Springtime in Tennessee

You just gotta luv 'em!

We had friends over the other night. The kids were so excited! They ran and played and didn't stop. Jordan was in his true form ... going 90 miles an hour of course. He barely stopped long enough to eat. I found him going from chair to chair and helping himself to the drinks that were left unattended. I don't know how many CapriSun pouches he finished off for others. I also found him with the bag of chips (thankfully they were almost gone) ... walking around and finishing off the crumbs. Only my boy. Dominic was content all evening walking around and dragging his blanket behind him. I aired it out in the dryer before bed and then I washed it the next day.
The kids didn't get to bed until late ... they all needed to take baths ... especially Jordan ... between the sodas, juices, and chips and then the dirt on top of that. I wasn't about to put him bed without a bath. It was a great evening.

The other day I found Jordan in the bathroom. He had Constance's Waterpik and decided to use it ... pretty soon the mirror was covered with water as well as the walls. I was grateful he didn't think to turn it on me. I would have been soaked ... he would have thought it was funny too.

Yesterday we were playing outside ... enjoying the beautiful spring day ... when a white limo drove by. Jordan got very excited and pointed to the limo and told me it was "Hannah Montana's car". I just laughed and tried to tell him it wasn't. He would not even listen ... he was sure that was her car. Do you think his sister has watched the movie once or twice and he has too.

This morning Mike gave Dominic a hard cooked egg ... just to see what he would do. At first he just looked at it. Then he walked over and threw it down on the ground. He thought it was a ball. I was just thankful it was hard cooked. When Mike took the egg back ... Dominic was so mad. He wanted his ball back.

He's 3!!

My little boy is getting so big. It amazes me when I look back at pictures from when he was in the hospital and how small he was and then I look at him now. I can't believe how big my little man is getting.

Jordan is such a happy boy. Sometimes he busts up laughing even when I am being serious and trying to get him to stop doing something. He has such a BIG personality ... definitely nothing small about him.

He is such a blessing to our family!

Helicopters

I love the spring. After a nice cold winter, the warm up seemed to happen instantly ... so everything has seemed to bloom all at the same time. Everything has the nice green/yellow hue ... due to the nice layer of pollen. We have enjoyed the trees in bloom and the beautiful weather. Ever
It is fun to watch as the kids make all kinds of discoveries.

The newest discovery and source of enjoyment comes from the trees. I have showed my kids the "helicopters" or tree seeds. They come in all sizes. We found some the other day that were really small and then we have the big ones in our yard. Both Jordan and Constance love throwing the tree seeds in the air and watching them twirl to the ground. Jordan gets so excited whenever he sees the little "Helicopters".

Bubbles

Who would ever have thought you could have so much fun with something that costs only a dollar? We have recently purchased a few of the bubble wands. I quickly showed Jordan to spin around with the wand to get bubbles ... especially after seeing his face covered in bubbles from blowing on the wand.

Dominic hasn't quite caught on to the fun yet ... he just watches and smiles.

It was funny ... the other day when we were outside a bubble actually landed on Jordan and popped on the side of his little face. He quickly looked at me and told me "ow". I just had to laugh. Since when are bubbles hard or have sharp corners that poke you. Crazy kid. Definitely a joy to watch.

Dandelions

The weather has been so beautiful lately. We usually spend time each afternoon outside. The kids absolutely love it. When it is time to go inside ... I usually have two boys get very upset.

Dominic is such a content little boy. He just walks from place to place and plays. He has discovered sticks and you can usually find him carrying at least one around all the time. He has also discovered my daylilys ... unfortunately he likes to pull the leaves off of the plants. We are trying to discourage that.

The other afternoon I watched him sit along the side of the house and just play in a patch of dandelions. He would grab the stems and just pull them apart. I don't know how long he sat there but I enjoyed watching him.

Both Jordan and Dominic have loved spreading the seeds around. I am sure my neighbors don't get nearly as much pleasure out of it as my boys have especially when they watch the fruits of my boys labor appear in their yards.