Trip to Nashville

This past weekend, we took a road trip to Nashville to meet baby Evelyn.

We stayed with my parents Friday night and got on the road early Saturday morning. We arrived in Nashville around 4:00 (with only one stop for lunch and gas). The kids did a great job. I guess getting a car with an entertainment system was the right move!

We stayed at the house that evening hanging out with everyone and cute little Evelyn. Tommy even slept in a big boy bed for the first time by himself. :)

Tommy in the big boy bed

Aunt Christine reading Tommy a book

Baby Evelyn sleeping with her feet out

Sunday, the girls (minus Grace) went to watch Eddie's final performance with the ballet. Afterwards, we met up with the guys and Grace and got to go backstage. Afterwards, we all went out to eat at Blackstone with Christopher and Brian (some of their friends) and Eddie's mom. We all went to bed a little early that night.

Tommy and Uncle Eddie Backstage

On Monday, we took a few family photos and got on the road around 9:00. We had to make 3 stops on our way home. Once for gas, once for lunch and then our last stop at my parents house for dinner and baths.

Pap-pap with Tommy and Evelyn

Tommy and Eddie kissing Evelyn's feet

Grammy and Grace hanging out

The girls catching up on their gossip

Me with Evelyn

Grammy and Pap-Pap with their grand-kids

Tommy was done with pictures by this time

Proud new parents

Overall, it was a fun trip - just very short. We loved meeting Evelyn (Eddie's mini-me)!

Spring Fling & A Party

Last Saturday, we took the kids to a park in Frisco for their schools' annual Spring Fling.

Tommy & Grace had a lot more fun this year than last year. Tommy went on all the bounce houses, the fun bus and bubbles. Grace even played a little "football" and crawled through a tunnel.

Someone was a little tired when we got there.

Having fun on the slide.

Pouty Face

Much better (and cooler)

Another cool dude!

Daddy and Tommy

Sunday, I took Tommy to a birthday party for 2 of his friends at WOGA (a gymnastics place) in Frisco. Tommy pretty much chased his friends, jumped on a trampoline and swung on the bars.

Eating the best part of the cupcake - the frosting

One other funny thing that happened - on our way out - Grace's (Tommy's classmate) older sister made it a point to say bye to Tommy on the way out and he flashed her a smile and said "Bye Madison (or whatever her name is). How does he know all these girls? He must be a huge ladies man at school!

Wordless Wednesday

Easter 2012

We headed to my parent's house for Easter this year.

On Saturday, Tom went and played golf and the rest of us went for an Easter egg hunt downtown. Tommy got a lot of eggs and Grace even got a couple.

Once the hunt was over, we signed up for door prizes and had an early lunch (they had hot dogs and cookies/cupcakes). Grace was so funny! We gave her a hard cookie to chew on and by the time we left she had finished the whole thing. I didn't know she even knew how to take bites off of it. That little stinker. :)

Ready to hunt

Grace got a couple eggs

The cookie Grace ended up eating!

On Easter morning the kids loved what the Easter Bunny left them. Tommy got Toy Story stuff and Grace got books and other girlie things. Tom and I went to church and then we enjoyed Easter Lunch with my family.

Tommy's loot

Grace's loot

"Space Ranger" aka Buzz Lightyear

You are my sunshine

Kylee and Grace looking out the window (a normal occurrence at our house)

After cleaning up, we took the kids outside for another Easter egg hunt (before it started raining again). I think Tommy enjoyed this the most since some of the eggs were hidden instead of just thrown on the ground like the other hunts he did.

Happy Easter!

On a side note (I wanted to write this down so I didn't forget). After the egg hunt at Tommy's school last Thursday, I gave him an egg that I thought just had jelly beans in it. Well, I was talking to my mom on speaker phone and she asked Tommy what he was doing and he said "Chewing gum Gramma". I turned around and sure enough he had a piece of gum in his mouth just chewing away! I was so surprised. I didn't even know he knew what to do with gum. He is such a smart little cookie. He knew not to swallow it! He never ceases to amaze me. :)

Mommy's Little Helper....

....not so much!

Frisco Eggstravaganza

Yesterday, Tom, Tommy, Grace and I met Chris, Chuck and Charlie at Pizza Hut Park so the kids could go Easter Egg Hunting.

It was really crowded and they had the fields marked off by age group. Thank goodness Tommy & Charlie still fall under the 2 and under group.

I figured since there were so many kids that Tommy wouldn't really get anything, but he ended up getting a basket and a half full (granted some of the stuff was animal crackers, Goldfish & Cheerios's - so that took up a lot of room). I made Tommy stop after a while, because we don't need that much stuff at home. Tommy even got the winning egg for the age group and won an Easter basket with a notebook, colored pens and candy.

Tom and Grace even managed to fill up her basket. She loved the Cheerios's and eggs.

Tommy playing a game before the egg hunt.

Someone was a little bored.

 Showing off his find.

Grace getting the good stuff.

Tommy went for ALL the candy.

The boys

The girls

The prize basket