Meet Daisy

Easter was a great day for me. I loved having everyone dressed in their Sunday best. Nathan was not to excited about taking a picture with me and Lane. He thought his tie was hurting his neck. When we got to church he decided it was not so bad. He even wanted to wear it to school the next day.

I'm sure everyone is excited to see our new addition. Daisy is a very cute little goat. She was born last Thursday. Nathan has been so excited since I brought her home. He even got up early this moring to take care of her before school. Lane also likes taking care of her. I told him he is no longer the baby of the family, and since he is now a big boy he has to use the big boy potty. He told me he is going to, but I'm not going to hold my breath.

Easter at School

Today was Nathan's easter egg hunt at school. At first Nathan was not too excited. He did not like the idea that we took his eggs and put all the eggs together to hide them. I had to explain to him that he could not have his eggs back that he would get to keep the eggs he found. It took some conviencing but he finally decided it would be ok.

Lane got to help hide and find the eggs. I think he had more fun hidding than hunting. When we went back inside, they had the cutiest bunny donuts for snack. Nathan shared his with Lane. They can be so sweet sometimes.

Tomorrow we are going to go to my sisters house and hunt eggs again. I hope it will warm up a bit. It was so cold outside today. I was freezing the whole time. The boys don't seem to mind the cold as long as they are getting to do something fun.

Fishing and Swimming

We have had a great time the last few days. The weather has been good and we have been outside most of the time. Jeff took the boys fishing and Nathan caught two fish. He is holding up the blue gill in the picture. He also caught a bass. Jeff caught a bass which Lane now claims as his. Lane was so excited he wanted to touch the fish Nathan was not as crazy about touching the fish. They both had a blast. They love being outside and doing anything with their dad.




Nathan started swimming lessons today. At first he was a little nervous, but once he got in the water he took to it like a fish. Maybe this summer we will have to get a pool. Lane wanted to swim also but was not quite old enough. I told him he had to go pee-pee and poo-poo in the potty before he could go swimming. Maybe that will help the potty training along a little.

Catching Up

OK Jessica. I'm finally back to blogging. I didn't realize it had been so long. I'll try to keep it a little more recent. We have had a good spring break week. Jeff came home last Friday, so we had a nice weekend. He really enjoyed his week in San Diego. Monday I had a day with just Nathan. Lane stayed home with his daddy. Nathan and I went to my grandma to do laundry. Not to glamorous but it was fun to have a day with just him. Tuesday we went to the aquarium and the boys a a great time. They talked about all the fish the rest of the week. They also enjoyed playing at the park even if it was cold and rainy. Wednesday we went to my sisters house in Wagoner. We took a picinic and played at the park. My nephews (Wyatt and Tyler) rode there bikes and we lost them for a few minutes. It was a little stressful when we did not know where they were. They got lost in the neighborhood and had to ask for directions to the park. Once we found them we all had a good time. Thursday we enjoyed the day at home. The boys watched movies and played with toys in the house. They finally got ungrounded and could play in the yard Thursday evening. Jeff and I worked in the yard while the boys played. It was really nice to be outside. We drove over to Jeff's mom and dad's house Thursday evening and the boys got new horses. Just what they need more toys. Today we are going to stay home, maybe. Who knows what we may end up doing.

Cabin Fever

We had a very long week last week. We were stuck inside without electricity. It went off Sunday about 2:00 p.m. and did not come back on until Friday at 8:00 p.m. Needless to say the boys and I got a little bit of cabin fever. The ice was very beautiful on the trees but the picture after the thaw was not quite so pretty. We did not have trees that broke around the house but there is a mess down by the creek. Both of our parents yard look pretty bad. I'm sure Jeff will be busy for a while helping with the clean-up. I'm very greatful no one I know was hurt during or after the storms. Hopefully the rest of winter will be a bit friendlier.
The boys made good use of one of Nathan's birthday presents. (Thanks Jessica) I eventually had to take them away and put them up until a later date. Which has yet to be determined. The boys did not hurt each other to bad but I can't say the same for Jeff. Nathan and Jeff were playing one evening each had one glove one. Jeff was on his knees in the middle of the floor so he could be on the same level as Nathan. Nathan decided to kick instead of punch and Jeff wasn't ready for it. Jeff said it is funnier when it happens on Funny Videos, not near as funny in real life. Jeff complained about that one for quite a while, but he did get up and continued to play with the boys.

Nathan's Birthday

Today was Nathan's birthday. He had a really good day. I sang to him first thing this morning. Actually as I got him out of bed. I took special cookies and juice to school for him and he got to where a birthday crown that Mrs. White gave him. She also gave him a gift. My dad took us to lunch at El Charro. The waiters sang a Spanish song to him while he wore a Sombrero. They also gave him a dessert. Anyone knowing Nathan knows he is all about the dessert. Later in the day his Maw-maw (Jeff's mom) called him to tell him happy birthday. When we got home he had a birthday card in the mail. I let him check the mail. He read his name on the envelope and got very excited. He was jumping up and down in the truck. When Jeff got home he sang Happy Birthday to him and took both boys outside for a few minutes. After dinner I read books to the boys. Nathan finished his day sitting in his dad's lap. All in all I think it was the perfect day for Nathan.

Nathan's Party

We took a picture of the cake before we left, just in case. You never know with 2 kids and a car ride if everything will make it ok.
Nathan's Birthday party went off without a hitch. Our hat cake turned out great. It was made with three different kinds of cake and took a while to carve and frost but I was worth it. I'm not sure if I will be quite as ambitious when it's time for Lane's birthday. Ah who am I kidding I like the challenge. Cowboys was the perfect place for the party. It was great to have a large room for all the kids to run around in. I hope everyone else enjoyed it as much as I did. Oh by the way I'm compelled to mention on Jeff's behave. Jeff carved the cake. He mentioned it about 20 times at the party. So I imagine he will want me to make note of it here too.