Bike time

So after listening to Benson and Aubrielle fight over the way too small princess bike for the past month, mom and dad decided to give in and buy them each their own bike. Let me just say it has been worth EVERY penny. They love to do laps around and around the garages, and mom loves being able to just sit and ENJOY the outdoors. And Jaycie was spoiled when Dad was home this weekend and got to join in the fun and of course loved every minute of it because she was "BIG". Now that dad is back at work she just follows them around pushing her "scooter" (we'll be in big trouble when she realizes her "scooter" is really just a baby walker).

Easter Pictures

The kids all dressed up for Easter. These are actually the girls' dresses from last year, but they were just way too cute and still fit, so here they are for round #2! (And of course Jaycie wouldn't smile in front of the flower bush, she preferred the side walk :)

Easter egg hunt and Easter Bunny treats

Easter Egg decorating, and truthfully I did it while Jaycie was asleep, but figured if I took a picture of her after the mess was all cleaned up she'd never know the difference :) (Can you tell she's the 3rd?)

Thanks Aunt Emily!

What a fun mail-box surprise we had today; Emily finally finished the "girl I-spy" quilt. (Benson got the "boy" one a few Christmases ago and Aubrielle has been bugging Emily non-stop for about 4 months now). Anyway, Aubrielle was thrilled when she read that the package was for her (not her dad who's bday is on Sunday) and thoroughly enjoyed opening the quilt and playing with it. It has 2 matching squares of a bunch of different fun fabrics and the kids just love it. (These pictures do it no justice) Thanks so much for all your hard work Emily, you are the best!

From the mouth of babes...

Benson bought Aubrielle some princess math workbooks for her birthday and she ran across a subtraction page that she didn't know how to do. She asked me how to do it and since I was still trying to finish my dinner, I attempted to give a 3-second subtraction lesson. I said, "Okay, let's say you have 5 pieces of candy and then you eat 3, how many would you have left?"
Of course Benson, my soft spoken little sweetheart, who I had no idea was even listening, immediatlely grumbles in a soft yet bullying voice, "None, cause you brother take them all."
I guess we all have our days.

Those of you who have known Aubrielle since she was a baby, or at least seen pictures, are probably well aware of the stork bite she has on her forehead. It's still noticable, just not nearly as bad as it was when she was a baby (people used to come up to us and say, "Oh, did she hit her head?"...it was that bright). Anyway, a few days ago it came up and we were talking to Aubrielle about her "special spot" on her forehead and telling her how no one else in the family was lucky enough to get a stork bite, so that made her special. She of course thought this was great as she loves any and all attention.
So of course a few days later I was confused as I heard her excitedly yell, "Look dad!! You've got a stork bite too!!"
Camron however wasn't as impressed that the zit on his forehead stuck out so much.... :) Don't worry, I'm sure she's the only one that noticed :)

Rough Night

Bedtime sure is rough when mom and dad take away your paci....