Parks, Paints, and Parties

This past weekend was SO much fun! We picked this kids up on Friday and went straight to the park where the kids wore themselves smooth out.

Jordan wants to do everything big sister does

We all thought this other little boy was Jordan!!!! 

Cartwheels!

Daddy swings him too high!!! ;)

My little beauty 

Someone was not happy when it was time to go. Have
you seen this face before?? Never fails!!

On Saturday Ali went to help Gmo work on Aunt Kasi's house. They said she was a big help!! While she was gone, I stuck Jordan outside with some blank printer paper and finger paints... he wasn't so sure about it at first. He didn't want to touch the paint with his hands, he just wanted to use sidewalk chalk to dip in it and use as a paintbrush! I forced him to get his hands dirty (thinking he would like it?) and he got kinda mad. He got over it though and pretty soon was covered in colorful paints :)

Later that afternoon, after Ali had come home and Kris had got off work, we headed back outside to play some more. Kris and I created masterpieces with the sidewalk chalk (he said he could draw better than me). Ali was our judge; she said she couldn't decide because they were both so beautiful. HA. What do you think??

Notice the second "D" has Duke written inside... 

Jordan added his own little touch at the top of mine... 

That night we had a movie night. We made popcorn and laid on pallets on the floor. Jordan fell asleep midway through the movie and then Ali cuddled up right along with him after it was over. Melts my heart!!

Sunday we went to my nephew's birthday party which had bouncy houses galore. It. Was. FUN. The kids seemed to enjoy it too :) I didn't get any pictures though... I was too busy bouncing along with them. I did get some afterwards though!

Rock wall!! See those bulging muscles?? 

He was SO sweaty and thirsty... and we all know he loves DP. 

Carter got a new bike for his birthday...
Jordan tried to steal it but he couldn't reach the peddles.

She is SO photogenic!!

Jordan cried when we left
and clung to Daddy Coy (who loved that!)

My daddy and me :) 

 After the party we went back to my sister's house and let the kids play and just hang out. Jordan found a toy gun... we obviously haven't taught him much about those yet. See how he's shooting us?? That face makes me laugh every time..

I love that there's a picture of my kids next to their fireplace!

Sunday night we got home late and missed church, and I made the kids go to bed early. They both fell asleep almost instantly, but then Jordan woke up 15 minutes later. He didn't sleep so well that night and, by morning, he was hoarse from all the crying. He kept telling me, "Ear hurt, mommy." Monday morning I took him to the doctor and sure enough he had an infection in his left ear. Poor baby!!! 

He's all better now and has slept really good the past few nights. I feel like I still haven't caught up on sleep though! 

Easter Weekend

What a beautiful weekend it turned out to be! Jordan got to hunt eggs Thursday, Saturday, AND Sunday... poor kid was hunting the same exact eggs over and over again but he didn't seem to notice.

Thursday was his Easter party at daycare. He LOVED it! Each kid got 10 eggs; we were told after the found their 10 that they couldn't hunt anymore. I'm tricky, though. After Jordan found all of his eggs, I let him keep going. He'd find one, put it in the basket, and I'd take one out. He'd find another, I'd take another out. It was a pretty good system!!

Eating snacks before the big hunt

"I'm SO ready, Mom!!"

EGGGGGGS!!

I am so happy right now!!

He was having such a great time! And then Mommy told him it was time to go back inside. What a fun killer. 

"I am SO not happy right now!!"

"I'm just gonna lay here, you can't make me go inside!"

We stayed home on Good Friday and just played and patiently waited for Ali to come home. He kept saying, "Where seester? Where seester?" I wish they could see each other more often. We had fun, though, and the only time it rained that day was when he was napping, so we spent almost the entire day outside! 

"I'm gonna jump, Mama, just watch..." 

Ali came home that night and the fun continued. They chased each other around the house for a long time (which is customary when she comes home!) and then, after Jordan went to bed, we all played Clue. Mom won both games; I'm pretty awesome like that. I really thought Fuzz was going to win the second one but I pulled through. Ali thought it was fun just accusing people and making the little figures move all over the board, it was super cute. It was her first time playing but I can guarantee she'll have it figured out and beating our tails pretty soon!!

Little princess was pretty tuckered out that night!

Saturday we had another egg hunt near our church. Again the kids had a blast! They got lots more eggs and a LOT more candy. I'm a happy mama. 

That night Ali and I dyed some boiled eggs. I'm no pro at egg-dying but I discovered that experimenting with different ways to color the eggs (i.e. kool-aid, shaving cream) was a stupid idea. Our "grape" eggs looked like mold. Our "marbled" eggs (done by rolling in dyed shaving cream) stayed white and smelled like a man. Our last two eggs, which were dyed the old fashioned way, turned out beautiful. We didn't take pictures of any of them, though. It was a sad looking little carton with only two pretty eggs. We also made cookies! We decorated them all pretty and they tasted AMAZING. I ate them before I thought about taking any pics, sorry!

Sunday morning I dressed the kids in their Easter clothes and forced them to take pictures. :) Ali had been BEGGING me to let her wear those shoes (high heels, of course) ever since I bought them. I kept saying, "Not until Easter, be patient." That morning she took a speedy bath and didn't even ask me to help her get dressed. She was so excited. Jordan could have cared less about his new shoes.

Frame worthy!!

Sunday afternoon they hunted eggs. AGAIN.

MONEY!!

It was such an awesome weekend! The weather turned out perfect :) Sadly... I didn't get any pictures of Fuzz and me. Maybe next year!