Trip to MiMi JoJo's

We voyaged far far away in the Starship Acadia on a 13 hour drive right outside of Washington, DC so the boys could see their MiMi JoJo and meet their Great Grandma Jackie. The boys were Amazing!!! The weather was horrid on the way up rain from the Nashville all the way to my moms - ugh. Poor Ryan did all of the driving like a champ and did not complain once. Thankfully a friend of mine let us borrow a DVD player and that made the trip more bearable on the boys. The boys LOVED being at a hotel but when a little stir crazy after being in the car that long, it was like Beavis and Butthead go to DC -they were destroying the place, we had to unplug the phones and the radio just so we would not get kicked out. The two days we visited were great, I got to visit with my mom and an old friend on the first day and the see my aunt and cousins at a picnic my mom had at a local park. The park had a "beach" on the Potomac and it was perfect weather - the boys had a blast. The pics are cute but the VIDEO below is hillarious.

Easter Festivities

Easter was so much fun for us this year!! There were egg hunts galore and the boys became professionals. The weather was perfect and everything in Memphis was blooming.

Hello Sun!

Yay - the sun is back and spring is getting close. We have been venturing out and loving every second of it. Here are a few pics of our latest outings in the front yard as well Buck's trip to the Memphis Botanical Gardens, they have an excellent area for children called My Big Backyard, it is incredible and worth every penny of the 5 dollar admission.

Ryan's Birthday

We celebrated Ryans Birthday in style and the boys made his birthday cake! Really they did everything except put the pan in the oven,. Buck was the assembler while Hi T was in total control of quality check with the ingredients. We made him a Black forest pudding cake and it was fantastic. (to my family - this is just like Mamoo's Dump cake with Chocolate cake mix and no pineapple.). I can tell that my little chefs get their cooking skills from Ryan.














Okay - Now turn away if you have a squeamish stomach - Hi T seriously went crazy eating his dessert! Too Funny

February Frenzy

Wow, I cannot believe that February has almost come and gone! What a busy month it has been for us with Snow Days, Sick Days and (Finally) School Days. The boys are growing up so fast, they do something new to amaze me every day. Buck is a riot, he is talking in full sentences now and is learning so much about the world. He just recently gave me my first "i love you mommy" and that was incredible for me! Theodore is growing up faster than I can take, he honestly thinks he is Bucks age and will not settle to be treated like a baby. He is talking incredbly well, he can sing all of twinke twinkle, It floored me the first time he did it, I had no clue. He is really picking up on all of Buck's catch phrases but is still very much his own person. I love how much they play together and when Buck sees Thoedore after school he always runs up to him, gives him a big hug and says "love for Hi T" - super sweet.





thought this was a neat comparison below. On the left is a pic of Buck from Easter of last year and the right is Hi T now.

Theodore's First Birthday Party!

What a great weekend! Theodore had his first birthday party on Saturday and it was a huge hit. I am glad we waited, there is no way I could have pulled that party off a week before Christmas. Hi T had a few of his own peeps at the party and everyone got along great.The theme was Teddy Bear's picnic and we had bears EVERYWHERE! We had an Art Activity where the kids got to make thier own bear face on a paper plate. Thanks to Ryan we had a full lunch buffet of hot dogs, corn, beans, chips and dip. The cake was made by my awesome neighbor, laura jackson and it was perfect, the teddy bear on top was adorable and the cake was delicious. Theodore had no trouble digging in, the boy is not shy about his desserts. I will hop off the typing now, there are a slew of pics to follow!

YUMMY


Buck was excited to sing happy birthday!

We somehow all got in one picture together!


My Big man! Still cant believe he is 1.



Kate was the hostess with the mostest


Our awesome Cake!!!

Movie of T eating his cake! He was a machine

Christmas 2009!

We had a fantastic Christmas. It was great to see Buck get the whole holiday. HE was very excited for Santa and helped bake cookies. Theodore was excited to eat the leftover cookies he found on Santa's plate the next morning. It was a busy season but we had fun going to parties, seeing family, making crafts and celebrating Jesus's birthday. Buck LOVED singing happy birthday to baby Jesus, he had made a baby Jesus at preschool, I have a pic below and it is so sweet! I hope everyone else had a great and wonderful holiday. Happy New Year!
Buck and his Superhero PJ's! The Boys love the Choo choo!

Christmas Morning


Theo and his breakfast - Cookies! He loves his Cart, and so does Buck!

High T taking a spin! Theodore watching Ellies back!

Buck loving the baby Jesus he made at Preschool!