We got spoiled!

Got the mail yesterday and to my surprise there was a huge box from my mom JUST for me, well actually mostly for the boys but I was still pretty excited! Austin yelled out (he doesn't ahve an in door voice) " Oma made it ties, SO cool"!!! The boys got

- Toy Story shirts

- Blue and orange matching ties for church

- Blankets with ribbon loops for bedtime cuddles

- 3 boxes for girls scout cookd ies (for me and Paul - we don't share)

Austin was so excited to wear his new shirt! Thanks Oma

Andrew sporting the same shirt
Thanks mom for thinking of us, the boys loved their treats and Paul and I love our cookies.

Crafty is my middle name, Well actually its Stephanie but you get the picture

Feeling kinda crafty and wanting to get my Valentine's decorations off the front door I decided to make an Easter wreath for my front door. I found through one of the craft websites I follow you can by piping from the plumbing section at a hardware store for .90 that makes 2 wreaths. Much cheaper then Michael's or Joann's that cost around $7. I just cut to size, taped and I have the base for my wreath. Then I found these cute bunny ears at Target in the $1 section and taped them to the base.
Then i wrapped fuzzy yarn around the wreath and voila!!! an Easter Bunny Wreath. What do you think?

More box time fun and brotherly love!

Austin pretending to go nigh nigh in his coveted box Sharing the box with Andrew, now that's love
big hugs

Playing with their "badman" car

I sure do love these boys!

Tunnel!!

Who knew you could have so much fun with Pinterest.

(those of you who know, know how awesome it is!)

With a few toilet paper, paper towel rolls and magnetic stripes and voila!!! a toddler is fully captivated!

Officially Domestic

This is my VERY first bread I have ever made from scratch! I am so excited. I hope it tastes as good as it looks.

Lunch Date

When we have been inside to many days, we come here. Austin loves all the tunnels and going down the BIG slide. Austin and his buddy Ethan
And this guy for good measure

Boxes are a boys best friend

My Pampered Chef stuff arrived today from the party we had the other day. And after all of the stuff was organized I left the empty boxes on the floor. It was like Christmas morning for this boy! He played with the boxes for hours.
He was so proud of his "mountain" he made.

He was even more happy when it came falling down.

I love that his imagination is growing.

Austin Strikes Again!

I leave my camera out just in case they are doing something cute, then I am ready. But lately when I have my camera out my super perceptive son will take in any chance he gets and then creates an impromptu photo shoot for himself.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Earning his keep

Tunnel

I was mopping the wood floors and put the dining room chairs in the living room. I turn around and Austin and Hailey are giggling and laughing trying to get through the tunnel. Austin look for tunnels in everything he plays with. I love his imagination!

Day out at the indoor mall park, the kids sure do love this place Andrew and Quinn stopping off for a snack
Hailey

Austin

I love being a stay at home mom, wouldn't want to miss any of this. Feeling super blessed

Out with the old and in with the new

Our old Sienna (the white one to the right) was having some trouble and showing its age so we thought it was a good time to trade her in for this "black beauty" (Jonathan that was for you) I love that this van seats 8 and I can fit 3 car seats in the middle row. So now Austin, Hailey (the 3 year old I watch) and Andrew can sit together without me having to climb in the back to buckle and unbuckle every time. People this is life changing!!!

While Austin was away

Andrew had a field day with all of his toys!
Actually Austin was in the bathroom and was excited to see Andrew on the train, its so neat to see them FINALLY sharing

The sun is out and so are we!

We went for a walk and ended up at our neighborhood park. Austin was so excited to be outside again! All smiles

Can't wait for the spring and summer, we are going to have so much fun with these two!

I love my boys

They bring so much happiness to our lives. I can't imagine life without them.

All Aboard!

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” - Albert Einstein

Every Child is an Artist - Pablo Picasso

Austin's snakes (he even makes snake sounds when drawing them, so cute!)
Circles

Portrait of Mommy