Jenn's Surprise 30th Bday!

Last night was Jenn's surprise birthday party.  It's her 30th birthday if you can believe that. :)  I love a good surprise especially when the person has no clue.  Nick brought her in and she thought it was a party for a different friend until she saw all of her friends and family.  It was so cute to see the surprise on her face. :) 

She almost made us all cry with how surprised and touched she was.   

Happy birthday girly!!!  By the way, isn't this cake fabulous?!?!?!  My friend Missy makes them and they are FABULOUS if you ever need one. :) 

Jenn in the middle with all the girls at the party. :)

More baseball for Braden

Braden has been having about two games a week.  He's still going out with a positive attitude and doing his best when deep down he'd probably rather be playing his DS. ha! 

Pop was the third base coach for us. Braden thought that was pretty cool! 

Run hard buddy! 

Thunder Over Louisville

Last night was Louisville's big event....thunder over Louisville (for you outta towners:). It's the biggest or one of the biggest (not sure) fireworks shows in the nation. They also have an air show all day. My friend Jenn's mom got us bracelets to go down and be right next to the action. We got to sit in a little secluded area right next to the 2nd street bridge. We bundled up, took snacks and had a perfect evening! The kids loved it! I wondered if Ethan would be scared but he loved it and has talked about the "sarworks" all day! When it ended it we booked it to the car and hit no traffic going home which never happens-seriously a perfect thunder night!

Of course Chris and I loved the snuggle time staying warm :)

Christy, Jenn, Me and kiddos

Ethan wearing his protective ear gear (which he loves to wear!) watching the planes go by

Carson and Braden taking a rest

Jenn and Alivia looking all cute!

Ready for the big show. Wherever "Big Jackson" is...you will find Braden. He is literally obsessed with "his big brother" as he calls him. Thankfully Jackson is a sweetie and is pretty good about putting up with his biggest 5 year old fan! :)

We had great seats!!

Carrie and Lexi watch the big show :)

Tee Ball Season is underway!

Braden had his first tee ball game this week. :) Chris is his coach so they went to the game first to pass out uniforms. When I pulled in I could not believe how stinkin' cute Braden looked in his uniform! I mean soooo cute and soooo big! Love it! He did a great job in his first game and Chris is a super coach for these little guys. Ethan on the other hand is not too happy about having to see his daddy and brother on the field and not be able to go out there too. With snacks, bubbles, my phone and all, it might be a challenge to keep him occupied. ha! He is ready to play too!

Handsome boys!

He looks SO tall when he bats. :)

Big stuff standing on first

Gma Cindy and Pop came to cheer on Braden and helped man Ethan with yummy snacks. :)

Going for a grounder

Coach Daddy helping Braden get ready to hit

Easter lunch at Carma's

After church we headed to Chris' aunt Carma's for more Easter fun and a huge yummy meal! Chris' uncle is a police officer. He gave the boys a ride in his car and let them do the siren. They LOVED it! I told them it better be the only time they are in that type of car. ha!

The whole family was watching them go up the road and back and all of a sudden the car was going back and forth through the fields. ha! Merle let Ethan steer the whole way back to the house. It was hilarious to see a cop car swerving all over the road with the siren going off. :)

Time for the hunt...with cousin Izzie

The boys love their Papa T.

Checking out their loot! These kids find money in their eggs! Not sure I remember that from being a kid. ha!

There was lots of land to drive all the vehicles. Ethan loved cruising with Izzie in her cool ride!

Finally the boys did some fishing. This was one of those ponds where Chris could catch one after the other which is perfect for kids of course. He and Ethan caught probably 10 fish. Ethan loved it but didn't want to touch them. :) What a fun, fun day! Thanks Granny and Carma for hosting!!

Easter morning

The Easter bunny came!!! I can't wait for the kiddos to wake up and see their baskets by their door. I think as moms, we always do what our moms did for us. My mom always put our baskets outside our bedroom doors...that's what I remember from growing up and loved it, so that's what I do too! Braden got up much earlier than Ethan so he had to wait to dig in.

Love their excited faces! The Easter bunny brought them new swim trunks (how did he/she know that's what is needed in this family?!), a little bit of candy and some bubble toys.

Handome boys!!

Coloring eggs

We picked the perfect night to color Easter eggs! It was beautiful outside so we ate dinner on the porch and then did the egg dying too. It was fun to see Ethan be able to really participate this year! He loved to leave the eggs in each color for a long time while Braden couldn't fly through it fast enough. ha! Never sure what to do with all these colored eggs when they're done, but it's fun while we are doing them. :)

Oh and here's our picture with the Easter bunny at Bass Pro shops. Ethan finally loved him!! He has been terrified of Santa and the Easter bunny every year so I wasn't sure what to expect but this year he loved him! He kept waving at him after we walked away and talked about the sucker he gave him. ahhhh :)

Easter activities

Last Saturday we went to Speed Church in Sellersburg for their Easter egg hunt. It was perfect because it wasn't too big and crazy. The boys each got some eggs and they got a bag of candy at the end. :) Thanks Janelle for telling us about it. :)

Braden and Jackson were excited to see each other...can you tell? :)

Yay! Candy!

Potty Training Mania

Last Monday (April 2nd) Braden puked on the way to school. :( Poor buddy had a temporary bug I guess because he was better by lunchtime. Woohoo! So since we were stuck at home all day I thought it would be the perfect day to really potty train. We've done it here in there for an hour at a time but I knew I really needed to do the whole potty training boot camp. ha! So I pumped Ethan with lots of yummy drinks so he would have plenty of chances to go potty. We had a few successful potties, a couple accidents and a couple almost made it's. But, by mid afternoon, he had it! I was shocked because I didn't think he really showed many readiness signs but he tricked me. I'm happy to report that almost two weeks later he is doing awesome!!!!! So so good! He never ever has a potty accident and only had a couple poopy accidents and that was the day after Easter when I think he had too much candy. ha! So proud of my little guy! :)

Chris' birthday

We celebrated Chris' 38th bday with a Puerto's dinner (big surprise) and a yummy cake decorated by the boys. The boys were so excited for his birthday all day long and Braden kept asking Chris if he could help with all is birthday duties...especially blowing out the candles. :)