So Easy!

You may have noticed the new widget on the top of the blog (at least I hope you did, it's pretty big!), and maybe you're wondering what it's all about! I read in a magazine this afternoon that on May 8th, all across the country, people can donate non-perishable food items in what is possibly the easiest way to donate ever. All you have to do is leave the items in a bag by your mail box and the postal worker will pick them up and donate them to a local food bank, how simple is that! Think of how many people we could feed if each house donated a bag of food! If you want more information go here to check it out http://www.helpstampouthunger.com/!

Four Year Old Stats

Timothy went in for his check up yesterday. It was a little different from the others, he had to pee in a cup (which didn't even bother him), get a vision and hearing test (passed with flying colors and then asked if he could test the nurse, she let him test her vision, it was cute) and got some shots :( He checked in at 40 pounds and 42.5 inches which put him in 90th for height and 75th for weight. I marked his height on his growth chart and it just looks so tall compared to the one year old mark...made me a little sad. Anyway, he's a big boy and he's very much looking forward to his party on Saturday.

Don't Jinx It!!

Shhh! Charlotte went potty today!!!! She had been acting really excited about going lately, which basically meant that every time Timothy went into the bathroom to go potty she stayed outside the bathroom door crying and throwing a fit to go "poppy" so I broke down today and bought her a frog potty and a little pack of pull ups. She LOVES it! I had to make her get off the potty, I really think she would sit there all day long if I let her. She did go in it the first time I sat her down on it, but every time after that she just sat there. She also LOVES her princess pull ups. And she sits on her potty and repeatedly says, "frog, frog, frog...hop, hop, hop"...it's quite a production, but it's cute. So...I'm really hoping that she'll stick with it. I'm not going to push it, but if she wants to try and go, I'm going to let her try and we'll see how it goes for now!

Happy Birthday Timothy!

My little guy turned four yesterday, still don't know how it went by so fast! He's been having quite the week of birthday celebrations, they had a party for him at preschool last Thursday, we had a small party at home last night, and then his big Chuck E Cheese party is this weekend so it's just been a birthday week!

I told him we could do whatever he wanted to yesterday so he decided that he wanted to have chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast, then we had a Chick fil A picnic at the playground at the library and played on the playground for a little bit before taking walk on the trails around the library (we even saw a deer, it made his day), then we watched Toy Story 2 and ended the day with a cookout and birthday cake. He had a great time! Here are some of the pictures from the celebrations so far, his 4 year old check up is tomorrow so I'll post his "stats" then :)

The best part of birthdays is all the packages that come in the mail!

Playing on his new alien hoppy ball from Grammy and Grumpy

Shooting hoops on his new basketball goal, that boy is so tall he's outgrown his other one!

Checking out his new Buzz Lightyear from Aunt Rena, Buzz went everywhere with us yesterday and has not been put down much today either!

Chocolate chip pancakes with chocolate syrup and whipped cream...yummy!

Blowing out his birthday candle, the highlight of his day :)

Shooting hoops on his new goal to end the day, I think he'd agree that it was a good one!

It's Not Easter

And they're not together, but they looked so darn cute this morning that I had to try for a picture or two...Charlotte would only take one with me so I figured I'd get one with Brandon and Timothy and that was about as good as it was going to get around here!

Better Late Than Never

Sorry it's taken me so long to get our Easter pictures up, I just haven't been motivated to sit down and write out a post. We did have a great Easter, the kids got some fun goodies from the Easter Bunny, we had a wonderful service at church, probably one of the best sermons I've heard on the resurrection. After that we went over to the Cunninghams for lunch and an egg hunt with the cousins, made it home in time for nap time and then back up to church for the egg hunt there. These kids got so much candy!! I put all of the pictures on facebook, so there are only a few on here. In all the festivities of the morning though, I forgot to get any pictures of them in their Sunday morning clothes, they looked really cute though! I'm going to take them sometime soon to get pictures made in their outfits (and Timothy's 4 year old pictures as well, can you believe he'll be four in 8 days!). Anyway, enjoy and Happy Spring!!

Their Favorite Cousin

Sorry to all the others, but I think both of my kids agree that Tyler is their favorite cousin. I think it has something to do with the fact that he's older, but they both just love him to death...and who can blame them, he is a pretty great kid! Anyway, my mom and Tyler came down to visit last week for his spring break and while we only had a short time to spend together, we packed a lot of fun into it! We went to the zoo, ate at Rainforest Cafe on the riverwalk, rode on the boats, got some really cute bluebonnet pictures, and ended the time together with the traditional trip to Chuck E Cheese. Here are some of the pictures and I'll put the rest on facebook. Thanks to Grammy and Tyler for coming to visit and making Timothy and Charlotte's day (and mine too)!!