ThE 2 T's

Toby and T ball!! Toby started to finally play tball! It seems like he has been waiting for years to play! I think he looks so cute out there playing! His team is the Lugnuts. I like this first picture because it seems like he takes it too serious and never smiles and here I even caught a smile while he was playing first base!

SoME niCe WeATheR aNd A dAd

So not only has the weather started to feel a little more like spring but Jake was finally home at a decent hour from coaching baseball! So the kids were more than excited to get their baseball stuff and play catch with dad! And with t-ball coming up soon, Toby got in some good practice! And lets not forget about little Hayes thinking he should be able to ride his brothers bike and why not crawl through dirt and eat a little on the way right!? Boy do I love nice weather but probably not as much as my kids!

WaLKinG

Another thing that has been happening at our house lately is that Hayes is starting to walk! it is so cute when they start walking and then they fall on there butt and realize they can get there much faster crawling! But he is getting quite good at it now! He is becoming such a big boy!

FiNaLLy A fEw EaSteR PicTUreS

So I have been a tad busy lately so haven't put these Easter pictures up. But we had a super fun Easter weekend!! Saturday my mom had her big annual Easter hunt which the kids always love and then after that their Grandma Thurza took Toby and Tryce to Monsters Versus Aliens and they thought it was hilarious! And then believe it or not the Easter bunny came and hid eggs and left a basket for each of my boys! Then we went to Jake's moms later that day and ate dinner and had yet another hunt for eggs!

EaStEr EgGs

So my boys have been begging to dye Easter eggs and they couldn't wait any longer! And of course I had no vinegar so it's a good thing I can always call my mom and dad! My dad took it pretty serious with his reading glasses and all! Ha! It's funny because you think you boiled a ton of eggs and it will be a nice little activity and 10 minutes later it's already over! Kids and their patience! But either way the kids had a blast and that was the whole point of it right?!

It is so typical for my boys to be half naked I didn't even realize Tryce was shirtless until I posted these pictures on here! What a nut job!

Hayes watched right on the counter for about a total of 10 seconds before he thought it may be fun to go dump the cups over! (maybe it wasn't even that long) Then he watched from his high chair.

PrEsChOoL

Tryce started preschool on March 24 at the high school! So Tyrce is a very friendly outgoing little boy if you know him but if you are new he tends to become clingy and reserved. So I wasn't sure how this preschool thing was going to go but the fact that he was super excited to go made me feel like it was going to go fine. And it was great right up until the point where he went to hang up his backpack and jacket! He had a meltdown...big alligator tears and all! And me being the good mom I am threatened him with all sorts of stuff if he didn't get tough and get in that room!! Ha ha! I just knew that once he was in there and realized how fun it was he would love it. So apparently my threats worked and I left him there and when I went back to pick him up, he of course had a blast and couldn't wait to go back! Now every day I just have to deal with the question of how many days until he gets to go to school! Which for a kid who has no idea about time can be pretty frustrating! Hmm...maybe this is something they could teach him at school!

TrYCe iS 4!!!!

I can't believe that my Tryce is 4 years old! He is such a cute kid! If I would let him he would play guitar hero all day long! He got a skateboard and a new bike for his birthday so now I have him riding all over the inside because of the dang snow. He can't wait until spring and summer!! He did get in a little skateboarding before the snow hit! And he is actually pretty good! He gets to go out to dinner tonight and he wants to rent a video and have popcorn so that is his idea of a good time!!

KiNDy 500!!

So today was the Kindy 500 at Toby's school! Those of you who have had kids in it know what a BIG deal this is. People go way overboard. Toby just wanted a black car with hot rod flames! Sounds easy right but have you tried making a car out of a box?! Not fun! But I think it turned out quite cute and Toby loved it and that is what matters! So they drove their cars all around the school to different historic sites today! What a fun day but a ton of work for everyone involved!!

HaYEs iS OnE!!!

I can't believe how fast a year goes! Hayes is one today and it seems like only yesterday he was a newborn. He has been such an easy little guy! He has never put up a fuss about anything although he is starting to grunt back at me when I tell him no!! Hayes loves to rock out when anyone is playing Guitar Hero! He loves being in the middle of his two big brothers when they are playing or wrestling and he is such a good sport when he gets wrestled! We love this little guy!!!

And I am sure I will post more pictures after his party!!

My VaLenTine boYs!!

So here are my Valentine boys!! I know everyone thinks their husband is the best so I won't say that he is the "best" husband but he is perfect for me! He is a great dad and husband! I don't know where I would be without him! He is my best friend!

Toby is the sweetest most caring boy! He is my best helper! He always makes sure to give me a big hug and kiss before he goes off to school and I hope he doesn't get too "cool" for that any time soon!
Tryce is my "try everything once" kid! So he always keeps me on my toes!! One minute I could be yelling at him and then he will turn around and do the sweetest thing and I just can't help but cuddle him!!

Hayes is a perfect baby!! And he has this smile that could melt any one's heart!! You just can't help but adore this baby of mine!!
And look he even knows to give the camera the bird!! I'm sure Jake taught him that!!
I am so thankful to have these boys in my life!! All of them seem to know just when I need a bug hug and kind words!! I sure do love these boys of mine!

My veRSioN oF CoOKinG!

So as everyone may know, I don't spend much time cooking in the kitchen!! My darling boys picked out some fabric from Gracie Lou's and "helped" my mom sew me up this cute apron!! So here I am wearing it to put some yogurt in a bowl!! So this is how I do my cooking!

Pretty Random!!!

So I feel like I have not been that good at blogging lately so decided to load my few pictures onto my computer and so here we go!! Here is a little of what we have been up to lately! Since my baby is going to be one next month and has been seeming interested in walking I decided to pull out the push along toy! I don't like to encourages this type of behavior (ya know the growing up and walking) but I figured it would have to come sooner or later dang it!! So he loves to walk behind his "new" toy!
Ya know when he can kick Tryce off of it long enough to get the chance!!

I mean come on already, it is a baby toy!! Oh the joys of toys that make noise!!

MiSsiOn BudDieS!!

This weekend we got together with some of Jake's mission buddies! Andrea invited us over and she made empanadas for dinner and for dessert facturas which are both Argentine foods! We had a lot of fun and so did all the kids! After we ate we played a game and had lots of laughs! The kids were so cute playing together! It was a fun night and we should do it again. Thanks Justin and Andrea for having all of us over!!

Empanadas and facturas
Matt, Justin and Jake (Argentinas handsome missionaries!!)

All of us and a ton of children

All the cute kidlets minus Hayes

Funny faces