He's a Singer Now, Too

Paxton is becoming quite the little singer (just like his big sister). We've always known that Pax likes to dance, but now he's taken up singing as well. He doesn't sing words to songs (except he will sing "Let go!" for Frozen's anthem "Let it go"). His favorite song to sing is John Legend's "All of Me," which is just fabulous because I absolutely love that song. He howls for most of it, but also belts out "ME!" at times. Here's a video (by the way, that's Gavin yelling in the beginning of the video).

Paxton is TWO Years Old!

Today, Paxton Marshall Rosier is TWO years old. I can't. He's so freaking adorable and smart and hilarious. These days, Paxton likes to...

• dance
• sing (i.e. howl)
• play "puppy dog"
• wrestle with Gavin
• play dolls with Vivian
• play house with both twins (they typically pretend that Gavin is the "dad," Vivi is the "mama," and Paxton is the "kid." They also usually are going on some sort of trip when they play house.)
• eat popsicles, pickles, yogurt, carrots, corn on the cob, and cheeseburgers
• build things with his legos
• do (or try to do) whatever his siblings are doing
• play in water
• put Gavin's underwear on (but not Vivian's- he definitely knows the difference)
• pretend to pee whenever he is naked
• go in the truck (either to ride in it or just play in it)

Basically, he's the best. And we love him to pieces.

Let It Go

Good grief. We have watched either the full length movie or a music video on Youtube of Frozen 4,927 times in the last few weeks. All three of our kids are obsessed with it. And Vivian must sing "Do you wanna build a snowman" or "Let it go" (two popular songs from the movie) several dozen times a day. Here she is singing in the back yard.

Same Trees, Different Kids

We've gone to Smith Mountain lake three summers now (2011, 2012, & 2014; we went to Lake Anna in 2013). Each year we've gone, we go to this spot in the state park and let the kids run, explore, and swim. It's our favorite. All three year, I've taken the same photo- our ruffians running away from us with these gorgeous tall trees in the background. It's amazing the difference a few years make!

G & V in 2011. They were 2 years old.

G & V in 2012. They were 3 years old. Paxton was an infant.

G, V, & P in 2014. G & V were 5 years old and P was a week away from his 2nd birthday.

Smith Mountain Lake 2014 ~ Wednesday - Friday

WEDNESDAY

It was just the five of us the first half of Wednesday (Wes' mom arrived around 3). We started off by taking the golf cart out for a spin around the neighborhood and then to Mitchell's Point Marina for some playtime and ice cream.

As expected, the ice cream was a huge hit! We drove the golf cart home, Pax took a nap, and Gavin and Vivi explored the backyard (and the lake). When Pax woke up, he joined in on the fun.

Grandma arrived around 3 and we took the water trampoline and paddle boat in the lake.

 

 We ate dinner on the back deck (that had a gorgeous view of the lake) and then went to the fire pit to roast marshmallows for dessert!

THURSDAY

Thursday was rainy. And chilly. But we still took out the golf cart for an adventure! We drove around the neighborhoods for a while before taking Grandma over to the playground.

We drove the golf cart home and piled in the van to drive to the other marina to feed the fish and go out for pizza.

We stopped at the grocery store on the way home. That afternoon, Pax and I took a nap together while the twins, Wes, and Grandma made sock puppets and watched a movie. Then the kids got to take a purple bubble bath in the big master bath tub. We ate dinner and all went to bed to get ready for our last morning at the lake.

FRIDAY

Friday was our last morning at the lake. 

We cleaned and packed before taking the golf cart out for one last trip to the little marina for some playtime on the playground and even more ice cream.

We left the lake around 11:30 and stopped at Sonic (one of our favorites) on the way home for some yummy food and a break from driving.

And that was our 2014 Smith Mountain Lake vacation.