Easter 2017

Connor and Noah's day.of.fun.

The construction in the back yard made for a messier than usual hunt, but it also presented new, fun spot for Easter eggs!

The bunny brought giant name eggs for the boys this year too, which was VERY exciting!  My sweet big boy is getting so big, but he's still just as excited each year!

 Noah's thrill this year in his eggs: all things Trolls

...while Connor loved all things sour

The fun continued at Nana & Papa's

I have huge shoes to fill once Nana passes the torch down to me.  Until then, I'll soak up all of her cute holiday details.

Papa has never had so much help filling the bird feeder!

Funny enough, about 15 minutes later, 5 blue jays came along.

The boys headed out front to play rocket launcher while the men hid the water balloons in the backyard.

The water balloon hunt tradition continues...

 

We finished the day in the pool with the boys' new goggles, then to Grandma Lori's to celebrate.

I'd say it was a great day!

Trailer adventures!

Want to know how to make a Monday great?!  Go fishing!

We ventured to Papa's Chokoloskee Hideaway and the boys had a great time.

The day went a little like this...

Connor took Noah under his wing & insisted he show him around.  This is the time I adore the boys together.  Connor gets this teacher-like voice and talks slower explaining everything to Noah from where to find the curly tail lizards to important dock safety rules.  Noah follows Connor's lead and it's pretty awesome.

{Gross curly tailed ginormous lizards are in here}

Bless my dad's heart for taking on the day adventure of taking the boat out with us by himself.  It's all second nature to him, but it's pretty amazing to watch.

Let the fishing begin!

The popular catch of the day were Jack.

You are never unsure of where Noah is on the boat.  He's either snacking or playing in the bait well.

We had a pretty great system going.  Papa and Connor fished off the front, Noah retrieved shrimp when needed, and I snapped pictures.

Our only hiccup of the day was right after this moment right here...

Connor caught a beautiful red fish & we were all excited to see a good sized fish AND it wasn't a Jack this time.  I had my camera ready.  Papa grabbed the fish to measure it.  The boys watched with excitement and giggles.  Then Noah took a mis-step where his toe went under an open hatch on the boat.  As he tripped forward on the hatch door, he pushed on the door causing his toe to get pinched underneath.  We all watched it happen in slow motion.  I calmly scooped Noah up as the loud cries came out.  Noah had a good little sliced down the center of his big toe.  I think it wouldn't have been as bad if Noah didn't see his toe.  Once he saw the dead skin and the tinge of blood, it took a little time to get Noah to settle the cries.  Poor kid.  Want to know what else stunk in that whole situation?!  Through the quick reaction to consoling Noah, Papa tossed the red fish overboard before we got a picture. Haha.  He did measure it at 17 inches though, so Connor knew how big his "giant red fish" was.  

A little Bandaid and nap on Mom for Noah and he was back to good in no time.

While Noah snoozed, Connor tried anxiously to reel in a shark on the big pole.  He was surprised to hook a blue fish instead.

The winds picked up and the fish quit biting at that point, so we headed back to the docks.  After tossing a few bait in there, we pulled out a pretty Snook to end of fishing day!

Lots of fun today!  We will all sleep good tonight!!

Spring Break Day 1

The day started with Connor scoring his 1st goal of the season!

We then spent almost 3 hours at the pool playing happily with both kids.  It was magical really.  No whining.  Pure happiness all around.

Thank you God for the break after a long week.

Enjoy the simple goodness that radiates in these photos.

Noah Bear got a thrill out of playing hide and seek with his toys in the pool the entire time.

Connor ran into 4 boys from school while we were at the pool, so he has so happy playing catch with them.

Our mission to teach Noah to swim has officially started.  The child has no fear of going under water, so I think we're half way there!

Noah was diving down for his toys on the steps like a champ!  It was so exciting to see his progress in just a few hours.

Both kids were good and pooped out when he decided we should probably leave for supper.  An evening at a Japanese Steakhouse, Angry Birds movie with popcorn in the living room, and slumber party on the couch has completed our day.

I think we will all sleep good tonight!