Play time!

This past week the weather was GORGEOUS! On Friday we got together with the Coopers and took the kids to a park out in Lexington that has a large play structure. There were lots of kids there, so it was a bit crowded at first, but the kids had a blast! Tommy, as always, loved the swings the best, but he got a kick out of the slides as well. Some of those slides were pretty big for such a little guy!

Enjoying the swings

Jack (Mr. Serious)

Caleb (Mr. Pretty Serious)

Joshua enjoying the swings

Tommy, elated to be on the swings

What a fun group of kids! I'm so glad the weather is warming up. They've been cooped up in houses for too long.

Little Boy Pics

The boys have been getting a long really well lately. Tommy has been on a "Bob the Builder" kick, and Jack seems to enjoy the show, too. Here they are watching it together!

Jack is soooooooooooo close to crawling! He gets in the position perfectly, and looks like he's going to crawl forward...then he decides he's done and frustrated and just wants to be held! He "scooches", though--he can roll, turn, and "scooch" backwards and forwards. So he's mobile...just not crawling. Yet.
Soon!

The Kitchen!

Sometimes I think I should be diagnosed with CADD: Color Attention Deficit Disorder. I barely get a color on my wall, and I'm already thinking of what the next color will be! However, I think I've found a color for my kitchen that I really like--Red. Yes, I know what you're thinking: didn't you already paint your kitchen red? The answer is technically "no." I painted the TRIM red, and the living room was red, but the kitchen was cream. Now the walls are red, the trim is white, and eventually the living room will be "bungalow gold"...but that's getting ahead of the story.

Also, this weekend was a "half-off" event at a local furniture store, so we took some of our lovely tax-return money and bought a REAL KITCHEN TABLE!!! We're so excited. It seats up to 6 people; 4 in chairs, and two on a bench (more if those people are children). It's really cute. We have the bench in the living room when the table is in its "small" size, but we pull it over once the table has been expanded. We used it tonight to celebrate my brother JJ's birthday. Such a fun christening! It goes wonderfully with our cabinets. Once our new kitchen flooring is in, I'm going to LOVE that room!

You can kind of see the new wall color here...

Our fabulous new table! And your eyes are not deceiving you--the ends are not flat. The shape is technically not "rectangular." That's kinda why I like it :-)

Done!

I finally finished Tommy's 3rd Heritage Makers book! Here's the link if you'd like to see it:

Tommy's World, Volume 3

I hope it previews correctly...some of the pages didn't show when I previewed it, but I'm hoping that's just a blip!

Enjoy :-)

Cutie Patooties

Sorry it's been a while since I've posted! I always feel like I should have pictures with my posts, and lately I've been very bad with a camera! This week I decided I needed to stop being lazy, so below are the latest photos of some very cute fellows! The first few are from when Josh Cooper came over to play early on Saturday.

Tommy and Josh Cooper. That's what Tommy looks like when he wakes up!

Watching a move in the playroom

Josh and Jack (before Tommy woke up!)

I think Josh was wanting Tommy to wake up...

Jack learning how to crawl (not there yet, but close!)

Jack and his first celery stalk

A happy boy!

Jack and Logan, eating celery