Birthday Celebrations

Mason turned 5 on May 6th. Hard to believe this and even harder for me to believe he is going to Kindergarten this fall. Glad we will have a fun summer together before he starts school everyday.
As apart of the birthday celebrations, we had a family dinner at White Fence Farms. The kids had a ball and all the adults ate WAY too much fried chicken…..so delicious! Add a chocolate cake after and we had to be rolled out to the car.

Cooper LOVED him some fried chicken! 

Easter 2014

The boys and I had a wonderful Easter. Andy was gone for the weekend on a golf trip so I was flying solo. They couldn't wait for the Easter Bunny to come and to hunt for eggs. The fun thing this year is Mason started to understand the true meaning of Easter and it is not just about the Easter Bunny.

The Loot

Nothing like eating a chocolate bunny at 7:30 in the morning! ;)

Hunting for eggs…….

Mason was really good with Cooper and helping him find a few eggs. I say a few because you can see how Mason's basket is full and Cooper only had a handful of eggs. He did not have speed on his side this year. ;)

Emptying out the candy. 

All dressed up and ready for church and enjoyed a nice brunch after. 

Me a my little loves! 

Gone WAY TOO long!

My apologies to the few people who actually read this blog, life has gotten away from me for the past 2 months. So get ready for a posting overload……lots to cover! :)

Swim Lessons

Mason has been taking swim lessons at the Golden Rec Center. Wanted to give him a little refresher before summer gets here are we will be living at the pool with my 2 fish. Speaking of fish……Cooper will probably grow gills before the summer is over. Kid LOVES the water!

More Easter Eggs

We couldn't do Easter without dying regular eggs too!
Mason did the dye cups while Cooper was napping (we have been having LOTS of fights over sharing these days-didn't want to fight that messy battle). Then when Cooper was up we used these cool dye sticks to decorate plain white eggs. Still messy, but they each had their own set of sticks and there was minimal fighting. ;)

After they dye eggs were dry we added stickers for decoration.

Chocolate Easter Eggs

Uncle David gave the boys these awesome chocolate egg decorating kits. I think they had just as much fun eating the leftover chocolate as they did painting the eggs. For snack, we pulled out some pretzels and dipped them in the chocolate. Delicious!

My Sweet Boy

This past Sunday I was feeling kinda blah and spent most of the day on the couch. Cooper came up to me and said "cuddle up with you mama".  Such a sweetie!

Team-Work

Mason and Cooper have been fighting over this truck a lot and they finally found a way to use it together. Not really sure why Cooper doesn't have any clothes on. HA

God-Bless Pediatric Dentist

I have 2 very different experiences at the dentist over 2 days.
First was Cooper. Now you might think the 2 year old would be a pill at the dentist. NO! Cooper was a dream! He laid back in his chair and actually let them clean his teeth. Mason to this day still has not had a cleaning. I don't have any picture of Mason's appointment because I was busy holding him down so the dentist could just check his teeth. Hoping with age he will get easier, but I am not holding my breath. And I just have to say pediatric dentists are wonderful. They are so patient really work with the kiddos to keep them calm and relaxed. Some kids are just easier than others. ;)
Here are a few cute pictures of Cooper during his appointment.

Up To No Good

Cooper and I have been battling it out during nap time lately. He doesn't think he needs to nap and climbs out of his crib very easily. Now, I get the pleasure of standing outside his room for at least 10 min watching him on the camera telling him to stay in his bed every time he tries to climb out. Very fun! Almost time for that big-boy bed! Here he is in action!