In a "Hoppy" mood!

I just thought I'd get in the Easter Spirit a little early this year. Afterall, what an amazing holiday! HE IS RISEN! Whoo Hoo! Also, the weather has been beautiful this week, I've been a in better mood than usual, and Dustin is doing fabulous. All in all, I'd say we have a lot to be thankful for this spring!

I would love to think of some great Easter crafts and/or games for Michael and his friends. Last year, Michael, Lane and Scribbie had fun with an Easter Egg hunt at Lane's house. This year, I'd like to have an "Easter Fun Day" and have his friends come over and make things and enjoy the pretty weather. Any ideas? Be sure to leave a comment!

Also, I have one quick "Bunny" story...Not so much "Easter", but still a little funny!

Michael and I dance and sing songs together every night before bed. He loves Dancing with Mommy and he's gotten pretty good at singing along. One of the songs we just added to our nightly tunes is the old VBS song, "He's got the whole world in his hands". After I finished the basics (Mommys and Daddys, Puppies and Kitties, Babies, etc) I asked Michael, "What else does he have in his hands?" He started crying and said "Bunny Rabbits". Not understanding the shower of tears, I asked him "Why are you crying? Do bunny rabbits make you sad?" He said, "Yeah, outside". I thought he was crying because they were outside (not in the house), however, after talking a few more minutes, Michael finally blurted out the missing pieces; "Roscoe ate bunny rabbit outside!" OH NO! Roscoe is our 5 month old BEAGLE puppy! They had been outside playing earlier than afternoon and Roscoe got out of the fence. I heard Michael scream, then come running to me...I thought he was just upset that he got out of the fence----I never thought he had actually seen him EAT a RABBIT! How terrible. Michael talked about the "bunny rabbit" for several more days before it finally died down. Hopefully he's forgotten about it and won't be traumatized!!! :) ...And all of this right before the EASTER BUNNY!!!! Just my luck!

Another Birthday Shout Out!

My father-in-law's birthday is tomorrow, so I thought I'd leave a little shout out and say "HI" and "HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB!" I wish I had an embarrassing picture or something to post but I haven't been able to find any! Boo!

Carrie & Josh...Can a birthday get any better?

For Dustin's 23rd birthday, we spent the weekend in Nashville. First we checked into a beautiful hotel just about a mile from the Opry house, ordered room service for dinner, and got ready for the show! We went to "Beaver Night" at the Grand Ole Opry and seen Little Jimmy Dickens, Josh Turner (HOT) and Carrie Underwood (Dustin's pretend girlfriend)! There were several others, but sadly enough I'm too young to remember any of their music (or names for that matter)! Little Jimmy Dickens is just a funny little old man who sings in between his jokes...Josh Turner was amazing, but Carrie stole the show! She was great! the crowd rushed the stage trying to snap photos of her performing. I tried to get some good pics, but we were in the balcany, so I could only get so close. Most of the pics a little "grainy", but here they are...

Good Morning, Sunshine!

Just a quick note: we had a great weekend at the Opry! Pics to follow soon!

Dustin's 23rd Birthday! Whoo Hoo!

Just a quick shout out ot my honey turning 23 today!!! We have a nice mini-trip planned for tomorrow...Carrie Underwood and Josh Turner at the Opry, then spending the night in Nashville with peace and quiet and room service to top it off! Dustin has worked really hard, especially this week, so he deserves a great birthday. We're spending time with his parents and brother tonight, the Opry Saturday, then at home with Michael Sunday afternoon. Hopefully everything goes well. Everything has been a headache lately, so I'm looking forward to spending some quiet time with my hubby and trying to remember the love that started our whole world together. Sadly enough that all gets lost in our hectic life sometimes. It's nice to kick back and remember...

Happy Birthday Honey! Here's to you and all the Happiness we can find together! Love you!

The Independance of a Toddler...

I have always thought of Michael, now 2 years old, as such an independant little boy. Even as a baby we was never very clingy or needy. He has always done his own thing and enjoyed learning how to do new things on his own. My mother says that my younger sister exhibited the same traits as toddler. In fact, my mom swears that her first word was an entire sentence, "I do myself!" Similar to Michael's famous phase, "No, I do it!" Dustin and I have always laughed about how independent he is and how "bossy" he is about doing things his way. Here are a few "mini-stories" of our recent Michael Adventures...

1) Several weeks ago, Michael woke up sometime in the middle of the night. By the time he decided to wake me up, he was holding cereal in one hand and a cup of chocolate milk in the other. He got as close to my face as he could and started whispering, "Mommy, look...cereal". He was so proud. I kind of laughed and put him up in my bed. I wode up a little while later to find that he had gotten out of the bed. I found him in the livingroom in his recliner watching cartoons; this time with a bowl of cereal and his chocolate milk. He looked like he had everything he needed so I went back to bed! The next morning he was in his bed sleeping soundly. Appearently he had woke Dustin up on a separte occasion that night, so we had great stories to share that next morning while Michael slept of his late night parting!

2) I have had a rough week. With the news about my job, stuff going on at home, Dustin working until 8 or 9 every night this week...I've just been exhausted. So, when my friend, Penny, called to chat...I was well past ready! I sat down for not more than 10 minutes to talk to her before I started hearing Michael banging around in the bathroom. When I went to find what he had been banging on, I found out that not only had he stopped up my toilet with a blue plastic ball, he had scooped all the water out of the TOILET BOWL and tried to give the puppy a bath with it! Poor Roscoe! Michael was soaked, the floor was soaked, the dog looked like a drowned rat, and I was about half in tears when he looked up smiling and said "Look, Mommy...Michael Roscoe bath!" He was trying to help and he was so proud of the job he had done. I couldn't do anything but laugh (and of course, clean up the mess!).

3) Last but surely not least, this morning's circus! I overslept, but obviously Michael did not, so he continued on our normal routine without me. When I woke up, he had already made breakfast, his chocolate milk, fed the dog, and was watching cartoons! Let me explain...when I woke up, I found that Michael had gotten the butter out of the refridgerator (to use on his toast), put it on the floor up next to the counter by the toaster to stand on, but appearently couldn't reach the bread, so he opted for half a bag of mini-oreos for breakfast instead; had gotten out the milk, chocolate syrup, and his cup to make his chocolate milk, fed the dog the remaining oreos and a package of saltine crackers, put the frosting for Dustin's bday cake in the refrigerator (after dipping a few finger fulls out), and opened a pack of Sponge Bob cupcake papers and scattered them on the floor to JUMP on! All in all...I'd say he had a pretty good morning. I, on the other hand, had a mess to clean up, him to clean up, and I was runnning almost an hour late!!!

All I can say at this point is TGIF!!!!!!!!