Ryan's shopping cart

One of Ryan's favorite toys is his shopping cart. He loads it up with toys and pushes it all over the house. The other night he decided to load something else in the cart... Check it out. Cracks me up! He is going to be ruling the roost and telling his big brothers what to do before long. He was doing this over and over before I finally got out the camera to record it.

Jayson is a bit heavier than Justin. Not so much picking up going on here...

Have a great day!

Egg Hunt and Palm Sunday

We had a nice weekend at our fabulous church! Saturday they had a bunny breakfast and egg hunt. The kids had so much fun. Ryan wasn't so sure about the bunny this year but I got him to sit by his brothers for enough time to snap a photo in the same frame as the Easter bunny. HA!

Then the kids posed for a few photos for momma
I did not tell the twins to put their hands on their hips...it just happened.

This photo was taken 2 secs before Jayson dropped than enormous strawberry all over his white polo shirt. The rest of the day he had a messy shirt. It looks like he rolled it across the front and back of his shirt, but thanks to Shout...momma got it all out!

The kids praying with Pastor Harry before they are released to hunt eggs

The twins were done hunting eggs in 2.5 seconds so I didn't get any photos. here they are helping Ryan who LOVED filling up his basket this year. They kept falling out and he kept putting them back in.

Ryan's whole basket flipped so the bubbas are helping him collect them again

Posing by the tree. This was just before Ryan took Justin's basket and flipped it over. Justin was not thrilled with Ryan's new game of dumping eggs and picking them back up.

My cutie pie...

Jayson and Justin planted these lovely flowers and decorated the pots there too
My attempt at a group picture here...eh

On Sunday we went to the Palm Sunday service which was so great. The boys held palm leaves and paraded around the church. Then they went to the front and sang a few songs. Super mom here forgot her camera at home so just imagine how cute it was! This week is filled with Tee Ball games and practice and then Thursday we head to West for Easter. I am looking forward to some relaxation with mom and the family there.

Rodeo and Spring Break

It has been a busy couple of weeks! I went to the rodeo 3 times this year and took the boys with me twice. We just couldn't get enough. They loved all the carnival rides. Ryan rode the carousel and got really excited, but that was all for him this year. The big boys did every ride they were allowed to get on...multiple times. Thanks GiGi and Grandad for all of the fun yesterday. I don't have many pictures because I was trying to enjoy the time with them but here are a few.Justin in a tractor tire

Ryan loves the pigs! He kept following this one around to pet him.

He wasn't so sure about this sniffing goat.

Jayson grubbing sausage on a stick. YUM!

The twins are in the 4th seat back enjoying the roller coaster

Bumper cars rule!

Ryan loved the baby chicks. he was pointing to each one telling them "hi"! So cute.

The twins were out of school all last week for Spring Break. They went to JoJo and PaPa's house in West for the week and had a blast! I told them the fun was going to end when they came home. HA! They went to the museum, park, zoo, movies, Chuck E Cheese's, fishing, nature walks, roasted marshmallows and made smores, the list goes on and on! They also ate like grown men and came home almost 2 lbs heavier! Thanks mom for such a great time for the boys. They told her we didn't have enough Easter decorations so she sent them home with some new Spring decor and Easter bunny baking goods. Here are the muffins we baked Saturday morning.

Ryan devoured his blueberry muffin...

The boys were proud of the baked treats and our Easter decor.

Scott and I enjoyed a much quieter week with just Ryan although he started talking much more last week and hasn't stopped. It was nice to have some one-on-one time with Ryan. He is such a sweet baby and I just can't believe how fast he is growing up. He does so many big boy things it just blows my mind. He understands everything I say and follows commands perfectly. He's a great helper and loves to pick up his toys when I sing the "clean up" song. He's a great eater and says "Mmmmm" with most things I offer him. He is such a momma's boy and wants me all the time when I am home. Some newer words he says: book, Hi, hello, bubbles, bath, up, bubbas, cracker, ball, and nigh nigh. He probably says about 15-20 words and can even put a few together. He says "bubbles ina bath" and "there it is" when pointing to his belly button. He is very curious and points at everything and babbles like he is telling you all about it. Here is my cutie taking his bath.

Well that sums up the past few weeks and now we are gearing up for Tee ball games and our trip to West for Easter. It is also GiGi's birthday tomorrow so Happy Birthday GiGi!!!

Gooooooo Orioles!

Opening Day for Lamar Little League was a huge success! We had a great time starting at 8am Saturday morning for the parade. It was like a REAL parade with firetrucks and floats and the boys rode in a very decorated truck and threw out candy. SUPER CUTE! Ryan didn't know what was going on with all the sirens, noise and candy being thrown at him but it was pretty neat. Following the parade the boys took their tee ball pictures and team photos and then played at the ball field for a while on the playground and moonwalk. Then they had their first game where I am happy to report they both did awesome! I am such a proud momma. All those years of cheerleading really got me ready to cheer on my boys. Their team got 9 outs and many great hits. We crushed the other team (yes I know it is tee ball but it is true). Ryan loved watching his brothers play too. He kept pointing saying "bubba". This is one of many new words in his vocab. Well, I can't wait for the next game to see Jayson and Justin in action again! I love being a baseball mom!
Enjoy all the photos from this day...

Oh Happy Day!

Today is already an exiting day for me. I have been doing the Weight Watchers program since January and have steadily been losing weight. As of today I have lost a total of 15.5 lbs!!!! I couldn't be more excited to see the number on the scale this morning. I have about 9 more lbs to lose to reach my weight watcher goal but my personal goal is 5lbs on top of that for a total of 14lbs to go. I should just go in and adjust my weight watcher goal but it is more fun to be so close. I am so happy with the results and can't wait until I can say I have reached my personal goal weight! Summer...here I come!