Oh Mia My Miami

Look who we found in Miami!

Sawyer was SO excited!

These wigs were a special delivery from Grandma Lewis - it's part of their Halloween costumes :) Sawyer and Jack actually liked wearing them - unheard of for their ages!

Jack and Jojo relaxing at the park.

The little guys and I hit the road early on Wed morning for a quick road trip down and back to Miami (3.5 hours one-way). Sara and Joe (sis and bro-in-law) had a layover all day in Ft. Lauderdale/Miami so we went to hang out with them! It was so fun to see them. I had packed some breakfast and lunch picnic items so we spent most of the day relaxing, playing, and visiting at a park. It was awesome. Way too short of a visit, but worth the drive for sure! They are on their way to the Dominican Republic helping out with Viva Kids.

It was lots of driving in one day for two little people, but we jammed out to a lot of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star which kept Sawyer happy. I had a bag of toys within arms reach and just kept tossing them back to the boys. Sawyer didn't sleep at all on the drive down. I think he was excited to see his aunt and uncle :) Jack lost it about 20 minutes from the airport, but overall they both did fantastic. And yet again, so happy to road trip in a minivan since I could stop whenever I needed to feed Jack and let Sawyer out of his carseat and he could ransack it like a maniac and get some of his wiggles out.

We sure miss seeing our family every day like we were blessed to in Cedar. Hopefully it won't be too long until we get to see everyone again (this includes you KeyMaker)!

Cuteness

Living in Florida we never wear warm hats. I forgot how cute babies are in them. Oh my!

Zoo

A week ago Saturday we decided to hop in the new ride and take a trip to the Brevard Zoo to celebrate Sawyer's birthday as a family. It was a perfect day - low humidity and about 80F. The boys were both happy and Sawyer enjoyed running along the boardwalks finding the next exciting animal. 

Our healthy, happy, blue-eyed babies. We are so blessed.

We got to pet the giraffes!

The spider monkeys were very fun to watch, especially when a squirrel got in to their cage.

 Such a good papa :)

 It was a great day as a family.

Sawyer's Birthday Present

It's that time as parents where George and I get to tell Sawyer, "Don't say we never gave you anything." Because listen up, Sawyer. When you turned 2-years-old we gave you a mini-van. Yep. It's true. Your name is first on the title and registration. So there you go. This is the one and only vehicle we'll ever buy and insure for you. Live it up!

Haha it's a funny story - I went to register our new purchase and found out Florida has a dumb law that your car tags expire on your birth month. It's not pro-rated either so you pay for a full year and then have to renew it on your birthday no matter what month that falls on. Nice birthday present from the state of Florida. So since October is Sawyer's birth month - I registered the van in his name so we could get a full year out of the deal. Sawyer actually loves the van - makes a great playpen. Mom loves the van too - so practical and convenient! We've started a therapy group for George and he's coming around to the idea of our merry mo wagon. After all if Mama's happy, Papa's happy, right? :)

 Road Trip!

Two-Headed Monster

You thought this post was going to be about Halloween, didn't you? Nope, sorry! We have found two little neighborhood parks while out on our morning bike rides. Sawyer loves to get out and stretch his legs. And Jack is usually up for just about anything. We are LOVING the 'cooler' weather that autumn has brought.

Isn't it a cute two-headed monster?