Fun Facts on my Favorite Four

Graham is the funniest little guy.   He LOVES to be outside, especially if someone is willing to push him on the swing.  He loves swimming and continues to be fearless of the water.  He is all boy, constantly throwing a ball, swinging a sword, or running through the house.  On the flip side, he loves to watch TV.  His favorite shows are Paw Patrol, Wallykazam, and Peppa Pig.  He naps occasionally, but for the most part he just has some 'rest' in the afternoon.  I think he is excited for his sisters to be home for summer...mostly.

 Miss Jane is cruising right along through kindergarten.  I think she is excited about summer, but she is loving school.  I think she is a teacher's dream....never crossing the line.  She is always coloring, writing notes, or giving a hug.  Casey ran to Target for something, and he brought home some cereal that I typically don't buy. Jane sad, "I need to write Daddy a thank you note for that cereal."  She has such a tender heart, which means she can get her feelings hurt easily.  I am excited to spend the summer with this girl!

 This picture is so great of Sydney.  She is fun, social, energetic and the life of the party.  She is also sassy and fiercely independent!  She loves to be around her friends.  At the Mother's Day Tea Party, she noticed some neighbors outside the window.  She pulls open the blinds, allowing the sun to blind all of our guests....just so she could see our neighbors riding their bikes, hoping they would get a glimpse of her.  Because of her social penchant, she loves school.  She spends recess racing the boys, and proclaims that she is a fast runner. She has done great in her kindergarten class, never getting her folder signed!  Sydney will make summer fun!

Clare is growing up so quickly!  She has some great observations about things, she listens intently to grown-up conversations, and she never forgets a thing!  She has enjoyed her newly-pierced ears, and we have graduated to changing them on a weekly basis until we're convinced that they are 100% healed.  Her latest obsession has been Dancing With The Stars, watching the dances over and over and over. Second grade has been good to Clare, and she was named 'student of the week' four times this year.  She is smart, clever, and dramatic!

Summer's coming!  Twelve more days until the girls are out!  We're ready!

2nd Annual Mother's Day Tea

We hosted our second Mother's Day Tea yesterday morning.  We changed it up a bit and went with a brunch theme.

We served quiche, cheese blintzes, green salad, fruit salad, almond tea, coffee, mimosas and strawberry shortcake! The girls helped make (almost) all of the food this year.

We hosted all of our grandmothers....Emme, Deedee, and LoLo.

I always enjoy getting our the china and crystal and making this a a "fancy" event.  We talk about using our best manners and etiquette.  This next picture cracks me up....you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make her drink!

It was a fun morning, and I hope our grandmothers know how much we appreciate them!

We've Been....

...enjoying our first dip in the (heated) pool!

...taking advantage of the "tattoo artist" at Daddy's work picnic.

 

...selecting the two nicest "tattoos" available!

...participating in a heated foot race!

..getting used to a new retainer!

Five more weeks of school!  We are counting down!

Graham's Superheo Party

Graham had many different ideas about birthday parties, but he finally settled on a superhero party.  We just had family, so it was pretty low-key, but we had lots of fun!

My crew is thrilled any time they get to play with Brody, and when you add in several cans of silly string, they are doubly thrilled!

We grilled burgers and hot dogs, and then it was time for presents.  Graham got so much great stuff.  

He got this cool Spiderman costume that was hijacked by his sister!

 

 Brody handpicked this awesome gift for Graham!

His aunt Morgan made him a personalized Batman cape and mask.  I was impressed!

 

He has worn that thing ever since he got it....in the house and to school to pick up the girls!

 Then we had cake and ice cream.

 

 

By the end of the party, Graham was a hot, sticky, sweaty, filthy boy!  That's the sign of a good party!

Today, on his actual birthday, we headed to McDonald's for breakfast.

We played with all of his new toys, and at the end of the day, Spiderman was feeling very celebrated and very exhausted!

Happy Birthday Graham!

I

can't believe

my baby boy

is three!

Happy birthday Graham!  Full party recap coming soon!

Easter Eggstravaganza

We started Easter off last weekend at Deedee and Papaw's house.

Of course, we had to take a few pictures before the egg hunt.

And then they were off!

The "clue eggs" were back this year,

and they brought lots of fun gifts....that Jane felt like modeling all together!

It was a fun Easter celebration!

 On Easter weekend, we headed to Lubbock to visit my aunt and grandmother.  We got there late Friday night, and spent Saturday visiting my grandmother in her rehab place.  Mamma's 87th birthday was on Easter Sunday, so we decided to have a party for her on Saturday night.

My kids are always ready for a party, and this was no exception!

 

 

We had dinner, ate cake, 

opened presents, and played some Pictionary!

It was a fun night celebrating Mamma!

Next up, was Easter Sunday!

We had our egg hunt indoors due to some wet outside conditions.  We got to go to church with Mamma, and then we said our goodbyes.

Many thanks to my aunt Jennifer for hosting my crazy bunch! 

Big Boy Bed

A couple of weeks ago we made the switch.  Graham is officially in a big boy bed!

He had been napping in Jane's bed for a couple of months with no issues, so I wasn't too worried about making the change.  He is almost three after all!

He has done great.  He waits for us to come get him in the morning, and he is quite proud of his new "big boy" status!  We moved the rocking chair out of the room, and we moved the train table in.  We are still adding a few finishing touches to his big boy room.

It's a bittersweet realization that we are now a crib-free home!