Church Easter Egg Hunt 2011

Mary Elizabeth, Drew, and I went to our church's Easter Egg Hunt. Benajmin fell asleep at my parents house when I had to stop by there for a moment, so I just let him take his much needed nap. Now that Drew and I finally found a Sunday School class (yeah!!!) that we both enjoy this past year, ME had fun running around with all of her new church friends.I think each year, the whole idea of the egg hunt gets more fun for ME...see an egg, get the candy. Yep, I think that covers the concept pretty well.

As you can see in the next few pictures, she has candy stuffed in her mouth while playing the games and even sitting with the bunny. Kemp (her old classmate) and ME

Easter Morning 2011

"Uhh...heavy!"

"Daddy Mike sen me a present!"

The Easter Bunny was good to them this year, bringing them a few of their favorite things (bubbles, stickers, sunglasses, trucks, bows, and of course, candy!)

Doesn't she look trendsetting?

"Truck!"

If only he had more than a cute button nose to keep these things up. But he still looks cool!

Princesses on Ice

My mom and I, along with Aunt Kari's mom, took Mary Elizabeth, Benjamin, and McKenzie to see Disney's Princesses on Ice. The kids had a blast, but I think may have enjoyed even more than they did...I loved singing all of the classic princess Disney songs and sharing that joy with my kiddos!

Of course, Benjamin couldn't sit still, but he loved the songs.

McKenzie loved "more song" and really took it all in.

ME couldn't even take time to smile for the camera as she watched her favorite princess (Jasmine).

And, of course, we couldn't get out of the show without getting the kids a snowcan all because of the cool cups! ;)

Benjamin's Field Trip to the Zoo

I had the joy of going on Benjamin's class field trip to the zoo yesterday. The weather was perfect and we had a blast! I was so impressed with how well Benjamin behaved.

Watching the chimpanzees and saying "E, e, e".
While the rest of the class watched the gorillas, Benjamin's attention was caught by the choo choo going by.
Riding the train saying "Choo choo"!

Me and my little stud.

"Momma, I want out of this!"

"Better yet, I think I'll just chill."

Palm Sunday 2011

I finally had the joy of getting to walk my kids down the aisle for Palm Sunday. The first two years, we didn't know that little kids could participate or we weren't there. And last year, ME was sick so I left the kids at home so I could help the rest of the nursery walk. Anyway, it was super cute to get to watch all of the kids (my kids especially) walk down with their palm leaf. What a neat way to introduce one more way to show our love for Jesus!

"What's the big deal about carrying this leaf, Mom? Just let me run around with it!"

ME and one her sweet friends from Sunday School class.

It was very hard to corral Benjamin while waiting our turn to walk down the aisle. He started walking down the aisle a few times before Bro. Fred ever walked in.

What pros! My little angel.

Touch a Truck 2011

Junior League held their Touch a Truck children's event this weekend. Although it was extremely chilly and windy, we had a blast! Look at the pics below to see for yourself.

The top two pictures were taken of Benjamin right after we got there and he woke up and realized what he was going to get to do. I only wish you could hear him say his gruff "truck"!

Watching the cow get milked.

Benjamin was too cool for the Navigator limo. He was more interested in seeking out the next truck to climb once he got out of the limo.

We got to warm up for a little while and sit in the trolley car while visiting with Anna Carol, Mason, Jarred, and Aubrey.

This pretty much describes the tone of the day...who's going to keep up with Benjamin?

Somehow I got talked into sliding down the bouncy slide with them. Four words...no socks=blisters, ouch!!!

A baby pool filled with Dawn soap for bubbles. 30 seconds later after Benjamin decided to submerge most of his body into the pool, he stayed sudsy the rest of the day. Ha!

Wouldn't you feel safe with this firefighter? After the firefighters came to their school about a month ago, ME has been saying she wants to be a firefighter when she grows up, but after she's a teacher and a doctor first.

"Why don't I have a tractor like this? It will fit in the house."

Benjamin saw the bikers that were showing off their bikes lying down on the ground talking. So he thought he would do the same.

"Don't worry, Mom! We don't have any booboos. We're just going to play in the ambulance."

Of course, no day of fun would be worth it if you didn't have ice cream.

ME and LaLa stood in line for about 45 minutes or longer to get her face painted. She chose a blue buttefly...after a few strokes, she decided that she didn't like it. Ha!

Someone is a year and a half...yikes!!!

Benjamin has now kept us entertained and brightened our lives with his sweet, dimply smile for 1 and a half years. Needless to say, we are B-U-S-Y!!!! See below if you don't believe me!

Things he's into or can do, besides learning how to climb into the dryer:

• Correctly identify noises that animals make (he's gone from saying "neigh" for just about every animal, to pefectly "mooing" and "oinking").


• Waving hi and bye to just about everyone (I think he has a good future set up as a Wal-Mart greeter in retirement).


• He hugs everyone as soon as he sees them, especially his Sissy.


• Knows the difference between a bus, truck, and car, and has different noises with his mouth for each of them. His excitement for all of them is still about the same...goes spastic and waves hands rapidly!


• One of his new distinct words is "moow" for milk and Mickey Mouse (I think his favorite character these days).

Stats:

• Weight: 23.10 lbs. (19%)


• Length: 32" (38%)


• Head: 19 1/4" (78%)

Who knew that we could grow such a small child? However, he does come by it honest with his large dome size considering his mom, dad, and grandpa. ;)