ball poppin' fun

Ryan loves his dinosaur ball popper.  

He is entertained for long amounts of time (in respect to a ten month old).  

Reach for the ball.  

Drop it in the popper. 

Reeeeeaaaaacccccchhhhhh for the next one.  

I wish I could document this better.  He knows when one is missing from the popper and has rolled down the dino's mouth.  Sometimes he looks into the mouth, wondering where it is.  

I think he would crawl inside if it was big enough.  

Curious boy.  

Easter

We had a great Easter celebration with our families.  

It was Ryan's first.  

The perfect three. 

There was a serious baseball game that took place before we could have the Easter egg hunt.  

It was a wild crowd.  

And then the hunt was on!  

Will and Hannah.

Lucas and Will.  

Reaching on her tip toes.  

Down low.  

Sharing with Great Pa. 

Grandpa Richard, Gramma Mary, Grandpa Steve. 

Uncle Brian, Aunt Jen, Will and Lucas. 

Brian was probably looking to see if the egg had a Reece's Peanut Butter Cup.  

Claire, Nick (in doorway), Uncle Dom and Aunt Karen.  

Birthday boy, Will!

Lucas telling Great Pa a goofy story. 

Adele and Hannah. 

More baseball.

Abby and Hannah. 

Ryan and Mom. 

Mr. Happy on his first Easter.  

Easter eggs

We didn't decorate traditional Easter eggs this year.  Well, the kids actually DID decorate hard boiled eggs with Gramma Connie, but not with mom and dad.  It's a collective "we." I found a fake Easter egg that you can decorate and keep.  I'd love to tell you what they are made of but I really have no idea.  They aren't ceramic, they aren't wooden, they aren't breakable… Anyway, they were cheap and I thought it might be fun to be able to keep them around and see again next year.  

Nice picture. 

Silly picture.  

Hannah's eggs. 

Lucas' eggs.

Dad's egg.  

Mom's eggs.

Ryan mostly just did this.  

And this.  

He's been working on his wave.  If he hears the word "hi" or "bye" he turns to the voice and waves.  

preschool practice

Hannah was so excited to go to preschool clinic day, or "preschool practice" day as we call it at our house.  We dropped her brothers off and she talked about it non-stop for two hours.  Then, I park outside of the building and she says in a sad voice, "Are you staying with me, mama?"  (I love love love that she calls me mama).  I told her yes, I'll be with you until I have to fill out some papers then you will play with your friends.  That appeased her.  As she's hanging up her coat she turns around with a trembling bottom lip.  She was so scared!  I might have smiled a little at this because she is such an adventurous, outgoing, social girl.  Suddenly, preschool was overwhelming to her.  :-( But it was nothing an encouraging hug and leading her to see the bunnies couldn't fix.  

When Lucas was in preschool, Hannah always had to sneak in to see the bunnies.  It will soon be her turn to learn about the bunnies, the rules and taking care of them.  I'd put money on Ryan sneaking in to see the bunnies soon enough.   

I just know she is going to love preschool.  She has lots of already friends in her class and their will be lots more to meet.   

~ the cowboy rides away ~

We went to a George Strait concert a couple weeks ago with Karen and Dominic.  It was a great show!  Ronnie Dunn, of the duo Brooks & Dunn, opened for him. 

My sis and I.  

And a photo bomb from the dude behind me. Ha! 

Funny lighting… but a GREAT show! 

George is an icon of country music.  Some of my favorite music to listen to is 80's classic country.  It reminds me of growing up, my dad and driving his brown Ford pickup when I turned 16.  

It was a great evening to watch the cowboy ride away.