"I do it!"

Yes my friends, we are definitely in the heat of the "terrible two's". Many say that 3 is much worse...but for our sake, I hope we have reached the climax of this stage! Although James is very smart( often times saying a word both in english and spanish), very social, extremely funny, athletic, and energetic...there is also a huge side to James that is perhaps a split personality! All of a sudden, our sweet and loving angel turns into a complete crazy man with a big temper! Everything is "I do it!!!!", and God help us if we don't let him buckle himself into his car seat!!! The "corner" has become an almost nightly routine at the Bucholz residence, and is 75 % effective. I started questioning the effectiveness when he actually asked to go in the corner?! Can't figure this guy out.

Even with his new attitude and temper, we love him to death and he's most definitely the apple of our eye! He's growing and developing into the most lovable and hysterical little man!

Summer 2009

July 3rd was the date of our last post!?! Honestly, I don't know where the time has gone! What kind of blogger am I??!! The good news is, we're back! It's hard to believe that summer has come and gone! We had a great summer, despite the mild weather. The highlight of Summer 2009 was the Bathon trip to the Outer Banks, NC. It was the first time we've been back since summer 2003, the first summer that Mark and I dated! Seems like ages ago! Since then, I've ran 2 marathons, married my best friend, and welcomed James into the world! Hard to believe all of that has happened since our last visit to Duck. Who knew such wonderful things were in our future!

The trip began with a short flight into PA. We then drove down "Griswold style" to NC the next morning. It was quite the adventure, complete with James getting some major poops on the way down! Made for a fun 8 hours in the car! Once we got there, we had the best week and never wanted it to end. We laid on the beach, swam, ate way too much, drank a little more, had a family walk on the beach (some of us got lost and walked a few extra miles), almost beat up someone on the beach (wonder who that was? Mark?) watched movies in the home theatre room, cocktail hour by the pool, and just enjoyed each other's company. Family is truly the best gift in the world. Being together, makes you realize how lucky you are to have one another and never take time for granted...and I can't wait for everyone to be together again.