The Easter Bunny visited Bryce and Landon a few days early at Meemaw and Papaw's house. They each received lots of candy and a new Thomas train.
Bryce was so happy about his Easter basket.
The Easter Bunny hid eggs today. Bryce did a great job finding all of them!
We began traveling to Ohio yesterday to visit John's family for Easter. We drove half way last night and spent the night in a hotel. John and Bryce loaded up the car this morning and Landon tried to follow them out. He stayed near the door anxiously waiting for them to return.
Everyone has their own suitcase for our trip, so of course, we needed every suitcase in the hotel for a one night say. Bryce enjoyed carrying a suitcase to the car.
Bryce found brownie mix in the pantry this morning and he asked me to make it. I had two little helpers assisting me with the brownies! Both of their shirts were covered with brownie mix so I had to take them off within minutes of them assuming their spots on the chair.
Landon enjoyed sampling the icing! What a mess!
Bryce licked all of the extra icing off the spatula. Landon studied Bryce's actions and quickly learned he could lick the icing too!
We went to Molly and Wally's house to decorate Easter eggs yesterday. (Somehow, I didn't get pictures the boys decorating the eggs!). At the end of the evening, Aaron, Bryce and Landon took a bath together. They had so much fun. Emily, of course, had to be in the midst of the action helping with Landon!
They were all smiles during bath time!
We had a pinic at the park this evening. The temperature dropped as the sun began to go down so it was much cooler than we expected. It was still a nice family picnic at the park desipte the chilly weather!
Playing ball is still one of Landon's favorite activities!
Bryce had fun retrieving the ball after Landon threw it.
This is a typical sight of Landon trying to keep up with Bryce and John. Landon desperately wants to be one of the big boys!
The kids enjoyed visiting the climbing section of the park. They loved climbing up the steps then jumping off.
My employer sponsored a roller skating party last night so we decided to take the kids to see if they would enjoy skating. What a blast! They loved it more than we could have ever imagined!
Landon loved being on skates!
We held Landon's hand as he skated around the rink. I made a big mistake by wearning skates the first time we took Landon out. I fell on my rear trying to catch him as he fell! We then decided the safest option was to wear shoes on the rink.
Bryce was uncharastically independent on the skating rink. He wanted to skate by himself and when we tried to go with him, he said, "Stop following me! I want to be alone!" Our shy little boy is starting to break out of his shell!
Who knew roller skating would be so much fun!
Bryce and Landon went to an Easter Egg Hunt in our neighborhood yesterday. They both had a great time despite the cold temperatures! Landon followed his big brother's lead and immediately began putting eggs in his basket.
Bryce was more excited about the Egg Hunt than he had been in previous years. He ran off on his own and loved putting all of the eggs in his basket.
Landon had the same reaction to the Easter Bunny that he had to Santa Claus! I thought it would help him by having Bryce go with him, but it didin't.
The kids absolutely love eating lunch at Target and they beg to visit the snack bar each time we shop there. It is a big treat for them to eat at Target and watch all the cars in the parking lot! It doesn't take much to make them happy!
Bryce had his first soccer game today and he did a great job! (FYI - We define "great" as following the group of kids chasing the soccer ball and not crying!) We were proud of Bryce for trying so hard! Athletics do not come naturally to Bryce so he needs to work extra hard to keep up with the other kids!
Landon had fun playing with our friend Katherine during the game.
The kids had fun giving the other team "high fives" after the game.
Thursday was another beautiful day so we went to the park again. It wasn't as warm as it was on Monday but it felt great to be outside playing again! The boys brought a few trucks to play with and they enjoyed scooping mulch with their shovels.
Landon enjoyed throwing the ball at the park.
Today is a perfect spring like day! I took the kids to play at the park this morning so they could enjoy this terrific weather!
Bryce was very busy and independent at the park.
I needed a break from running after Landon so I put him in the swing so he would be confined! He has climbing on everything and ran away from me several times. He wore me out!
We met my friend Karen and her eight week-old son, Jackson, at the park today. It was Jackson's first trip to the park.
Bryce played outside today while Landon took his afternoon nap. It has been a while since Bryce played outside and he enjoyed every second of it! His favorite part of the afternoon was having our neighbor Sarah chase him around the yard.
The boys set up their Winnie the Pooh tent, put blankets and pillows inside and had a camp out in the living room. They had a lot of fun playing inside!
The unique differences between Bryce and Landon are becoming more evident each day. Bryce takes after me and likes to stay up late and sleep in. And, he is very grumpy in the morning! When he does wake up, he comes into our room, usually mutters the words "too bright" and crawls into our bed. He needs his adjustment time in the morning and is perfectly content being alone until he is ready to socialize.
Landon, on the other hand, is just like John. Early to bed and early to rise. He is rearing to go the second he wakes up! This morning, he moved his stool to the bathroom window and talked to everything outside (the birds, the neighbor's dog, the cars). Then he was on the go the rest of the morning!
Bryce's preschool friend Alex came over to play this morning. They were very busy and had a great time playing together.
The boys enjoyed making shamrock cookies together.
Playing dress up was a highlight of the morning.
The boys enjoyed a mid morning snack together.
The boys enjoyed special time with Daddy before they went to bed tonight.
Landon was busy before he went to bed. He didn't have time to sit and rest!
