Mom L's visit in March

My mom came out to play for a week in March when Todd was gone for a training in San Antonio.  Last year we went to NYC for our mom/daughter get together but this time she was nice enough to keep me company with the kiddos instead of something cool. :)

Sorry you're blurry in this pic, Mom.  

We made it to the park one day.  The two times she has visited since we moved here, it has rained more days than not.  Hopefully it will be beautiful weather the next time around.

 I had some pics of the boys from when my mom visited so these are being thrown in with the "Mom's visit" post.  The boys love climbing this thing although it makes me nervous.  More for Cooper than Fisher but I would bet money that our first broken bone will come from a fall off this beast.

 Cooper reminds me of little red riding hood in this picture.  

The trees are green and beautiful again out here.  I love it.

 Fisher is the resident orangutan.

 Tucker loved Grandma pushing him on the swing.

 Really loved it.

 Mom attempted the slide.  This is, by far, the best picture I have ever taken of her.  

This picture is to make up for the last one. :)

 I know I posted this one a while ago but it was from this day and I happen to really like it despite the fact that Fisher looks like a total goofball.  Or maybe that is why I like it.  All of my kids' hair-dos are atrocious in this picture.  

 We celebrated Tucker's 2nd birthday while Mom was in town.  More on that later.

Cooper and Grandma bonded over cooking and baking.  Cooper loves to help in the kitchen.  If you want to bond with him then pull out some flour and sugar and he will pull up a chair or jump up on the counter ready to help with a big smile on his face. 

 It may be a scary, kind of crazed smile but a smile is a smile, right?

We took a trip to VB.  This particular night was the day before Todd got home and we needed to kill some time so we decided to go see how far away VB really was.  (Todd and I had not explore beyond the airport.)  It was freezing.  We decided to try again when we picked Todd up from the airport and it was a much more beautiful day even if it still was rather chilly.  More on that later too.

St. Patrick's Day & Easter... a little behind schedule

 I had all our pics from Easter & St. Patrick's Day sorted so I figure I might as well put them up.  The boys get so excited over every holiday.

 Fisher made his leprechaun trap along with a bunch of different notes to them.

 My favorite.

 Enticing them in order to catch them.

Fisher was smart this year.  First off, he thought the leprechaun must not be very smart if he made a hole in the side of the box to escape instead of going out the end of the trap that was already open.  Secondly, he wondered how the leprechaun was able to write back.  I told him that they stood on top of each other to hold the pen.  He adamantly disagreed with me and pointed out that the note was signed THE leprechaun, meaning only ONE. 

 The leprechauns left footprints all over the house and into the bathrooms where they went potty (green, of course) and forgot the flush.

 They thought it was the funniest thing ever. :)

 My attempt at a picture of the three of them before church.

 It just wasn't going to happen.

 Tucker finally had enough.

 Breakfast.  Well, the candy wasn't for breakfast.  They were for later.  Like our nice scratched and dented table?  Cooper has completely ruined it.  The big chunk on the right side was our move from KY to NE.  I want to refinish it but then I remember how much work it was and I talk myself out of it.  Cooper has made it look even worse from the time this picture was taken.  He loves carving into it with pencils, knives, forks and toys.  

 Egg salad sandwiches and deviled eggs for lunch.

 Green waffles for dinner.  The boys had a fun day.

 Easter was fun since Grandma C. and Uncle Jedd were still in town.

 The boys love dying Easter eggs.

 This was about the point in time that Todd and I got ready to go on a date and let Grandma have her fun with them.

 Tucker missed out on all the festivities as he was taking a much needed nap.

The boys had fun doing a lot of Easter egg hunts with Jedd & Grandma.  That night, while Todd and I were on our date, they stayed up late and watched movies and camped out on the floor since it was Grandma & Jedd's last night in town.

 I wasn't prepared for Easter at all, hence the Elmo trick or treat pumpkin. :)

Easter morning.  We had a nice Easter.  That night we went over to a friend's house for dinner.  

Visit from Grandma C!

It's always fun when Grandma comes to visit!

Tucker spent the whole visit with chapped skin and a runny nose.

We took Grandma & Jedd up to Williamsburg one day.  

(Once again, Fisher was at school and left out of the fun but we made up for it when he got to go to Busch Garden's with Daddy, Grandma & Jedd while I stayed at home with Cooper & Tucker.  He was big enough to go on some of the big rides.  Unfortunately I don't have any pics.)

Grandma wanted to see some of the fun stores.

Stores with all kinds of knick knacks to buy.

Good places to eat.

It was another chilly day but the sun was shining.  Since then all the trees have started turning green.  It is so much prettier out her now than it was a couple of weeks ago.

We took a short walk down through colonial Williamsburg but were limited on time.  We had two grumpy little boys with us.

Fun little flowers.  I have spent a lot of time this past week tearing out ugly tropical plants the the person who lived in the house before us planted.  It has been fun planting bushes and flowers even though I have no clue what I am doing.

I love the green jars in the middle of this picture.  They use them to protect their delicate plants from the cold.  

Cooper started to have a meltdown at this point and made a big scene.  I was happy to stand back and pretend he didn't belong to me.  :)

Looks like we have a tree hugger in the family.

I know I have already put up pics of this church and many others like it but I really have an affinity for them.

And here are my classic 'scenic' pics.  Can't have a post without these. :)

I love this picture.  

this was another night when Fisher was bummed to be left out so I stayed home with the two little ones while they went out to eat.  (I tell you- I really am trying to lose weight!  It better start paying off one of these days!!)

My boys sure love their Uncle Jedd.

Awww.  So cute. :)

We are so glad you guys were able to visit!  Can't wait until the next time. :)