Welcome back to our world :)

So slacker would be putting it lightly. Apparently i'm not very good at keeping up with a blog..but at one time i did try :) We have had a lot of excitment and of course good old fun over here these last few months.

Summer seemed to fly by. Before we knew it fall is here!!! Our summer was great and filled with lots of good times. We started it off by taking a trip to Fripp Island for our first family of four vacation. It was so much fun. Shayna and Jonah had a blast. We hung out at the pool, went to the beach. Got to drive around in a golf cart and just enjoy being together. Aside from a minor set back on the first day out -- when Jonah - poor clumsy boy fell face first on to the pool deck -- cement and pretty much cut the skin that connects his lip to his mouth. Ewww i know. it is pretty normal but after a nurse looking him over and the very friend firemen we felt confident he would be okay :) And with a popsicle and some rest it seemed to get better throughout the day!! Phew...definitely enough drama for the day. Fripp Island had deer roaming all over the place and they would just walk up to you, it was really neat. We got some really great pictures. We took the kids to their first air show where the Blue Angels performed. The kids seemed to enjoy it aside from the intense heat. Shayna keeps asking us why the planes we see in the sky now don't make any noise :) During this trip we also found out we're going to have another nephew. As I write this entry we are sitting on edge waiting to hear the news of his arrival as my sister lisa is due any day!! So exciting.

Shayna's First day of Summer Camp

Shayna started camp in June. She absolutely loved it. She had amazing counslers and was just all around excited each and every day. It is so much fun to watch her grow and learn new things every day. Jonah has also turned into such a little person. He's begun talking more and more. At first his favorite words were no-no ; whether he meant yes or not :) every parents dream!! He is such a happy kid. Of course it wouldn't be a successful week in the Weiss household without some blood or scrap on our little monster :) But he takes it like a champ and is usually full of smiles. He finally started to get some more teeth -- which helps make him look like a big boy :( We spent a lot of time at the pool this summer. Shayna is a little fish. She was cautious at first but each week she would become more and more confident. She goes down the big slide (with a float) all by herself. She really is such a brave little girl.

We had many visitors this summer. Both sets of grandparents made their way to NC to visit. The kids loved seeing them and playing with them, getting spoiled and just having a good time. We took several trips to FL and spent a lot of time at the beach. The kids love the beach and the freedom of having no restrictions and being able to run around free. It was so much fun to see them play together and get to play with their cousins. We even got a picture of all the kids that include Jared wearing a bathing suit!!! Wahoo.

Weiss Cousins with bathing suits on!

We also managed to get in a trip to Atlanta to help celebrate Layla's First Birthday and see all of our friends!! The kids had a blast all playing together and the adults did too!

Bath time fun in Atlanta!

We did a lot of fruit picking this summer. We started with strawberries and tried out peaches. The kids loved it!! Jonah was covered from head to toe in strawberries -- he rolled around in them it seemed...thank goodness for Oxyclean!!! Every single stain came out! For the fourth of July one of mommies oldest and great friend Alli came to visit. It was so much fun and we really got to enjoy hanging out and seeing each other!! We also got to go Peach Picking!

During this summer Mommy and Daddy also decided they were going to commit to getting in shape and for a cause. Mommy signed up for the Avon walk for Breast Cancer, 40 miles in 2 days. Daddy signed up for his first marathon -- through Team and Training. We have both been so lucky to have so many wonderful people in our lives that have contributed to our causes and helped to make both events a reality. Mommy's walk is on Oct 24th/25th and Daddy's race is at Disney in Jan.

Shayna celebrated her 3rd birthday this summer!! Where does the time go. She had a lot of fun celebrating and enjoying her special day (weekend). We spent the day swimming at the pool and enjoying the beautiful weather.

Summer came to an end oh so quickly, yet leaving lasting memories for years to come. We look forward to the beautiful fall weather and all the wonderful fun things we get to do outdoors.

Sorry for the lack of updates and keeping up -- maybe i'll get better at this :)

Jonah's new favorite toy!! (Thanks Carla!)