Wiped Out!

The boys and I went swimming this afternoon and I think it wiped both of them completely out. Brady fell asleep in the car on the way home and Luke fell asleep sitting on the couch after he finished his snack (notice the empty bowl). I finally woke both of them up after a 1 1/2 hour nap- lets just hope they sleep tonight.



P.S. Luke was accident free all day including during this little snooze!!!

Little Gem...

I am super excited about the FIRST bloom ever on our Little Gem Magnolia Tree! We have had this tree for almost two years and it is nothing but a little gem for sure! I have always wanted one of these trees because they remind me of a tree that used to be outside my grandparents house. What a beautiful bloom and it looks like there are more to come...


Here is a view of the whole tree. It isn't much, but boy does it put off a pretty flower! The cool thing about my tree is that it survived IKE even with a fence on top of it for two weeks.

Mommy's Day

Today was my best Mother's Day so far. This morning as I was getting ready for church Luke ran in and wished me a Happy Mother's Day- it was so sweet and melted my heart!

After church we went to my parents house for lots of different salads (fruit, pasta, chicken, oriental) and wonderful dessert. Above is Brady watching Grammy open her gift from us.

My cousin Courtney and her girls came over and we FINALLY got all of the kids in a halfway decent picture together.

After that, off to the park for a picnic with Yaya, Papi, Kaitlen, and Biboo. We ate in the gazebo which Luke referred to as our "cave".

Luke & Brady got to play on the playground and really had a blast.

Quick family pic on the slide.

Brady and Biboo.

To top it all off, I got some really sweet gifts. Two home made cards, a fingerprint flower plate, and a beautiful necklace with Luke & Brady's names on it. Could it get any better than this?

Here is a close-up of my new necklace. I love it so much. You can't really see the little pearl, but it is the perfect touch! Their birthdays are on the back.

As I tucked Luke in to bed tonight he gave me a sweet hug and said, "Mommy, how was your Mommy's Day?" I answered, " it was the best one yet!"

Great Day for a Picnic

Luke has been wanting to go for a picnic for a few weeks now, so last Wednesday we went. It turned out to be a beautiful day and mommy and the boys had a lot of fun!


Brady was a swingin'


Luke eating a good ole pbj...

Brady's first pbj! I know- the mosquitoes had a feast on his forehead. They got in our house somehow...

Luke had fun playing on the playground.

Here he is just being creative. He thought it would be fun to ride them standing up!

Thank Heaven for Uncles Like You!

Uncle Caleb is one of two of Luke and Brady's uncles who is graduating this year... Samuel (Saw) is also graduating. Today I had a chance to take Luke & Uncle Caleb out to take a few pics.

Super cute! Luke loves Uncle Caleb so much. Caleb is the one who got him started liking Batman, so any times Luke has a Batman or any other superhero related question he saves it for Uncle Caleb to answer.

Congrats Caleb! You made it!!!

This is Luke trying to do what Uncle Caleb was doing in the picture above. He totally looks up to him!

First Swim 2009!

Anyone who knows us well knows that we swim A LOT! We love to swim and we will swim every day if we can...
Today our good friends Kristen, Madi, & Abi invited us over to swim. It was so good to get back in the water.


Anytime I can dress my boys matching- I WILL! I want to do it now because I know I can't do it forever. Laugh if you want, but that's what moms are for in my opinion!



Luke & Madi- or "Mad" as he calls her!

Brady's first time to swim ever! He loved it!

Luke had a blast too! He could swim all day long if we would let him. This is his version of a cannonball... We will have to work on that this summer!

Update

I just realized that the last post I have on my blog is showing Luke had a little set back on his potty training. BUT! He has been doing very good since then. He is not all the way there, but getting there. I am so proud of him! We are on week two now and moving right along.

I am going to get my camera out later and take some pics to post. I feel like I havent taken a picture in forever...