Mermaids

We went to the aquarium this morning to see the mermaids that are in town.  It was fun to see what all the hype was about. Charlie Banks wasn't too impressed, but I'm still happy we went.  We went to our go-to breakfast downtown afterwards - Callie's Hot Little Biscuit. We love going there on random weekdays when it's not terribly crowded. But, it was so crowded today with people in town for spring break I guess. Still delicious and a fun morning downtown. 

Gobble, Gobble

Jimmy has been enjoying turkey season and killed his 3rd bird yesterday. That should be enough to hold him over until next year. We had a few people over for turkey nuggets the other night. I'm quite picky and I must say they are pretty good!

Happy Easter!

We rushed to get ready for church and realized once we got there the service times were different on Easter Sunday. Whoops!  We headed to Folly Beach for a yummy lunch with my family afterwards. 

We made more Easter cookies!

The Easter Bunny brought Charlie Banks a fun tent, bubble machine, rain boots, book bag and books!

We hope everyone had a great Easter spent with those they love!

Dentist

Charlie Banks had his first dentist appointment this morning!  As you can see, he wasn't a fan!  Ha!  It didn't cross my mind to take him yet, but I read the recommendations last week that they should go 6 months after their first tooth...and it's been almost a year. The pediatric dentist we chose offers a free first visit to get them used to it so that was nice. We will be back in 6 months...hopefully he won't be so ticked off on round 2. He was rewarded with toddler time as sky zone. These pictures are backwards, but I'm on my phone and it would take all afternoon to fix. 

First Egg Hunt

We have been practicing hunting eggs at home, but it didn't translate to much success for Charlie Banks' first real hunt. Ha!  We did have fun at our neighborhood hunt though. We made Easter cookies to take and we also enjoyed deviled eggs all weekend. I made Paula Deen's loaded deviled eggs if you're looking for a good recipe. Yum!  We are looking forward to celebrating Easter this weekend. 

Fishing Fun

Daddy went fishing last week and had a great day. We had to meet him when they got in so Charlie Banks could see the fish. He scraped his knee up pretty good while we were waiting!  Charlie Banks even ate the wahoo when we cooked it this weekend. I'm going to try my hardest to make sure he's not as picky as I am. Jimmy is fishing again today so hopefully they will have another great day. 

Springing Forward

We have been loving the spring weather and have tried to enjoy it while it lasted. It's been chillier the past couple of days, but hopefully it will be here to stay soon. Last week we had a picnic at Alhambra and played at the park, enjoyed a morning at the beach and spent most evenings on the golf cart. Such a nice time of year in Charleston!

Disney

Jimmy had to be in Orlando for business and we decided to tag along.  We wouldn't normally take Charlie Banks to Disney at such a young age, but we figured we would since we were there.  He loved the teacups and the carousel.  We were able to ride some of our other favorite rides and enjoy lunch and his first popsicle.  We had a fun time!  We didn't plan the trip out like a lot of people do these days, but I might when he gets a little older and we are trying to fit more into our trip.  My mom made his adorable "Mickey" outfit...so precious.