Fun Friday

Lydia was out of school for Good Friday and we had such a fun day!! We let Lydia decide what she wanted to do and she picked to go to the Museum of Discovery. She and Jack Henry LOVE that place and would go once a week if we could!

 They never get bored and NEVER want to leave when it's time!

 We normally have to bribe them with something to get them to head towards the door without complaining or crying. =)

 Check out these 2 rock wall climbers! Jack Henry will be doing it on his own before too long I'm sure!

 I know I've said it before ... but I am so blessed to have this guy not only as my husband, but also the daddy to my kiddos and my best friend. I love that he wants to spend every minute he can with his family when he is not working. He works hard at work all day and comes home and immediately helps me with the kids while I finish up dinner or does whatever needs to be done. I love doing life with him!

After naps we headed over to Mimi and Papa's house to do a little Easter egg decorating.

 Lydia was VERY excited and had so much fun coloring on her eggs.

 This little guy however ... he doesn't mix well with eggs! He either wanted to shake, bounce or squeeze them. We lost 2 eggs ... guess it could have been worse!

We took a little break from decorating and headed out to eat when Papa came home.

 After dinner and Easter surprises, it was time to dye our eggs!

 She took her job VERY seriously!

 And Jack Henry ... well, he was VERY hands on!! He made me a nervous wreck, but we all survived with no spills. ;)

Posing with her pictures she picked out of Papa's flowers. =)

School Easter Egg Hunt

 Lydia has her basket full of eggs ready for her egg hunt at school!

 Love this sweet girl! 

 Lydia's fun Easter egg lunch ... grapes, gold fish, bunnies and M&M's were hiding in her eggs. =)

 Has her bunny ears on and is ready to head outside to find some eggs!

 The hunt is on! =) Her teacher had them come up with number combinations that equaled 10. Loved watching her think and figure out what numbers she needed. Also love the picture with her sweet friend Aleah!

 She paused for a moment to take a picture. =)

 Lydia and Aleah out what was in their eggs. 

 Smiling with a mouth full of candy!

I'm so thankful that I was able to go and share in her fun afternoon at school. It's something I do not take for granted!

Look who got a hair cut!!

He did great and let the girl cut his hair without any fits ... so he was rewarded with some fro-yo!

Date Night

We had a little Date Night tonight ... Not your typical date night, but it was still fun!

Lydia went out with Papa and Mimi for dinner and to watch Frozen. She was so excited! 

 Jack Henry thought he needed his picture taken with Mimi, too. =)

After they left, we got ready and I got to have a date night with my 2 favorite guys!

 Tricked him into looking up by asking what was on Jeff's shirt! Hah! He's a mess!

 After pizza, we stopped on our way home for a little fro-yo treat!

Love my 2 dates!

Thankful for a restful Saturday that ended with some fun! Love days like this!

Back To "Normal"

After having Jeff home for over 3 weeks, he had to go back to work this week. =( We've loved having him home and all the extra play time we've had. He's such an amazing help at home and I am already missing his help! We've had to start a new routine, and thankfully the first week went pretty good!

 In the fall, Jeff was home in the mornings to help with breakfast and getting Lydia ready and off to school. Now he's going in at 6:30 so it's all me! So that means I have to be dressed and ready before Lydia needs to be getting ready. Waking up earlier took it's toll on me this week! Hoping it gets easier! Hah!

 Our first morning on our own went great! Lydia even had time to play on her LeapPad before it was time to leave for school! Woohoo!

 I think Jack Henry has had the hardest time adjusting to Jeff going back to work. He LOVES having daddy home to play with. Mommy just isn't the same. He also doesn't think I should do anything (no laundry, dishes, cleaning, etc.) except play with him.

 We spent a couple days in our pjs, which was actually kind of nice! 

Lydia's class was in charge of Rise & Shine this week and I'm so glad we were able to go watch today! She and Grayson said The Pledge of Allegiance and school creed every day. She did GREAT! I wasn't sure how she would do being up in front of the entire school, but she didn't seem like it bothered her one bit. I've been amazed with how much she has come out of her shell this year. Hoping she has a more outgoing personality than I do! I would DIE if I had to get up in front of all those kids and talk. Hah!

Thankful we survived our week. I was glad when Jeff walked in the door tonight and knew I had his help for the next 2 days. =)

Monday Monday

Our week got off to a rough start ... Jack Henry woke up coughing, had a gunky nose, and sneezing. =( Last week he ran a fever off and on, but seemed fine all day Sunday until right before bed. His temperature was up and seemed to be getting congested. We were hoping that he would be better by morning, but that wasn't the case. =( 

 Starting her 20th week of kindergarten. Jack Henry decided that he needed to be in the picture this morning, too! =)

 Either Jeff and I are really boring lunch dates or this guy is really tired .. Maybe both!

I decided to take Jack Henry to the doctor to make sure that he didn't have an ear infection or something worse.

 Hanging out in the waiting room praying we didn't pick up any more sick germs. The place was FULL and I held Jack Henry in my lap as close to me as I could. Poor guy left with an ear infection diagnosis and we also found out that his tube in his right ear is coming out and not working ... and that's the ear that he has an infection in. Praying we don't start having problem with ear infections again. =(

While we were at the doctor, Jeff took Lydia to the bank to deposit all of her coins she had rolled with Papa and Mimi. She was excited about all her "coins" she got for getting a good report card. Such a fun reward! She did have to work for it though ... Not only did she have to make good grades, she also had to separate and count out the coins. ;)

Fun Afternoon at the Zoo

We love surprise weather days in January! After a lot of cold and wet days, the sun finally came out and temperatures warmed up, so we decided to take advantage of it and took a trip to the zoo! The kids were SO excited! They would go every day if we could and love every minute of it. =)

Lydia was so glad that our friends met us at the zoo and she had someone to run around and look at the animals with. =)

The lions enjoying the sunshine!

Lazy Sunday afternoon ...

Unfortunately the animals either weren't out or not very active, which was a bummer. Not sure if it was because we got there a little before closing or what. The kids didn't seem to mind, which is good. 

Laney and Lydia hanging out in the bird/reptile house.

 After my rodent scare forever ago, I don't do the bird/reptile house. Jack Henry was happy to go to the little playground and play while everyone else went through. I'm sure there will come a day when I sit outside by myself waiting for them to all walk through because Jack Henry realizes what is in there, but for now I'm enjoying having a little buddy to pass the time with!

I could not get him to look at me for ANYTHING! Little stinker! He had a blast though!

 So thankful for the beautiful weather and fun afternoon spent with friends!

Saturday Fun

We had a fun, full Saturday! We started the day off with a trip to Little Rock for hair cuts! We attempted to take Jack Henry yesterday to a place in town, but he refused to sit and let them cut his hair. We thought that sitting in one of the cool chairs at Pigtails and Crewcuts would help ... But we were wrong!

 She LOVES her new haircut! Love the shorter hair ... it looks so much better!

 This little guy tried everything he could to get out of a haircut and FOUGHT hard, but the girl was awesome and did a great job with him screaming, crying and moving the whole time. Poor Jeff broke a sweat holding him.

 Yay for much needed haircuts! =)

 One of my goals this year is read more. I love reading, but don't make the time to do it near enough. I'm excited about starting this book!

 Lydia had a birthday party for her friend, Olivia, at a gymnastics place this afternoon and has been so excited about it! She loves going and jumping around. Her and Annabel were patiently waiting their turn to jump on the trampoline.

 Lydia sitting by the birthday girl while she opened her present during the party.

 Olivia's cake was so fun! It was rainbow inside!!

While we were at the party, Jeff and Jack Henry had a little guy's night.

 He looks so big playing basketball with the girls next door!

 Jeff said he knew exactly what to do with the ball. Future basketball player?!?

Mrs. Brooke sent Jack Henry a cake pop home from the party and he was SO excited! I tried to get him to share, but he was not interested!