Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Spring Break!!!

Last week was Spring Break, which is good because things can get pretty stressful in Kindergarten & Preschool so everyone needed a break. We headed south for some warm weather...sunny Mexico! Puerto Vallarta to be exact.

The boys started to trip out right...with popsicles & Pacifico. Oh the life!
By the end of day one, Nolan looked like this. Actually, this wasn't the end of the day, it was only about 5pm. We still had to get through dinner!
The boys

The next day we headed to the ocean to splash around. The kids were very excited to play in the ocean.


They had SOOOOO much fun running, jumping & splashing around in the water.

They did play in the sand a little bit...

Enough to get plenty of sand in all sorts of cracks & crevices.
Most of the time was spent in the pool but we did take a break for arts & crafts. Here is Aidyn with the dolphins she painted.
The girls
Me & my sweet peas at the pool.
Anytime Nolan was out of the pool, he needed to be wrapped in a towel or else he was freezing. Never mind that it was in the 80's the whole week we were there!
More fun in the ocean...
Here we are at dinner the last night of our trip.
Our last sunset. Beautiful!

We all had a great time and the kids keep saying how much they loved Mexico! It was a fun week together and boy did that sun feel good! Happy Spring!

Saturday, March 07, 2009

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Nolan's Birthday Party

We celebrated Nolan's 4th birthday with our families the Saturday after his birthday. He wanted a Spider-Man party, so G'ma Sharon obliged with this nifty cake. He got lots of very nice gifts. Thanks everyone!
Jeff's favorite was the Nerf gun that Nolan got. We have used that gun to shoot pretty much everything in this house. Walls, windows, the ceiling fan (while spinning), each other, you name it...we've taken target practice.
Here's our handsome 4 year old with his new Twins cap on. It will come in handy at that fancy new outdoor stadium next summer. Thanks to everyone for coming to celebrate with us!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

A Heart of Gold...Round 2

Rewind to June 2007...Aidyn made her first hair donation and was beyond proud of herself. I must admit, I played the part of the proud mama pretty well too. Well, here we are again and my sweet Aidyn has once again made my heart swell with pride. We went in today to get her hair cut off to donate. This time the donation is going to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. It only has to be 8 inches to donate and since she had that much, there was no time like the present!
Here she is before:Snip, snip, snip...
Look at that gorgeous hair!!
A cute new style...
And look at that adorable little girl! (Can you tell I'm just a little proud?!?!)

I love you Aidyn!

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Happy Birthday Nolan!!

My little baby boy is 4 years old today! He had a fun day including his special request to have his buddy Hudson come over and play.
We went out for dinner tonight and Nolan's request was The Green Mill so he could have Mac-n-Cheese pizza. Yum!! When we got home it was time to open his presents.
He got one present open... and then Sean & Shirley called...
Nolan is talking to Shirley in this picture. Look at his face. Translation:
"What the hell is she talking about? Speed it up lady, I've got gifts to open here."
He got a dinosaur excavation game. Think 'Operation' only with dinosaur bones.
Here he is in his new swimming trunks and muscle shirt. So cute!

He had a great day and is thrilled to be 4 years old. Happy Birthday sweet Nolan!!

Monday, February 16, 2009

Basketball Season

Another season of basketball has come to an end. This last session was awesome though because Nolan was old enough to play. I LOVED having both kids in the the same activity at the same time!Nolan seemed to take to basketball pretty quickly. He did a decent job of listening to the coach and stayed pretty focused on the game.
Of course, he's still Nolan...See this picture? It looks like he's shooting a basket, right? Except notice where he is on the court...right in the middle. So what is he doing? He just threw the basketball at Aidyn's head! Luckily he missed and it is soaring just over her head, out of the frame of this picture. Nice.
My sweet Aidyn...
Here is a shot during the game. Notice how aggressive the blue team is? Ferocious is a good word.

The whole team...
Aidyn, Brendan & Nolan

Both kids had fun playing and really seemed to enjoy being on each others team. Good job guys!