Teacher Appreciation Week!

Teachers are such a wonderful blessing.  Their patience is beyond my comprehension.  We are so blessed that our children have FANTASTIC teachers this year!

Here is what Anniston made for Ms. Rhonda.  Her class also went in and got a big group gift for her...

 I'm the homeroom mom for T's class.  At his school, parents brought different snacks for the teacher's lounge each day.  In addition to that, these are the gifts his class did for the teachers (thank you pinterest!!)

Flowers for Mommy!

This afternoon the kids were outside and decided to pick some of Mommy's lilies for her for Mother's day ! HA !  So I decided to get the clippers and plump up the arrangement--hey, why not ?!?!

Picnic Perfect Day!

The weather here today is absolutely beautiful!  It is slightly cloudy, with a nice breeze.  That equals the perfect day to hit the park with the kids.  We timed it nicely so that Dadoo could meet us here for a picnic lunch as well !

 Anniston went crazy over the baby ducks !

 She was honking (the way her Uncle Matt does) to get the geese' attention

 Treyson watching the geese fly

 Treyson was running away from the paparazzi (aka: Mommy)

 Dadoo finally made it !  The kids took off running for him !

 YUM! Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, cheetos, cookies, and apple juice -- can't beat it !

 Look who joined Treyson for lunch !

 We took the leftover bread and went to feed the ducks before we left

 What a great day !  We are looking forward to so many more picnics this summer :)

Caleb and Calvin's Dedication

Our twin nephews, Caleb Walter and Calvin James, were dedicated to the Lord last Sunday, April 29.  It was an awesome service, and a very exciting moment for all of us who love these boys so much.  The boys were PERFECT during the entire service.  

 Scott and Courtney created these documents with things they want to make sure to help instill in these boys.  Everything they want is supported by scripture.  It was such a fantastic idea, and I know that God will lead Scott and Courtney to raise them according to His will.

These boys are so lucky to have such amazing parents as Scott and Courtney.  God has been shaping them to raise these boys in His name. . . .I have no doubt these boys will grow up to be very godly men!

A Little Cousin Baseball game

While in Bartlesville, we headed over to Scott and Courtney's the evening before the baby dedication to have dinner and play.  Courtney had asked us to bring a couple of toys for the kids to play with outside (since they only have toys for infants).  So, Treyson wanted to bring his bat, baseball, glove, and a football.  This turned into an entire evening of playing baseball (with a short break for dinner).

The kids kept hitting home runs over their fence!

 Quick break in the action to love on these babies once they woke up from their naps!

 Uncle Scott was the pitcher

 Two things I love about this picture:  1) The fact that Anniston was having so much fun getting tackled by Uncle Scott 2) Treyson apparently didn't care and realized it was a fantastic opportunity to get an "in the park" home run since Scott was busy tickling Anniston. HA!

 Anniston was trying to make it harder on Uncle Scott.  Didn't work --- he still hit the ball and ran with her on his back !

 Another home run - great job Bubby !

 CJ getting tickled by Courtney's Uncle Rod.

Uncle Scott and Aunt Courtney,
We had a wonderful evening at your house Saturday night.  The food and fellowship was fantastic.  What a great weekend !

Staying in a hotel = Swimming in April

We headed to the big town of Bartlesville, Oklahoma this weekend to celebrate the dedication of our twin nephews, Caleb and Calvin.  There will be another post with those sweet boys coming soon !  As soon as we checked into our hotel, we let the kids swim.  They were so excited !

 Somebody was THRILLED to have to wear Sissy's floaties !  He was swimming at the end of last summer without any help, but lost some of his skills through the winter.  I'm so glad we've got our swim lessons lined up for early June !

 Working on his diving.

 Oops !  Don't think that "dive" felt very good on his belly !  Last year, he was diving like a big kid.  It was amazing.  We'll keep working on that ;)

 Anniston's just about got her dive nailed down

Acorns !

So, apparently some little short guy in our household has a fascination with miniature acorns.  Jerry and I were finishing Treyson's laundry tonight and found a large pile of these.  Then we took the clothes to the "grandparent room" (ie: closest bed to the laundry room) to fold everything before putting them away.  We found at least 15 more while folding !  The funniest part about this all ?  There were only 3 pairs of shorts in the whole load, so his pockets were CRAMMED full of these things.  How did we not notice this ?

. . . . . . . we are still giggling over this !