Egg Hunting

Carter sure loved dyeing Easter eggs this year. I don't think it compared to the hunt though. He loved gathering eggs knowing that a candy/toy was in each one!

Caleb is a very competitive little boy. He was very quick to gather as many eggs as he could!

Counting his eggs with cousin Dallin. After being proud of how many eggs he found, then Caleb was willing to share with his brother and cousins that didn't find as many. He may be fiercely competitive, but he is such a sweet boy.

Happy Birthday!

The end of March is a big time of year for our family. Carter and I share a birthday on the 30th, and Matt's birthday is 3 days after. Caleb always feels left out this time of year, so I made sure to plan his preschool birthday on March 27th so he could be part of the festivities as well.

For my birthday, Matt came home with a bouquet of flowers and some gift cards. Since my birthday fell on a Friday night, we also went to see Hunger Games with friends. We're not movie theater-goers so this was a special treat. (The last movie we saw in the theater was Harry Potter #7.) It's been a few years since I've read the book, but I felt that the movie didn't disappoint. I was thoroughly entertained and actually wanted to go back and read the book again.

I was pretty satisfied with the casting, and I only noticed a few details that were different or omitted from the book.

We did Carter's birthday on Sunday night with family. Carter was excited to have his own cake (which Ariane made for us as a combined cake for Matt, Carter, and I). It was yummy and so sweet of her.

Blowing out the candles with some extra help from his cousins.

Matt's birthday was a big one this year--#30. I gave him a book of memories that I collected from family and friends, and there's nothing Matt likes more than a party! So I organized a party for his big day as well. Unfortunately I forgot my camera. Bummer. We had a great time eating hamburgers and hot dogs, socializing, and playing at the park with the kids. Matt was in heaven with so many great friends there to mingle with.

Carter's First Time Fishing

Caleb and Carter were the recipients of some new fishing poles the other week. So it was time to try them out! Caleb loves fishing, and it's been quite awhile since he's gone with Matt. He was definitely looking forward to going all day.

Carter fishing with Daddy.

Carter's first fish!

Giving it a kiss before throwing it back in the water. This is Matt's tradition for the first ever catch.

Caleb caught a total of 5 fish! It was hard to convince him to leave. He loves fishing!

Butterfly Museum

We took a preschool field trip to the Houston Natural Science Museum. We've been studying dinosaurs this past month so we went to the dinosaur museum and also got a great deal on the butterfly museum as well. They had a great time! Carter especially enjoyed all the butterflies flying around him.

Road Trip

Our Spring Break vacation was a one-day trip to Austin. One of my good high school friends got married on Friday so we decided to make it a mini-family vacation.

We left early in the morning, and the boys and I got about an hour nap. We made really good time and got there over an hour before the wedding! To pass the time, we took in the scenery and took some pictures!

Carter is saying "cheese."

Some family shots

Loving on little brother :o)

Carter's attempt at a kiss

So cute.

And finally the wedding began...

The bride and her dad

The ceremony was very nice; the vows were beautifully written.

Here are the bridesmaids.

We enjoyed a nice luncheon after the ceremony. Fortunately for us, there was a park right outside the restaurant. We made frequent trips during the course of the meal for Carter to have a chance to run around outside. Sitting in the car for 3 hours plus having to be "good" at the wedding...by lunch he was at his limit of sitting still.

We didn't stay and do any sight-seeing after lunch. We figured it would be more advantageous for us to start the drive home during Carter's nap so he would be asleep for half of the trip home. But we did stop at Brenham and check out the Blue Bell factory. The boys enjoyed their ice cream!

Stretching their legs and having races.

Caleb kept wanting to use the camera to take pictures. We finally let him take a picture of Matt and I. Pretty good as I only had to do minor cropping.

Not the most exciting vacation for the kids, but it was a chance to get away and break up the routine. It's always fun to be together as a family.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

The boys woke up to a green breakfast this morning in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

Rodeo 2012

We get tickets to the rodeo each year through Matt's work, and we have a great time every time! Last Thursday night, Matt took the two boys by himself since I had a women's meeting for church that night. The boys loved all the animals.

Carter trying to crawl in to see the calf.

Petting and feeding station

Carter giving the baby goat a kiss

They left before the concert, but it still made for a late night.

Matt and I went last night together to see Blake Shelton perform. We had incredible seats again and enjoyed being close to the action. Unfortunately, the the concert was a disappointment because Blake Shelton didn't sing my two favorite songs of his: "She Wouldn't Be Gone" and "Nobody But Me." We waited until the very end just for those songs. :o(

Watching the rodeo events beforehand are so fun. The mutton bustin' is my favorite event...we want to sign Caleb up for it next year because we think it's so fun. 5-6 year-olds ride a sheep, hanging on as long as possible. It's adorable.