Bunk Beds!

One of the first steps we took to prepare for the newest little family member was to purchase bunk beds for Sugie and Buddy. Currently, they each have their own room, but Sugie will not sleep without a roommate. So, she sleeps in the extra bed in the nursery with Buddy.

The kids LOVE playing on the new bunk beds, especially on the top bunk!! As of today, they still have not slept in them. I’m just not ready to move Buddy out of the crib yet!! My goal is to move them over Memorial Day weekend. Look at how he still sleeps in his crib! He's sure to have back/neck problems when he's older!

Ear Plugs Be Gone

Buddy went for his 6 month ear checkup and everything looked GREAT! Both tubes had fallen out and there was no fluid built up behind his eardrums. After 18 months, we are no longer required to put ear plugs in his ears!!! Yea!! Buddy, of course, isn’t used to this freedom and still asks for me to put his “ears” in.

Homeroom Mom...Part 2

My second duty as homeroom mom was to run the Spring Party right before Spring Break. I ended up planning all of the games/activities/prizes and was barely able to recruit enough volunteers for the activities. Sugie was super excited to have her Daddy help out at this party! All of the kids seemed to have fun and I was just thrilled that my duties were over for the year…..or so I thought!

Easter Fun!

(Yes, Easter was more than a month ago….I have a lot of catching up to do!)

Make a Smilebox greeting

I was so excited for the kids to wake up on Easter morning that I was up way before them. I decided to get in the shower before they woke up so I’d be ready for them to discover their Easter baskets. Sure enough, I heard a loud, excited scream while in the shower. Darn! I missed seeing their little faces!!!

The kids were SOOO excited about their Easter baskets! It was cute how Sugie showed Buddy everything in his basket and was so excited for him. After looking outside, they discovered that the Easter Bunny had hidden eggs for them. They had fun trying to locate them all through the windows.

After a long morning at church – we attended one service and worked at the 2nd service – we rushed home for lunch at our house with the family. While we were at church, Mimi and Sugie cooked everything and had lunch waiting for us!! That’s an arrangement I could get used to!

After lunch, we all went outside for the kids Easter egg hunt. As in years past, each kid was assigned one color to hunt for. Since they are older, my sweet niece and nephew’s eggs were much more difficult to locate.

Then, we came inside to celebrate Grandpa’s 85th birthday. The kids also opened more Easter goodies from their relatives. It was a fun-filled day!!! After everyone left around 4:30, the kids and I took a nap! We were exhausted from all of the fun!!

Dying Eggs

Each year, the kids have dyed Easter eggs at school. The hubby decided that it would be fun to do it at home with the kids this year. They had fun writing on their eggs before dropping them into their chosen colors. Buddy’s favorite color is red and Sugie liked the yellow, since we didn’t have pink.

The eggs turned out very bright and pretty! Buddy had a super time putting stickers on his red eggs. He chose the fire truck and ball stickers!!! Sugie stuck with butterflies and flowers. They proudly showed off their creations to everyone on Easter.

Egg Hunt #2

The kids 2nd Easter egg hunt was at our church. It was a gorgeous day to be outside!! The kids were separated into different age groups, so the hubby and I each took a kid. (Sugie, of course, picked her daddy to go with her!!)

While Sugie did an awesome job hunting eggs, Buddy was entertained with songs and a story. Sugie’s hunt ended just in time for her to come help Buddy with his hunt.

It’s so cute watching the different age groups. Sugie’s group found all of the eggs in a matter of minutes! Buddy’s group had extra eggs left over b/c the kids had done enough hunting! Sugie kept trying to get Buddy to get more eggs, but he was satisfied with his haul!

After the hunts, we ate delicious brownies and spent time with catching up friends. It was a fun time for all!!

I feel pretty, oh so pretty!

Oh, boy! We’re in trouble now!! A few weeks ago, Sugie came home and said that she wanted to dress prettier tomorrow for school. I agreed and asked why she wanted to do this, but she didn’t give me any answer.

Later that evening, she again said that we needed to pick out a pretty dress for school the next day. I again asked why she needed to look so pretty tomorrow. She replied, “Because Brennan asked me, too.” My heart sank! She’s only 5 and trying to dress to impress a boy!!

She came home the next day very appalled. Apparently, only 2 people had told her she looked pretty and Brennan was not one of the two! She was crushed!