Easter Eggs

Ok, I'm on a roll, another post! This will be a short one. My kids are very excited for Easter this year. It seems to be the first year that they have really noticed that it is a special day. Without trying to push aside the real meaning of Easter, we have tried to have fun with Easter Eggs, baskets and all that stuff. I finished my shopping yesterday and put my baskets together today. The Dollar Store sure does help with this kind of stuff. I had a lot of fun putting my own baskets together which I usually do, but am not very good at. I kind of lack in the creativity sometimes. I just wanted to share a few pics of the boys coloring eggs. We used a kit that had paint this time instead of dye. We had lots of fun.

Updates, Birthdays, and Baby Adventure

Ok, so i am going to try this blog thing again. I read everyone elses and think that its so great to have documented so much of their family life.

SIX!
Well, Calvin is now six. He just had a birthday at the beginning of the month, and he has been growing quickly. I can't believe how tall he is getting. Grant has had quite a winter with sickness, but we are pushing through and he is on the mend. He is so funny lately with the things he says, and thinks of all on his own. And as for Brody, he is now 6 months and is changing everyday. This has been a big month for him. He has learned to sit up, crawl, and is now eating food. He also tries to stand on his head wich has been entertainment for the whole family. I will post a pic so you can see what i mean. He is a very happy baby. He smiles and laughs at anyone. I have been really trying to take in every moment with him since he is probably going to be my last baby.

Calvin had his sixth birthday party last Saturday. This was a big birthday for him because it was the first one where he had his own friends from school to invite. He wanted a Spiderman theme again. ( i think this was the third time). Anyway, the party went great we had about thirty people in our house, and for anyone that has been to my house you know that i really don't have that kind of room. It was a little crazy for a couple hours, but Calvin said it was the best birthday he has had yet.

Grant has been very funny lately. The other day I was feeding Brody his breakfast and he kept trying to suck his two fingers. Grant was by my side so I said to him " All he ever does is suck his fingers!" , and Grant says to me " I know Mom, everytime I look at him he is nursing his fingers!". I just cracked up laughing. He has been really thinking up some funny things lately. I took him with me the other day to Target and then we went to Petco to look at the "rapsters". Calvin got a hampster for his bday and that is what Grant calls it. Anyway whenever I get a chance to take one of them with me I jump on it. Most of the time they don't want to go and it isn't very often that I can have alone time with them. So we had a great time. He talked the entire way there and back. The other day i got this toy out for Brody. He was needing something new to keep his attention and boy does he love this. I told Grant that this was his when he was a baby so he had a great time teaching Brody how it worked.

Brody, he just had a check up this past week and he is now 18lbs 6oz and 27 3/4 inches tall. He is in the 75 % for weight and 90% for height. I think he will be a big boy like his brother Grant. He started crawling on the 13th of this month, and is now making a B line for anything that catches his eye. He has a sweet spirit, you can get a smile out of him just about anytime. We also started the food a few weeks ago. I guess I forgot how much time it takes to feed them when they first start. I know he was ready because he would attack anyone with food, and he was 6 months old. He just still lets it run out of his mouth. He does love to drink from a sippy cup though. I'll put a short video up of him eating (if i can figure it out) and also some pics.





Well, as for Randy and I , not to much is happening. We had our share of the cold an flu this month and I'm ready for warm weather now. Randy has been home for the past month with not much work, but things are really picking up now. He will be starting a job tomorrow and then he has a bunch of jobs in the works so that is a blessing! God always provides!