Wait....was that Easter, Thanksgiving or Halloween??? I'm confused :)
We had a very fun family weekend kicked off with some good ol' laying around in bed. Here, Brian and the boys snuggle Saturday morning. Because he travels so much, Bri REALLY enjoys the love his boys always have at-the-ready for him! I'm trying really hard to keep my Aiden a "mommy's boy"...but I think he's going over to the daddy side too ;)
We bought a king-sized bed when I was pregnant with Brady mostly for THIS reason...sometimes we even end up procrastinating bath and bed times just to goof around on the bed for a while.
I happened to have my camera upstairs (because of the above pictures) and I thought this was kind of cute. Here is Logan wrapped up in a towel on our bedroom couch trying to warm up after his morning bath (also Saturday morning)
Now let's fast forward to Sunday - Easter! In years past, we've used a small stamp to put little bunnies on the boys' tummies for Easter morning...we've also used a bunch of cut-out bunny heads to lead the way from our room, downstairs to the egg hunt and baskets. Well...this year I lost the bunny stamp (so I used three fingers to make bunny feet on their tummies in brown ink instead). Also, the bunny heads served their purpose in years past...which was to lead clueless LITTLE boys downstairs, but we now have 2 big boys who sleep in beds, get up on their own and....may or may not follow the bunny trail without us!! Aiden chose to follow the trail....Logan came into our room saying "mommy...daddy....there are bunnies in the hallway!!" <-- this was said in a very confused and worried tone. I woke up when Logan came in and them immediately heard something faint coming from downstairs. The following is a picture I took over the front balcony. When questioned, Aiden said he was "putting them in a row". He followed the bunny heads, grabbed some of the "hid-for-small-children, therefore in plain view, eggs" and was sorting through them....admiring their contents and arranging them thus:
The bunny heads actually led FIRST to the landing on the stairs where the baskets waited (can you believe Aiden walked right past these to go find eggs?)
I forgot to take a picture of the older boys' baskets before they ripped into them. Here is Brady's. We put Nana & Papa's big (totally cool) Buzz Lightyear dart guns next to Logan and Aiden's baskets, Brady's big basket gift was a set of electronic drum sticks (and yes....he loves them!) Bray also got some bathtub crayons, Handy Manny tools (as did the big boys), a slinky, putty (which was taken away from everyone because of Aiden...enough said) and other assorted treats.
The boys ready for the hunt!!
We couldn't really get Bray to "hunt" for eggs...he just wanted to pick them up and shake them.
1 room down...2 more to go! (we had to keep re-focusing them!)
The boys ready for the hunt!!
We couldn't really get Bray to "hunt" for eggs...he just wanted to pick them up and shake them.
1 room down...2 more to go! (we had to keep re-focusing them!)
We hid some messages in the eggs that began a scavenger hunt. The hunt ended in the basement where the really big gifts were waiting. We gave Logan and Aiden self-filling water guns (which are TOTALLY awesome!). Nana and Papa gave them all a Lightning McQueen remote-controlled car and a Handy Manny fix-it TV (plus the buzz guns and all the Handy Manny tools....score!!!)
Aiden had a wonderful time emptying all the eggs....and then eating as many jelly beans as he could (we didn't manage to get anything but sugar into him until after nap time!!)
...and who was the #2 candy culprit? Brady! He and Aiden were having the time of their lives! Brady's jammy top was covered in a lot of crazy colored candy drool that totally reminded me of Aiden's first Christmas and his first experience with candy canes.
"Like this big brother?" "Yes Brady....that's fantastic candy-cramming form!"
We had to boogie out of the house and get over to Uncle David & Aunt Diana's house for brunch. Here is the centerpiece I took with us. (my friend Kristina sent me this idea...isn't it fun!?)
Memaw set up an egg hunt outside for Logan, Aiden, Brady, Zach and Jack. Each boy had their own egg color so it wasn't just a free-for-all (I really liked the whole idea because of the age differences between all the boys, but Jack was NOT happy that he could only search for purple!) My boys had green, blue and yellow. Logan's color was yellow....HAHA...just kidding.
Here is a Logan-esk shot of his egg bucket (I took it...not Logan...just to clarify)
Here is Aiden hunting for his blue eggs
Can we pretend that Brady had even the slightest clue about the whole egg-hunting thing? The older boys were running around the yard, after most of the eggs were gone, yelling "who has yellow?!" I ended up gathering them for him....happily (what a great excuse to be a kid again!)
Here, the Houck family does the usual "do you think we can get a picture of all 6 boys" trick. Um...it never works. There are 4 boys ages 4 and under....even the 10 and 12 year old ones don't always cooperate. I focused my attention on these cuties. I think I might frame this or the next one if my 2nd attempt at formal portraits doesn't pan out this up-coming Wednesday.
Brian was behind me making faces, funny noises and making them all giggle (go daddy)
And here's the best picture I got of everyone...not good...per usual. After the egg hunt, the boys turned in any eggs with a star on them for prizes and other goodies. They got yet more candy in the eggs and a TON of candy in their "baskets".
After I brought the center piece home, Brian added the flowers that Aiden picked at Memaw and Grandpa's last week.
Another attempt, on my part, at Logan photography
So....after we got home last night, I went through all the toys and candy that the boys got during the day and I managed to fill 2 LARGE sized zip lock bags with JUST the sweet stuff. I also forgot to talk about the ridiculous amount of food that we all consumed at David and Diana's (all delicious of course). At the end of the day, I felt like I had just been through Easter, Thanksgiving and Halloween all in one day!
Aiden had a wonderful time emptying all the eggs....and then eating as many jelly beans as he could (we didn't manage to get anything but sugar into him until after nap time!!)
...and who was the #2 candy culprit? Brady! He and Aiden were having the time of their lives! Brady's jammy top was covered in a lot of crazy colored candy drool that totally reminded me of Aiden's first Christmas and his first experience with candy canes.
"Like this big brother?" "Yes Brady....that's fantastic candy-cramming form!"
We had to boogie out of the house and get over to Uncle David & Aunt Diana's house for brunch. Here is the centerpiece I took with us. (my friend Kristina sent me this idea...isn't it fun!?)
Memaw set up an egg hunt outside for Logan, Aiden, Brady, Zach and Jack. Each boy had their own egg color so it wasn't just a free-for-all (I really liked the whole idea because of the age differences between all the boys, but Jack was NOT happy that he could only search for purple!) My boys had green, blue and yellow. Logan's color was yellow....HAHA...just kidding.
Here is a Logan-esk shot of his egg bucket (I took it...not Logan...just to clarify)
Here is Aiden hunting for his blue eggs
Can we pretend that Brady had even the slightest clue about the whole egg-hunting thing? The older boys were running around the yard, after most of the eggs were gone, yelling "who has yellow?!" I ended up gathering them for him....happily (what a great excuse to be a kid again!)
Here, the Houck family does the usual "do you think we can get a picture of all 6 boys" trick. Um...it never works. There are 4 boys ages 4 and under....even the 10 and 12 year old ones don't always cooperate. I focused my attention on these cuties. I think I might frame this or the next one if my 2nd attempt at formal portraits doesn't pan out this up-coming Wednesday.
Brian was behind me making faces, funny noises and making them all giggle (go daddy)
And here's the best picture I got of everyone...not good...per usual. After the egg hunt, the boys turned in any eggs with a star on them for prizes and other goodies. They got yet more candy in the eggs and a TON of candy in their "baskets".
After I brought the center piece home, Brian added the flowers that Aiden picked at Memaw and Grandpa's last week.
Another attempt, on my part, at Logan photography
So....after we got home last night, I went through all the toys and candy that the boys got during the day and I managed to fill 2 LARGE sized zip lock bags with JUST the sweet stuff. I also forgot to talk about the ridiculous amount of food that we all consumed at David and Diana's (all delicious of course). At the end of the day, I felt like I had just been through Easter, Thanksgiving and Halloween all in one day!
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- Renay
- Stories about BRLAB: Brian & Renay, two relatively sane parents, and our three adorable, but active boys: Logan - 9, Aiden - 7 and Brady - 6. I started this blog to document our adventures and milestones for those family members who are far away and can't always share the fun in person. This blog has become my way to keep track of everything in the lives of my growing boys - from the super big stuff that seems the most important to the small things that probably really ARE the most important. I always include tons of pictures because I plan to make a book out of the blog on a yearly basis. Time flies by so fast, I can only hope that these posts will help us remember all the wonderful and silly times we have together as a family.
4 comments:
Self-filling water guns? I must know more.
awesome centerpiece!
Remind me when I get home where I stashed the stolen sour bunny candy !!!
Yes...I'm catching up on my 554...I can't believe I'm just now reading about Easter. Can you please remind me about the bunny prints next year for Ryan? That is the cutest!! I would also like to taste of these sour bunny candies Brian is speaking of...I want to go to there!
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