The Blue House & the Pink chair

Our first trip to Winston Salem was a toddler's dream! I don't have an actual picture of the Blue House (Nicole's house), but Anderson knows the significance. I ask him who lives in the Blue House & he says, "Cole, Yilly, Dixie, Unna Uhes!". I do have a picture of yet another one of my sister's talents. How cute is this??
She is also pretty talented at keeping 2 kids in a wagon entertained with choruses of the bumblebee song.
I was just going to share a cup of ice cream with Anderson, but Nicole insisted that he get his own because that is what happens at Mama Cole's house. He proved to be quite adept at handling his own spoon/bowl.
And, I am pretty sure he learned that from his older cousin who clearly has mastered the ice cream thing.
We stopped at a consignment store where Anderson got a new tractor that he was obsessed with to the point that he would not even look up at the park. Well, until this giant amazon 2 year old named Masha appeared. She kept trying to grab the zebra & he would run & hide somewhere so he could fill it up with dirt. Anderson, there is an entire playground behind you!
Another park. Lots of parks.
Lily is my favorite. She is an odd little thing, which is a coincidence because she LOVES little things. These are just a few of the things that were sitting in her chair. She is SO spirited, energetic, giggly & just unique. There is nothing generic about that girl, for sure.

To prove that he literally is a dream come true, Anderson recognizes the American flag now! He has some flip flops with the flag on them & I always call them his America shoes, so now he points out, "Mamerica!" everywhere. Beyond precious.
Fun little juices in the wagon.
Anderson found some water, so he was set for the weekend.
The Pads, just having a peach. I really cannot capture how hilarious/wonderful she is. Pictures do not do her justice. She is SO smart; she knows what shape a stop sign is! The best thing she did all weekend was when she requested me to hold her, watching her dance to her music & watching her order Anderson around & give him warnings like, "Be careful, Anderson!" when he was too close to the stairs.
A certain girl being spoiled with bubbles & a certain boy being spoiled with a remote control truck. It's tough living in/visiting the blue house. We went to the BEST place-the Children's Museum! It was so, so cute & I got in free with my teacher id. They have an area with trucks that I pulled him away from & we found another one! One room has a Krispy Kreme factory where they can do a conveyor belt with plastic doughnuts.
Each letter is an animal & they do stuff!! The elephant exhales, so air is actually coming out of his trunk. I wanted to stay & play with all of the animals.

We hung up Anderson's new growth chart (from papercoterie!) & he loves pointing out the different types of trucks/cars.

Lily has an awesome pink chair. I know it is awesome because Anderson & Lily cannot get enough of it. This clip basically captures the weekend. My theory is to let them duke it out, so I try not to get too involved. It cracks me up.