Ian turned 6

We had a family bday for Ian and he reeeaaaaly wanted a lego star wars set! He also wanted to go to Chuck E Cheese. We don't like their food so we had pizza at home (ians choice) then headed out! Melinda has been staying with us and she helped me do his cake.....that took forever, but turned out all right concidering what we had to work with!

Addy was loving it....Gweny not so much!

Adeline's new favorite ride!

Ok now she likes it! As long as she can drive!

Ian and his silliness!

He got some silly puddy from Gwendolyn, Squirt guns from Elijah, and bouncy balls from Adeline.

Easter Time

I have been more and more impressed lately to focus more on the true meaning of holidays rather than the "worldly" traditions....and let me tell ya....it's tough! I love the Easter basket traditions I remember them as a kid and it was great! But I want my children to remember Him and why we are so blessed to know that He has Risen and He lives today!

We still did an Easter egg hunt at G&G Davenport's though! Gweny was TOTALLY excited too! So fun to watch...every kid! Fun every time! I love it!

See that egg in the basket?! It's yellow....ya that one! I had Ian doing the hot and cold game for a good 5 minutes or so trying to find it!

Nothin' keeps my boys away from those eggs full of goodness! That little yellow dot by the tire swing was the one he poked out of the tree with that stick.

So she got a few eggs and knew she could open them so that was good enough for her!

Such a comedian! Elijah probably one this Easter egg hunt.....if we were keeping tabs!

The fam.

She is just tooooo cute!

So is this one!

I love that face!

Soccer Time

My boys love soccer! Ian was getting disappointed because his very first practice got rained out and it wasn't looking so good for his second practice either. I told him to say a little prayer that it wouldn't rain and he just rolled his eyes. So I said one for him and it worked! Now maybe he will believe me!

This is Ian's first year and he is doing so great! He had his first goal during his first game! Way to go Ian!! I love all the faces he makes when he is going for the ball....his number is 5.

This is Elijah's second year and he is a natural! He had 2 goals his first game and 1 his second! He is the fastest one on the field and that is what everyone comments on! He is a LOT more aggressive this year! Nice work Buddy!

I am so proud of my boys and their athletic abilities!  =)

Randomness in April

Spring is coming and we are so excited!

We had some guests the other night....we fed them bread and watched them for a while, then they were on their way!

Ahhhhh playing the Wii comes AFTER we get some help! Sometimes I want to chuck that thing out the window, and other times......yes I will say it! It is nice to have a bribe!

I told her to say Cheese and she said Ohhhhh! LOL

I tried to get a cute side pic of Addy......she noticed the camera and posed once again!

Did you know?!

Did you know that Adeline hunts buffalopes?!

Adeline, "Mom, I love you."
Mom, "I love you more."
Adeline, "I love you the most.....and don't forget!"
(A line from our favorite movie Tangled!)

Gweny's new thing is sticking her figure in her belly button and walking around with it there......for like ever! When her finger slips out and she can't find it she will come up to me or Robert with a really worried look on her face until we help her find it again. Once she does she does her cute little laugh and is on her way!

Tully Park

It was AWESOME outside on April 1st so my good friend Emily and I decided to take our kids to the park! I discovered that Gwendolyn likes to go down the slides on her tummy....oh and she is NOT scared one bit! She even went down the Big Kid Slide!!

Yeah I get that face a lot when I have the camera in my hands!

There she goes!

Gretchen and Gweny sharing a seat! I did this with Adeline and Gwendolyn the other day and got Gweny stuck....felt like a total dork of a mom! Oh well!

Me and Em

The Gang

Adeline and her posing........

Ballerina Girls

The girls love to dance....we were so excited that this leotard fit Gweny.....Gweny has a thing for shoes, she like to wear them a lot. These were the ones she brought to me for her to wear this time!

Addy will really get into dancing....she will close her eyes and make all sorts of faces......she must take after Grandpa and Grandma Thomas...oh and Aunt Jordan!!  =)

Some catching up to do!

Gweny was not diggin' her Erkle pants.

I was trying to keep the girls entertained and came up with a slide.....that worked for at least an hour! SCORE!!

Addy and her posing.."Mom take a picture of me and Mickey......." Why can't she do that when I was to take pictures for REAL?!?!

Ian had to make a Leprechaun trap......I have to admit, I wasn't that excited about it so it got put off until bed time the night before it was due. So I went out to our recycle box and grabbed a couple things he could use and then let his imagination flow........this is what we came up with in about 10 minutes!

Don't you love when you spend FOREVER cleaning and then find this not 2 minutes later!?!?!

Gweny did this all on her own and then came out to show me!