Miscellaneous

Here a few pictures I've taken but haven't posted yet.  Thought I'd throw them into one miscellaneous post instead of separate ones.

Tate is usually pretty good about going to the store with me when needed.  Every once in a while he will need some extra "incentive" to go during a show he likes or if he's in the middle of playing.  Times like these, I find the promise of a donut to be extremely effective is convincing him to abandon whatever he's doing and go.  During one of these times, he chose a chocolate donut at the store and after he had eaten it, you can tell how much he loved it.  Isn't there a saying out there that the more you love it, the more you wear it?  If not, then there should be.  And this kid could be the poster child.

After a long time in a crib, we decided it was time to convert it to a toddler bed for our big boy.  We have done it alot sooner for both the other kids and decided that it was time.  He loves it and thinks it's the best to be able to get in and out all on his own.  Of course we were excited for him too, until we realized that he can get up whenever he wants now and most of the time that is 6:30 in the morning!!!  Now we're wondering if this was such a good decision!

Here are our 3 after getting bathed and cleaned up ready for some popcorn.  They were all so cute, we just had to take a picture.  Nothing puts a smile on your face like the promise of popcorn!

Just a few pictures of our every day life.  What would I do without these 3 monkeys to keep me smiling?

Hailey's 1st Grade Grandparent Program

I love school programs.  It's so fun to go and see the kids perform.  This year Hailey is in 1st grade and their class, along with 3 other classes, did a Grandparents Program and invited all of the grandparents to come and see it.  Hailey was so excited and could hardly wait for the day to arrive.  We walked in and spotted her right off.  She was so excited to see us all.  Unforunately, one set of grandparents lives far away and couldn't make it, but we knew they were there in spirit with us.

She is so cute, she just makes me smile.  

Nana and Papa came down to see the special program and Tate had fun climbing all over the two of them the entire time!

I loved the program they put on.  They had so many fun songs and actions, they had us laughing the whole time!

Hailey kept her special part a secret and was almost bursting by the time the day arrived.  The cutest part was that she was to hold up the "T" in the word Grandparents, but she got so excited, she held it up sideways!  It was so darling!

After the program, the grandparents were invited back to the classrooms for a special treat and to be presented with a special card.  We loved the cookies they had for us and Nana and Papa loved seeing Hailey's classroom and her desk.

Tate snuck into the last picture at the last minute, so we decided to do another with just Hailey and Nana and Papa.

And of course, one her and each of them separately.

These pictures turned out so darling!

Thanks Nana and Papa for coming all the way down for the program!  We love you!

Easter 2013!

I'm a little behind in getting some of these recent events posted, but I'm trying to catch up!  We had a very fun Easter this year.  The kids were so excited for the Easter Bunny to come and leave them all sorts of presents and candy. 

Zach loved all the fun things he got.  

He tore into his basket before I could even take a picture!  His favorite thing (besides all of the candy) was the new MP3 player he got - complete with arm band so he can listen to music while mowing the lawn - just like his dad!

Hailey was a little bit more careful and we were able to reconstruct hers before I took the picture.

Hailey's favorite thing was all the candy of course - she's a sugar-a-holic!  But she also loves the MP3 player she got.  She didn't need an arm band, but she was so excited that it was red! 

Tate wasn't sure about all of the presents, but he loved them all.  He was really excited about his new sport ball sheets to go on his crib/toddler bed. 

He also got some headphone and a fun sprinkler to share for the summer.

They all loved all of their gifts!

Once the excitement of the easter baskets died down, we started the easter egg hunt.  The easter bunny always leaves filled plastic eggs around the family room for the kids to find.  Hailey decided to put on her bunny ears for the hunt.

Tate did too and was so excited every time he found an egg, he had to show me each and every one!

After we got ready for church, I had the kids sit down for a quick picture.  They are getting so big and I'm feeling like I'm not taking near enough pictures of them!

How I love these three!  Hope you all had a Happy Easter too!