Hat Boys

Spring weather has arrived, and for my boys, that means it's time to wear hats. Bryce chose to wear his favorite hat today - his Ohio State hat.

What one does, the other must do too. Landon wore his York Revolution baseball team hat.

Yard Boy

Landon was John's special yard helper this evening. Notice Landon's face? He allowed his big brother to color his face with a marker! Landon will do anything to make his brother happy!

Play Time At Home

Landon was a messy boy after dinner tonight! Bryce had fun playing with his monster trucks this evening. Landon drew a picture for his Daddy.

Bryce was very intently drawing in his Lightening McQueen journal this evening.

Dinner with Friends

We went to Mary Ellen and David's house for dinner last night. We had a great time and the kids enjoyed playing together. We met the newest member of the Martin family - baby Charlie. He was sleeping during dinner so he is missing from this photo.

Bryce adores David and he asked if he could have a sleepover with David soon. Too funny!

Spring Soccer

The Spring Soccer Season officially began with our first game this morning. It was a lot of fun for all of us! John is an assistant soccer coach again. He enjoys being on the field with Bryce and the other kids!

Lego Land

Our living room looked like Lego Land this evening! The boys put three different Lego sets together - a helicopter, fire engine and boat. As quickly as John built something, Landon tore it apart!

Bryce was so happy to play with his Legos! We are looking forward to many more fun evenings with Legos!

Easter Celebration

We celebrated Easter at my parent's house. As always, Bryce and Landon had a great time playing with their cousins. Landon and Emily were inseparable. We realized this weekend that Emily can do things to Landon (hold, kiss, hug, play) that the other cousins can't. In Landon's mind, Emily can do anything she wants!

Here are few of this year's Easter eggs on display.

It was a beautiful day on Sunday and the kids enjoyed outside play time. Landon liked kicking the soccer ball.

The kids had fun playing football together too!

Easter Morning

The Easter bunny visited our house! Bryce was really excited about the Easter bunny's visit this year! When he first woke up, he wasn't sure if the bunny came. He said, "Mom, the Easter bunny didn't come last night. I didn't hear him knock on our door. " I wasn't sure if Bryce thought about how the bunny got into houses, but now I know. He comes in the front door!

I purposely didn't get much candy for the Easter baskets, just a few eggs with chocolate and a bunny. Landon immediately found the candy and began devouring it! He also loved the mini MP3 player the Easter bunny brought. In this picture, he is listening to his music!

Bryce asked me to take a picture of him in his new sunglasses.

Family Bowling Night

We went out for pizza this evening then took the boys bowling. Look at Bryce concentrating on throwing the ball! He had a blast. We used this bowling aid to help Landon bowl. He loved it!

Easter Egg Decorating

We went to my parent's house yesterday for our annual Easter Egg decorating day. This is the first year that almost all of the kids really enjoyed decorating! The kids took several egg decorating breaks to go outside and play.

Landon had fun spraying his cousins with a water bottle. They would run up to Landon to get sprayed, then run away laughing. Too cute!

Happy Birthday Donovan

Bryce went to his friend Donovan's birthday party this weekend at a Karate school. All the boys had a great time with the activities and were exhausted by the end.

Boys on Bikes

Look at this daredevil on a battery operated bike. We have to run to keep up with him! Bryce has really been enjoying riding his bike. We are hoping that he will ride without training wheels by the end of the summer.

Bryce proudly stands next to his bike.

Easter Egg Hunt

We went to an Easter Egg Hunt this weekend sponsored by my employer. The boys had a blast! Landon quickly grasped the concept of gathering eggs and goodies from the ground. Bryce and John stayed close just in case he needed help.

The boys had their faces painted. We were shocked that Landon sat for it without moving!

Pipe Art

John had a piece of pipe left over from his project yesterday and Bryce immediately asked to create art with it. It didn't go over very well with Landon when Bryce had one and he didin't. The solution was to cut it in half and make two! Who knew coloring a pipe could be so much fun?

Can you tell what Landon is thinking in this picture? Should I continue to color the table with a marker or color the pipe? When will Mommy notice what I'm doing?

Bedtime Books

Look at these two happy boys reading their bedtime books together!

Dad's Special Helper

Bryce is always John's special helper with outdoor projects. Today, he helped John dig a hole for a pipe. They both loved being outside together! Our neighbor Eric was also a super helper!

Musical Glasses

Bryce saw a show on Noggin TV with kids making music with glasses filled with water. Bryce wanted to try it out so I filled a few wine glasses and the kids starting tapping. They loved listening to the different sounds. There were a few moments when I thought Landon was going to break a glass, but thankfully he didn't! We had to remind him to be gentle. Landon enjoyed sampling the water when Bryce walked away. Sneaky boy!

Yard Work with Dad

The boys enjoyed helping John with yard work on Sunday. They were great helpers! Landon took a break to ride his motorcycle.

Bryce also took a few breaks to swing. He is finally learning to swing by himself!

Family Night

We went to Hard Kohr Fitness again for another Family Night this weekend. We went with John's co-worker, Michelle, and her family. The kids had a great time running and dancing and had a restful night of sleep when they got home! Landon is missing from the photo....he was too busy running around to pose for a photograph!

Spring Recital

Bryce's class had their Spring recital this week. Bryce really enjoyed singing all of the songs and dancing on stage. Here is a picture of all of the kids who participated in the recital. It is hilarious to watch four, five and six year-olds singing on a stage. John, my mom and I laughed so hard at times that we had tears running down our faces!

Learning to Ride

Landon is learning to ride a scooter this year. We are amazed at how quickly he is learning - he is definitely the second child, picking it up so fast! While Landon practiced on his scooter, Bryce got on the tricycle. He looked so funny riding on the small bike!