Attack of the Baby Duck

Several weeks ago, I took the boys to the park for a picnic. It was a gorgeous day outside, so we packed up the picnic basket and headed out. After eating lunch and playing a little, the boys decided they wanted to walk around a bit. For all you Woodward folks, we were playing by the wooden playground first then walked all the way around the lake over both bridges to the other playground. That is when the duck found us...

I shouldn't say found, I should say it adopted us. It followed us everywhere. It almost hopped into the stroller basket! It was crazy. Caden told me that it needed a momma and since I was a good one it might like me. How cute!

Caden tried to put it back in the water, lead it to the other ducks, and even shoo it away, but nothing worked. It followed us over two bridges, around the lake again, and even on to the playground. While the boys played it just sat in the shade quacking at them.

I was getting a little concerned, it followed me out to the parking lot and wouldn't leave. I called Cory but he didn't answer so I called Ed and he gave me some ideas. I didn't want to run over the duck with the car, so I was going to have Caden hang out with it on the grass while I backed out.

Well finally on the way out to the car, crisis was avoided. These nice ladies saw us and after I explained the situation, they graciously offered to take the duck to their farm! I am telling you that was the strangest 45 minutes I have ever spent at a park!!!

Here is the cute little guy!

The boys just sat and talked to the duck!Here is how he followed us!

Cole Loves to Eat

Cole is such a great eater, I hope he continues to be this way! He is now starting to eat more and more "real" food. I had to capture this at dinner last night it was too funny! He was eating chicken sticks, carrots, and apples. That entire tray was gone in about 10 minutes and he was fussing for more. He just grabs it with both hands and shovels it in! No wonder he is such a chunk!

Zoo Part 3

I totally forgot about this part...oops, VBS has kept me busy. Sorry!

Cole and Momma riding the train!

After the train we stopped and let the three older kids play on the playground. Cole was fussing to get out and crawl around so we let him. He wasn't so sure about the new texture, but had a good time sitting there!

Caden and Brooklyn posing...finally!

At the end, they got a little snack which Carter thoroughly enjoyed! Any guesses as to what the snack was?

The big kids also got a little taste of Grammie's ICEE

We had such a wonderful day! A big thanks to Grammie and Brooklyn for coming with us!

Zoo Part 2

The main draw for the zoo trip Friday was the new Dinosaur Exhibit. Caden became fascinated with dinosaurs this year at school when they did a small unit on the animals. He really knows his stuff now! He knew several of them by name, and then told me one of them was a honking dinosaur and all of a sudden it started to honk!

The exhibit has true to size creatures, the lighting was great and the sound effects were amazing! There were some you could control by pushing buttons and even an archaeological dig site. It was great and the boys loved it!

T-Rex...it was ginormous!!!

Carter loves this "baby dinosaur!"

Caden controlling one of them.

Caden called this the long neck...can't remember its name, but it is one of his favorites. He calls his Daddy the long neck one :)

Caden was in heaven!!!

Triceratops

This is the one that was at the beginning and scared Brooklyn! She isn't in any pictures because Grammie was carrying her through the entire time!

Zoo Trip - Part 1

Friday we headed to the OKC Zoo and a good time was had by all! Grammie and Brooklyn joined us this time and we had an excellent day!

Cole chilling in the stroller, he stayed awake almost the entire day!

Caden and Brooklyn chatting with a gorilla

Caden and Brooklyn

Carter posing for the camera.

Caden and Brooklyn loved these misters.

Everyone checking out the rhinos.

Blast from the Past Friday

Who are these two smokin' hot chicks?????

This is one of my favorite pics of my sister and me. It was taken on her birthday, May 27, 2003...I think? It says on my computer Jana's 22nd Birthday, so that is '03, right Jana?

We got all decked out and Cory took us downtown to Sambuca Jazz Club for dinner. It was so much fun! I loved that she lived with us for a bit in Houston and that we got to do fun things like this! Love ya Sis!

Boys...what was I thinking!

I look outside Thursday around 4:30pm and here is what I see...

Now what was I doing that I didn't see them do this, you ask. Well I was feeding Cole in the kitchen. I heard them laughing and playing, but hey they weren't fighting so I thought everything was okay. Well I was wrong.

They got the slip 'n slide out of the garage, hooked it up to the hose, lined it up in the yard, and turned on the hose. Their clothes got wet, so they stripped down. Our next door neighbors were laughing hysterically! They too had three boys, they feel my pain :)

Once I got over the shock and laughter, I got their swimsuits, fixed it for them so it would work better and then they quit playing. It's almost like I took the fun out of it for them!

Boys will be boys!!!

I Am a Big Boy Now!

Cole started crawling pretty well this week, video to come later, and now he is pulling up and standing quite often. I snapped these yesterday while he was playing. He thought he was pretty big stuff! Too cute!

Baby Dedication

We did Baby Dedication on Mother's Day and I totally forgot to post a pic. Here is the only good one my mom got, THANKS MOM! It was hard to get a good one, we were so far from my parents. Cole did great and looked cute as always!

Caden's Last Day of Preschool

Wednesday was Caden's last day of school. The class had a field trip to Crystal Beach to play at the park and have a little snack. I decided since it was a nice day, I would tag along. Carter had a blast playing with 'big broder canen and his freens'

I can't believe my baby is done with preschool...it is crazy! He had a blast this year and made some great friends!

Here he is with two of his most talked about buds...Sam, Caden, and Kobe.

The boys eating their snacks. Notice how Carter snuck in there, he thinks he is a big boy too!

The entire class, I took about 8 of these, and this is the best one!

Rough Sleeping Position

This is how I found Cole after he fell asleep for his morning nap on Monday.

Carnival Time

The Pride of Texas Carnival made its way from Pioneer Days in Guymon to Woodward this past week! The boys were so excited so of course we had to go! We went on Wednesday evening right when it opened and it was perfect. The lines were short and the kids had a blast.

We stayed for almost two hours then Carter was ready to crash, so we took Carter and Cole home. Caden found his good buddies Sam and Max there and Mandy offered to let him stay later with them! THANK YOU CHEAP FAMILY!!! You made Caden's day!

He got to stay out until 9:30 and even rode some big kid rides...like the Gravitron. You hear that Aunt Kaci...Caden rode the Gravitron. He told us he didn't like it, but at least he tried it! We were pretty proud of him!

Caden and Carter walked around holding hands most of the evening and Caden was so sweet to him. Cole just did some people watching in the stoller! It was a great evening! We got them in bed late, but they actually all slept in the next morning!

The boys on the boat.

Standing in line holding hands...how cute!

Momma and her crazy boys!

Cole showing his pearly whites.

Blast From the Past

Here we go again! This is from June 2003. This is our nephew Tate and he was about 5 weeks old at the time.
I love this picture for lots of reasons! This was taken on our first weekend back to Amarillo to see Tate! We were supposed to fly out and then because of a bunch of rain our plane couldn't leave Houston, so we rebooked for the next weekend.

You all should remember my infertility post about Kaci getting pregnant before me, so this was a little hard to take...but once I saw the little man, I was smitten! He was so cute and tiny. We offered to get up at night and feed him so Kaci could get some much needed rest. The first night Cory got up with me each time and we would feed, change, and rock Tate. It was so fun! We loved taking care of a baby and couldn't wait to take care of one of our own! By the second night, Cory was over the newness and slept through most of the feedings!

I got to hold him, burp him, change him, feed him and basically do whatever needed to be done! Kaci and Ryan were great letting me overtake their boy! We had a blast with him! I can't believe he is going to be 6 years old in less than a week! We love you Tate!

We Love To Bounce

I got the cutest video of Cole jumping in his Johnny Jumper thing and had to post it. So of course the big boys wanted a video of them bouncing on their trampoline! Enjoy them both!

Happy Mother's Day

I had a wonderful day today with my boys! Cory got me flowers from him and the kids, then made me breakfast in bed! It was great! I also got to spend the day with my mom and Grammy...what could be better!

My mom, Grammy, and me with the boys.

Cory, me, the boys with the Grammy.

Carter and Momma

Caden and Momma

Cole and Momma

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Blast from the Past Friday

Here we go again...remember to go to Devin's blog for more of these!

These are some family pics from Thanksgiving 2001. We were so excited that my parents, sister, and grandparents made the trip down to Houston. They stayed in a hotel because our apartment was tiny, but we cooked the entire Thanksgiving meal in my apartment. It was so much fun!

I remember stressing out about the meal and that it wouldn't turn out right because I didn't have a double oven or anything. I also remember Grammy cooking the pies ahead of time and traveling down with them.

I remember playing scrabble and watching football all crammed in our little living room. The best part was getting out my fancy new wedding china for us all to eat on! It was a great time and I have some great memories!

Here are the girls: My mom, sister Jana, my Grammy, and me!

Us kiddos with Grammy and Papa!

Caden's AWANAs Program

Sunday night was Caden's AWANA program. He did a great job memorizing scripture all year and we are very proud of him!

Sunday morning they sang, and he didn't sing at all! He just stood there turned around watching everyone else.
So we had a little chat with him that afternoon and talked to him about singing and facing front. He told us he didn't like being up in front of people. So I moved him to the end of the line and this is what he did.



He was almost about to cry...crazy kid! He was in a mood! Oh well...sorry Grandparents, not good pics this time :)