It's The Little Things

who would think that such a little piece of plastic filled with soap would bring so much joy? to him and to me. after roman's 4 hour nap...yes, i said 4 hours...we went outside for a little bit to play with one of the toys mommom sent down for easter. a bubble whistle. he had so much fun and so did i. it was so cute to see...his turn, then mine. i would fill it up and then he would dump it out...accidentally, of course. but his little hands were soaked in soap and he figured out that he had to hold them just so, so that the bubbles would come out...

trying real hard

ooooh, here come the bubbles!

it doesn't get much better than a sunny afternoon on the porch, blowing bubbles.

***note***

finally got it to load!

What a Bust!

i had a plan. it was foolproof. the forecast...75 and sunny....

oh, and 317 mph winds. did they mention that on the forecast? i don't think so.

what a bust!

hala with the wind at her back...

just happy to be outsideit's cold, momma!
oh well, we'll try again another day! at least i got some exfoliation from the sand hitting my face at record speeds...

Basket Full of Goodies

last year roman really liked searching for the eggs that the easter bunny hid for him...so much so that he did it twice! he could have cared less what was in them. this year, he was so excited about everything. the baskets...yes, there were more than one. miss jessica gave him a basket and a beach towel too. he also got goodies at aunt hettie's house tonight. he loved the dancing and the bell and the tuba at church, the egg decorating with the girls. i think he was in heaven all day long. i loved seeing him enjoy this day so much. hopefully you'll get a little joy from our picture story...

this is his "yook poppa!" expression. he just saw all the goodies the easter bunny left for him

checking out the goods

mommom sent a bunny pez
showing momma some of the loot

his tool belt

another basket? nice!

momma all wrapped up in ro's new towel

searching for eggs

found one!

oooooh, a big one!

filling up the basket

a yellow one!

an orange one in the orange tree...

rylee, alex & macee, decorating eggs

working hard for the sprinkles

messy fun

mr. serious

wiping his mess on macee's arm (that boy does NOT like to be dirty)

look how beautiful!

had to have more sprinkles

the final product! messy, but they had fun!

happy easter ya'll!

Who Could Ask For More?

as toby says, people pay to come down here to go to the beach. i literally just packed him up and headed there for a few hours. left our house at 1:45, home by 5...who could ask for more?

hala & roman...beach buddies

hala got a taste of the salt water
he found a sand dollar ...and again it got a little chilly, so he got all wrapped up havin' fun with miss allie

One Fly Dude

seriously. does it get any cooler than this? shades and a "momawk"...

Just in the Nick of Time

sometimes i wonder how and why things happen the way they do. it seems as though just when you need something, it arrives! this was the case yesterday when we arrived home from our errands to find two packages on the front porch. one for roman, one for momma. clothes and goodies for roman, clothes for momma too! mommom must have known we didn't have anything to wear to church today. well, problem solved! check out this swanky dude...

isn't he just mr. attitude? shoulders back..."oh yeah, i look good"

i just wanna eat him up...how about you?
momma got a new outfit too, aren't we spiffy?
thank you so much mommom for the new outfits! we love them...and you.

Rocka Rocka

this kid makes me wanna do stuff that i normally wouldn't take the time to do. tonight we sat on the porch and had a peanut butter sandwich on the rocka rockas (the rocking chairs). i'm so glad he is making me slow down and enjoy life.

isn't he handsome?