Our Easter

We had another great Easter weekend. After the boys' soccer games on Saturday, we went to have pizza before Clarence went back to work. While we were there, the boys colored Easter pictures. Each year we set out the Easter baskets and the boys look forward to seeing on Easter morning what the Easter bunny brought them. When I was getting their baskets ready to set out this year, Alex said that he wanted to leave the Easter bunny the picture that he colored. I'm sure the Easter bunny loved it! He did a great job!

The Easter bunny took Alex's picture, and then filled the boys' baskets up!

The baskets had swimming trunks, Reese's peanut butter cups, M&Ms, a big egg filled with Willy Wonka candy, and colored bubbles.

The colored bubbles seemed like a great idea...but definitely not so much fun once they got all over everybody's clothes! :( Thankfully, they really are washable!

The boys in their new outfits the Easter bunny brought

Alex blowing his orange bubbles

After we cleaned up the colored bubbles mess, the boys changed into their new clothes that Granny and Granddaddy bought them.

Alex looking grown up

Isaac looking even more grown up!

my boys in front of Granny's rose bush

We had a busy Easter! After an egg hunt at my great Aunt Betty's house, we took my parents' boat back to their house (C cleaned it for them), and then we went to another egg hunt at Nanny and Papaw's house.

Alex hunting more eggs

Isaac getting excited about more eggs.

After the boys were finished hunting eggs, we found a surprise! A frog! He must have jumped out of the surprise egg, because it was empty!

On Sunday while Isaac was playing before the egg hunt, his glasses were broken. So, yesterday after school I took him to get new ones. Thank goodness for insurance! Here are his new frames, same frames, new design.

extreme close-up

The design

We had a busy, but good, Easter weekend. It was nice to spend time with family and see people we haven't seen in a while. I am looking forward to what I hope to be an uneventful upcoming weekend. It's only Tuesday, and I'm already exhausted! :)

You're how old????

This past Sunday was Isaac's 8th birthday. I say it every year, but where does the time go? Why does it move so quickly? I remember wishing my way through my pregnancy with Isaac, just wishing the time would move quickly to when we would get to meet him. Since he was born, time hasn't slowed down one bit! I remember thinking when he was born what a wonder and amazing creation he is. I was worried about how I was going to take care of him, protect him and teach him. Over the eight years he has been with us, I can say those worries haven't changed. But, now I can say I am proud of how smart he is, how he loves his brother and his family, and how independent he has become. He does most things for himself, and I miss the days of changing his diaper, feeding him and doing things for him. I never thought I would miss those things, but I do. But, I look forward to seeing what the future brings for Isaac. He is an intelligent boy and his future is very bright.

For his birthday, we took Isaac and some friends from school, other friends, and a cousin to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. He had a great time, and we did too! The movie was pretty good. After the movie we came back to the house to grill hamburgers and hotdogs. After presents we had ice cream and cake too. It was a nice afternoon, and I think all of the boys had a good time.

So, for a trip down memory lane, and to warm a Momma's heart, here are some pictures:

A couple of days after Isaac was born

1st birthday

2nd birthday

3rd birthday

4th birthday

5th birthday

6th birthday

7th birthday

the whole crew outside the movie theatre

(funny how the birthday boy's not even looking at me!)

my big 8 year old

(8 seems like such a big number)

opening his gifts

his birthday cake

(He had to settle for a soccer cake since I couldn't find a Diary of a Wimpy Kid one... :) )

Time, please slow down, or at least remind me to remember every moment. Because like the song says, one day I'm gonna miss this!

Just boys being boys

This afternoon I decided to take some pictures of the boys while they were outside playing. Isaac's birthday is next Sunday, so we decided to go ahead and get him his birthday present early. Since he has grown so fast in a little over a year (since he got his last bike) we decided to buy him a bike for his birthday. And, since he is so opinionated like his mother, I decided that he should pick it out himself. So, after we got the bike home this afternoon, he and Alex played outside for a couple of hours.

Can you tell what his favorite colors are? Everything is black and red...

An Evil Kenevil in the making...

And because I love flowers, here are a couple of pictures of ones that are in our yard right now.

Blah...

It's rainy and cold here again, and I'm just wondering where Spring went?! Please come back...

Anyway, I registered Alex for Kindergarten yesterday, and he was so excited! After I filled out all the paperwork, they took us through the Kindergarten wing to give us a peek at the classrooms. I'm not sure, but I think Alex may have been a little overwhelmed. I found myself being a little sad as I drove Alex to Pre-K that morning; I can still remember the day he and his brother were born and I can hardly believe how fast time has flown. In just a few short months I'll have a 3rd grader and a Kindergartener! Ahhh!!

In other news, Clarence has been given the opportunity to be a part of a tv show through his job. He and the guys he works with will be part of a larger group of volunteers who are going to be restoring vehicles for people who have amazing and rough life stories. It's kind of like Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, except with vehicles. His first two days of taping will be April 11th and 12th, and he will be taping other days throughout the month of April. He's pretty excited, and I am too. What a great opportunity! This is the link to the show: http://searchandrestoretv.com/

Here are some recent pictures I have taken with my phone...

A couple of Isaac's school papers that I am especially proud of!

Alex at the doctor's office for his 5 year old check up

Here's to hoping the sunshine and warm weather returns quickly! Good night all!

Spring is here!

Spring is officially here, and we have had a few beautiful warm days. I love it! Yesterday the boys had their first soccer game of the season. This is Alex's first season to play. He has been so excited at his practices, and he seemed ready to play his first game Saturday. However, as game time drew closer, he got closer and closer to Daddy and said that he didn't want to play. Thankfully after standing on the sidelines for the first half, talking to the coach for a little bit, to granny and grandaddy, grammy and daddy, he finally decided he would play. So, Alex played the whole second half of his first game, and he did a fantastic job! He ran around the field trying his best to kick the ball, and he did a great job doing it! Also, his 'girlfriend' from school was on the other team, and that was just too cool for him. I think he went a little easy on her though and didn't try to kick the ball away from her when she had it. :)

This is Isaac's third season, and he is enjoying playing more and more. I am so proud of him and can hardly believe how big he's getting!

It has been quite the beginning to this soccer season. Isaac and Alex's cousin, Lucas, is also playing soccer this season. So, it is going to be quite an adventure catching parts to everyone's games. Especially when they play at the same time! Lucas played first yesterday, and Isaac and Alex both played after him at the same time. Thankfully, the fields all three boys played on were close together. The grandparents sat in a central location and could see both Isaac and Alex's games.

Happy First Day of Spring to everyone, and here are some pictures from our first weekend of soccer in 2011.

Chuck E's again and a young carpenter

This weekend we helped the Carons celebrate Aiden's 6th birthday at Chuck E Cheese. Two weekends in a row is enough to last us for a few months! :) The boys had a great time though, and that's all that matters!

the birthday boy!

Aiden and his really yummy birthday cookie - yep, a cookie! It was so good!

After Chuck E Cheese, we went to my parents' house so Grandaddy could show Alex how to use his new tools and to give him some scraps to work with.

Alex sound asleep on the way to granny and grandaddy's house

Isaac wanted to be a part of it too, so he decided to try out Alex's saw. It was hard work!

Alex trying out his screw driver

Daddy showing Alex how to use Grandaddy's power screw driver

We had a great weekend! Today we've done nothing but stay home! One more week and then the boys and I will be home a few days for Spring Break!