Nana and Bopa T's Visit last weekend!

While we wait for Nana and Bopa T on Friday night, Daddy has two little helpers!

Here's Kevin working hard cutting the ceiling out for an attic door!

And the boys have lost interest in helping Daddy!

Cade and Carson - watching Daddy again!

Calling for Daddy to come out of the garage!

Daddy decided it was time to take the governor off and let the boys fly in 2nd gear!

Adjusting Cade's before letting them take off!

Taking off in fast gear - I missed the original hugely lit up faces b/c they were going so fast! But Carson's face really did light up with a smile from ear to ear when he took off! Kevin said they looked like the little shriner's cars in the parades - how they were zipping in and out of each other's way! It was hilarious!

Playing with palm tree droppings! Can you tell I don't know how to spell fronds?

Oh no the seat fell off in super fast speed - good thing there was a trailor behind Carson - it caught them!

Carson is attempting to fix his tractor with a screwdriver!

We went to Bass Pro Shops with Nana while the big guys were all out in the boat picking up oysters! Good thing Santa already told me he got these boat sets for the boys! They ran right to it!

Watching the remote control monster truck drive! This was after we had our free picture made with Santa Claus! He was so great! The boys were acting really shy around Santa, so he stood up and asked me to sit in his chair and hold the boys! He told them he was going to go check on the reindeer, and he pretended to go in the door behind us! The picture that the elf took turned out great with both boys looking and Santa behind us! I couldn't believe he was such a great Santa!

Cade and Carson found a boat that they thought was just their size!

Carson and Cade liked this Snowman at Santa's Wonderland!

What else can we check out now?

Then we went to Mackenzie's birthday party at Chick-fil-a which was so fun for the twins!

Yummy food! Of course my boys were really into the cake!

Nana is helping the messy boys!

Great Grandma Ree enjoys watching her great grands!

Cade and Carson really loved Mackenzie's Elmo hands!

They also liked playing her cool new piano with her!

Here's some of the oysters that were caught out at Murrells Inlet!

Reading books with Bopa T. and Nana!

We love to read books before bed!

Shopping and Gardens!

Carson loves riding Scoop with Bob when we go shopping!
This was a fun shopping trip last Tuesday after work while Daddy was fishing!
Cade is riding "Bob's Jeep" (it just happened to be the other ride on toy outside of Osh Kosh B' Gosh!

Then they switched!

And we were ready to shop some more!

Of course, I didn't get pictures of the shopping, but I did get Snoopy!

The boys enjoyed Snoopy's doghouse! They have Snoopy Band-Aides, so it was cool for them to drive his doghouse!

I have been wanting to take the boys to Brookgreen Gardens all Fall, but it just hasn't worked out with rain or hot weather or traveling. So this Saturday was a beautiful day, and we set out for BG! Well, contrary to what Kevin thinks, I do usually get places early! Just not usually 30 minutes early! So we went to the Marsh Walk!

Checking out all the boats!

Checking out the wildlife!

Telling Mommy about what they see!

We made it back to Brookgreen Gardens and Zoo right after they opened at 9:30am! I took my "big" camera! So, I totally had to relearn how to use it. I think it had been about 6 months since my photography class (sad to say - that's the last time I remember using it). Here Cade is hugging Carson!

Here's Cade at the big fountain after the entrance!

Carson found a big pine cone (white balance was off - I'm working this thing manually)!

Cade held the big pine cone, too!

Carson is helping Cade get the pine cone unattached from his shirt!

Playing in the leaves!

At the first little garden inside the main gardens!

Carson and Cade on the rocking benches!

Checking out the lions!

Carson with his lion!

Cade with his lion!

Carson with all the Live Oaks - my favorite garden!

Checking out the border flowers!

Marching through the park!

Sidetracked at a little stage!

Walking around the little half moon stage!

Going the other way!

Did I mention we played here a little while?

Walking into another garden area!

Walking through the Palmetto Garden!

Checking out another fountain!

Sitting on the oak limb!

Carson and Cade love to play!

They found a gate to open and close over and over again!

All locked out!

Checking out the flowers!

And the purple flowers, too!

Cade and Carson in the elephant ears!

Climbing out of the stroller for some more running around!

My cute boys are ready to see the zoo animals!

Going through the TeePee!

A fun fountain in the children's peace garden!

Walking around and around the water!

Cade and Carson at another rocking bench!

On the way to the zoo part of the gardens!

We stopped to see this doggy which the boys loved!

Carson even kissed the dog!

They tried and tried to get that dog to look at the camera for a picture, but he just wouldn't turn his head to look at Mommy!

In the bird aviary!

Sitting on the Gator!

Checking out the Eagles!

There were lots of other fun animals - our favorites were the otters! They were just so cute and had so much fun showing off their swimming skills! Pictures just didn't do them justice! I'm so glad we finally made it to Brookgreen Gardens this year! Hopefully we won't wait so long before we go back!