to take some leave and come home for a week afterwards. It's always great seeing him and Lil B LOVES spending time with Uncle B. In fact, he was sure to tell all of us it's "My B!".

2) Ba - Brennan has finally parted with his beloved "Ba" (pacifier). He loved it dearly, but was becoming far too attached to it and wanting it all the time and not just at night/nap. He's almost 2 years and 4 months and we're trying to potty train him so it was time for him to be a big boy and say goodbye to Ba. So, this past Saturday B and I went to Target and did some shopping. He decided that he would give his Ba to the "yady" (lady) cashier and buy a...

3) Big Boy Bike! That's right, his very first big boy bike with training wheels. It's really small and absolutely adorable. He's learning to use the pedals instead of his feet and he's doing great. Of course I haven't taken any pictures (sorry!). So the first couple days he asked for his Ba I just reminded him that it's gone because he gave it to the lady. So far, so good!

Has it really been 2 weeks?!

I apologize for the lack of updates to the blog lately. Brennan has been fighting an ear infection, sinus infection, and a cold. He seems to be doing much better now, but I can hardly breathe because I am so congested! At least Josh and B have both recovered from their sicknesses so I can be miserable on my own.

Here are some new pictures of our little man. It was so nice outside today that his Nana took him to the Breton Bay beach to play. It looks like he had a blast!

He's Momma's little wild man!

How can you not love that sweet face?!

Gathering rocks

His favorite part of the visit - throwing rocks in the water!

The Caterpillar Hunter!

Brennan's latest obsession is caterpillars. Which is good because there's about a million of them in/around our yard. He doesn't like to touch them, have them put on his shirt (Josh just had to try!) or really get too close to them, but he is very intrigued by them. He makes note of how many there are in a certain location and he keeps a close eye on where they are going. His favorite thing to do with the caterpillars though is pick them up with sticks. It almost looks like he's fishing for them! Here are some photos of B caterpillar hunting with his Pops last week:

3 Years Later...

Josh and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary yesterday. Seems like it's been much longer than that...hehehe!

THEN...

NOW...