Our little t-baller!

Ayden (aka Cincinatti Reds #13) had his first t-ball game last weekend! It was super cute and all the little boys played great. It was so fun to watch his first team event!

Running to first base! That's his favorite part :)

Easter Portraits!

This year I took the boys to a local studio for portraits with live bunnies! I am happy to say all the bunnies escaped unharmed and we got some great pics! :)

Easter 2012

We had a great Easter this year! The Easter Bunny and Memaw and Pappaw left awesome baskets for the boys to tear into first thing! Nick and Brandy were here and took some family pics of us outside. We attended an early church service and then came home and had a low key egg hunt in the front yard. We were all done and ready for naps by noon! :)

coloring eggs!

the boys' baskets!

trail of eggs left by the Easter Bunny!

spotting the baskets!
(Ethan was still sleeping!)

Our late sleeper, getting his basket before church

Easter basket aftermath!! Ahhhh!!!

Easter at daddy's office

The Friday before Easter, the Sam's office hosted an Easter celebration for the employee's kids. Ayden was so excited to go and loved meeting the Easter Bunny! Ethan, on the other hand, screamed hysterically when the bunny even glanced his way! Needless to say, we didn't get a pic of him and the bunny! Ayden played games, got his face painted, and got to go up the elevator to daddy's desk, which was his favorite part! We all had a great time!

Ayden and the Easter Bunny!

Ethan, after he recovered from seeing the bunny :)

So serious! lol!

Future Sam's employee!

19 months old!

Our baby is 19 months old! More and more of his unique and wonderful personality is emerging with each passing month. Here's the latest scoop on the littlest man in the house!

-Chris and I have inadvertently nicknamed him "little bub" and sometimes shorten it to LB. We also call him E, little E, and "the baby". I guess we need to narrow it down so as not to confuse the little man!

-His favorite things right now: bubbles, coloring and using sidewalk chalk, water/bathtime, playing outside, his bed (he SQUEALS in delight when we ask him if he wants to go night night), the dogs, books, and eating! oh how he loves to eat!

-He is so friendly and social, although he definetely still prefers mommy and daddy to be closeby. He stands out in our front yard and waves at the neighbors. It's super cute!!

-Today the Easter Bunny came within about 6 feet of him at Chris' office, and he cried hysterically for 5 minutes. Guess we'll put him in the same category as Santa!!

-He is adding new words to his vocabulary and using more words on a regular basis. He has gotten "more" and thank-you "ta-too" down to an art. When he is referring to going somewhere he says "bye bye", but when he is telling someone goodbye, its one long, deep, drawn out, and loud "BYYYEEE!" while waving. lol! All the trees in our yard are sprouting their green spring leaves and he loves going outside and pointing to them all saying "Tee! Tee!"

-I am hoping he is at the peak of tantrums, because if they get any worse, we will just never leave home again! We have had to leave 2 restaurants in the past month because of the screaming. We stick to drive-throughs and to-go food now! If I need more than 5 items, I don't take him to Walmart with me!

-He is a busy, happy, spirited, wonderful little man! He keeps me hoppin' all day long and I'm ready to go to bed pretty much as soon as he does! :)

Loving outside!

Ready to go night-night!

he loves to scribble!

a rice krispie treat to get him through a haircut! it worked!



after his haircut! so handsome :)

always on the go!!