Easter 2011

Dying Easter Eggs

Baylor wasn't too happy that we couldn't get down to egg dying business with Adeline around!




Look at that cuteness sprawled out across the table!!

The Easter Bunny Bust

At the last minute this year I realized we had not gone to see the Easter Bunny to have pictures made. Baylor reluctantly agreed after a promise that we could look around Build A Bear at the mall. So, dressed in pretty clothes, we head off the mall on Good Friday to fight the crowd!! We waited in line for over 2 hours (well, Adam waited in line while Adeline and I popped in and out of a couple of stores). Adeline happily looked and waved at the Easter Bunny the whole time until it was our turn!
Then she clung to me for dear life. Unfortunately, this is what we got

Adeline in her pretty dress, courtesy of Nana Perky (thank you!), back at home after refusing to sit with the Easter Bunny!


Baylor being a good sport & posing with the ridiculously large Easter Bunny!!

Baylor Wrecks the 4Wheeler

Thanks to daddy maybe???

This is Why I'm Constantly Cleaning!

In an effort to catch Adeline saying please on camera, I ended up catching her at her best (wink, wink)! Notice the floor behind her when she finishes with the destruction on the pantry! But....she does say please!

More Baby Business

So Adeline runs in the kitchen tonight to me and says, "Baby in the side" (or at least that's what it sounded like), so I say, "What?", "Baby inside?", "Baby outside?", " Baby with Dog?" (because she sometimes leaves the babies in the back yard) ....Then it hit me..."Baby in potty?", which got a little look of recognition on her sweet face. Here's what we found when we lifted the lid to the toilet.

Crazy Changes!

Big changes are upon our family! I will be going back to teaching 1st grade next school year. Our district cut back 8 technology positions. They took the whole group of 32 of us & cut the 8 with the fewest number of years in the district. It was a blessing in disguise for me. I've been toying with the idea of going back in the classroom for the past 2 years and had been talking with my building principals about whether or not to go back. My heart just belongs in the classroom. Seeing kids lives change, seeing happy parents, seeing growth every day. All the things we take for granted when we're teachers!
I just keep warning my family it may be stressful for a little while! I'll be like a first year teacher again. Yiy!

Countdown is on to the Big Game

The big alumni football game for Hamshire-Fannett & Hardin Jefferson is coming soon. Adam is still rocking out the workouts in our garage every night. I am also rocking out the workouts with my trainer & with gym classes, but I am going NOWHERE (I feel like the hamster on the wheel)!! The boys have had practice the past couple of Sundays and it's all getting very exciting. It makes me smile to see Adam in his element with all of this football stuff & with him coaching Baylor's soccer team. It just comes so natural to him. The big game is April 30th. I know there will be a great turn out & lots of pictures to come!

Selling Lemonade

Baylor and Trenten decided to have a lemonade stand. Poor babies would not come in all day. They worked and worked, they lowered their prices to get more people to buy (from $1.00 to 50 cents), and they even waved people down to stop! They made $3.25 all day. I think I spent more than that on lemonade and cups, but they split the money when they were done and were very happy!

A Moment of Cuteness

Adeline 18 months, Baylor 9 years

Baby Eats

I don't know how this baby ended up in this chair with her. She must've had it behind her back when I lifted her up there, but I turn around to see this. She's putting the food in the baby's mouth (smearing it on her face, actually) and saying, "Baby eat"! Then she looks at us and smiles.

Adeline's 1st Timeout

Well, it's official. Adeline has a mind of her own & she definitely knows that she is choosing to not listen to us. You can see it all over her face. She even kind of smiles. Today she wouldn't sit down at the table and I kept tellling her over and over & sitting her down. Finally I got face to face with her and very firmly said "sit down". She stuck her tongue out and blew at me!! I said that's it, time out. It took everything we had (all of us) not to laugh. She sat in time out and cried for one minute, so I assume she's old enough. She stayed there & she knew she was in trouble, so I say success! Poor thing, there will be many more to come!

Spring Soccer Has Begun

We had our first soccer practice today. Baylor was really excited. So was Adam. He decided to coach this season & already had great fans the very first practice. I overheard one mom say "I love this coach!" So, I guess it was a success. Our first game is April 9th. Pictures to come soon!