The Sweetest Note

The other day I came in the kitchen and Carley had written me a note. It was on my grocery list note pad on the bar. Cody was at work and Corey was resting and I was doing laundry and she surprised me all by herself. The note said "MOM I LOVE YOW Mommmm Your teh berry best Mom". My sweet 5 year old girl warms my hears. All day I kept thinking about the note. The simple heartfelt nature of it. I can't believe how big she is getting. When did she learn to write so well? When did she do this on her own? She is SO big and then so little using Strawberry Shortcake's "Berry Best" instead of very and things like that. Oh sweet girl, SLOW DOWN! Mommy wants to treasure every second!

Easter 2011

What a wonderful day celebrating the Risen King! We had a great day of worship and family! Normally I fix a big Easter lunch, but since I had not been feeling up to par this week, my mom had us over for lunch. The Easter bunny brought Carley a Barbie mermaid and Corey a singing bunny and then left the eggs at Nana and Papa's for us to hunt after church. Carley and I did make colored deviled eggs to eat and they were good! The rest of the afternoon was spent in naps and hanging out with our little family of 4.

Real Hair Cut

Corey had his first real hair cut at ProCuts with his dad on Saturday. His hair was getting too long and I have always promised myself I would not be that mom that let her boy's hair get shaggy. It is tough when it is your own, because their hair is so soft and sweet. Anyway he got a big hair cut on Saturday. It took 3 suckers to keep him busy, but he did great! My favorite parts were when Carley sang to him during the middle when he got fussy. All of procuts got quiet when she sang "Twinkle, Twinkle".

Afterwards he wanted to sit on daddy while he got a hair cut!

Easter Parties/Egg Hunt

The kids had Easter parties at school on Thursday. I was not feeling good, so my trusty team of Nana and Cody attended the parties. I HATED missing these fun times, but looks like my kiddos did great in spite of a momma in bed.

Doggie Ears

Here are Carley and I both at 5 in our favorite hair styles. I wore my hair like this all the time and she has started doing the same. Isn't it funny what we pass onto our kids?

Sesame Street Live

Cody and I took the kids to see Sesame Street live this morning. It was SO cute. It was 90 minutes worth of Preschool Preciousness. And seriously, those monsters can dance. I was amazed. Corey was a little scared at first but warmed up after awhile. He never cried, he was just stiff and clung to Cody. Carley loved it. I thought she might be too big, but she LOVED it! We had great seats on the floor so several characters came up and gave us High 5s or waved. It was one of those mornings where I just wanted to freeze time and have my kids stay that age forever.

For the life of me, I could not get both kids looking at the camera.
Bert and Ernie warming up the crowd

Corey a little unsure

Curious George

Cody's favorite stuffed animal growing was a Curious George monkey. It still lives in the back of his closet and he will pull it out every once in awhile and show Carley. The other day at Target, Cody bought Corey one and it has become Corey's new best bud. I made the 2 monkey men and 2 monkey animals take a picture the other day and I thought it was so sweet. I love the boys in my life!

Camryn's Visit

Last week was a treat for us because my parents brought Camryn to spend a few days alone in Lubbock. Carley did not realize she was coming and she was SO excited and surprised to have her here. One day Camryn and Nana picked Carley up from school and went and played. Another day Camryn came to our house for a play date. These 5 year olds were cute, sweet, and silly together and really precious. What a blessing cousins are!

Easter Pictures and Corey's 18 Month Pictures

Together Carley Alyssa 5 years Corey Wayne 18 months