FAMILY LOVE

Sunday, April 12, 2009

On Wednesday, Vance, as usual, rode with me to get Zoie at pre-school. On this day, he took a black pip squeak washable marker and a small notebook. I am not sure how much he wrote in the book, but he loves to color on himself. I love washable markers!

The inside of his hands were also colored. I only noticed this when I laid him in this bed to finish up the nap that he began in the car.

My baby boy! How I love him!

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Tired Vance

Vance is getting harder to put down for naps. That's OK, just means he should go to bed eariler, but the little pill doesn't like to go to bed. Tonight, we came out of his room and sat with me as I was nursing Arya. (Imagine me on the right of the chair) Vance sat with us, poked Arya's head, folded her ear, pulled her hair, then the dark eyelashes began to close and his head fell onto Arya. He was out. Somehow I scooted out the chair and he remained still. One exhausted little boy.

Coloring eggs & egg hunt @ Nana's

After skating on Tuesday, we went to Nana's to color eggs & find eggs. We did this today because she is getting her tonsils out on Wednesday. Aunt Dutchie, Dennis, Ken & Aubree came over too. At first Vance did mot want to color the eggs,but once Zoie showed him what they looked like, he was excited. Once all the eggs were colored once, they began to redip them and then the fun began. Vance would put this hands in the cups and say "No egg here. No egg here." But he was thrilled to find an egg in a cup that Zoie "hid" for him. After we cleaned up, mom had hid eggs in the yard before we got there. So we took the Easter baskets and headed outside in the sunshine. Zoie quickly found most of the eggs but shared with Aubree & Vance. It was so excited Vance wanted to hid the eggs again. So we went to the bush and dumped out his basket. Great hiding Vance! Zoie walked around the base of the tree and sprinkled her eggs on the ground to "hid" them. It was a fun afternoon.

Aunt Dutchie lends a helping hand to get the eggs out of the cups.

Vance discovers the joy of coloring eggs!! Silly boy!

Spring has arrived!

We have finally gotten some "warm" NW weather. Mid 50's,lower 60's. So on Monday Zoie was thrilled she could wear a skirt without tights. She ended up with Halloween socks.

Alexia's Easter party

Our friend Mandy & her 2 kids put on their 3rd annual Easter egg party at the rink on Sunday. Vance, surprisingly, was the first to put on skates. Altough he never made it out to the floor, he wandered all around with them on. ( It's OK he isn't on the floor. Someday he will get out there, just like some day he will eat more than cereal,pasta, strawberries & bananas).

Arya, taken by Vance. "Yo bro, what's up?"

Zoie find one of her 7 eggs.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Kitchen Fun -- making cookies

A Big Red Great Act!

Vance has watched this video about 50 times prior to its post.

Look What I can do

Income Tax Refund

Ty and I split the income refund check. I bought the kids a really really nice spring free trampoline. It came quickly -- 4 days rather than 10 to 15 days. Despite rain and dark, Ty spend about 3 hours putting it together. He even came into the house and go the kids out of bed about 8:30 so they could try it out before he got on the net. They love it!!! Smiles from ear to ear every time they are out back jumping on it.

NCAA Basketball tournament

After Selection Sunday for the NCAA men's basketball tournament, I say on ESPN that my Hilltoppers would be playing in Portland. I called on Monday morning and scored cheap tickets through WKU. Since we have Arya,Ty and I traveled to and from Portland on Thursday and Saturday. Despite a lost to the Zags on Saturday, my Hilltoppers played great ball and I was proud of them. Thursday was my first time to leave Arya. My boobs had a hard time adjusting. Saturday was much better.

I love WKU's mascot, Big Red. It is the best mascot and so interactive with the crowd, besides doing crazy stunts. During one timeout, the cheer squad spin him on his head. And my favorite, him throwing up the basketball and catching it in his mouth. He did not do that one during the tournament. He did it though last year in Phoenix.

A present for Dad

After getting Zoie today at my mom's, we discussed the idea that dad's birthday is on Sunday and that we should get him a present.

C: It is almost Dad's birthday. Should we get him a present?
Z: Yes. We can go to the Boy present store.
C: (Um. . . I think to myself) What is at the Boy present store?
Z: Dinosaurs.

I guess Zoie wants to get Ty a dinosaur for his birthday.

Kids . . . . gotta love their little minds. Especially Zoie's.

While you were out

Here is a hodge podge of pictures from March. I have not had the time to post them. There are more on the camera that I need to upload. Now that Arya doesn't just sleep all the time, there seems to be NO time to do anything but manage 3 kids, wash the cloth diapers, and take care of the essentials around the house.

A stop at Krispy Kreme donuts. We visited there frequently after Tuesday morning skating.