Strike a Pose!

Abby is all about posing for the camera these days....I guess she has gotten used to me taking pictures everyday for you guys! We were at the mall yesturday and she and her friend Layne were running all over the play area striking a pose....I thought this one was adorable!

Balancing Act!

Reese is such a clown! When he is riding in the stroller he takes his shoe off and he puts it on his head...seems logical huh?:) He is pretty good too....he can keep it up there for about 30 seconds!

Cookie Monsters!

Tonight Grandma Reese, Aunt Annie, Charlie and Landry came over to make cookies....ok now I must admit I am used to cooking with Abby....she's well more into it than the boys but I thought I would try to include everyone....so I got all the stuff ready and got the kids helping...well the boys lasted about 5 minutes tops and then they were off to play basketball or something....so that left Abby and I to finish the job! I bet though you can guess who was first in line to get the finished product???....yes oh yes it was the boys....but Abby and I knew we got the best part....we got to eat the cookie dough:) (in our house if you help you get to eat the best part:)

Good Times!

Today we all went to Mainly Music and the kids were so excited Grandma Reese was there....they didn't do much singing and dancing because they just wanted to go see Grandma...she was sitting in the back watching and they were all back there most of the time! They did parachutes today and Reese and Charlie (cousin) were very into it...they are crazy together..it's great! Everyone commented all morning on how great it was that our Great Grandmother came all the way from Texas to visit...we are so thankful she is able to come and be so active the kids...not many "greats" get that opprotunity huh?

Goldfish spill!

Reese got into some trouble the other night when we found him jumping up and down on all the goldfish he spilled! I think he was really just trying to get a few to eat because he was quickly trying to get them to the table after he realized they were all over the floor....Abby came running into me telling me goldfish were everywhere and as Greg and I turned the corner is was a sight! Reese had the guilty but happy face on and he was very unsure of what to do next...so he sat down on and started eating...(while Greg and I tried to keep in the laughter)....Reese is such a nut...but I know he has learned it is a whole lot better to eat the goldfish than pick them up off the floor one by one!....(which took forever by the way! )

Sports Class

I wish you guys could see Abby in her class...she is so good at all the sports she has done so far....and really no joking she is way better than all those little boys...here in the picture I tried to capture her "obeying" her teacher while she waits for the others to get it together:) that's what she does most of the class she stands by her cone waiting for the boys...I am so proud of her! Her favorite this week was running and basketball which she is a "baller" for sure....I think she will be more into sprots than dance which is ok with Greg and I! But Greg will have to watch girl sports which he is not a fan of but he said Abby is a totally different story he will watch her with joy...just not any other girl sport!

Grandma Fun!

Tonight Grandma Reese came over for a picnic and playing in the park! The kids kept her on her toes for about 2 hours:) and they ran off a ton of energy! I think Grandma was surprised how crazy Reese is...he is a huge daredevil! In the picture below he is jumping off the playset to Daddy and he did this about 10 times! Also in one of the pictures you can see the kids were pushing Grandma and Greg on the merry-go-round...they thought this was really funny until Grandma got sick....no just kidding she is fine:) I am pretty funny huh?

Thomas the Train!

Last night we found the greatest toy store...it has a full blown Thomas the Train table with a ton of trains way more than Barnes and Noble:) anyways we are very excited about how much the kids love the train table because we are giving Reese the train table for his birthday and he is getting a lot of train stuff and tracks from the grandparents....I really think we nailed it this year...he talks about trains most of the time and wants to go to Barnes and Noble everyday to play with the trains there:)
Don't the kids look big in these pictures....so cute!

Cheesecake Factory

Grandma Reese got in town today and we all met at The Cheesecake Factory to celebrate! She is staying with Doug (Greg's brother) , Anglea, Charlie and Landry first so we thought it would be great to see her for a bit....we had alot of fun and alot of sugar was consumed...especially by the kids! The kids were so excited to see her...Reese kept saying, "Hi Grandma!" all night and wanted to give her hugs over and over! It's so great she is able to come and see her great-grandkids and she'll be here for 11 days! So we will have many fun pictures to come!

Build A Bear!

Today Abby and I went to her friend Karlee's birthday party...it was at Build A Bear where you pick out a bear get it stuffed and dress it up in some cute clothes. Abby was one of the youngest kids there but she fit right in! Karlee is 7 and Abby and her are really good friends...it is fun to see her play with older kids she acts so differently around her! I think she had alot of fun and she dressed her bear in a cheerleading outfit...it's pretty cute!
I told Abby though she couldn't have her birthday there because it was super expensive...$20 a kid...wow that's alot of money for a party...she was very thankful though (I hope:)

"I want S'more!"

Tonight we went to Cosi and resturant down in Old Town Alexandria and told the kids that we had a surprise for them....Abby just kept asking questions about what we were doing and well Reese didn't seem to care! But when we got there they both were excited to see the marshmallows....and fire! Abby loved setting the marshmallows on fire and sadly so do Greg and I :) Reese was such a mess after he ate his....he took it all apart and ate only the chocolate...he wanted nothing to do with a melted marshmellow...who knew? Anyways I think it was a fun surprise and something a little different than ice cream....we recommend it to anyone with kiddos....it was good times!

Another Zoo Visit!

Well since the weather has been so great we have been at the zoo alot lately....since it's free and all...thanks to everyones tax dollars..thanks for that:)....anyways we went with my friend Kiersten and her three kids...here is Layne and Abby posing a great pose...they are about 3 months apart in age and have a ton of fun together! They live right down the road and we go to the same MOPS group (mothers of preschoolers)....man it's official I am a full fledged mom...I even go to the "mommy" stuff crazy...I still feel 16l...well kinda my back hurts after running and they never used too...:)
Well anyways today I was all prepared to take some great "blog worthy" pictures at Mainly Music and of course I left the picture card in my computer..brillant! So I hope to get some great pictures and have some great stories for you guys in a few days..stay tuned!

Take me out to the Ballgame"

Reese sang "Take me out to the Ballgame" tonight and it was just adorable...I had to share! I am hoping that there is no delay in the video this time! Enjoy!
OK I can't get the delay out so sorry...just image the end of the video he is screaming...Ballgame!:) too cute!

Mommy's little helpers!

I wanted you all to see how helpful the kids are while I cook dinner....they just sit there on the counter while I cook...Abby has started to cut some veggies and is great at measuring stuff...now Reese well let's just say he is not a chef...but he sure loves to eat marshmallows...and anything else for that matter!...I think he will never out grow how hungry he is all the time....he puts Abby to shame in the eating department....he would win an eating contest hands down!...but Abby would win the "dipping" contest...she has to have dipping sauce with everything....I must admit I taught her that...that's my girl:)

Pizza Night!

The other night we made pizza's together and the kids got very creative! The both love pizza and most of the time the cheese never makes it to the pizza but they never seem to care! In the picture with Reese he is feeding Lightening McQueen from the Cars movie....all throughout dinner he worried that the car was hungry too! Abby made the pizza with the face all by herself....she is getting so creative! I think they both would be happy if everyday was pizza day....hey I sure won't mind that!

Take me out to the Ballgame!

Tonight we are eating dinner and practicing counting with Reese and Greg holds up 3 fingers and says, "Reese how many fingers am I holding up?" and Reese says, "Peanuts!" Get it?..."buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks...1,2,3 stikes your out!"...how funny...if we ever had any doubt that Reese was "all boy" now we know!

Dress-up Time!

Tonight the kids dressed-up in some of our clothes...Abby is doing a great pose here....she is in Daddy's sweater and she wants to wear it like a dress to church...hopefully she will forget before Sunday! Reese here is wearing my cowboy hat and doing the hippo face for you guys....ok so is doesn't look too much like a hippo but we were at the zoo and the hippo yawned real big and this is what he saw...he's just sooo sweet isn't he?

I Love You!

So first off I must say Abby is just precious...if you didn't already know!....but tonight Greg and I look up and she is hidden around the corner flashing the "I Love You" sign! How cute is that! I just wanted to share the love!

The Lord has Made!

This is the video I promised of Reese singing the end of "The Lord has Made" he is not interested in singing any other part of the song but "made"...it's great!....with all songs lately he just sings the last word...I guess it's his great grand finale!

Climbing Trees!

The other night when we were riding bikes we stopped at "our tree" as we call it...it's right at the foot of the Washington Monument...and climbed for awhile....I wanted to share these pictures of the kids climbing...they could climb all day and they are pretty good for how young they are!
We all have so much fun doing things outdoors....what will our next adventure be?....stay tuned...you never know we all might go sky-diving next...