Volunteer - Special Olympics

The three oldest and I volunteered for 

Special Olympics.

It was for daycares in town - 

A Play Day.

Our station was basketball shooting.

VV and I were in charge of one hoop

We had a fun morning!

Outside

With the weather finally getting warmer and staying

warmer, it is getting more and more difficult to 

stay inside and do school.  Thankfully we are nearing the end.

We took our school outside this day - art - pick

anything in the yard and draw it.

Tractors

I try to remind myself when our family room floor

is constantly covered with tractors and construction

vehicles, that I will miss the days when it is not.

Two little boys equals lots of fun 

with their vehicles

Baseball Season

Baseball season has begun.

Dad is Big J's coach.

Piano Recital

Big J and Fancy E had their end of the year

piano recitals.

The whole family came to watch them.

I got to sit between these two silly boys.

Easter

Happy Easter - Resurrection Day!

Since the two little boys were sick the night before Easter,

we were not able to go to church (hence no special

Easter dresses on below).

But we were still all smiles and had a nice day.

Coloring Eggs

The weather was too chilly for mom to head outside and

do an egg hunt.  So we did one inside instead.

One egg still may be missing.

It will show up one of these days.

We had a special dinner

and JELLO with whip cream!

Dad had Pecan Pie!

Such a nice day and such a wonderful

reason to celebrate!  Because HE is alive, my 

hope has reason and substance and my HOPE is

secure!!!  Such a great reason to be thankful each day.

Sick Bug

We had a quick bug go through our home.  Just these two had it and it

 only lasted a couple hours (praising God for that).  This guy got sick a 

couple times and then fell asleep early on our sofa in this position.  

Little Brother start getting sick right at bed time.

So since I knew it would be an hour or two

of him being sick, I just had him sleep on me on the sofa.

Thankfully by 10pm, he was done and slept the 

rest of the night on our floor.

Sickness can be hard, but nothing

beats the snuggles!

Ape-ri-Cot

This lady loves to carry her Ape-Ri-Cot around.

I often see him staged around our home.

Below is wearing the harness my mom

gave to her, the one my mom put on 

me when I was younger. She then

put headphones on him and gave

him the CD player to "listen" to.

Now he is giving her baby doll a ride on his 

shoulder and taking care of her panda.

She even sleeps with this guy. 

Not sure how she finds room for both of them in bed.

And this sweet lady sleeps with her lamb.

Nursing Home

We have been so 

blessed to be able to go 

to the nursing home once

a month and spend time with 

the very sweet special friends there.

Big J has made many friends

and is so very kind with these ladies.

And Mr. Card Player below found the one lady

there who knew how to play cards and enjoyed

playing Crazy 8's with her.

She kept telling me how she used to play

cards with her siblings when she was younger.

I think it really meant a lot to her.

Tractor J told his daddy - "She beat me two times!"

Singer

We have two children in our home

who seem to enjoy singing the most.

Both girls do, but it seems like Tiger Lilly really

enjoys it. And this guy below, seems to also.

If I have my computer playing music, I will most

often see Tiger Lilly or Excavator Man sitting

at my desk, singing along to the songs.

Love his little mouth below - 

I believe he was singing

"Hallelujah"

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Tractor J!

FIVE YEARS OLD!

His big brother got a new bat for his birthday,

so he needed to hold his bat for a picture also.

We love this guy so much.  He adds

so much fun to our home and so many giggles.  

He is growing up too quickly for his mommy's liking.

It has been neat to see him find his own interests and likes.

He of course loves wrestling with his daddy and brothers and 

can't wait to be able to play sports.  I see him outside playing

baseball and shooting basketball.  He also has a new love of art.

He enjoys coloring pictures and loves drawing pictures. We go on 

youtube and Art Hub for Kids and he will draw picture after picture.

He also really, really enjoys playing cards - with dad, mom, siblings,

grandparents, people at the nursing home when we visit.  Or even just alone.

He and his brother, Excavator Man, are starting to really

enjoy playing together.  Big Brother and Tractor J also have

so much fun together.  I love that although 6 years between them, 

they truly have fun together.  They play cards, laser tag, the Wii or

whatever else they can find to do together at times.  

Tractor Man is also good at playing with his sisters.

He is such a fun kid and keeps his mommy's heart warm

with his big brown eyes and his one liners that I get to hear so often,

"Mom, you are the best girl in the whole universe!"

"Mom, this is the best dinner ever!"

Love this guy!  Happy Birthday Buddy!

Card Player

This guy loves to play cards.

If mom and dad are busy and

he can't convince a sibling,

he will just play against himself.

Nice thing is- then he always wins!

I often find these two playing cards together also.

Two Front Teeth

Swinging

This spring has been so up and down.

Warmer and then really cold again.

We found a day to get outside and swing.