Bring it Cooper River Bridge!

After taking a year off (I was super duper pregnant this time last year), we resumed our annual trip to Charleston to take on the CRBR, along with 40 thousand others. This year was the inaugural trip for the Foxworthy family. We rented the largest SUV we could find and did an amazing job at packing it full, which is very easy to do with two babies in tow.

The drive went well, and we stayed in an amazing condo at Folly beach, along with the Shoemaker clan (it was Mike, Marc, and Sheri's inaugural trip as well). The weather didn't really cooperate for much beach time, but we were able to get some cute pics of the boys (below).

The race went even better than expected, as we all trained a lot and it paid off. Justin went a best time of 45:51, and I went a best time by almost 5 min at 47:25.

After the race we spent most of the time at our condo on Folly Beach. We made it out to take a few pictures, but the weather wasn't great for a true beach weekend.


Here's a funny video of our little red necks running around the condo:



Here are some great pics of the boys and our group. Thanks Megan for taking these, I'm jealous of your camera!

Oops...

I have no idea where the last two weeks have gone, but I'll get my act together and post an update soon!

A Glimpse Into Our Morning...

I don't often document the downside of having a crazy little man, but I thought I'd give an example of what a bad morning looks like in our house. A little precursor to the video: I was celebrating the fact that I had just finished Day 30 of Jillian Michael's Shred video when I heard on the monitor that Britt was awake from his morning nap but making lots of playful laughs. I turned on the video and noticed he was playing with something in his crib, but I couldn't tell what it was. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I grabbed the Flip just to document the discovery when I walked in the room. I swear sometimes keeping a baby, house, and myself clean are harder than any job for a client.

WARNING: Weak stomachs need not hit play, haha!

Side Note: I realize you're wondering why my 11 month old has a newborn soothie in his mouth (seeing as how he was never a fan of them when he was younger). I've found it's actually a good teether, he's usually chewing on it instead of the side of his crib or the window seal (which he loves to do). Let's just be glad he chose to put that in his mouth instead of anything else this time around...

11 Down, 1 To Go!

Another month in the Marshall household has flown by, and SuperBritt has another notch on his belt. We didn't do much to celebrate, but I took a video of him this morning (below) when he was in his a sweet, playful mood. Note, I pulled out the Jackets onesie for him to wear even though it still looked a bit big (and said 12 Months). However, I quickly learned that he has my chubby arms (or Charms as the girls on Cosmo Radio say) because I had do do a little stretching of the sleeves to give him some room!

Some highlights of Month 10:

- He weighed right at 20 lbs (they didn't take a length since it wasn't a well-visit)
- He had his first fever, which turned out to be a cold
- He walked consecutive steps and now can walk about 10 feet (and then give himself a round of applause)
- He started eating meat, mostly turkey
- He loves to pick up a cell phone and hold it to his ear
- He puckers his lips and gives "air kisses" to anyone and everyone (see video)
- He's obsessed with his feet/toes (see video)
- We're still battling the separation anxiety
- We're still not sleeping through the night (sigh)
- He still has only two bottom teeth
- His favorite part of the day is still bathtime, followed closely by Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune