friends

a couple pics of friends visiting us lately...

Luke, Hazel & Celia Wright, Jacob

pizza on the porch with Trey, Tyler & Betsy

Tyler taking his first bite of sweet potatoes. He's not sure of it here, but he gobbled it down!

the last few days the boys have surprised me and thought I would share...

- Luke is potty trained! He went to school today & didn't have one accident while there! Once we got home, it was another story. He's doing great for day 5 though!
- Luke ate salad tonight for dinner & asked for more- what?
- The boys ate all their broccoli & carrots at dinner in order to have cheese for their "dessert/treat."
- The boys ate strawberry & rhubarb jam and even more surprising is that I made it homemade!

visit with Gigi & G-Pop

evening at Market Square

There were lots of dogs at the Square. Luke pet every single one of them... literally! And Jacob always kept a cool distance, but "he's not scared."

going on an egg hunt...

We had such a fun weekend!

the agony of pictures...

getting antsythe sun's so bright!

and this is the best we can get...

Happy Easter!

quotes from the move

-- Wow, lots of great hiding places, mommy"- Jacob
-- "Our new playroom is cool, but my toys aren't cool."- Jacob
-- "I could stay here forever"- Lindsey
-- What is your favorite part about the new house Luke? "the playroom & my new daddy"? (Not sure about that one because Luke even said his name was still Michael)
-- "Where is the bathroom again?"- Jacob
-- "Isn't the garage great? No more bird poop on our cars!"- Michael

moving!

We are so excited to move to our new house! It is unbelievable to me that this little home is all my boys know & that is all changing tomorrow. They are so excited to move to the new house which is no small blessing. We obviously have so many memories here, but know that we will carry them beyond these walls. It does seem to be an end to a chapter in our lives which we grieve, but we are so thankful! Here are a couple pictures from our last night at 519 Oakley Dr...

The boys' in their rooms...

Luke decided he wanted to go to the new house in a box like our other stuff.
And Jacob decided he needed to relax...

Thanks to everyone who helped us with boxes, caring for the boys, prayer & food!!

Our Valentine dinner!

As I was packing today, I came across this table cloth. I got it 10 years ago for mine & Michael's first Valentine's day. We couldn't go out to eat, so a tablecloth & candles made the dinner different. I thought it would be fun to make our dinner a little different with the boys this year too. I had planned to make chicken parmesean anyway and it was actually what I made our first Valentine's day as well. Same recipe & everything! The boys loved the candles, Luke sang happy birthday to himself (becuase that is what candles are for, right?). We exchanged cards & all told each other what we loved about one another. We topped off the dinner with M &M's. It will be an evening to remember! Oh,and of course I knew the table cloth would need to head straight to the wash- spaghetti sauce, toddler boys & a white table cloth do not mix well.