Easter

We finally got a few good family pictures this Easter. Something I have been striving for since Christmas! :) It is still an ordeal for Case to have his picture taken. He does great one on one...but for some reason when you add Mommy and Daddy to the mix it becomes a challenge! Maybe it is because there is three of us to get focused on the camera at just the right time!

We had fun coloring eggs...we couldn't say dying eggs because Case wanted to know why the eggs died? :) It is really hard to say "coloring eggs" instead of "dying eggs" by the way. Case enjoyed dipping the eggs in the different colors, but did not want to pick up the eggs with the egg dipper, he thought using his hands was a much better approach.

We had a few things for him in his Easter basket....like a new kite, bubbles, a new ball frisbee and some other things....but the main thing in his basket was all sorts of Reese's peanut butter cups, Reese's peanut butter eggs, and Reaster Bunnies...if it had peanut butter and chocolate...it was in there!! :)

We spent Easter morning at church then colored eggs that afternoon. We hid Easter Eggs every afternoon until about Wednesday. We hid them for Case to find and then he would hide them for us to find. He just thought that was the greatest thing ever!!

It is TBALL time!!

Yep, it is that time of year again! You know it is baseball time again when the grass starts to turn green, when Spring is in the air and the aroma of fresh cut grass tickles your nose! I love Springtime and Case does too!! He loves the outdoors and especially after being cooped up in the house all Winter long, he looks forward to playing in the dirt, riding his bicycle and of course playing TBall!!

This will be his last year playin' TBall, next year he will move up to coach pitch! Scary thought for me....but I know it is the next step! Case loves to play baseball, he looks forward to Friday nights under the lights. We had opening day a few Saturday's ago and he really did great. He is still getting the hang of fielding the ball, but his batting technique is something to see. He has a great stance and chokes up on the bat! I get tickled everytime he bats because his coach will position him at the plate...but he will reposition himself just right and hit the ball. He has hit several balls past second base! Trace and I think he is a natural...but then again we think he is PERFECT!!!! :)

Case's 4th Birthday Party!

Well if you have wondered whether or not Case's fascination and love for tractors had subsided...it has NOT! So keeping with the tradition from last year, Case was given the choice of what kind of birthday party he wanted to have. He thought about it for sometime and went back and forth but finally decided on a........if you guessed a "John Deere Tractor Party" then you were right!! :)

We scaled down the party this year to just a few of Case's closest friends. I let him pick who we would invite to the party, set the date and made the invitations! He requested a John Deere Tractor birthday cake, so I took on the task of making one for him....I thought it would be extra special for me to make his cake this year. That was a task that took lots of time and patience...but I think it turned out great for my first cake. I really did enjoy baking and decorating a cake for my tractor lovin' boy! We had planned to have lots of games and activities outside for the kiddos but the weather did not cooperate, so instead everyone stayed indoors and the kiddos enjoyed hot dogs, cake, cupcakes, and most of all playing upstairs in the toy room!

It is really hard for me the fathom that Case is now FOUR! I can't recall what life was like before his arrival. We have loved every moment of our lives with him...he is truly a blessing from God. There is not a day that goes by that we don't thank God for giving us this special gift...and we feel blessed that we were chosen to be his parents!!!


All the kiddos




The Birthday Boy


Case's JD cake!


Happy Birthday to me.....

Playin' catchup!

I am going to TRY my hardest to play catchup on Case's blog over the next few days!

I can't believe that it has been two months since I last posted pictures on here...we have been busy to say the least, but it has been a "good" kind of busy. We are enjoying life and spending a great deal of time outside enjoying the beautiful weather....therefore Case's blog has taken a back seat. But don't fret I have been snapping away pictures during our busyness!!!

Several people have commented that it has been WAY TOO LONG since they have seen some recent pictures of Lil'Man....he is not sooo little anymore!! :) He weighs just over 50lbs and is about 43 inches tall!!!

We have had a birthday party, second season of TBall, and Easter to update. Along with Allie, Case's new dog and so much more. So stayed tuned over the next few days and hopefully I will find the time to catch you up on our latest adventures!!!