Crafts of the Day

Safari Jack

Cousins at the Agricultural Museum

Bobi took Sam and Jack to meet Didi, Banks and Hayes at the Agricultural Museum this morning.

Look at this cool tractor!

The crew about to go check out the train exhibit.

Jack loved the "choo-choos."

Sam tried his hand at milking the cow.  I'm not sure how much luck he had, but I think he would make a pretty cute farm hand anyway!  :)

Snack time at the General Store.

The big boys got to enjoy Cokes in a bottle.  The best!

"King me!"

After all of their exploring, everybody loaded up for a train ride.  Aren't these little boys so cute together?

But these big boys are too!  :)

Looks like these boys learned alot today at the Ag Musuem.  What a fun outing with cousins!

Crafts of the Day

My Little Love Bug

Crafts of the Day

My Little Burrito

Bed Head

Childhood Flashback

Surely I'm not the only one that remembers eating these delicious butter cookies as a child.  Oh my goodness, I was thrilled when I spotted them in the grocery story the other day.  I grabbed a pack and couldn't wait to share these with my boys!

They loved them and had fun putting them on their fingers and wearing them like rings.  What a flashback to my own childhood!

Jack's First Sucker

Thanks for the yummy sucker, Mrs. Marilyn!

Monster Truck Show

Adam, Sam, Uncle Easy and Banks went to the Monster Truck show tonight at the Coliseum.  The mamas and little brothers stayed at home so the big boys could have a special night out!

Before the show started, they had a "pit pass" that let them onto the main floor to check out the big trucks up close.  How cool!

Sam loved the truck with the dog on it.

Woah!  That's a big tire, Sam!

Boys being boys and loving all of the big trucks.

Sam insisted on these green ear muffs instead of the ones that went down inside his ear.  He told me when he got home that they made him look like a pilot! 

These boys were all smiles when they got back and Sam was so proud of the monster truck souvenir that he got to bring home.  So glad these four had such a fun night together!

Finally Christmas!

Sam has been convinced for quite some time now that we really didn't have Christmas in December because it never snowed the morning Santa came.  I've continued to gently break the bad news to him...we live in a place that is slightly different from what he sees on the Christmas shows.  Poor guy!

When I heard there was a chance of snow this week I only casually talked to him about it because I didn't want to get his hopes up.  By last night I was feeling pretty confident that we would get some snow, even if just a dusting, so I tucked him in and told him hopefully I'd be back to get him and play in the snow.

These two sleepy heads almost missed the whole thing!  I woke up first this morning around 7:30 and peeked out the window.  I was thrilled that Sam had gotten his wish and I knew I had to wake him up!  I went to his room first and the look on his face was priceless when I softly told him, "Sam, it snowed!"  He was staring at me in a sleepy fog and then a few seconds later it hit him and he jumped out of bed and ran to the front window.  We woke up Jack and all bundled up to go check it out!

My little guys weren't so sure about the cold but I decided to snap a picture of our house while I was already in the middle of the street trying to convince Rusty to calm down and come back to his house.  He was by far the most excited of all of us.  He had to have sprinted up and down the street at least twenty times and then had a quick adventure in the nearby woods.  He had us all laughing!

"Jack, can you believe it?!"

Poor Rusty, he should have been born into a cold weather home.  I haven't seen him this excited in a long time!

My littlest love just stared in amazement as the cold, white stuff fell from the sky.

"Brrrr!!"

Thrilled!

Sweet big brother brought Jack a snowball...



...and then left him some extra snow in his stroller to play with.



After a while, Jack got tired of the cold and wet from the melting snow.  We all went back in the house to get warm, but Sam decided he wasn't finished outside.  Jack and I compromised with him by going back out but staying in the back yard where we could sit under the porch and watch Sam without getting wet again. 

You can't take the Southern out of a boy though.  His hat and layers of warm clothes didn't last long.  He told me he was getting hot and needed to take it all off.  Silly!

We had such a fun day playing in the snow together, even if it only lasted a few hours.  We continued the fun mid-morning with a trip to Daddy's office to surprise them all with donuts.  We felt bad that those poor people had to go to work and didn't get to play in the snow so we thought they needed a treat!  ;)

Spoiled?

Sam is Here to Save the Day!

Mr. Mo-Mo

My sweet little guy sure does love his food and drink.  It is serious business!  He really cracks me up with the way he lets us know he needs more...he'll say "mo-mo" over and over until he gets some more food or a refill.  This boy knows what he wants.  I sure do love him!

Wild Sleeper

Ice Cream Date

Sam and I celebrated a great first week of school with a Mom & Sam ice cream date tonight!

He chose to go to Baskin Robbins and got some wild looking green, blue and purple ice cream.  It was yummy though!

I loved having some one-on-one time with my big boy.  I wanted him to feel special and proud of himself for a great week.  He adjusted so well and that is definitely something to celebrate!  I cherish special times like this!

Crafts of the Day

A snowflake magnet for our refrigerator!  So pretty!

First Day of Mother's Morning Out

These handsome guys started Mother's Morning Out at our church today.  I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about it but it went remarkably well and no tears were shed by any of us...me included!!  I know it will always be hard to let my babies go, no matter how short the time period, but Adam and I knew this was best for them and I had such a peace leaving them this morning.  It is every Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 - 12:00 so it worked out great with my work schedule.  They will be at "school" on my regular work days so I won't miss any time with them on my days off.

This time at MMO will be especially good for Sam as he learns to adjust to being away from home a little bit.  It won't be long before he will be going to big boy school and this will be great practice!

Lili picked up the boys today and got rave reviews on both of them from their teachers.  To celebrate, she drove them downtown to eat lunch with me and visit for a little while.  Sam was so proud of the crafts he made and ran in the door to my office with this pretty picture in his hand...

...and these precious hand print mittens hanging around his neck!

He was so cute telling me about what he did at school and the kids he played with.  His teacher, Mrs. Judy, is such a sweet lady and let him be her helper today.  He already loves her!  I'm so thankful today was a success and think this is going to be a great new chapter for my boys!