The Farm at Thanksgiving Point

My friend, Mistie, and I decided to take our kids to Thanksgiving Point.  First, we met and had lunch at the Deli.  The kids indulged in a peanut butter cookie and french fries.  After lunch we headed to the Farm, where the kids enjoyed looking at animals and playing at the market.  I think the kid's favorite thing to look at was the huge white turkey with the longggggg gobbler!  They also loved their horse ride.  When the ride stopped I helped Mistie's little girl (Seneka) down, and she looked like she wanted to cry.  I don't think the ride was long enough for Judd or her.  Mistie and her kids left, but Judd wasn't quite ready to go, so I took him and Remi back to the deli, where he sat as proud as punch at the diner bar, eating popcorn and icecream.  Remi also made out with his icecream cone and had himself covered from head to toe.      

Lily & Dwight

For Mother's Day we bought Kris, Jon's mom, a goat.  She has a lot of property and weeds that need to be eaten so we thought a goat would do the job.  Jon's sister came with us when we were making the purchase and decided she too wanted one.    Kris' goat is the white one and she named her Lily.  Laurie's goat is the brown one and she named him Dwight.   Dwight isn't adjusting as well as Lily, but the people who sold us them informed us that this might be the case since Lily was bottle fed and Dwight wasn't.  I guess bottled fed goats are more personal.  Judd loves helping feed Lily and Remi is more than happy to yank any body part of the goat.  Poor Dwight almost lost his tail due to Remi's death grip :).    

Preschool Swim Party

Judd's preschool had an end of the year swimming party and Judd couldn't have been more thrilled.  Of course Remi got to participate in the festivities too.  Luckily the weather was pretty nice, except for when the clouds covered the sun.  The poor little preschoolers walked around with blue lips and I became the mom that wrapped the kids up mummy style to keep them warm.  Remi was a little unmanageable because in a blink of an eye he would disappear.  I was constantly chasing him and didn't get to take many pictures of Judd going down the water slides.  Typically Judd is nervous about water slides but to my surprise he was going down them like a mad man.

 The night before the party I was preparing the swim bag and Remi stumbled across Judd's sunglasses.

Brayston and Judd waiting patiently to go to the party.  I couldn't find my car keys and I started frantically looking for them, because I knew if we missed this party Judd would be so, so sad.  After tearing my house apart I called Jon to see if he had seen them.  He checked his pockets and informed me he accidentally took them to work with him.  Luckily, my sweet neighbor let me borrow her car.

Remi wanted to bring his bath toys to the party.

As soon as Judd woke up these bad boys went on.  While eating breakfast he kept asking me if he was still dark outside.  

He loves to pose for pictures.  If I take the camera out he stops what he is doing and gives me this grin with a "cheese."

Judd loved the party and can't wait to start another round of preschool.

Pajama Day!

Judd's preschool had "Pajama Day," and he couldn't have been more ecstatic.  A week prior the teachers must have said something about it, because from that point forward he woke every morning to ask if it was time to wear his sleeping ensemble to school.   Preschool for Judd has been amazing.  The teachers do the cutest things and Judd absorbs it all.  For Mother's Day they were asked questions about their moms and the teachers recorded their responses on paper for us.  How hilarious and kind of pathetic that my 4 year old son knows that my favorite tv shows are...Friday Night Lights (Tim Riggins take me now :) ) & Real Housewives.  Even though Judd has a strong little personality, I love watching his other traits grow and mature.  I must admit that I can be pretty hard on Judd (my Mom says it is natural...he is my first) but I am working on redirecting him with love and tenderness.  Judd is a pretty amazing kid and I love the snot right out of him.  My most favorite time with him is preparing for bed.  I love to read, sing, say a nightly prayer, and snuggle with him.  Our kids mean the world to us and we are looking forward to a fun summer with the little monsters!      

Walking Finally

Remi is finally walking.  He just turned 17 months and I was worried he would be the only child going to nursery not walking.  His walk has gone from a "Frankenstein" style (where his arms went straight forward) to a now  "Faster than a Speeding Bullet."  Of course there are more bumps and bruises on his head because I feel like his body can't catch up to his feet, and he just hasn't quite figured out a more graceful landing.   He is full of the dickens.  I love the sweet and spicey smile he launches at you when he is doing something naughty.  When he gets embarrassed, shy, or in trouble, he can whip out the best scowl you ever did see.  If looks could kill, you would be dead :).  He launches almost everything across the room.  The other night the boys were eating Mac & Cheese, and Judd started yelling/crying.  When I walked into the kitchen the entire dining table and Judd were covered in Mac & Cheese (it was literally plastered on Judd's forehead), because Remi was throwing it from his high chair while giggling like a school girl.  In addition, a poor women sitting in front of us at church got nailed by Remi's milk bottle because he chucked it while sitting on my lap.    Good Gracious.  My most favorite thing about him is that he loves to tease and he is good at it.  He likes to get a response from you  and if there isn't one, he will do one of the two things....pinch or slap you.  We are teaching him to be "soft" and he is learning that it isn't okay to tear someone's nose or ear off.  I truly love him more than my luggage and would like to nibble his toes off, one at a time!

Smarty Pants

The other morning Remi was puttering around the house while I was getting Judd ready for preschool. He got too quiet for my liking so I went to check on him. He decided to take his little rocking chair and place it next to the big chair. He then proceeded to crawl up onto the big chair and have himself a sipperoo of Judd's drink. When I busted him, as you can see, he gave me quite the dirty look and then screamed when I took him down. Little freak :).