Just pictures!

We've been so busy with end-of-the-school-year stuff and baseball! I finally got the chance to eat lunch with Keaton, and he wanted me to bring him McDonalds. He was excited to have me sit with him and his buddies at their tiny lunch table!

He also had a first grade musical and awards assembly; he was so proud of his reading award!

We took the boys to the park; Keaton needed some practice at the batting cages so Koop enjoyed the slide.

His new monkey friend looks a lot like him! (and is completely necessary- he is so fast!)

More milk please!

Boy oh Boy!

As the rain comes down for another day, I sat in my car waiting for Keaton to get out of school. Between the sidewalk from the school and where I sat waiting in my car, there lies a large field (usually just dirt-covered but today was mud filled!) I watched countless little girls tiptoeing through the mud, attempting unsuccessfully to stay clean by slowly and meticulously maneuvering onto tiny grassy patches to avoid the mud. Oh, how different boys and girls are! Unlike the girls, the rambunctious boys just bounded straight through the mud, splashing blissfully unaware of the mess below!

When we found out by ultrasound that Kooper was going to the tip the scales in favor of the boys in our small family, I hadn't really even begun to know life with these strange creatures(er...boys!). Never having a girl, I cannot compare boys vs. girls well; however, life with MY little guys is never a tiptoe through the mud! The messier, the better!




This past weekend, I was blessed with a child-less shopping getaway with my mom. It was relaxing, calm, and girly... and then I returned to my 3-boy-entourage waiting for me! I'm glad that I was missed, but boy oh boy did they quickly remind me how rambunctious and loud they are! It's amazing how a little time away can recharge my Mom Batteries and patience! Thanks Mom!

Peek-a-boo!

Dirt

Today, the weather is finally acting like Spring! We took advantage of the sunshine and spent all afternoon playing. Keith's Home Project #2 wrapped up last weekend- he dug up lots of dirt from our side yard to extend the sidewalk with more cement slabs. He used the extra dirt around the yard in hopes of everntually leveling out the lumpy ground. This afternoon, the boys flocked to the dirt without hesitation! They pulled out shovels and cars (Kooper even used the hose attachment to bathe Charlie!) and got to work!

Conversations with Keaton

Keaton has been begging for us to take him to see the movie "Monsters vs. Aliens" lately so I took him on a Mommy date Saturday. He has been asking about college a lot lately. Probably because I have started filling his brain with the idea that it is not optional, that college is just something that you do after high school. In the car ride to the movies, he asked me "Do kids still live with their moms and dads in college?" I explained to him that it depends on which college you go to and that some kids go to college far away from their parents. His next question was this: "Will you tell the lady that I want to go to a college where I can still see my parents?" I'm going to savor this conversation before he turns into a teenager and runs as far away from us as he can!

So, as we are waiting for the movie to begin, the ads and fun facts start appearing on the screen. Keaton is a newly "independent reader," as his teacher calls it, and has begun reading everything he sees out loud. A fun fact about Posh flashes across the screen with a quote from her stating something like this, "All I used to do was wear the fancy clothes and pout." Keaton happily read it out loud, "All I used to do was wear the fancy clothes and poot!" He stopped reading and we quickly looked at eachother and errupted into giggles just as the movie started. By the way, the movie was pretty bad- but there is another Disney Pixar movie coming called UP! that looks so cute!

Kooper is having a rough weekend- the poor little guy had a bout of diarrhea that has left his baby bottom a red and painful mess. We have been using Desitin but it's not helping at all! He's sauntering around like a cowboy, without his diaper, because he's so uncomfortable. Any other remedies? Thanks!

Kooper funnies

Today has been a day! The boys have been extra funny and extra ornery today. Maybe they know that on April 1st, they can get away with more! So, as soon as we finished afternoon snack, Kooper busies himself with cleaning out my cabinet, which I don't mind because it's the only cabinet that he's allowed in. I keep a little basket in there with plastic cups and spoons so he can play while I fix dinner- he loves it! Today he pulled out Keith's lunchbox and toted it around the house. Then he wanted to put on Daddy's shoes and tried to tell me "Bye-bye!" So then I asked him, "Kooper, what you put in the lunchbox?" and he replied: "Num-nums!!" Translation: Snacks!!

Here's another Kooper funny that made me laugh today: I've been trying to help Kooper say his name. Me: "Who are you? What's your name?"
Kooper: "Poo-poo" which is also how his little friends at daycare say his name!

Last but not least: this new little pose that Koop does when he doesn't want to listen- he pretends to be shy! Ha! He turns away from us and buries his little head into his shoulder. Oh, he's got us wrapped around that chubby finger!

An Easter Invitation

Easter is here, and it is the one time every year that a ton of people open up their hearts to God, just a little, and are willing to check out church again. This year let’s make Easter Visible Online. At LifeChurch.tv Craig Groeschel will be talking about “Can You See Him.” What would it look like if we helped thousands of people “see him”, maybe for the first time?!

So, we have a big challenge for everyone! We want to make Easter visible online like it has never been before by using all the amazing tools that are on the internet like Twitter, Facebook, Blogging and everything else. So how can you help? Pass this video on...

*Be sure to pause my music on the right side of the page before playing the video*

Spring pictures