Exploring

I love watching kids, especially toddlers, explore.  Granted, it usually means a mess, but who could stop such obvious interest and curiosity?!?  I watched Reed dump these fuzzy balls and pull apart a pad of post-it notes.  I would give anything to know what was going on in that little head of his while he was doing this!

Then, he's done....and he moves on to the next adventure (aka mess!).  : )

Bath Time

Bath time gets a little wild and crazy sometimes.  This one got a little bubble crazy.  Actually, we didn't pour any soap in the bath, but they decided to turn the jets on and this is what happened.  Bubbles up to their heads!  : )  They had fun making "bubble hair" and "bubble beards".  : )

Hunter's Birthday

We recently celebrated Hunter's birthday and Hunter chose Yoda as the theme for his party.  The kids were THRILLED that he chose Yoda.  The cake was super yummy, but Yoda didn't look so great.  : ) I decorated the entire cake in about 30 minutes....so this is what my 30 minute Yoda looks like!  : )

 Eli lighting the candles....Hunter usually doesn't like candles...He says he doesn't like to eat anything that has been on fire....but he went along with it since Eli recently learned how to light candles and was SOOOO excited about doing it!!

For gifts, Hunter got a book (of course!) a Yoda heart box of chocolates (actually supposed to be for Valentine's Day but Chase is not good at keeping secrets!!) and a stuffed Yoda.  Reed carries Yoda around the house saying "Yoooooo-Dah" in a very deep voice...so cute! 

Happy Birthday, Hunters!!!!!  : )

Sweet Boys

I just love to watch the boys play.  Something about watching a child make-believe is just so refreshing and calming to me.  What a joy!  

Chase LOVES playing with his guys and he ALWAYS makes them fly.  I think Chase would really love to be able to fly.  It sounds crazy, but I think he thinks about that ALOT!  : )

Eli loves to build guys out of legos/hero factory.  He usually builds one that is shooting or fighting or something similar.  It used to bother me, but I have finally realized that it is just a "boy thing".  I realize that not all boys are into shooting and fighting, but lots are.  For many, it's just part of being a boy. 

 LOVE, LOVE these pictures!!!  Just priceless to me

Cheese

So this is what Reed looks like when I tell him to say "Cheese"......

And this is what he looks like when I say "smile"......

I think I'll stick with "smile"!!  : )

Just Watchin' The Game

We always enjoy watching sports, especially college football!  The boys had an especially fun time watching bowl games while sitting in their new sports chairs they received for Christmas.  It was so fun to watch Reed join in on the fun and excitement.  He just watched his big brothers and did whatever they did.  So cute!

 What is wrong with my kids?!?!?  The LOVE to tell me how much they like the longhorns....even when we are not watching a longhorn game, Eli is doing the longhorn signs.  WHAT?!?!?

He's only in Kindergarten....we've got time!  ; )

More from Kauai

In addition to the 700+ pictures that I took with my camera in Kauai, I found about 75 that I took with my phone.  These are my favorites....

 Eli enjoying some First Class service.  We sat in first class on the way to Kauai (didn't pay for it, we were just given these seats).  We all really enjoyed the extra service!  : )  Yes....that is Hunter sleeping in the background.  : )

 During our entire trip Chase made this face just about every time I tried to take his picture.  It makes crazy pictures, but it totally makes me laugh.

 Hunter and the kids spent lots of time in the pool.  The pool was HUGE....the largest in Hawaii and some days we felt like we had the entire pool to ourselves. 

 This dessert was one of the best things I've ever eaten!!!  YUMMY!  I later found out it had 1/2 pound of butter in it!  Yikes....but it was so deliciously worth it!  I would LOVE, LOVE to have another one right now!!!!!!

 Chase and Eli completely wore themselves out every day!  We tried to do naps and rest time but most of the time we were not successful.  The result....they would just crash at completely random places.  Chase fell asleep partially standing up after he got out of the pool and was wrapped in a towel.  

 Eli fell asleep in the chair during dinner.  This happened several times!  We finally started taking strollers to dinner so we could wheel the kids back to our hotel room.  : )

 My sand creation....a palm tree.  I probably like playing in the sand as much as the kids; however, every time I tried to build something, Chase or Reed would crash it.  My palm tree was crashed about 5 seconds after I took this picture.

 Reed's bed in the sand

 Eli....buried alive!  : )