Big Trucks

Having two boys who like big trucks, I couldn't pass up the opportunity this year to take them to the Town of Herndon's "Big Truck Days." Each year they fill a parking lot full of the city's big trucks and let kids climb all over them. It was a beautiful spring day and Evan and Bennet had a blast. There were so many cool trucks with buttons and switches all over them just begging to be pushed by little fingers.

Bennet's 1st Birthday

My baby Bennet celebrated his 1st birthday last month. I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing this little one home from the hospital.



So far Bennet is a very happy boy who loves his family and adores his big brother. He has been walking since he was 10 months and now runs around this house like he owns the place. He is a great eater and will mostly eat anything you put in front of him or that he can steal of your plate. His favorite game is peek a boo with the curtains or his towel after his bath. He loves to play outside and will bring me his shoes to put on him and then stand by the door until I take him out to play.

In addition to all the boring stuff Mom and Dad got him, Grandma and Grandpa Saunders sent him a great big dump truck to push around the house.  He loves it! Happy Birthday to my happy baby.

Egg Hunt 2014

Surveying the egg carnage

We had so much fun last year that we had to make our Egg Hunt a tradition. So we invited 30 of our closest friends and their children over to our tiny house and hid 250 eggs in our backyard. Everyone brought something yummy to eat for brunch and when we had had our fill we let the kids loose on the back yard.

Evan had much more fun this year. Last year he thought all the eggs were for him and that the other kids were taking his eggs. This year he was so excited to have friends come over and look for eggs with us. Bennet loved shaking the eggs and was so excited when Evan showed him that there was candy inside.

Cherry Blossom Festival 2014

Spring is finally here! Our polar vortex winter seemed to last forever ruining the Kite day of the Cherry Blossom Festival by first raining then snowing causing it to be canceled. It finally warmed up and this year Uncle Jeff and Aunt Michelle came to visit us from Dayton Ohio to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival with us and see trees in full bloom. Uncle Jeff and michelle wanted to take lots of pictures of the trees so we went Thursday morning and Friday night at sunset. Both days were wonderful. The sun was shining, it was finally warm outside and the trees were beautiful. What a wonderful way to welcome in spring with a beautiful walk around the tidal basin. 

Happy Birthday Daddy

 Monday we celebrated Daddy's birthday.  Evan made sure we decorated properly and mommy spent the day making cake. It is our second attempt at the perfect chocolate cherry cake for Paul. I made a few changes to my recipe from last year and we are definitely getting closer to the Ultimate Chocolate Cherry Cake we are looking for. We love our Daddy so much we hope he had fun on his special day. 

Bath Time

I took these pictures of the boys the other day, Evan used to protest when I made him take a bath with his brother but now he wouldn't have it anyother way. They have so much fun playing in the bathtub together they often stay in the tub till the water turns cold. Bennet LOVES splashing in the tub he gets so upset if anyone is in the bath/shower and isn't letting him get in too. If you look closely you can see Bennet's first little tooth.

Happy 4th Birthday to Evan

Evan is now 4 years old. Evan's cousin Mary was recovering from back surgery and couldn't come to our house so we packed everything up and took the party to Maryland.

We had a great time with uncles, aunts and cousins to help us celebrate Evan's special day. We had a Mickey Mouse theme for his party this year. Evan made sure we had all the necessary decorations to make it a real birthday party; streamers, balloons, candles for his cake, and party hats. Mommy also made a chocolate cookie icebox cake for him which was very yummy.

For lunch we made home made pizza and had bubble juice because it is Evan's favorite. Everyone got to put their favorite toppings on their pieces and for Evan that is olives and pineapple. 

Because Evan is getting so big Mommy and Daddy decided that it was time for him to have a big boy bike. His Aunt Emily found a great Thomas the tank engine bike that was perfect for him. Mommy and Daddy also gave him a cool helmet and bike bell to go with it. This is Evan's first bike so he hasn't quite figured out how to push the pedals but there is plenty of time to practice before the spring.