Easter 2010

Grandma, Nonna, and Uncle Ryan came over to do Easter eggs with us on! We had a really good time together and made some beautiful eggs!!

Easter Morning was very fun in our house this year! Both Camden and Katelyn were very excited when they saw all the Easter eggs all over the house. Katelyn put about 5 eggs in her basket before she realized they had candy in it and it was all over for her!! She stopped collecting eggs and just focused on opening those eggs and getting out the candy! Since Katelyn bailed out, Camden's basket was overflowing and there was no convincing him that he should share the candy with his sis. He got the eggs, that means it was his candy!! Eventually, he did give in and share. It just took a lot of convincing!!

It wasn't long before they saw their presents over by the fireplace. The Easter Bunny, Grandma, Aunt Cathy and mom and dad were very good to them this year. They LOVED opening all the fun Easter stuff!

Next we headed outside to try to get some pictures of the kids all dressed up, however, Camden didn't agree with the decision! All he wanted to do was stay inside and do nothing!! We had a busy day ahead of us and decided it wasn't worth the fight. Here are some funny pictures of Katelyn outside with her not-so-full Easter basket:)

We went to Easter brunch with the family and then off to Grandma and Grandpa's house!! Of coarse, Elmo had to make the trip too!! I love this picture!!

Snuggling with Aunt Nonna

Macy even had a Easter egg of her own filled with doggy treats!! She guarded it like her life depended on it!

Elmo

My friend had a consignment sale last weekend. I had intended to price some things myself and take, but Katelyn getting hand, foot, mouth sure put a damper on that plan!! I couldn't put her down for several days. I took Katelyn to see if we could find any cute summer dresses. Over on the table in the corner Katelyn saw this Elmo. I knew there was no way we were going to leave without it. She loves her Elmo!!!

Swing Set Fun

When we moved into our house in August, we ordered our new swing set for the backyard. By the time we got moved into our house and settled, it was getting cold outside, so we decided we would keep it boxed up in the garage until the spring. Mark ser aside a weekend to build the swing set, but it started pooring. Didn't stop the boys however, they built the swingset piece-by-piece in the garage until the weather was nice enough to put together outside!!! The kids love it!!!!

Glasses

Camden is so funny in his perceptions of things. He has a very difficult time understanding why Mark and I wear glasses, but he doesn't. He begged us for over two weeks to get a pair of glasses. He kept stealing my glasses out of my bathroom, so in order to make sure my glasses stayed in tact, I decided it was time to get him some glasses. It is hard to find glasses with doesn't have a prescription in them for children. I finally found these sunglasses looking glasses for really cheap. I promised him that if he took care of these glasses for 1 month, I would buy him a new pair of glasses that he could wear to school!!!

The really funny part to this story is that once he got them, he has been reading like the glasses are magic!!!! He used to want me to read everything to him, even though he is very capable of reading just about anything. Now, the boy is reading EVERYTHING!!! He loves reading to his sister every night:)

My Good Luck Charms

Here are my little cuttie pies on St. Patricks Day!!! All decked out in their GREEN!!!!!!

Spring Snow

The first day of spring brought with it almost a foot of snow. It was the perfect snow though...wet, sticky, and perfect to play in. Not to mention the weather the day after was in the 40's, perfect for playing in all the white stuff!!! What a great time we had!!!!

Invasion of the ants!!!

Finally, out Internet is back!! AT&T came today to install a new wireless transmitter! You will never guess what happened to the old one!!! A colony of ants invaded it and made their home inside it!!! About two weeks ago, we started getting ants REALLY, REALLY bad!! With all the rain and warm weather, they are looking for higher ground. I started cleaning the entire kitchen and house with vinegar to help get rid of them which has seemed to work, but I didn't realize I that by blocking off their path to our main floor they headed straight for my basement. I didn't make the connection at the time that our Internet was going on and off and eventually shut down completely. The wireless transmitter gives off heat so the ants were attracted to it!!! The guy said when he took the thing down, that thousands of ants came crawling out... GROSS!!!! Guess who I am calling on Tuesday... bug control to spray around my house!! I guess the vinegar is just not cutting it:( In the meantime, I have a lot of catching up to do on my blog!! So many things have happened in the past few weeks. I have a million pictures on my camera just waiting to be downloaded!!

I'm so BIG!!!!

Look at me!!!!

First Soccer Practice

Camden's first soccer practice was PERFECT!! Mark is helping out the coach as an assistant. He confessed right away that he had no skills for soccer, but he would be there for crowd control, etc ... At our first practice, Mark was surprised because only 4 kids were there. We did learn some great information about the soccer league that Camden is signed up under. For his age group, the kids play 3 on 3 and do not have a goalie. There are a total of 6 kids on his team. I think this will be great for Camden in reliving some of his anxiety when going out on the field to play. All the kids get an opportunity to actually learn the sport and work together as a team. I think this is going to be a great year!!!

Coco Key Water Park

We went to Coco Key this year with Grandma, Grandpa, Shawna, Connor, and Drayton. We had such a really good time!! We knew going into it that it could be very interesting taking Katelyn this year. Katelyn has been the girl who has LOVED bath time her entire life. As soon as she hears the water, she starts taking off her clothes and jumping up and down. Two weeks ago, I started the water and Katelyn started to get so excited!! She took off her clothes and her diaper. She was standing by the side of the tub ready to get in and it happened... Katelyn had a little potty accident and her diaper was not on:( She panicked!!! Screamed like I had never heard before and then refused to get in the bathtub. When we did put her in, she was terrified!!! Two days later, she did it again. She will not get in the bath tub anymore without clawing our necks like she is in the worst pain of her life. We have tried everything from me getting in with her, showers with Dad and I, and getting in the tub with Camden, but here two weeks later and we are still getting terrified screams as soon as the water turns on. We thought maybe if we take her to a pool, she will start to like the water again, but we were not correct in our assumptions;(

Katelyn did much better as long as she had her little bathtub duck!!!

Connor and Drayton enjoying lunch together!!

Water basketball is really fun!!!

Katelyn wasn't a fan of the water, but she was a HUGE fan of snuggling with Grandpa!!