Great Aunt Cindy came to visit!

April via Instagram

She is going to give him a run for his money!

HE

is potty trained! 

He may pee and poop in the yard, and he may be naked most of the time, but HE is no longer in diapers and only wearing a pull-up at night. 

YAY BEN!

Soccer 2012

We signed the boys' up for soccer this year and Danny volunteered to coach Owen's team. We are having a lot fun and staying pretty busy on Thursday nights and spending most of Saturday at the ball field.


Ben is playing for Team Earthquakes...

He's more excited about his uniform and new shoes!

He tries though!

and he loves his teammates!

she is the sideline cheerleader!

and a cute one if I don't say so myself!

He would be just as happy with a uniform and snack :)

Owen is LOVING soccer this year... you may recall our first experience with soccer didn't go so well....

He's out there, going after the ball, making new friends and enjoying some time with his "Dad", as he now calls him. He is on Team White Caps.

Here's to a fun season and logging lots of hours at the ball field!

(It's all I can do to not order a soccer ball decal for my van :-))

Easter pt.2

We spent Easter Sunday at my mom and Chip's house....


The Easter Bunny made a very late night stop and filled the kids' baskets with lots of goodies, video games, play doh, books and snacks!

Owen was the first up and he went straight for Ben's basket with the play doh. Ben had been asking for new play doh for months, so mom kept insisting Owen take the other basket with the activity books and new video game.... Whew, crisis averted!

Audrey went straight for the puffs!

Ben found an egg full of candy and basket full of new play doh!

After breakfast, we got dressed and headed outside....

in an attempt to get a few pictures of the three together...

We got mostly outtakes. but I was pretty happy with these :)

I am not above bribery! A box of peeps might have been my assistant here :)

Owen was over pictures and ready to try out his new game....

he thought Chase might be just as into it as he was...

I'm throwing this picture in here because I think Audrey looks so girly here. I love her sweet profile!

she loves Chase's sippy cup....

a sweet moment with Audrey and her Great Grandma!

My cousin Lesa and Chase. He was only a few days old and still in the NICU last Easter.

Nana and Ben...

Miss Priss...

Owen and Danny (Owen wanted to come eat with Danny and it was actually his idea for me to take this silly picture of him.)

enough with this darn headband!

Mom prepared a delicious meal and stuffed something like 400 eggs for the 4 kids to hunt and we brought along our bounce house for the kids to play in. By the end of the day we were stuffed and wore out and ready to head back home.

What a wonderful holiday weekend!

Easter 2011