famous

Yep that's Ryan front and center on a billboard.  

If you live in the area and need a dentist...

well you know who to call.

;) wink!

ball games!

This spring, Jase has been doing some T-ball and soccer.  Schedules have been a little crazy around here, but I just love how much Jase loves to play any and all sports all the time.  He's good too!  

His team for spring 2013 The Indians 

Jase's awesome back-door neighbor friend, Jaxon,  is on our team too, which makes it that much more fun.

Ryan takes him out to practice all the time- he just gets better and better.  It's awesome to watch.  He's got quite a swing!

And while Jase hits the balls, Maycee runs the bases. ;)

So of course, for kid date night last weekend, Ryan and Jase went to a Rangers game.  

(Maycee and I stayed home, did our nails, and enjoyed some dinner with our friends Dana and Savanah.)

 Yes, we gave Jase a little Mohawk- he asked for it is wasn't our idea- we'll see how long it lasts;)

LOL- this was Ryan's proof to me that he got Jase a healthy...well healthier, dinner. Grilled chicken and a fruit cup. 

I'm getting sick of all the junky fast food we've been consuming lately.  It was the reason I almost didn't let them go to the game.  The momma guilt was setting in for not cooking more meals at home.

Art & Love

I LOVE to watch these kids create and I LOVE how they LOVE to show it off to us!  

It's sometimes the best therapy for me to just stop and watch them at play.  Seriously, it is the best to just take a breather and watch their little hands, the focused expressions on their faces, the pride in their eyes, the excitement of making something that once did not exist.  OH the LOVE that floods my heart is just indescribable.   I'm such a lucky momma!

It's getting warm enough for...

Sleepovers under the stars and...

 sprinklers & Popsicles  in the backyard!

Some days it already feels like summer here!  

It's just around the corner and we are VERY excited!

30 weeks or so I thought

Here's the belly at 30 weeks.  However, I just recently went to an ultrasound appointment and discovered that the baby is measuring bigger like around 5 lbs rather than the 3.5 she's supposed  to be right now.  The sonogram tech said that the ultrasound put me at an estimated 34 weeks rather than the 31 and half I should have been at.  

Eeeek!  I'm not sure whether to be happy about that or really nervous. I guess it could mean nothing... the ultrasound is just an estimate after all.  BUT...it could mean that either the baby is coming a little early (enter happy face) or I'm going to be giving birth to a really big baby...naturally (enter really scared face)!

Hopefully I know a little more what to expect after my next appointment in a few days.  

Party like a Princess

We are getting into this  maybe not so good habit of celebrating b-days twice around here.  Since the actually birthday usually doesn't fall on the most convenient day for a party, we've been do a family thing on the actual day and a friend party whenever we can squeeze one in.

This year we had to wake our Sleeping Beauty up at the crack of dawn on her birthday so daddy could see her open a  few presents before he went to work. She thought it was the best way to wake up ever!

After the opening madness died down it was time to play with our new toys

and eat breakfast at the new princess table.

We tried to focus on just having fun all day rather than doing any chores and made a cake together.  Daddy got home just in time to eat it and help get the kids to bed.

It took all 3 of us to blow out the candles;)

THEN..... about a week later it was time for the Tangled friend party!

We got "Tangled" and saw who could brake out fastest.

We wrote down our 'dreams' and sent them into the sky via balloon ( a little safer than lanterns).

We colored and made Pascal blowers

and of course there was cake and presents too!

Birthday Girl!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE GIRL!

The last three years have been extra special because of you!

We love you sweetheart.

Easter Weekend

Dyeing the Eggs

We had Jase's little buddy Weston and Maycee's friend Savanah over Friday to dye Easter Eggs with us.  Despite a few cracked eggs- it was a success and a much cleaner experience than I had expected.

The Ward Easter Hunt

The ward hunt, on the other hand, was much dirtier than expected :).  Heavy rain storms from the night before left a whole lot of mud for the hunt.  The kids still had a great time and luckily they were cautious enough not to run too fast in the mud or sit and scoot around in it like I saw another little girl doing- lol!

 Sunday Morning Basket Find

Hosting Easter Dinner for some of our Favorite Neighbors

We had the Young's and the Haynie's over for dinner.  It was wonderful.  I was so happy that the food turned out so well.  It was my first attempt at a lot of things (like homemade rolls)  and I was nervous about everything working out, but all the food was SO good.  I got most of my recipes from Mel's Kitchen Cafe like chantilly potatoes, sparkling gelatin, Lion House rolls, & deviled eggs. I've never gone wrong with recipes from this site (and  little extra help from my mom on the rolls).  Yum!  We also had ham and green salad and sweet pasta salad (aka Frog Eye Salad).  It definitely wasn't a health food dinner, but it was great!  However it was the company that made it such a nice evening!  Seriously, after it was all said and done, I was SO exhausted, but my heart felt so happy.   There's something to be said about serving people in your home and the spirit of friendship and a common love for the special meaning of Easter day!

After dinner we had a small hunt for the little kids- mostly for confetti eggs, which we then had a blast smashing on each other.

Hope y'all had a fabulous Easter weekend as well!