April 29...Happy 1st Birthday

April 27

Another one of Ashton's and McClain's favorite spots outside is in the club house under the slide. McClain will run in and out and go up to the slide and back around again and again and again. Ashton will just look out the window and laugh and scream watching him. And don't forget the secret password to get in... (popcorn)...It was my suggestion to make up a password and (popcorn) was McClain's pick... (shhh...its a secret)

April 26

The highlight of the boys day, is to get outside and get out of that swing set. Every day McClain just can't wait to get out there, and he is allowed to go out there by himself and play for a few minutes, because I can watch him out the door, and he is now old enough to be trusted to not get into anything he shouldn't. But Ashton he gets so mad when McClain goes out and he can't. He just runs over to that sliding window and yells and bangs on the door, and when McClain will try to get back in or out, he will try and push him out of the way to get out himself. He is kind of a bully already and definitely knows what he wants. Then when he finally makes it out there (like 5 minutes after his brother has gone out) he is just happy as a clam to swing and swing and swing... Well that is until he wants to do something else...

April 25

Believe it or not, this little guy, just a few days away from being 1 year old, already has a favorite cartoon. Bubble Guppies... I know you are not supposed to let them watch tv yet. But please only people who are not parents or at least not stay at home moms say that (I think). Any how it is kind of hard when you have an older one who does watch cartoons and well it will entertain them for a few minutes, long enough to change a load of laundry, or do a few dishes. So here he is just soaking up the Bubble Guppies. I secretly love them too, they are so dang cute and they sing...

April 24

Well like you know I have said before, Easter is my favorite holiday...The nice weather (well the thought of nice weather at least) The spring flowers and clear Sky and pretty colors....And of course the candy...Who doesn't love it when a big bunny leaves you candy in little plastic eggs. And fun surprises in baskets... Any how I wouldn't say that we had the nicest of weather this year, but we did have everything else. And of course it was Ashton's first Easter, so he totally doesn't get the whole idea of hidden baskets and egg hunts and candy. But he will...And McClain he was so into the whole thing, the hidden baskets, because the Easter bunny left just what he had been wanting. And then later in the day after Clint and he had run the the hardware store (yes on Easter Sunday, it was a must, the shower broke) he came home to find that the Easter bunny had left two bean bag chairs and the sliding window open with a trail of carrots leading out to hidden candy filled eggs. And well he just walked around that backyard looking for his egg and talking to himself about that sneaky Easter Bunny....lol...

April 23

Ok, first off, look at that silly face! It's time for Easter, my favorite holiday (as I have probably said a bunch of times already) and it's time to color Easter eggs.. Ashton first time to color eggs and well he liked the drop method. He held the egg up above the cup of dye and dropped it, he held the egg up to look at it the dropped it. The he moved on to the throw method, he picked up an egg and well threw it... And McClain well this is kind of old news to him, the coloring Easter eggs thing, but he still had a good time, making the dye with the vinegar and water, and checking on them for the perfect color and then sticking them up with the pirate stickers... Funny boys.

April 20

So Clint was not supposed to be home for his birthday this year, he was supposed to be at work. And he was even supposed to be working til cutoff time at like 7pm... Therefore his birthday dinner and cake and family party were not planned until the weekend. So because he somehow ended up being home for the day, I had to run to the store and grab up a pie. O-wait I remember why he was home, he had to take McClain to LA because he was not feeling well (can't you tell) Any way I made a dash for the store for a pre-made cake and some candles, because its not a birthday unless you get to blow out some candles and eat cake or pie...