PRETTY PASTELS

so pretty~ pastels at Easter... the clothes, the eggs, the wildflowers everywhere... the little pink rosy cheeks... this pic reminds me of when he was little... he's still little~

54 eggs to color... lickity split... Coop could do about 3 a minute I think~ he didn't have time for the egg dipper~ I wonder if his thumb tasted like vinegar~ either way he still sucked it~

and loved hunting for eggs... I loved watching him

where are they looking? I have no idea~ I told them not to look at me... trying to make an artsy photo~ don't really think it turned out that way but this was the best pic of the 3 of them together

fIVe GooD thInGs

1. linen shirts
2. stain remover
3. flip flops
4. messy boy hair
5. wonderment

ciao~alicia

MISS KIM'S... MMMMM

You can find us every week at Miss Kim's... she makes the BEST donuts ever and has known our family for over 3 years... when we started hanging out here Nate could not even walk... memories... Miss Kim is a darling~ always smiling... always sweet visiting with her~ and she does cool stuff like go to the Korean Market in Dallas... I told her I want to tag along some time... she asks Nate every week if she can take Nasher to her house~ you should see the look on Nate's face... it's a mix of yes and no... with a nervous giggle... as much as he loves Miss Kim I think he's a little unsure about that one!

Nate has renamed this donut... THE MONSTER DONUT!!!... He orders it by his name of course!

Will Nate always make my coffee? I hope so!

I want this pic forever burned in my memory... good times...

If you are reading~ we love you Miss Kim!!

fiVE GoOd ThINgs

1. small towns where everybody knows your name;)
2. sprinkles... always makes the boys smile!
3. tons of art supplies... even though they are overtaking my kitchen... time for some organizing!
4. crazy 8 games with Nate
5. bible time with Christopher... he's looking up verses now... so big

ciao~alicia

THE GRAND PRIX

Winner Dad~Son project!!! The boys made pinewood derby cars for the big race in Awanas... Cooper is not old enough for Awanas but made one too... and what a surprise he was in for!

step 1~ cut and sand the car... and yes, Christopher LOVES silly bands... he can tell you how many are on his arm any day of the week~ I have to make him take them off some days so that whatever might grow in there dries out;)

step 2~ paint them as original as you can using your best imagination.... we took them to Home Depot to pick out their paint colors... so fun! and they have these little sample jars in hundreds of colors... after much thought we had some beauties!

Nate had to have Ns on his and said the dots were just to make it look cool...

Christopher said he was going to paint his like Van Gogh... his fave artist of course!

Eyeing the competition...

Surprise!!!~ Someone saw Coop with a car ready to go and got him a license to race!!! He was the littlest and cutest racer there and kept up with all the big kids as he sat and watched his car go down the ramp... I melted... and wiped a tear... oh my boys!

AND.... Nate took 4th place out of almost 100 kids!!! Christopher took 7th and Coop was just glad to have raced a few times!!

Chris & the boys already have plans for next years cars!

FivE GooD thInGS

1. bummy clothes we live in most days that can take the stains!!
2. my squeaky dryer... means some stuff is getting clean anyway...
3. Chris teaching the boys guy stuff like how to sand wood
4. Cooper coming in from the back yard saying "Mama!~ I peed in the grass!" ~ sorry I missed that one... yes, it's innate!!
5. creative messes!!!

ciao~alicia

FARMIN

Meet Batman, Chix & Radio...

The best part... they live at Poppy's... fresh eggs to come too!

fiVE GooD ThIngS

1. kisses for chickens
2. dirty little boy hands
3. dirty little boys clothes to wash
4. sunny days shining on long little boy eyelashes
5. little boy giggles

ciao~alicia

FLaSHbACk pOSt 4.11.11

BABY

fIve GoOd THinGs

1. sleep
2. sleep
3. sleep
4. sleep
5. sleep

ciao~alicia