A few things you have missed

So here are a few things you have missed since the last time I blogged.

Mia's 2nd Birthday

Mia turned two on February 15th. We celebrated by having a fun little party for her at Andy and Naomi's house.

The cake


Kru sliding.


Sweet Millie.


Mia the rock star.


The birthday girl.


Mmmm...cake!

Sledding

During one of our many (can you believe it?) snows, we headed to Wilson Park for some sledding fun.


Crazy Wyatt.


Avery and Bella ready for take-off.


Kru and his snow boots.


Andy and Bella getting some air.


Bella, Andy and A.J.


Uncle Matt and Bella.


Typical brothers.


Three cousins.

Building a snowman

Noah, Wyatt and I also managed to build a life-size snowman at my parents house.


The boys terrorizing Frosty.


Showing Frosty some love.

Noah Turns Nine!

On February 22nd Noah turned nine! We celebrated with a skating party at Roller City in Springdale. It was great because we had the whole rink to ourselves!


Roller City.


Blowing out the candles.

Bulls Basketball 2010

Noah and Wyatt both played basketball this year. Matt was able to coach both the first and third grade Bulls teams. Noah and Wyatt were even able to play one game together when Noah's team only had two players show up for the game. Wyatt volunteered to play on the third grade team so that they didn't have to forfeit.


Notice they are both #7.


Noah scoring two points.


Wyatt in action.


Noah hustling after the ball.

Sleepover

Cousin Bella spent the night with us for the first time in March. They talked me into letting them paint their faces.


Wyatt and Bella working on their masterpiece.


Sweet Bella.


I am not sure who is enjoying this more.


Our Darth Maul.


The final results.


Don't worry Kru got in on the painting action too.

Hanging Out with Cousin Hadden

Since Kru and Hadden are only three months apart in age, they are BIG buddies.


Hadden.


Best cousins.

Bulls Basketball Party

After the basketball season ended, we hosted a party for both the first and third grade Bulls basketball teams at Jump Zone in Bentonville. The boys had a great time running, jumping and attacking Coach Matt. The party was complete with a giant cookie and trophies for all of the players.


Giant cookie.


Matt and Kru sliding.


Noah with his trophy.


The huddle.


Go....


Bulls!

Tulsa Zoo

If you have never been to the Tulsa Zoo, I highly recommend it! It is close to us, and it is a great zoo. Now is a great time to attend since the weather is not too hot. This was Kru's first trip (and Noah and Wyatt's no telling how manyth trip!), and he enjoyed it immensely. He just kicked back in his stroller and pointed at animals all day long. We joke that Noah can communicate with animals. I'm telling you, he has a natural gift for it. On this particular trip, he even got the lion to roar! If you have never heard a lion roar, it is something you must experience in person to be able to grasp the magnitude of.


"Rattle, rattle"


My goofballs.


Laid back eating cheese its.


The ROAR!


Did I mention that they are silly?


Checking out the penguins.


FLASHBACK: Wyatt and Noah checking out the penguins in 2006.


Pink flamingo.


Oooh...look!


Pelicans.

All of my boys :)

Seniors 2010

I have had the pleasure of photographing a great group of seniors this year. Congratulations Seniors 2010!

Amy

Cody

Flannery

Dylan


Cheyenne

Snow Day

Do you remember as a kid how exciting a snow day was? Waking up to a snow covered yard that beckoned you to come out and throw snow balls, make snow angels, make snow ice cream and sled. With school canceled, you had the whole day to play. Who knew I would still be as excited for a snow day now, as I was when I was a kid!?!? Now, I love seeing that excitement in our boys. We had a great day today. We had hot chocolate with marshmallows, made snow ice cream, played in the snow, and more!

Snow ice cream - the sprinkles were Wyatt's idea :)


Noah and Wyatt enjoying the treat


Kru enjoying the treat


While Wyatt, Kru, Kyah and I played in the snow, Noah was busy playing Wii (another snow day perk)













I hope you all had as great of a snow day as we did!!!

It's been awhile

Wow, it's been awhile! Around the holidays I decided to take a small break from blogging just to get through the very busy time of the year and focus on spending time with all of our family. After that, the whole family decided to pass around a cold and then the worst stomach flu I have ever experienced! Luckily, that is all behind us and it is back to blogging! Thank you to everyone who checked in to make sure all was well and to encourage me to keep blogging. You all are great!

We had a great WHITE Christmas. Hope all of you did as well. Here are a few pictures of the boys that were a part of a Christmas gift for my parents.













I also have to tell you about the awesome Christmas gift I received from my wonderful husband. He is quite the gift giver. He always comes up with something great and unexpected! Check it out...



I LOVE my Kindle! If you are an avid reader, this is a must have. Let me tell you, I was skeptical at first. When I first heard of them, I was certain that they would be hard on my eyes. I thought it would be like looking at a computer screen. Not true. It is fantastic. The screen does not create a glare and it is so easy to read. What is also great about it is that you just log onto the Kindle Store via your Kindle, pick out your book, push one button when you are ready to buy it and voila it's there on your Kindle ready for your reading satisfaction! Oh, and you do not pay for the wireless connection , just the book. Also, the books are cheaper! Most books are $9.99. However, I have purchased books for $7.50, $7.20, $6.39, and five FREE books.

Who knew being able to purchase a new book (literally in seconds) while lying in bed at home wearing comfy p.j.'s could be so satisfying? I heart my husband!