Easter 2013

Happy Easter 2013!

The Easter Bunny came to to two very lucky little kiddos. Things tend to get a little out of control on holidays at our home... I just LOVE them.

The Bunny loves the "set up" the most, I think... how to display all the goodies in the cutest way. 

Brady got a new green bike! This was much needed & will be so great for the Spring and Summer outside.

A pink cozy coupe for the princess.

Pottery Barn Kids does it again with the baskets. These things were HUGE and held a lot of stuff...I don't know if this is a good or bad thing.

A few new Easter reads. I love anything "Peter Cottontail."

Babies coming down Easter morning to see if the EB came. Of course, Brady goes RIGHT for Kenley's basket and not his own!

Good morning, munchkins! No, she doesn't sleep in her bow...

So excited!

GUESS WHO! I think Mommy was the most excited about this game...

Even a little candy in eggs.

Beep beep! Kenley was only a few months old last Easter, so she really liked to rip through her basket this year.

Egg face!

A BARBIE?!?!?! omg.

Mean Mama haha. How sweet is she, though? I told you they were big...

B & K! Look at her little dress-up heels haha.

We all got cleaned up and got ready for Easter Dinner @ Ryan's Auntie Jean's house. Ryan's parents, sister Ashleigh, and Auntie Amy all came over before to give the kids MORE baskets! Lucky duckies.

Attempts at the family pictures! My sweet girl and I. Kenley's 2nd Easter.

My Mom came over and had dinner with us, too!

Kenley & Daddy.

Easter 2013

Take a look back to Easter 2012...

And Easter 2011, where we told our families we were prego!

After we got to Abington, we had lots of fun playing with cousins and eating lots of yummies. Here were my "basket" cupcakes. Yum yum!

Overall, we had a very busy but great day. The kids were both snoozing in the car the whole way home. I am so ready for SPRING, and this was the perfect way to start it off. 

xo

Kaytee

Brady Blue Eyes: 3.5

BRADY...

Three and a half? 

Halfway to 4?

How did this happen so fast?

My little boy is getting to not be so "little" anymore and you are finding your independence in every single way possible. You have such a strong willed personality and are such a smarty pants. Sometimes this makes daily life a struggle, but for the most part you keep us on our toes and laughing.

Let's talk about shorts for a minute. Yes, shorts. Brady... you wear basketball shorts as much as you can. The second you get in the house...they are on. You even try to wear them outside and would if we would let you. This wouldn't be a problem if we didn't live in freaking Massachusetts, but the truth is...we do. Getting you dressed is an absolute NIGHTMARE. You like to wear your underwear backwards so you can see the picture on the front. It makes sense, I guess? You hate pajamas. You also hate long sleeve shirts and will only wear short sleeves. I think you are a boy after my own heart and belong in the South ;)You wear size 3T pants and are getting into 4T shirts. You have a size 10 shoe and LOVE your work boots.

You say you want to be a "worker" like Don Don and also a firefighter when you get bigger. You're not really "into" anything as far as toys go...but you are OBSESSED with sports. You ask to put your skates on in the house everyday, turn laundry baskets into basketball hoops, and even ask if I will play catch with you throughout the day. You like to play with your Home Depot tool bench that Santa brought you and also play in Kenley's kitchen with her. We are doing a lot of playdough and crafts these days, and I can't wait to get you outside. You are a boy who needs to be out and PLAYING.

You started a learn-to-skate program and are excelling pretty quickly. Bubba has taken you skating before so you had  a few of the basics before you took your first official lesson. You started with the crate the first 2 weeks and they quickly took if away from 3 out of the 10 of you in the class. The teacher said it's like potty training....there's no going back. You are obsessed with hockey and constantly ask to watch Bruins on youtube or on tv if they are playing. You would wear your skates all day long if you could. Mimi and Bubba took you to a Providence Bruins game last week and you have yet to stop talking about it. Yep, I think I am bound to be a hockey mom. I learned my lesson the first day of skating... do NOT wear flats with no socks to the rink. #rookie

You are a pretty good eater. You usually have a big breakfast and lunch, and then dinner time is a struggle for you. You have a banana and chocolate milk every morning before breakfast---you are so routine. You love "kid" food so I try to buy organic so I don't feel as bad about it. You are obsessed with any and all fruit and love corn. You love string cheese, gogurt, green goldfish, pirate booty, and sugarfree gum. I have convinced you that sparkling water is soda, so until you figure it out, that is what you will have. I can also still get away with cutting your juice in half with water. This surprises me because you pick up on everything...





You talk so much and understand everything. There is no "going over the head" anymore, so we really have to watch our words at all.times.

As far as sleeping goes...well, it's not great. You wake up constantly in the night. At first we thought it was just typical toddler behavior, especially while potty training a year ago. But once we ruled that out and also took into consideration your repeated ear infections, we decided to take you to the ENT. It turns out you have child sleep apnea. Your constant snoring and breathing problems wake you up throughout the night, so you are never in a deep sleep. That is why you often wake up in the middle of the night to get one of us, have night terrors, talk in your sleep, and seem groggy and unrested the next day. You are scheduled to have your tonsils and adenoids removed as well as tubes put in your ears on May 15th. This is the only treatment for sleep apnea, and I PRAY that things improve. My poor baby!

 

You are obsessed with your sister and love her so much you (literally) SQUEEZE her. The two of you play so well together and there is little you want to do without her by your side. You always say "Hiiiiiii, baby dollllllll!" when you see her... it is so sweet. I can only imagine the trouble you two will get into together. You have adjusted so well to being a Big Brother and I am so proud of you for that. You keep telling me you are going to have 2 more babies: a girl baby, and a boy baby. God help me!



You love relaxing on the couch with me and Ry Guy and your new favorite show is "Full House." It is  so funny because all of the movies I watched when I was little are ones you like now, too. "Curly Sue." "Home Alone," and "Newsies" are some new favorites.



You still sleep with your little monkey lovey, George, and even sleep with the back-up "George," too. :)

You are so OCD like your mom sometimes. Everything has to be done a certain way in a certain order. If it's not done the way you like it, it has to be put back. This is frustrating sometimes but it is also a test for my own patience. I know that my role as "Mommy" is to teach you and also to let you learn how to be YOU in your own ways.



You are doing great in pre-school and I can't believe the year is winding down. You are there on Tuesday's and Friday's and absolutely LOVE it. You talk about all your friends in class all the time at home and tell me about the chats you guys have in lunch. You sing a "chicken nuggy" song with your friend Jonathon everyday at lunch. You take spanish 2 times a week and can count to 10. You do a lot of projects and are proud to show them off to me when you get home.

You love your family and have special and unique bonds with us all. You want to be doing whatever Ry Guy is doing. You love all your grandparents so much and are so lucky to have SO many! We are all so lucky to have you, too.



I can't wait to see what we have in store for the next few months. Nothing brings me more joy than being your mommy. I wish words could express it, but for now this will do.

xo
Mommy