New Rooms!

While Holly’s kids were on spring break she drove up to help me out with the baby’s new room and Aidens “Big Boy” room. When we get together we always have elaborate plans of all the things we are going to do and then we just end up with a bunch of unfinished projects. This time I could not let that happen because I really needed her to help me see this one to the end. I tried to do as many of the projects as I could before she came and I must have prepped pretty well because we were able to finish both rooms. We did have a lot of help hanging everything and someone to entertain the kids. (Thanks Cameron)

I was very pleased with how everything turned out. Granted, it won’t be featured in a magazine anytime soon but I love both rooms and that is good enough for me. Thanks Holly and Cameron. I really appreciated all of your help!

We are ready for this baby to come!

Her name is on the wall but it is never official until it is on the birth certificate.

A room fit for a "Big Boy"

Aiden is very pleased with his new room

Turtlefest 2011

As I have mentioned in previous posts, Aiden is obsessed with turtles right now. We have a little pond behind our house with snapping turtles and he is always looking outside saying “bye bye tur-tals” Every time I tell him we are going to the park we wants to go to the “tur-tal park” which is a park near us with a pond full of turtles. He loves them so when they had Turtlefest at the local lake, how could we not take him. They had turtles to look at, to pet and they even had turtle games and crafts.

Painting

Aiden got a little paint set and coloring book for his birthday so I decided to pull it out one day and let him try it out. I showed him several times to get his brush wet, dip the brush in the color of his choice and paint the color on the picture but it took him awhile to get the concept. He kept wanting to dip his brush in the paint then wash it out in the water. He eventually started using the paint but he would dip his brush in every single color. Oh well. He still enjoyed it although I don’t think we are going to have a Picasso on our hands anytime soon.

Fishing at Bass Lake

On of our favorite family activities (ok I will admit, not one of my favorites but I am a little out numbered right now) is fishing at Bass Lake. It is only a few minutes from our house so there are many evenings we will pack up the poles and head to the lake. Aiden loves it. Not only the fishing part but he also enjoys playing in the dirt and picking up anything that resembles a rock and throwing it in the water. He is always saying "Daddy, fising?" Aiden is all about anything that has to do with water, turtles or fishing. He is defiantly daddy's little boy and as long as I am spending time with my boys I will try to enjoy it too.

Aidens first fish

Easter

This Easter we headed down to Charlotte. My cousin Donnarae lives there and since it is halfway between us and my sister Holly it was the perfect place for us all to get together. It was also a pleasant surprise to find out that my other cousin Raquel (Donnarae's sister) and part of her family were stopping by on their way to DC. We had a mini Korth family reunion. (We really missed you Delilas). Thanks Donnarae for putting up with us. It was a lot of fun. We all need to get together again soon.

Aiden, checking out the loot the Easter Bunny left him

Collecting as many eggs as he could find during the Easter Egg hunt

Camree & Kyra using a little team work to get to the good stuff

All the kids

Our yummy Easter dinner

Aiden's 2nd Birthday

This year we celebrated Aiden's birthday the day before his actual birthday. Paul's parents were traveling from Virginia so we figured Saturday would be the perfect day to have a little party. That day turned out to be quite eventful but it had nothing to do with Aiden's birthday party. On April 16th several tornadoes came rolling through North Carolina, one of which hit our little town of Holly Springs, less then 1/2 a mile from our house. We were very fortunate to not have any damages. Because of the tornado, not all guests were able to be there but we were glad to have those that were able to make it.

I found a cute Mickey Mouse cake I knew Aiden would love so that became the theme of our little party.

Aiden enjoying some of his birthday presents

This is Aiden's way of showing he is two

Strawberry Pickin'

It's that time of year again. One of my favorite times of the year. It is strawberry season and around here you have a plethora of farms to choose from to go pick your own strawberries. A friend and I packed up our kids and headed out. Its not super easy to bend over and pick strawberries with an eight month pregnant belly but the reward at the end was totally worth it. Aiden had a great time too and also enjoyed literally reaping the fruits of his labor.

Goodbye New Friends

Their time in Raleigh was short but I am so grateful I was able to get to know Beth and Sarah. They moved here about the same time and we all became fast friends, however jobs moved them elsewhere. And though we can no longer call them for a trip to the park or a girls night out, I am sure we have developed a friendship that will last a lifetime.

(As a side note...if you move to the Raleigh area, and you kind of like it, probably don't become friends with me or Lisa. We seem to have a curse)

Lisa, Me (in all my pregnant belly glory), Sarah, Beth

All of the kids (minus one) Most of them were not so happy about having this picture taken. It was probably a little close to naptime.

I love being a mom to a 2 year old...

...messy face and all. Needless to say, Oxiclean has become my best friend.

I don't think he ate the actual cupcake, in fact I don't know how much of the frosting actually made it in his mouth. I think most of it is on his face.

After blueberry pancakes

After one, yes only one, blue M & M.

This is after the lollipop I gave him to bribe him in the grocery store. (That is the only time it has worked) He had it everywhere including his eyelashes