Kids can say the cutest things!

This morning, Henry woke up, sat up in bed, and said "I want chip dip - have some downstairs?" - How cute is that? I guess he was hungry for some chips and dip :) In the middle of the night, we said "patchie-boo" which is our nickname for our cat Patch. He must have been dreaming of him. And then when Steve jokingly asked Henry "How is your hair?" (because it is always wild in the morning when he wakes up), Henry replied with "pretty" :)

Jake has been practicing catching "pop flies" with Steve to get ready for Tball All Star practice (he got chosen for the All Star team and got Best Infielder) for the regular season. He was catching them in his glove really well today!

odds and ends

Jake likes to play McDonalds Drive Thru and the other day he ordered a pretend salad. I asked him what type of dressing and he said "Chinese" :)

Henry calls fruit snacks Moot Nacks~

Henry's 2nd 2 year molar is coming in on his bottom right~

Jake's size 7 pants are getting tight on him! He is 60 pounds now~

Poppy and Heaven

On May 18th, 2011 at 10:19 AM, our beloved Poppy was taken to heaven by the angels of the Lord. It was a sudden, unexpected death that has left us all in sorrow and shock. We love him so very much and our hearts are broken. We know that we will see him again in Heaven, but that is such a long time from now. Poppy was not just our father and grandfather, but also our dear friend. We are going to miss him more than words can express. Our hearts will have a void that will never be completely filled. We love you Poppy! Thank you for all of the memories you left with us, and everything you did for us when we still had you on Earth. You are the greatest man that we have ever known -

April Updates

Jake started playing TBall this Spring and he loves it! I can see he has alot of interest in it and he is pretty good for just learning to play! He catches ground balls with ease and is what his coach calls a "power hitter" on the team :) He looks so cute in his Tball uniform! On the field during games, he does alot of twirling around and skipping :) Very cute!

For his 5th birthday party, he invited all of his classmates and buddies and wanted a hunting themed party! The cake was super neat, with a deer, hunter, and tree stand on it :)

Henry is growing so fast and know his colors orange and green very well! He also counts to 12 (skips around a little) and loves to ride with his Daddy on the tractor :)

The boys enjoyed picking the first red berry of the our 12th strawberry season at our farm (College Run Farms) :)

Easter and Croup

Jake and Henry went to see the Easter bunny again this year. We got a great photo with him and Henry loved the bunny and waved at him and willingly sat on his lap. The boys also rode the train and they each sat in their own seat. Henry loved the train (Jake had done it before many times) but this was Henry's first time. He talked about all day! Poppy, Sassy, Becca, and Bizza went with us and we all ate at the Olive Garden for lunch, too!

The week prior, Henry got very sick with Croup. He had to have an oral steroid and do saline breathing treatments. He is much better now. Jake has been well but seems to have grown a few inches and thinned out in his body. He now only weighs 58 instead of the 60 lbs that he was weighing this Winter.

Jake also started TBall and REALLY likes it. I see a bigger interest from him in baseball than in soccer. He is a really good hitter and catches ground balls very well. His first game was supposed to be today but got cancelled due to rain/mud.

Jake has been doing well at school, with his behavior and with his work. He now knows how to write through letter W and is anxious to read and write :) He had a bika-a-thon at school this week and got to ride his bike and wear his helmet. He raised $45 for St. Jude's Cancer Research!

Henry is talking ALOT and says new things every day. He can count to thirteen (but usually skips a few) and loves Caillou and riding on the tractor with Daddy! I entered him into a kids photo contest and he was one of the top popular picks, but he did not win. His hair continues to curl in the back but we did trim his bangs out of eyes one time already~

St. Patrick's Day

Today is St. Patrick's Day and the boys looked SOOOO cute in their coordinated outfits and festive green shirts :) I always feel so happy and content when they match and look nice - makes my heart smile :)

We took a trip to Target today because Jake has been saving up his money and wanted to buy a Wii game. They didn't have the African Safari Hunt game that he really wanted (which I don't want him to have anyway because they shoot elephants) but he did find a fun Scooby-Doo game that he has played all day. (Henry calls Scooby-Doo "Ba-Doo) :) Then we had a pizza party with Poppy, Sassy, Becca, and Brooks. And earlier today we also took a ride on the Gator. Jake drives but I work the gas - it was a nice day and the weather is getting warmer. Tomorrow is supposed to be upper 70s!

Jake started TBall practice last week and seems to really enjoy it! He has learned to catch a ground ball pretty good and stay in the "stance' when he is in the outfield. He got to play 1st baseman and got his first "out" at practice!

my left bone

Jake and Henry do alot of wrestling, fussing, and playing together. Just now, they were playing monster trucks on the floor and Henry kept climbing over Jake, on top of him. Jake said "You broke my left bone, Henry" - it was pretty cute :)

Henry says alot of cute phrases like "I did it", "I hold it", "I get out", etc - he is definitely talking more and more each day and expressing his desires and needs. He loves to drink water and calls it "wahdee" :) And pretty much calls any other drink in a cup with a straw, tea.

At Jake's school, for good behavior, they get a star on the daily behavior chart. Jake has been doing a good job of getting stars. He received one heart for doing a random act of kindness one day. And he has received one sad face for a day that he turned his friend's lunch box upside down.

At home, Jake has expressed interest in doing chores to make a little money so he can go to the store, Staples, and buy a wii game. The first week, Jake did well doing each day's chore but then he got sick and pretty much stopped. :) The boys both were sick last week with the 12 hour stomach throwup bug. Poor guys! It was sad but thankfully they got better fairly quickly. Jake did have to miss one day from school because of his fever. Henry's fever got up to 102.2.

Jake and Henry both seem like they are starting to get slim and tall. Jake's "thunder thigh" legs as we used to call them are becoming more like little bird legs! Henry, too, is slimming out and looking tall and skinny. I want my chunky, fat rolled babies back!