Sweet Saturday!

The word sweet is used to describe an aweful lot of things in the english language. It can describe the sweet smell of flowers, the sweet taste of cotton candy, the sweet moments spent with your family, or simply a very sweet child. Today this is what we experienced...it was a very sweet day. We went to Mrs. Lees Garden which was a hidden paradise of Daffodils! Simply beautiful, and the weather was nice too...it was sunny and just cool enough (62 degrees) so that we wouldn't break a sweat with all the walking we did! We got some pretty good pics, but it doesn't do the garden justice. I need a better camera! Anyway...the kids crashed on the way home and we continued our naps when we got back to the house. Alec took his nap on the couch with me which was very sweet :) When everyone woke up it was almost time for dinner! After some pizza we all piled in the van and headed to the carnival which is just down the road from our house! It was Alec and Ava's first carnival, so it was super exciting. Alec said he liked the Tilt A Whirl and the Farris Wheel the best. Ava liked the Mary Go Round. We all loved the cotton candy! Anyway...like I said a very sweet day!

Alec just had to make a silly face...actually there were LOTS of silly face pics..just don't have room for all the pics.

He's such a little love bug.

We were worn out!

Alec on his very first roller coaster!

Sticky sweet cotton candy!

Western Day!

Today was the annual Western Day at Alec and Ava's preschool. It always makes for some great photo ops and it's so fun to see them sing their songs. But... Alec unfortuatly decided not to sing this time. He knew the words and had no problem singing to Eriik and I, just got a little stage fright I guess. He just stood there and smiled (at least he smiled!). He did look adorable standing up on stage with all the kids :)! Ava's class was a hoot...really non of them sang...the teacher was kind of singing a solo with the kids singing a word or two every once in a while. Ava sang a little bit, and danced to the music some, did a few actions...it was cute.

Alec is on the gliding horse that my dad made (he carved it by hand and painted it himself 1 year after he was diagnosed with brain Cancer...he was amazing) Ava just recently got this little horse as a hand me down from our neighbors....she LOVES it!

Alec being goofy.

Ava is in the front row...decked out in pink! Notice her classmate trying to escape!

Ava walking with Miss Glenda after singing

Alec is the 4th from my left in the black hat

He should be a model...loves to pose!

Yipee for Spring!!!...(and random February pics)

I have been sooo ready for warmer weather around here. We have had a colder than normal winter, and spring has taken a little longer to get here. Don't get me wrong the snow was tons of fun, but I was just tired of the cold blah weather. So, today because the weather was sooo nice a couple friends came over with their kiddos and we had a great time eating lunch outside and watching the kids play. Anyway.... it has been a while since my last post, and so there were some other pics from Feb that I wanted to include on my blog since I print it out at the end of the year as a scrapbook. So, here you go.

Love it! Meredith and G-man underneath the slide in our back yard...every time he walked near the slide the static made his hair do this!

A battle between Alec and Bryson!

Cruisin weather!



Apparently Eriik thought Alec was due for a shave several days ago:)

Ava's Valentine party at preschool...notice Ava with her friend Ava Claire in the background wearing the same dress. I couldn't get a close up picture of them because Ava Claire is not a fan of having her picture taken.

Valentines morning the kids with their little gifts from Eriik and I. Eriik gave me flowers and candy and made up little certificates for date nights...so sweet and romantic! He's a keeper :)

Ava is really into dress up lately...she almost always has some article of "dress up" on when she is home.

Meredith brought this cookie cake to me on my birthday when she brought Alec home from preschool (we carpool). So sweet!

Eriik took me and the kids out to Red Lobster for dinner that night. He also said that he is going to take me to see the musical Wicked in Dallas!!! Can't wait....I love Broadway musicals and I've been wanting to see this one for a long time!(it's the untold story of the wicked witch from the Wizard of OZ.) It was a good birthday.

Snow Day!!!

I remember as a kid being so excited when we would get out of school because of snow. Well...with us living in East Texas, I thought our kids wouldn't get the chance to experience such joy. BUT...yesterday Alec did get out of preschool because we got a good 5 inches of snow! It was a lot of fun for the kids and for Eriik and I too. When we first woke up the electricity was off, but it only was off till about 8:30...just long enough for me to have to make my coffee in the Perkerlator on the grill. . Ava was the first one up and after eating breakfast and getting bundled up ran outside before we even woke Alec up! She kept taking her gloves off though so she got cold pretty quick. After Alec had breakfast we all went out to build a snow man....I love how easy the snow was to pack it was perfect for building a snowman! Eriik went into work yesterday morning, but he always gets off early on Friday's. So, when he got home he got to join in on the fun. During Ava's nap Alec and Eriik went to work on a snowman in the front yard. I took tons of pics since I knew the snow would be gone by today...and for the most part it is. Our snowman in the front is still hanging in there but leaning dangerously to one side. Anyway...here are our pics!

Taken looking outside our front door yesterday morning...soo beautiful!

Our home yesterday morning.

Sooo excited!...or so cold...not sure.


Snow Angels!

Lovin the snow!

The back yard snowman...it was Alec's idea to use the sand shovel and rake as the snowman's arms.

The front yard snowman

This pic was taken just an hour ago of Alec and I trying to hold up our poor melting snowman.

My sweet 5 year old...

Well...it just hit me that I never posted pics from Alec's 5th birthday party. We ended up having his party 3 weeks after her turned 5. I wanted to seperate it a a little from Christmas...so that maybe it would be a little more exciting. So...we had an all boy bash at Kids Station. The kids had a great time running, jumping, climbing, and playing on video games. I enjoyed that it was on a very slow friday night and we practically had the whole place to ourselves!


Let me take this opportunity to share a little bit about what Alec has been up to lately. He is still my sweet sensitive boy who cares very deeply about others. He is still very giving, and considerate to others needs and wants. Man...I wish I could be more like him sometimes! Anyway...he is a really special boy...for real...I'm not just saying that because I'm his mommy! :) Anyway...as far as changes he has become a lot more goofy this past year. He is always goofing off with silly voices and comments....it's a boy thing I guess. One specific thing that he does a lot is talk and walk like a robot. His dancing always cracks me up too. He is also reading Bob books now...which is a lot of fun for him and for us. He is a smart little guy. I can't believe this is his last year of preschool! Where has the time gone!

See what I mean about the whole silly thing!! He thought it would be hilarious to put his face in his cake!

These two are fun to watch.


I wish I would have gotten a picture of all the super hero decor on the other walls...they have it set up really cute.

Snow Snow Snow!!!

Well, we had a great time visiting with Eriik's family in Colorado last week! They have a time share in Pagosa Springs, CO. So we got to stay there for a whole week! It was so much fun seeing the kids play in the snow. This was Ava's first time to see the white stuff. We did a little skiing, sledding, hiking and more fun snow activities. Alec turned out to be a really great skier! We also had a picnic in the snow which was surprisingly nice! It surprised me how warm it felt because of how dry the air was. When we went snow shoeing, and had our "snow picnic" we got so warm that we took our coats off even though it was only 35 degrees!!! We also celebrated Alec's 5th birthday while we were there. He turned 5 on the 3rd...I can hardly believe I have a 5 year old! He is also having a birthday party with a few of his little buds so there will be more on that later in the month. I've got TONS of pics but I will try and narrow them down. :)

Alec was all smiles the entire time he was in ski school. He loved every minute of it! I thought for sure he would get frustrated with all the falling, but he didn't. All smiles!

Alec was the only "A class wolf pup" that day, so he got to have the instructor all to himself!!!

The first mornig we were there Alec couldn't wait to get out in the snow!

Don't they look cute in their trasformer birthday party hats?

Nanny brought a giant cupcake maker....so cute.

Ava loves her Poppy...not sure why he's pointing a me?

The three cousins!

Nanny/Poppy Christmas...lots of fun presents!

Uncle Aaron pulled Ava and Alana in a sled the whole time on our hike. While Eriik helped Alec with the cross country skiing!

Our "snow picnic" We found a dry spot under a tree...it was perfect.