April in a Nutshell

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind around our house. There has been so much going on I don't even know where to start. There have been some things that have happened to the family that are very sad and difficult to talk about. I just ask that if you read this, please pray for the Pharr family, especially Lacy and Phillip, and Mee-Maw. We just pray for strength and peace for them over these next few months as they continue to heal and cope with the events that have recently taken place.
As far as other things going on in April, we celebrated Easter this year at Beka and Jeremy's house. Of course, Caden was not feeling well, but was a trooper and did the best he could. It seems like one of my kids is always sick around this time of year and Caden just happened to be the lucky one. After church we headed over to their house for a yummy lunch. After lunch we had our annual Easter egg hunt in their huge back yard. This was Caleb's first official egg hunt, and he had a blast. I think my competitive nature came out a little during the race. :) Overall, we had a great time and all the kids got more than enough candy to eat. After Jeremy and Beka's, we headed to my Nanny's house to celebrate with my side of the family. Caleb and Caden love going to Nanny's because they are the only great grandchildren and are absolutely spoiled rotten. They had a great time playing with my younger cousins and we enjoyed another delicious meal for dinner. Of course, I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted, but at this point, I will just take what I can get.



We also celebrated my birthday on the 19th with a fabulous dinner and grown up only night out. Thanks to Shane for making me feel so loved and special on my special day! And thanks to the grandparents for watching the boys so we could enjoy a night out. :)

In Progress

We are in the process of potty training Caleb. He has shown interest in using the potty since about 18 months. There are days that he will use the potty and get so excited to have a treat...m and m's or skittles. Then there are days where he could care less. I've been told by several people not to push the issue and he will do it when he is ready. Well, yesterday was one of the days when he was excited to use the potty. He told Shane he needed to poop on the potty. So, Shane let him go and then when he walked in to the bathroom to clean him up, this is what he found...

Shane ran into the kitchen laughing hysterically, grabbed the camera and snapped a pic. I was in my room with Caden and when he brought the camera to me, he just said to look at the picture and tell him what was wrong with it. So, we are not really sure what happened here, but feel we are at least on the right track and making progress. Let's hope that next time it actually makes it into the potty.

Gone Fishing!!!

Today the weather was beautiful and we have been dying to get out of the house. Caleb received his first fishing pole for his birthday in December so we thought today would be a great time to use it. We loaded up the car and headed over to Maymie and Pappy's house to fish at their pond. Caleb had his fishing pole and daddy had his. Caden and I just watched this time as Caden is still a little too small, but we had a great time and can't wait to go back soon. Unfortunately, we did not catch a fish this time. Caleb didn't seem to mind because he was too busy practicing casting and reeling it in. Maybe next time we will catch the big one.

Picnic Time

When the weather is still a little too cold to be outside, we make best with what we have and get creative. So, today we had a picnic inside with all of Caleb's "friends". His Hippie the Hippo, Jake the Monkey, and bunnies enjoyed a fabulous lunch of warm soup on this cold day. It's the little things in life that bring such joy to a 2 year old! We hope you are staying warm!

Happy Birthday Pa!!!

Today was Pa's birthday. We celebrated at his house with pizza and some yummy cake. The boys just LOVE their Pa, so any time we get to go to his house is a special treat. This time it really was a treat because it was Pa's special day, and of course he let Caleb help blow out the candles, and eat all of the cake and ice cream they wanted. We love you Pa and hope you had a special day!

Valentine's Day 2009

Today we Caleb wanted to bake a cake for Shane to show him how much we love and appreciate him. He helped me make a cake for Shane and helped decorate it with the sprinkles...that is his favorite part. Other than getting to lick the icing off the spatula at the end. :)
Happy Valentine's Day Daddy! We love you very much!

Yard Work

Shane has said on several occasions that we needed to plant trees along the property line in the back yard. If you have been out to our house, then you know the back yard has tons of huge rocks in the ground and makes it virtually impossible to grow grass, let alone some trees. So, after being here 2 years we have finally done something about it...with the help of one of Shane's kind insureds. He loves to do this kind of work and actually offered to plant two trees for us for free. Unfortunately, I don't think he realized what he was getting himself into until he was well into it. The boys loved watching him out the window each day he was here. It was great entertainment for the boys. My boys love to watch anyone doing some sort of work in the yard...I'm sure they get that from their dad!
The final product turned out great and now all we have to do is water the trees and watch them grow.