April 8

Happy Easter!

This was Neylan's first Easter home and our first Easter since we got married that we got to spend this special holiday with family. It was nice to have Adam's parents with us for the long, busy weekend.

The Easter Bunny came with a few little treats!

Yay!! New bubbles

April 7

Another eventful day for this family. We began the day with an Easter egg hunt at our new church's second campus. This was their big kids ministry kick off, so Adam was helping out. The boys got to ride bikes, hunt for eggs, and play in the inflatables. It was a bit cool and rainy, but we braved the weather and had a great time.

The boys were put in a group of little ones to 5 yr olds to hunt for eggs, which still made them the youngest. It took a lot of persuading and direction to try to get them to grasp the hang of an egg hunt. Just pick it up and put it in the basket!!

So, by the time they had the routine down, all the eggs were gone, having been snatched up by the more experienced, bigger kids. When all the eggs were gone, Grayson had a basket of 4 and Neylan had 3!

A few people noticed we had not made it very far into the "hunt" and decided they would share the overabundance they had. So, several people just started throwing eggs on the ground for the boys to gather and put in their baskets. This was so nice, not that we need the extra candy that was inside, but it allowed them to really participate.

After the weather cleared, Adam showed off his new fun toy- a TP bazooka!

Grayson thought it was a blast. Hey, maybe some more yard decoration will add the character we need to sell this place!

April 6

I'm sure some of you saw how cool the moon looked tonight. It was so big and low and golden. It looked really cool. We watched it all the way home from our Good Friday service. When we got home, I got distracted and didn't get out to take a picture of it until after the boys were down. And, then I realized at that point, the moon looked just like it does most nights. So, an unimpressive picture for the day, but maybe you saw what we saw. Very cool.

April 5

Neylan is such a laid back kiddo often times you wonder if he is paying attention to anything going on around him. And then out of the blue he says something or does something that makes you realize he has a lot going on in that big head of his.

Tonight after dinner, and completely out of nowhere, he walks over, picks up the broom, puts it on his shoulder, and starts saying "hit the ball, hit the ball"

April 4

A lunch I can truly enjoy- at home- by myself!

April 3

Yard work night

April 2

Rock Chalk Jayhawks! Go KU!!

Grayson agreed to have his picture taken

without realizing Daddy was getting ready to soak him. He was NOT happy about it!

April 1

Neylan quickly learned this was not the easiest way to get out of the bed!

Grayson's shoe fetish continues

The water table is a lot of fun

until big brother turns on you!

a little foot washing

March 31

This is how we spruce up oatmeal- with sprinkles!

March 30

Pinterest put into action tonight with sidewalk chalk paint

1 cup of water, 1 cup of cornstarch, and food coloring

This activity kept them busy for all of maybe 10 minutes

It didn't take long for these little artists to take this painting to the next level

I turn my back for less than a minute and they are experiencing the paint in a new way

All done!!

March 29

First, they pulled out the mittens

and then they pulled out my shoes (and headband)

then they started giggling so hard they fell over

March 28

A few weeks ago I started taking this Beth Moore Bible study on Wednesday nights. I've really been enjoying it. Challenges and all! This is making me excited to see her live in a few weeks.

March 27

When we were getting ready to put our house on the market I was trying to find some great cleaning product to get our shower floor really clean. Adam found that Easy Off oven cleaner was the trick, according to Google! So we bought some. It did work great. So, tonight I tried it on the shower doors. I sprayed it on and left it for a bit. When I came back I was able to wipe all soap scum off easily and they look better than they ever have.

March 26

Our Parents as Teachers educator came to visit us this morning and brought markers! We turned our attention away from Neylan for less than a minute and then realized he had forgotten the rule about drawing only on the paper. Thank goodness they are washable!

March 25

Somone got his first black eye tonight when he slipped in the tub

March 24

Adam and I headed to Des Moines very early (6:30) this morning to go watch the TN Lady Vols play in the Sweet Sixteen tournament against KU. It was a fun little date and TN won!

The legendary, Pat Summit

I only managed to get a few pictures because they came and took my camera away before the game even started, saying that I wasn't allowed to use it since it had a detachable lens- NCAA rule! Needless to say they had A LOT of unhappy people on their hands that day, especially since that rule was nowhere to be found on the website.

March 23

More spontanaity tonight as our Saturday plans have changed a bit. We had to find someone who was willing to take the boys for the day, so Grayson and Neylan headed off to GG, Bill, and Shannon's house to spend the night and the day tomorrow. 

Grayson picked out his favorite outfit to wear!