Spring Happenings

I know it has only been a couple weeks since we updated the blog so I am sure that you are thinking your mind is playing tricks on you. Don't worry...this is for real (and it is not even Caleb's birthday which will warrant another post in just a few days)! Below is a picture of the boys having a snack in their tent which we set up in the living room every once in a while for fun. (I did learn to stay in the living room to supervise the snack until it is done since they had fun squishing the crackers and spreading them around the floor of the tent...)
Looking over the entries (as few and scattered as they might be) is a good reminder to me that God is so good to us--blessing us above and beyond what we need and showing his love to us through our family and friends and letting us live in this country that has so many freedoms (often ones we take for granted) thanks to the men and women who have served and continue to serve in the military!

We had a wonderfully relaxing Memorial Day weekend full of time with friends and family. It was baptism for Mackenzie so we spent Saturday and Sunday in Beaumont to celebrate that. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera in the car so I have absolutely no pictures to show from baptism. I guess the picture of the older kids in the pool will have to do--I did not take swim suits along for the boys so we made do with undies and diapers.

Then on Monday we had double-the-fun with a late morning through afternoon time at the beach and then a BBQ and time with friends that evening. It was a weekend that gave us a good taste for summer vacation. (I know Paul is counting the days, and so am I at home. It is always wonderful to have lazy days to live at our own pace.)

I realized I did not post any pictures from when Mom visited so below is one from Easter and the big easter egg hunt. As you can see, Isaac was quite successful in his quest for eggs. The funny thing is that his basket got so full, he started dropping eggs and the younger ones would follow after him and pick up his eggs that would just be lying out in the open in the grass. Caleb was very excited to discover that the eggs held stuff inside them--once he realized that, he was more interested in having us open the eggs to get out the candy!

We also finally got a room painted--started with the kitchen. It helped to do that while Mom was visiting so she could entertain the boys and keep them out of the kitchen while we painted. We absolutely love the difference it makes, and now I can't help but look at every wall with "painting" eyes trying to think of what color would work in each room (especially our rose-colored bathroom which I hate!). I am thinking it will be a little bit slower of a process in this house since we have to work around the boys and all their stuff so I will settle with one wall at a time if that is the way it needs to go.

Oh, we forget to update so many things. Caleb is also sleeping in his "big-boy" bed now. We converted his crib to a day bed, and he loves it. He has done surprisingly well with this. Every once in a while he cries when he goes to bed, but he is very good about staying in the bed. Actually, the first few weeks he would yell for us to get him out of bed rather than climb out himself. That has changed...he now comes out to find us (even a few times at 3:00 in the morning) when he wakes up. We have only had to go into his room and tell him to stop playing with his toys a few times for which we are very thankful. The funny thing is that he knows he can only have his paci and lovey when he is in his bed so he thinks he is free to be done with his nap as long as he leaves them in his bed--nothing like going into his room and having him decide he is not going to sleep despite the time. Ah, our little strong-willed boy has a few things to learn yet.