Loving this weather

Most days I miss PA, but today was not one of them.  I talked to my sister this morning, and she said they got about eight inches of snow last night.

I didn't mention that we slept with the window open last night and woke up to the birds singing!

Nice weather....means I get to take this two silly boys outside to run off some of their energy!

I could not get enough of the beautiful day...

so the boys and I cleaned off the patio table and chairs so that we could enjoy a nice dinner outside!

 

I am so thankful for the beautiful weather! 

Boys and Bikes!

This morning, Matt & I took the boys to a nearby park, to let them ride their bike and big wheels in the parking lot.  We picked up a little bike for Ian (but it doesn't have training wheels on it yet)..so Matt & I took turns holding on to the bike to keep it upright!

 Levi found some trees to hang out in!

until it was his turn to try out the bike.

They had a blast riding the bikes,

rolling down the hill,

 

climbing trees and running circles!

Then after dinner to night, we took them for a walk (1.5 miles) around our neighborhood.  This was the first time that we let both of the boys walk with us. Ian ran 98% of the time...I could barely keep up with his pace! Levi was a trooper too..he only wanted me to carry him for short periods of time!  Matt & I decided that we should try to walk several nights a week!

I love that our two little boys are so FULL OF ENERGY.

Cheering on #4

This morning, I took the boys to watch their first basketball game!  Their second cousin Joshua was playing in a home school tournament that was held at a local church here in Greenville. (they traveled from Charleston!) 

 Jared, helped keep the boys entertained with match box cars and GI JOE men!

 Every once in a while, they would climb up onto Aunt Eth's lap for a quick snuggle!

 Joshua's number was #4. Ian & Levi quickly spotted his number and kept saying

"GO JOSH"

 In between games, I took the boys and Jared to get some lunch!

 When we returned, they got to give their favorite player a high-five!

 For the second game, it was a little more difficult to keep them in the stands..they wanted join the players out on the court...but again, Caleb and Jared did a great job keeping them entertained!

And.....Of course, they got to wear their FAVORITE shirts for this special occasion!

What you would hear....

if you spent a day at our house!

IAN

Starting a five o'clock in the morning 

"I need to go potty"

Me after taking him potty "it is still night time! Go back to sleep"

Then around seven o'clock

"I need to go potty" "it's light outside Mommy - Now it's time to get UP!"

"you are a cookie monster"

"OH MAN"

"NUTS" or "COCONUTS"

"IT"S A JOKE"

"I MISS MY DADDY"

"I NEED TO GO POTTY"

LEVI

"KISS IT MOMMY" (to EVERY little bump, scrape, fall or anything that hurts him)

"I WANT MY BLANKY"

IAN & LEVI

LOTS OF SINGING! Jesus Loves Me, ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, The Bible, and My Jessica (a song that Ian made up)

"VAMONOS" Spanish for let's go (ok maybe they are watching a little to much Dora & Diego!)

 

 

ME

 "Get your thumb out of your mouth"

'Tell Ian or Levi you are sorry"

"Say I forgive you Ian or Levi"

"STOP"

"Get down"

"Don't touch"

"I LOVE YOU!"

Just to list a few!

Kitchen

Before we start taking the wall paper down!

Unexpected Blessings!

This morning, Matt woke up to our coffee pot spewing coffee all over the place.  It was all over the counter, running down between the cabinets and the oven.  What a mess.  He had to pull out the oven to get everything cleaned up...not the thing that he wanted to deal with before he left for work this morning. 

He left frustrated.

But...God had and unexpected blessing waiting for him at work.

 One of his homeowners had a bamboo fly fishing rod that he was not using and gave it to Matt.

Thank you, God, ....for blessing my husband to day!

Best friends!