April 30, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 120

And not to leave out the middle guy, here is Shaun at his practice last night! He is ready for his second year of T-ball!

April 29, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 119

Evan's first T-ball practice!  He's in the process of telling his coach that he KNOWS what he is doing and doesn't need help!  Sigh.  That one....

April 28, 2014

April 26, 2014

Easter Weekend Festivities!

Easter was late this year, but it was still a little chilly for late April.  I'm just happy that all the snow had melted.  We started our Easter celebrations on Saturday with two Egg Hunts.  The first one was sponsored by the city at our local park and the second one was put on by one of the neighborhood families!  Both were fun and the boys got way more candy than any one person needs to have.

Merrill Park Easter Egg Hunt
Evan is ready to get some eggs at the neighbors house!
Shaun found one!
David making one last check to make sure all the eggs were found.
After the egg hunts we did the traditional coloring of eggs.  I don't think I will be letting the boys choose the method next year.  We were not big fans of this system, and they got bored quickly since they could only do one at a time.





The Easter Bunny arrived and even left a basket for Mom and Dad!


On Easter morning the boys were gracious enough to sleep until 6:45am and waited until 7am before begging us to go down and see what the Bunny brought!

Candy, Books and Baseball stuff!
After baskets it was time to get ready for all our guests; we were going to have a full house!  On the menu was leg of lamb, two kinds of ham, spring peas with bacon, mashed potatoes, candied yams, rice pilaf and the green beans in a can for my mom and brother.

Dad carving the ham!
Mom mashing the potatoes
The feast!
I always love seeing people enjoying my food!
Especially the kids!

After our meal, we sent the kids down to the cul-du-sac so we could hide all the eggs.  This is our 3rd Easter, so they know the drill - no eggs until they all smile nice for a picture!
Ready to find some eggs!
And no event at my house is complete without a group shot!

And family portraits!


This was a remake of an old Easter Classic




365 ~ 2014: Day 116

A retake of an old classic Easter portrait!



We couldn't do the same pose since the boys are way taller than their mother now, and I regret not having my Dad bring his suit!  Yes, he still has it!


April 25, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 115

The boys with the light house that Charlie's great uncle built years ago when his own grandsons were small.  They are all grown and so we are so honored that they wanted to pass it down to our boys.  As you can see it's as tall as Evan and even includes a real light!

April 24, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 114

Today was haircut day!  Shaun decided he wanted to get a haircut like his big brother.  We have never used clippers on his hair before, the look on his face was priceless!

April 23, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 113

Big brothers were at play dates today, so Daddy, Evan and I went out to lunch and then dessert at Orange Leaf.  Evan made sure to get every last bit of yummyness!


April 22, 2014

April 20, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 110

Happy Easter!  Nice weather, yummy food and great company!  Doesn't get any better than that!

April 18, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 108

Let it Grow, let it grow
You can't reap what you don't sow

David planting some flower seeds at Movie Night tonight.  To celebrate Earth Day we showed The Lorax!

April 16, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 106

Tonight we got to hear the song that David wrote with the Spain Brother's and his class during the Artist in Residence week at the school.  The theme for his class to write about was Safety!

Stop!  Look!  And Listen!  In everything that you do!
Because Sometimes things can go wrong
When you least expect them to!

April 14, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 104

That is a good looking group of kids!  At this point, we're just happy if they are all (mostly) looking forward!  Haha!

April 13, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 103

Even though he's been one for a couple months, we finally had the chance to get together today for a cake smash!  Happy (belated!) First Birthday to Owen!

April 12, 2014

April 7, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 97

On our bike ride yesterday, Big Brother helps Little Brother gains some confidence on the hills!  That was all it took and now he flies!

April 6, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 96

And they're off!  Second bike ride around the neighborhood and Evan is a total pro now!

April 5, 2014

365 ~ 2014: Day 95

Evan & Carter hanging out watching the Bigs play some street hockey at Grammy & Papa's house!