Easter Festivities

it took me a while to get my Easter mojo going. i had the decoration tub in the house for a few weeks before i finally got them up. ugh....lazy. well, eventually, i got myself in gear and we did some celebrating!

we decorated Easter eggs yesterday...

they had a pirate theme....arrrgh!

all done!

the Easter bunny was good to Roman and brought him a basket of candy and a basket of toys. he even got a new train, James!

hunting for eggs
the EB even hid some on the boat!

whoa...wait a minute...
it seems like this little guy wanted this egg for himself! (we let him have it)
checking out all the loot!

the kids had some fun over at aunt hettie's house...
i think the helmet says it all!
this is what happened when i finally opened the Easter tub. he found the rabbit ears...





Happy Easter to all of you! We love you!

He's Into It

i think he likes soccer...

Friday Night Hi-Jinx

TGIF!

man, this week just drug on and on for me! i was so happy to head home tonight after work. and to make the night even better, we had aj, holly and chase over. so, to feed us all, we got the monster pizza...i mean, really. it. was. a. monster.

look how stinkin big it is!

and the boys played well together. for a few minutes they were quiet and then all of a sudden started yelling for us to come see...

and this is what we found!

these goofballs were locking themselves on the stairs! little colellas in toddler jail...hee hee

p.s. i know all my furniture is in the kitchen. we had our carpets cleaned, so all our extra stuff was hanging out in the kitchen for the night. it made for lots of room to run and play in the living room and play room, but also a nice obstacle course in the kitchen.

We're Buzzin'

yes, his hair is buzzed.

yes, his father did it.

yes, it was his father's idea.

yes, i am crying.

yes, he still is the cutest little man in my life!

The Good Old Days + 4 Kids

we got a super sweet invite to go visit our friends the Grdinas and the Tates in Pinehurst, NC this weekend. we all met in ohio and we are lucky enough to keep in touch even though we live in three different states.

we left after soccer on saturday morning and were able to spend the afternoon and evening with our friends before heading back midday on sunday. we spent lots of time in our pajamas, with kids underfoot. it was a great time!

autumn, me and stacey. love these girls!

arianne, roman and jj an innocent picture on the swing takes a romantic turn...roman is kissing on ashleigh roman is an equal opportunity kisser (this was last visit with arianne) this trip was short and very sweet, we hope to do it again soon!

Starting Early

we've been talking about when we should start roman in sports. i guess you can never start too early, huh?

when aj said they were signing chase up for soccer, toby quickly signed up roman too. this was going to be fun! two little colellas running around chasing a ball, kicking each other in the shins. how else would you want to spend saturday mornings?

turns out roman is pretty good.

the boys patiently waiting their turn. well, maybe patiently is not the right word.

roman is concentrating really hard on kicking the ball tongue hanging out the whole time!

cool new jersey cutest little soccer playersstay tuned for next saturday!

Gratitude

today, i am grateful for...

an incident-free delivery of a friend's healthy baby girl

a son that always asks for hugs and kisses!

toby's job promotion that allows him to be home more often

making someone's day with a small gesture

being able to cross another "chore" off my mental to-do list

nicer weather (even if that means pollen by the pound)

sweet emails from my mom