Aren't little boys in sweater vests the best?

Happy Easter!

(It's hard to get a good picture of one kid...It's impossible to get a good picture of two kids together. Enjoy the blurriness!)

Snapshots

I had one of those "a-hah" (as Oprah would say) moments just now. I was driving home from a stressful grocery trip and it felt so wonderful to finally be sitting  with both boys strapped in the back with no way of escape. A great song came on the radio as I glanced in my rear view mirror and noticed that both the boys were a sleep. All the sudden I had this overpowering rush of emotion, pure JOY, and sense of how lucky I am.

As much as I feel overwhelmed and exhausted as a mom with two young kids (one of them being Carson =)) I am so LUCKY to be living my life.

So, as I sit here with groceries still in the car and a sticky floor beneath my feet I thank the Lord for all that he has BLESSED me with. (And it doesn't help that both the boys are still asleep, in their beds, and the house is nice and quiet!)

Easter Extravaganzas!

Carson has already participated in two Easter Egg hunts and it isn't even Easter yet. =) Last weekend Shell had their Easter party. There were over 500 eggs and the turn out was pretty poor, so he ended up with around 50 eggs. He also found an egg with a prize ticket in it and won a big basket. Even though he doesn't look happy in most of these pictures I promise he was. He doesn't like to humor his Mom with looking at the camera or, heaven forbid, smiling...

"Seriously Dad, you want me to sit on his lap?"

Decorating Easter eggs at home. 

Today my friend Carrie had a bunch of kids over for a Easter egg hunt at her house. The kids had a blast. There were a lot more little toys and stickers then candy in the eggs. I think all the Moms were thinking the same thing. We didn't come home with much candy-which is a good thing (for Mom and Carson!)

Let the hunt begin!

The kids with their loot

Carson and Allie

Carson with the Godfrey kids and Brooklyn

My buddy Sadie

Don't you want to kiss that little face?

Life When You're Two

You can never be too safe while driving...

Finger Painting 

Standing on the air conditioning unit, taking off your diaper, and knocking on the window while Mom is doing the dishes

Relaxing after a hard day. 

Please & Thank Yous

Yesterday Carson was finger painting. He went into the garage and wanted me to get the gallon size wall paint so he could paint with that instead. I said no, and he started crying and throwing a fit, so I walked into the house to ignore the tantrum. I heard him saying "thank you, thank you, thank you" (sounding like tan to) over and over while sobbing his eyes out. We've been working on please and thank yous and he occasionally gets them confused. It was the funniest/most pathetic thing I've heard in a long time.

Luke's Photo Shoot

**Thanks Andrea!