Saturday, May 30, 2009

Trains, trains and more trains!!!


We took the kids to the Transportation Museum a couple of weeks ago. This was a treat for Aiden. He is a huge train lover and there were trains everywhere, even some you could go in! You can see how big some of them were compared to my tiny children! I hope you enjoy these pics as much as we enjoyed the trains!


I had a hard time getting Aiden to pose for a picture on the tracks. Soon after I got this shot, he heard a loud noise and started shouting, "Get off! Get off!" It was pretty funny. I'm not sure how he learned that it was dangerous to stand on train tracks!


The kids had fun looking at the trains close up, touching the wheels and all the train parts!


There were rows and rows of trains. This is just a few of them.

Sophie will always pose for a picture...Aiden is a little more difficult!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Just a few things...

Well, spring is finally here and it seems as if it's staying. Sophie is getting geared up for kindergarten. We bought a backpack and lunchbox yesterday. She picked out a Cardinals backpack and Travis (almost) had tears of joy! She wanted it over any of the pink glittery girly ones! He lunch box is Hello Kitty, however. So I feel pretty good about that! Her first tooth came out last week and you can already see the new one coming in. The tooth fairy brought her a $5 bill as it is her first tooth. You absolutely won't believe this, but she woke up and the first thing she said is that she wished she had gotten 2 dollars so she could give Aiden one. Isn't that sweet??? Gramma and Papa sent her 2 dollars in the mail and after the excitement of getting more money, she gave Aiden one of her dollars! Sophie got a hula hoop that she has been wanting and Aiden got a blue lollipop!

We have recently found a good spot to go fishing, so Travis went out and bought Aiden a spider man fishing pole and taught him how to cast it. That kids is awesome at casting... a natural! He stands on the stairs and casts it down. He does it all day, like an addiction!!!

I recently got a set of golf clubs so Travis can teach me how to golf. (Like I really have time for that!) I've been hitting little plastic balls in the backyard and I think I've been doing pretty good.

We took the kids to the transportation museum last weekend. They had a great time. There are lots of (real) trains that you can get close to and go in and also a little train ride. Aiden had a great time there! (Pictures are coming soon.)

I'm taking 2 classes this summer so I'll be super busy. Hopefully I'll get to keep updating you all on what we're up to!

p.s. To our moms who are certain by now that we have forgotten Mother's day... I finally got to the post office TODAY!!! (Can you believe that???) You should be getting your packages in 2-3 days!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Playing around the tulip trees...

Our tulip tree is on my "top 5" list on things I like about my house. It blooms every year in May and is absolutely covered in these gorgeous yellow flowers!!! Our bedroom window is on the second floor right at "tree level" and I can remeber last year when one morning I woke up, looked out the window and noticed all the flowers! I was blown away!!!
I love my tree!!!
We have been having a lot of fun playing around this spring. The kids are really getting used to my camera!!! It is always in their faces. Poor things! I was playing around with the settings and took about 400 pics in yesterday! Here are a few I liked (of the kids, of course!)
Sophie...So sweet...
Ok, maybe not!!!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's Day!!!


We just wanted to wish our moms a Happy Mother's Day!!! Hope you have the day you deserve!!! You are such a wonderful and irreplaceable part of our lives!!! Your Mother's Day packages will arrive on your doorsteps shortly!!! We love you!!!

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Chair Buddies

Sophie called me to her room yesterday to show me her new creation-- "Miss Violet." This is what she named her new friend that she had so creatively made out of some dress up clothes and a chair. That girl is so creative! This is the original... since then, she and Aiden have been creating lots of new chair "people"!!!