Playing...

Trevin and Bella were having the best time playing the other day. All the other kids were napping and I got to just sit and enjoy them interacting with each other... It was so fun to watch - I think that they played "together" for about a half an hour!!

And she's gone...

Even though I said in my Christmas letter that she would be walking by Christmas, that didn't quite happen. I keep telling my family that I meant Christmas in July, but they aren't buying that! :) Bella took a few steps on her own last Sunday, with us standing behind her urging her... Now she is gaining confidence and taking off on her own. It is so fun to see her spreading her wings and taking those steps, but hard to believe that our baby is becoming so independent!

Birthdays came early!

Brody and Beau got their birthday presents from my parents early this year... Brody has been whining every day that his bike is "too slow" and "too little" and hates riding it. Since the snow is already gone here and the weather has been beautiful, they got to get their bikes early so they can start riding them. Brody's bike is a little tall for him and it is amusing to watch him try to get on, but it's great that he has room to grow into it, just what we wanted!! Beau didn't get the hang of riding his quite as quick as Brody did when he got his for his 3rd birthday, but after only about a half hour of me pushing his knees up and down, he also took off on his own. Not bad considering that he won't turn 3 until the end of May! The spent the rest of the day today riding around the yard... SO MUCH FUN!!

Go Trojans, Go!

We headed to Crosby Ironton last night for one last basketball games (ours boys won their section championship game, so now we head to state) and my boys were decked out in their purple and gold! At our homecoming this year they sold our old school jerseys for $1, so of course I had to buy a couple! Deb, doesn't Beau look great in his? :)

Playland!

Bella's first experience with BK playland was on Tuesday night before the boys basketball game... We had barely gotten our jackets off and she was down one of the tubes! I had to get my niece Tori to go in and get her so that we could eat before they started playing. As soon as she was done it was back into the tunnels!!

Mommy's little helper!

Bella is into everything right now! As soon as the dishwasher or fridge opens, she books it over to climb in, on and everything in between... So helpful!

Are you ready for some basketball??

Our boys and girls basketball teams have been doing really well this year and we have jumped into tournaments with a vengence. The kids love to go out with their purple and gold outfits, faces and purple hair... The looks when we go out to dinner beforehand are definitely entertaining!