Happy Birthday Sammy!

I can't believe my baby boy is 4!! He is so full of joy, excitement, and energy. It is a true pleasure and blessing to be his mother, share his beautiful childhood with him, and watch him grow, learn, and develop daily. The words that come out of his mouth surprise me daily, as his vocabulary grows to include "suddenly", "meanwhile", and "apparently". He cracks me up and I am reminded of just how lucky I am. He really is an amazing little boy! And, as he says, "this is a big day!".

Loves to read.............

We started reading to the boys in infancy, and it quickly became a part of their bedtime routine. It is beautiful to see how naturally the boys have a love for reading.

Easter part 2

We spent Easter morning at church, and then the afternoon at Grandma and Grandpa's. The boys had a great time with the Easter egg hunt and, as always, the cousins loved being together. We even had a "kiddie table" for the first time. The boys are getting big! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for a delicious meal and wonderful time!

Easter part 1

My handsome guys dressed for church.

Me and my boys.

Each year I color eggs with the boys. Sam really loves it and Tommy enjoyed it this year too. Sam and Tommy had a couple of egg hunts, and Sammy is more than willing to help out his lil bro Tommy. Not really sure Tommy really knows what its all about, or maybe doesn't really care......but it is briefly fun for Sam and the rest of us. Here we are in our church duds, I was sure to get a couple of pictures before we became disheveled and it got really hot! More pictures to come....

Cousin BJ

We were able to spend some quality time with my sister and her family before the Easter holiday. It was so great to see my nephew BJ! I don't get to see him nearly as often as I like and he is getting so big. My boys had a wonderful time playing with BJ. He is only 9 days younger than Tommy and they were very cute together. Sam was sure to spend his fare share of time playing with BJ and roughing him up as he does his younger brother, we had to help him try to keep the play gentle. We love you BJ! Hope to see you soon.