Painting Pumpkins

Painting pumpkins was a huge hit! We couldn't have asked for better weather, and the kids LOVED painting their pumpkins. Painting with the brushes and sponges turned into squirt painting. Glitter was sprinkled dumped on them in the end. They turned out great and really weren't too big of a mess...kids both got bathed right after, and I was glad we did this while John was home to help! Check out the picture of Reese's pink lipstick...oops! Don't let YOUR little ones eat the paint! Oh, Reese loved it so much, she screamed when we said it was finally time to go inside.

Squirt Painting

The Secret of the Wings Movie Premiere

So I was able to score FREE tickets to the premiere of Disney's The Secret of the Wings. My mom and sisters joined the kids and me at the Town Center AMC theatre. My kids were both super excited, especially Reese since she's been really into fairies lately! Reese even wore a fairy shirt. Before going to the movie, I stopped by Walmart and picked up a box of the Tinkerbell fruit snacks to eat while waiting for the movie to start. I know...perfect, right?! The kids loved that! And get this...both kids sat through the ENTIRE movie! They loved it...and so did I! It was such a cute, clean movie! I'd highly recommend this as a birthday or Christmas present! We can't wait to see it again! After the movie, they handed out little fairy zipper pulls, which the kids had fun playing with...and I have hopes of attaching to Reese's purses if they don't get lost in the mean time.

Joe Joe

My sister gave birth to her firstborn...a little boy named Joseph! He is so sweet and so tiny, yet so big! He was 9 pounds, 8 ounces. H-O-L-Y COW! He was the size a few week old baby...yet compared to my babies (1.5 years and 3.5 years), he was itty bitty! He was born at New Birth Company in Overland Park, Kansas. The place is gorgeous and looks super comfy!  It's almost like a little romantic getaway...only you're not making the baby, you're pushing it out instead. If you haven't been there, you should catch one of their tours. I think they're on Monday nights. Although it was not the most perfect experience, she was glad she had the baby there.

Alright, folks, here he is in all his newborn sweetness! Don't you just want to kiss him?!

Lemonade Stand

Tonight, our family had a photo session with Third Avenue Photography. It was so much fun! It was a themed "Lemonade Stand" session for our children and we got some great family shots, too! Here are a few teasers from the shoot...

Happy Easter!

Our Big Girl

R is 14.5 months, and while she's the cutest, little girl I know...I think she's just getting cuter and cuter everyday!!

Playing outside with some Easter eggs

"Cheeeeese!"

Holding hands with big brother after a morning bath

My Birthday Boy!

I'm a little behind, but I wanted to post a few pictures of my sweet, little BIRTHDAY boy! He turned 3! And with John working at Hobby Lobby, I've never felt more crafty! Since R had a special Carter's "first birthday" shirt, I thought I would make H feel special, too, by making him a birthday shirt! Here it is...he LOVED it! And check out his adorable blue canvas shoes from Sears. We got them when we went to exchange another pair he was gifted earlier in the year. He fell in love with them and called him his Royals shoes! Tomorrow, I'll post pictures of his Kansas City Royals baseball-themed birthday bash!

(Posing with his birthday sign we picked up earlier in the week from the dollar store...something so little made him feel SO special!!!)

Hudson is 3!

A little about him right now:

Baseball (specifically the Royals, but also enjoys playing)

Loves his teams - Royals, Chiefs and KU

Loves knights and castles and princesses

 Loves trains (really starting to get into Thomas, but generally loves them)

LOVES his sister!

Loves fruit snacks and salty snacks - pretzels, chips, crackers

Loves fruit - grapes, apples, berries, etc and begs for them at the store

Still not a dessert fan

Is starting to understand how to ride his bike...almost there!

Has memorized John 3:16 and recites it regularly (especially when walking through stores) :)

Likes to be LOUD!!!

Bubbling energy and enthusiasm

Loves to be outside

Loves "guys" (action figures, superheroes)

Loves to play dress up

Loves to sword fight and play with his toy guns

Has a huge vocabulary and awesome memory

3 feet tall, 30 pounds