Happy 2nd Birthday, Caleb!!

It is so nice being just a couple hours away from family.  We know it won't last, so we're trying to make the absolute best of it.  So, the kids and I loaded up the car for Caleb's 2nd birthday party and headed up to VA to spend the day with them!

They had a fantastic crawfish boil and the kids had fun helping sort through the crawfish.

Brody was hesitant at first, but the big gloves helped him overcome.

Logan dove right in, too!

But the real fearless one was Lincoln who jumped right in, without gloves to help out.  

He didn't even blink.

We had such a great time and are so thankful for little opportunities to do things like this while we can.  We look forward to our next family get together!!

Happy Birthday, big boy!

Little Heroes and Little Readers

This house is bursting with activity with two little boys.  They frequently dress up like superheroes and run around fighting bad guys (the furniture).  It's so fun to watch them interact together like that!!

While they're busy fighting the world's crime, Logan spends most of her days reading.  She goes through several books a day.  

Happy Easter 2015!

Easter came SO FAST this year!  I feel like we just wrapped Christmas up and here we are celebrating the resurrection.  This year, we did our traditional resurrection eggs with the kids-- it was fun to see recognition hit Logan this year and have her connect the dots.  Brody also was able to make connections this year between what he's hearing about at church and the stories we were hearing while we did the eggs.

We also did our resurrection buns for Easter breakfast.  They were so yummy and it's always a treat to see their faces when we open the buns and find the marshmallow gone.  How much more wonderful it must have been for those who saw the empty tomb!!

I love holidays, especially the ones that fall on Sunday.  It allows me to coordinate all of the kids and I have so much fun shopping and putting together their little outfits.  I can't wait to add another to the mix!  I wonder if we'll add more button downs and Sperrys or dresses and bows?!

Sadly, Lincoln has hit that age where I can maybe snap a picture of him before he runs.  And this year it just was too much to try and get him to stay put outside, but the other two were happy oblige and provide some good pictures!

Haircuts

Brody gets his haircut about once a month now, but I held out for a very long time before we got Lincoln a "real" haircut.  I love his blond, baby soft hair and it's so hard to let it go.  I know that once the hair cutting starts for boys they usually end up with coarser hair that's not as nice to run your kisses through.  But, it was time.  He was a sweaty mess anytime he played outside and clearly it was not comfortable for him.

So, here they are!  Sweet little boys with matching cuts.  It amazes me the difference in their hair color!!  Just two years ago I would have said Brody was about as blonde of a kid as I was going to get and then Lincoln came along and just proved me wrong.

Quick Trip To FL

Mike had to spend a few extra days in Tallahassee this month, so we hopped in the car with him and made the trip.  While he was working with the soldiers, the kids and I drove down to Ocala to visit family and friends!!

It's such a blessing to see my kids with my grandpa making sweet memories.

His backyard was perfect for playing yard games and running through sprinklers.

It was great to get away and relax, especially after recently finding out the news about the baby and being so sick.  It kind of took my mind off of the 24 hour sickness I had been experiencing.

We also got to hop over and see our old neighbors from seminary while we were down there.  We miss this crew more than we could express.  It's so hard for me to see this picture and think that when we met, Logan was just 5 months old, and now there are 6, almost 7, of them!!

Logan was in 7th heaven with grandpa because he was all about playing games and doing puzzles-- which she LOVES.

And the icing on the cake was when Mimi showed up to surprise us!  I didn't think that my parents would be able to make it out, but was so thrilled that she was able to make the trip to see us.  Can't wait to do it again sometime!

BIG news!

It was like deja vu when I took a pregnancy test on the eve of Brody's birthday only to discover a big, blaring positive.  :)  The exact same thing happened two years ago right before his second birthday!  This round was a little bit more of a surprise.  We had talked about a fourth child, but hadn't really started planning for one yet.  But God already had plans for this sweet baby and we can't wait to meet him/her!!

Random Moments Captured

Some of my favorite random moments lately....

Lincoln playing Ninja Turtle.

Protecting his toothbrush from thieves with a hulk glove.

Three little monkeys.  

Buzz and Woody.  Those Buzz PJ's have been moved from big brother's drawer to Lincoln's.

Snuggles with my baby.

Learned to climb the table, now no one's food is safe.

Sitting like a big kid in the booth getting ice cream!