Field Trip

today was a fun day and one that i had been looking forward to for a while.

why?

well...i was able to be a chaperone for a field trip with Elijah's class.

i love being one of the room mom's and being able to do these fun things =)

we went to a place called Steed Dairy Farm.

they had a corn maze, hay rides, petting zoo, farmer jim who told us all about the cows =)

they had a big slide and a jumping pillow...i wish i had one of these things in my back yard.

it looked like so much fun!!

i took a lot of pics so i hope you stick with me during this post =)

this is a pic i took while on the hay ride....that is the corn maze in the distance.

my sweet boy =)

waiting to get on the jumping pillow =)

and here he goes....

i love this shot...

his facial expression is hilarious here...

milking a 'cow'

look at that face...trying to race back up to the slide AGAIN!!

taking a much needed water break

heading into the corn maze...

the other pics for the corn maze didn't turn out great =(

this was a lot of fun for the kids...they had to pump the water to move the rubber duck across...

his face cracks me up!

sweetness...

we had such a GREAT time =)

i love spending time with boy...

in other news...

i promise to not be so MIA with blogging.

i'm going to do better =)

short & sweet

yesterday i took the boys out for quite a while.

i think i had forgotten what it was like to be outside with the sun shining and not freezing my tail off.

my friend erin and her little ones joined us.

we had so much fun...

take-a-looksy...

FUN AT THE PARK

one morning about a week ago i took the boys for fun at the park.

it was about 900 in the morning and they needed to burn some energy :)

i knew elijah would have a blast but, i wasn't quite sure about john daniel. for all you friends in bloggerland who i've never met, john daniel, is super attached to me. at times it drives me bonkers that he won't go to anyone else but, i love that he wants just to be with me. i am savoring this time because i know all to soon it will be gone.

we had such a good time this particular morning.

we went about 900ish so the weather was perfect.

elijah took off on his own leaving me and john daniel in the dust & trying to catch up. ha!

they both had a ball {and i did too} :)

i've posted quite a few pictures -- they were all so cute i just HAD to post them all :)

ENJOY!!

elijah's 'cheese' face :)

is he cute or what?

look at that pose? - ha!!

i'm thinking he could be a child model?!?!!

{make mommy & daddy some money...ha!ha!}

loving the 'oversized' hat ;)

there is nothing like watching your boys playing together :)

too cute for words...

sweet john daniel

he LOVED the swinging

he is also loving that he can walk...

cutie-patootie :)

checking out his {1st} gumball!

AREN'T THESE BOYS THE CUTEST THINGS EVER!?!?!

TELL ME...WHAT ARE YOUR ENERGY-RELEASING ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR LITTLE ONES?

MY BIG BOY!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BIG BOY ELIJAH!!!
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT ELIJAH IS 4 YEARS OLD ALREADY. WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?
IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY HE LOOKED LIKE THIS.....

ELIJAH WAS SUCH AN AMAZING BABY. HE SLEPT 12 HOURS A NIGHT AT 8 WEEKS AND HASN'T LOOKED BACK.
HE HAS SUCH A TENDER HEART AND A SWEET SPIRIT. ON THE OTHER HAND, HE IS 100% ALL BOY....PACKED FULL WITH MORE ENERGY THAN I'VE EVER SEEN. HE IS A HANDFUL -- BUT, WHAT 4 YEAR OLD BOY ISN'T??!! {AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I KEEP TELLING MYSELF TO MAKE FEEL BETTER - HA HA}

WE ALREADY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY WHEN JIM WAS HOME. BUT, I HAD TO DO SOMETHING FOR HIM ON THE BIG DAY!! I'M ALL ABOUT BIRTHDAYS AND CELEBRATING AND MAKING THE PERSON FEEL SUPER SPECIAL. SO, TONIGHT WE ARE HAVING FAMILY OVER FOR CAKE AND A FEW PRESENTS!! I WILL POST PICS FROM TONIGHT LATER THIS WEEK.

ANOTHER MILESTONE THAT ELIJAH REACHED WHILE DADDY WAS HOME WAS POTTY TRAINING. I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA BE 4 YEARS OLD AND STILL IN PULL-UPS!!! HE KEPT TELLING ME HE WAS WAITING FOR DADDY TO COME HOME -- AND TRUE TO HIS WORD HE CAME THROUGH :) WE ARE SO VERY HAPPY FOR HIM...AND ALSO THANKFUL WE DON'T HAVE TO BUY DIAPERS ANY MORE!!!

HERE ARE SOME RECENT PICTURES OF ELIJAH...




ELIJAH...WE LOVE YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN EXPRESS. YOU HAVE BROUGHT SUCH JOY TO OUR LIVES. YOU ARE FULL OF ENERGY. YOU ARE VERY SMART. YOU ARE A TERRIFIC BIG BROTHER TO JOHN DANIEL WHO LOVES YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE A GREAT HELPER TO ME. YOU ARE SWEET. YOU ARE A LOVER OF FOOD {ESP. CHIPS & SALSA}.
GOD HAS AMAZING PLANS FOR YOU. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE ALL THAT THE LORD IS GOING TO DO THROUGH YOU.

WE LOVE YOU AND WISH YOU A HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY!!!