Easter Egg Hunt

The weekend of Easter we also attended an Easter Egg Hunt at Tommy's preschool.  It was so much fun and so well organized.  First they brought the families into the Church where they sang a few songs.  This was definitely AJ's favorite part.  He loved the music and danced around like no tomorrow!  Then the children went into the classrooms and made a craft.  After that, it was time for the hunt!  The boys had so much fun finding all the eggs.  When we were finished, we had a nice hot dog lunch at the school too!  Thanks St. Paul's for making such a wonderful event for families to attend!

 

I don't know why it's funny to see AJ sitting in a school

desk, but it is.

 

  

 AJ couldn't wait to hunt for the eggs, he had to 

be contained by Chris!

 Waiting patiently to start!

 Finally!  Let the madness begin!

 Tommy and his good pal, Malcolm.

Lollipop Garden

The weekend of Easter was filled with so many fun activities for the kids. One thing we did was plant jelly beans outside. We dug holes, filled them with jelly beans, covered them back up, and watered them. We wondered what would become of those jelly beans. The next day, lollipops sprouted! Both boys were so excited! I can't take credit for this fun idea, I found it on...you guessed it, Pinterest! I'm obsessed!

You will notice in the pictures that AJ is wearing his Toy Story helmet. Whenever we are outside and no matter what we are doing, he wears this helmet. Better safe than sorry..and it's just a battle I'm not willing to fight with him about!

Easter Bounce House

This year I struggled with what to get the boys for Easter. We usually do new bikes, but Tommy still fits in his bike from last year and we have 3 other bikes for AJ to choose from, so I didn't want to do that. So we decided on a bounce house. Best decision ever. It wears them out, they laugh and jump, laugh and jump for HOURS. They come up from the basement red and sweaty, I love it. AJ is a child that is constantly moving, even when reading books to him he can't sit still, so this was perfect, it gets out that extra energy boys seem to have. They love it, but I think I love it more.

March Happenings

Wasn't it a beautiful March? So unexpected and so great to be outside all the time, especially after all the sickness that hit our house in February. Hence, not a lot of blogs because we were outside and then dead tired at the end of the day! Now that we have more spring like weather here in Michigan, I can get back to blogging.

We had so much fun messing with the kids on St. Patrick's Day. We pretended a leprechaun made a pit stop at our house and Tommy totally fell for it! Then Chris proceeded to make all of their food green for the day! It took some convincing, but Tommy finally decided to try it...he thought it was going to taste different due to the color. We also celebrated Chris' birthday with his favorite birthday meal, hot dogs and doritos...and of course cake! Here are some pictures from March.

Tommy's Irish Breakfast

Leprechaun pit stop!

Daddy and his Red Sox boys!

Science Day

Tommy's preschool hosted a Science Day for students and their dads a few weeks ago. There were about a dozen workstations with different experiments exploring sight, sound, taste, magnets, gravity and more. The most popular table was the classic vinegar and baking soda chemical reaction. Tommy got a kick out of that but I think his favorite part of the day was lunch at Jimmy John's.

- Chris

Happy Birthday, Chris!

We love you so much!

Banana Bread

A few weeks back we had some old bananas so we decided to make some banana bread. Both boys helped out. AJ is definitely getting more interested in helping cook/bake things. He loves to watch the mixer! We decided to make this recipe a bit healthier (minus the chocolate chips we added)! So we used whole wheat flour, greek yogurt, and honey. It turned out really good! The boys loved it too!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

First Beach Day!

The temperature this week reached 80 degrees and that means a trip to the beach! We went after dinner, so it was a bit cooler, but still was fun. The boys could throw rocks in the lake for hours. It was nice to be back on the beach and I'm looking forward to more beach days in the near future!

Happy Valentine's Day

I feel so blessed to have these three goofballs in my life.

Winter Sky

I took this picture the other day after our big snow storm. We have the prettiest sunsets here.

Twins

The other day Chris came out wearing a gray shirt with white sleeves and jeans. Completely normal, right? Well, I noticed that I had dressed AJ in the exact same outfit! I couldn't resist, I needed a picture of the the twinkies!

Birthday Fun

The week of Tommy is over! He had a fun birthday week of celebrations. It all started on his actual birthday where we went out for dinner and enjoyed his baseball cake. Then Friday, he was able to celebrate his birthday at school with Angry Bird cupcakes we made. Saturday we were off to Chuckie Cheese to meet up with cousins and celebrate once again. We ended it all on Sunday with a few friends joining us at Dairy Queen. It was fun, but tiring! Lots and lots of baking last week for me so I'm glad that's behind us! Looking forward to a quiet, birthday free weekend this weekend!

Opening presents

Angry Bird cupcakes

DQ celebration!

Movie Night!

The kids have been watching movies on Saturday nights before bed. They love it. We get them all set up on their little couch with blankets, jammies, and of course snacks! Here is a cute picture of them snuggling together.

Tommy Turns Five!

Wow, I can't believe it, Tommy is five today! That's one whole hand! He is so excited to be five, and as he told me today when I warned him not to do something because he might get hurt, he said, "Mommy, don't worry, five years old don't cry!" We will see about that one! Tommy is all boy all the time. I can't keep a pair of pants or socks for more than a week with him. He is sliding and running all the time...thus the holes in his clothes! Tommy, we have so much fun watching you grow and love you so much. Happy birthday, Tommy!