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!

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!

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!!!

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!!!

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"!!!

Spring is Here!

My favorite thing about spring is trips to the park. The kids love the park too. I have been promising them a trip and today was absolutely beautiful! Here are a few of the nearly 100 pics I took while they were playing. They are getting used to stopping and posing for my camera while they are playing. I also love my zoom lens so I can take pics of them from across the playground without all the posing and cheesy smiles! You can see more of our park pics on my Shutterfly page!






I haven't blogged much lately as we have been so busy. Here's some of what has been going on with our family:

Sophie and Aiden finished swimming lessons. Sophie gets to move up to the next class and Aiden will repeat his. They are both doing so good!

We got to spend a short and busy weekend in Kansas when Garret and Natalie got married... The wedding was beautiful and we are glad we got to be a part of it! Our time there was very short and although Travis and the kids got to spend a little time with Grammy and Tanner, I didn't get to see any of you all... I hope to see you all soon.

Yesterday was Earth Day and the kids learned all about taking care of the earth. I have been lectured extensively on throwing away trash, "reduce, reuse, recycle," planting trees and many other ideas the Sophie learned at school this week!

Aiden is still getting over pneumonia. The cough is getting better and we're down to just a couple of meds now. There were a few days there where we didn't know if we would end up in the hospital, but with all the medications and prayers, we managed to be able to take care of him at home.

Sophie has less than 3 months before she starts kindergarten. She is getting very excited and we have started shopping for summer "kindergarten" clothes. Kindergarten orientation is in a couple of weeks, I'll let you all know how it goes!

I'm almost finished with this semester at school. This semester has gone surprisingly well, but I am taking 6 hours over the summer and will be super busy! I promise I'll do my best to keep you all updated!

Jesus Loves Me

I thought this was so cute. It is Aiden singing Jesus Loves Me. He has been singing it for the last couple of weeks.