A little stroll down the memory lane . . . .

I am putting photos together for my parents-they are giving my grandparents a digital photoframe for Mother/Father's Day. And I just came across some old pics of the boys/cousins pre blog. Some of them are old fav's of mine, I thought I would share with you. Enjoy!
Noah, Eli and Lucas making silly faces for the camera at the park. I would say this pic was taking in 2004?

Noah going to kindergarten.

Jordan and Noah helping make cupcakes at Nana's. Not sure how many they actually frosted. But they were the best tasters!

This has to be one on my favorite pics of Lucas. That hat was used by all my boys and some of the cousins. It was too cute.

I noticed when I was going through the pics, there were alot of pics of Jordan eating.

In 2003, we were sitting in the OPRMC parking lot waiting for the fireworks. It's a great spot. Great view and not noisy. Great for families with small kids.

Jordan and Noah attacking Andrew in 1999.

Got dressed up for Easter but wanted to show their "angry" face for the camera.

Sleep over during our Ohio vacation.

Noah and Jordan hanging out while we are waiting for our food.

Christmas 2007

My how my boys have grown up. And some days it feels like it has just been a blink of an eye. But I am thankful that I have today to cherish them and memories to savor.

Happy Mother's Day!

Just wanted to wish all the mom's out there a Happy Mother's Day. I hope everyone had a special day. My boys did a great job of showing me how much they appreciate me. I got breakfast in bed. And great presents. Eli told my mom that he wanted to get me something to do with plants. So, they got me a heart shaped plant stand for a hanging basket. Noah suggested that I put iris's in it, since that is my fav flower. :) They made me cards and Michael's was doing free mom's day craft for kids. So, they gave me a "10 things I love about my Mom!" The lists were GREAT! I love my boys and I love that my mom makes sure that I feel so special on Mother's Day. Love you mom!
Happy Mother's Day.

Field Day!

On Monday, the boys had field day at school. Unfortunately, with working Sunday, I couldn't go to Lucas's field day from 8:30-10:30 and Noah/Eli's 12:35-2:50. So, Lucas was okay with me missing his and then he and I helped with Noah and Eli's. We helped with the hula hoop, balloon stoomp, and free throw. Noah and Eli didn't really want to do the hula hoop. But I finally got Eli to do it but I promised no pics. Lucas had a blast carrying around the clip board and timer. The weather was great. Warm and overcast. It was more organized chaos than structure. But all the kids seem to be having a good time.

Balloon fun!

One of the games that Lucas and I help supervise was this one. You tied a balloon to your ankle and then tried to pop OTHER people's balloon- all the while making sure that your own balloon didn't pop. It was one of the FAV games. Unfortunately, it was more chaos then structure and not all the kids got to play. I took a video of the boys during their turn. Eli was in the gym when Noah took his turn and Noah was on the hill when Eli had his turn. Go figure. It is hard to follow them, so you have to look at the pics to see what they were wearing and follow the orange, blue, or red shorts. LOL!

More ballon fun!

R.O.A.D.

Noah's school has had the 4th grade participating in the R.O.A.D.- Reach Out And Dance program. The met with the kids on a weekly basis during their music time. We saw a little bit of what they do when the boys had their music program but last Thursday- they had a good-bye assembly during school. And we got a great showing of what they have been doing all year. Noah has really enjoyed this program. So, here is a little taste of what we saw.

Dance like a . . . .

One of the fun games that they do is dance like a ______! A few that they did were dance like a- cheerleader, someone who can't dance but thinks that they can, a happy cleaning lady, sumo wrestler, cowboy to name a few. Noah had to dance like a worm with legs.

Field Trip

Noah had a field trip last week to Tunnel Voyage. The learned about measure, classifying, and simple and complex machines. The hunted for jewels, and got to play in a very elaborate tunnel system. He and his class had a lot of fun.

The Alphabet

Lucas had his kindergarten music program. He did a great job on his solo part. Unfortunately, Jordan had a concert for his viola, so the family was divided between the 2 programs. I was babysitting for my Bff Brooke and little Jake (1yr) was trying to escape so I had to end the video to help Eli get him. Her other son David (3yr) loved the program. He can't wait to get a letter of his own. "Just like Wucas!" :)

Enjoy it while it lasts . . . . .

The boys and I were enjoying the warm weather last week and washed the car. Well, that was the plan. It became more of a waterfight. But the car did get mostly clean.

Easter Pics!

There are a ton of pics. So, I did narrow it down believe it or not. The boys and I did the family Easter on Saturday at my parents and we did our
Easter Sunday morning. It was raining Sunday, so the pics didn't turn out so well. Here are the family Easter baskets for my brothers and I.
Grandpa was on Tyler duty for most of the Easter activities. I didn't really understand why Julie didn't want him to crawl on the wet grass and mud to find his eggs. Where is the fun?

The boys love helping Trevor. And he (Trevor) is more into playing with them. He even sat with the big boys outside for dinner. He did a great job with eating. And Noah and Eli did good helping him.

This year everyone had eggs to find. The big kids and Grandparents had to find clues to find their Easter presents. Mine were the bug eggs and I got a new comforter set. I can't wait to try it out. Jordan and Jen are holding up their eggs.

It was kind a loud in the living room while everyone was looking for their eggs. We each took turns, Andrew and Jen being first. The rules were you had to bring your clue back into the living room and read it. Mom hates to miss out on anything. The boys really like looking for clues, so they joined in the fun.

And then it was time for the grandboy egg hunt. Jordan had the sport easter eggs, Scott the glitter eggs, Noah the frog, Eli the chicks, Lucas the rainbow, Trevor the elmo and Tyler the jellybean eggs. The boys sometimes spend a majority of the time telling the other boys where their eggs are. But since each boy has 10 eggs to find, it is a fair way to have an egg hunt.

The easter bunny was very good at hiding Noah's eggs. He was one of the last to finish. Green frogs blend in very well with all the green in Nana's yard.

It was a little muddy. But the boys really enjoy the annual egg hunt.

Trevor got to find his and Tyler's eggs. Julie said that he need the practice. He did get pretty good by the end.

Jordan found his ten eggs. And what did they have inside $$$$. Gotta love that.

The boys immediately went inside to see what they got in their eggs.

Noah and Eli were especially thankful for getting $. Their Easter presents were nintendo DS but they had to pay for part of it. So, they were thrilled to have some spending $.

Trevor liked opening the eggs and then putting the $ back in the eggs.

Papa got some new wii games. So, the boys tried them out for him.

I was in charge of fruit salad and a dessert for the kids. The boys wanted me to do a bunny cake. So, here are some pics.

And from the side.

Trevor was checking out the desserts.

Scott and Lucas had a slice of everything. And the bunny ears. Which were a marshmallow cut in 1/2.

Eli wanted part of the bunny head.

Like I said it was raining on Sunday, so the egg hunt was inside. I am still not sure that all the eggs were found. That's what I get for filling eggs when I was so blooming tired. They have to be somewhere. At least they weren't hard boiled eggs. Lucas got a seahorse Webkinz. And he will get to pick out a new watch.

What we have been up to . . . . .

We have been very busy lately. So, here are some pics to catch you up. Lucas's class has been waiting for some chicken eggs to hatch, and at last the baby chicks are here. I should off grabbed my camera to take a pic when he showed them to me, but here are some photos for you to get the basic idea. There are still some eggs left to hatch and then they will give the babies to the farmer.

My boys were helping my neighbor Bill do some repairs in their bathroom. They were thrilled when he taught them how to use his drill. It was nice of him to put 3 screws in a board for them to practice. They all did a good job taking turns.

I am glad spring is finally here. Winter wasn't too bad but I am ready for the warm weather. And those last 2 late snows were a bit frustrating. The boys and I took advantage of the great weather this week and did some planting. Since I no longer have as much shade, I put in some more sun loving plants. Eli was too busy helping Bill in the house, to come and plant. But he did help a lot on Tues, when we were gardening.

This is the finished flower bed. Now if only the rest of them looked so nice. I better get busy.