Random Pics from Everyday Life

Silly boys trying on my glasses (:

Griffin trying out Ronan's skateboard...thankfully he was on the carpet and not the hardwood floor or pavement!

Baking with Mama on a day when we all just needed some cake!

Sadie brought over her princess tent one day while we were watching her at our house. The boys were good sports playing castle with her. (:

Ronan loves to wear costumes. One day when the Chase kids were over to play I found them sitting on the stairs like this. Ronan, the ninja, and Sadie "reading" the Bible. (:

Ronan recently started showing interest in learning how to read, so Josh started working with him on sounding out little words.

Happy Birthday, Jon!

After Tyler's party on the 14th of March we headed over to the Green's house to celebrate Jon's 33rd Birthday. We had cake and ice cream, and enjoyed spending some family time together.
Here's Jon and his Mom getting Emma to smile and giggle. (: She's such a sweet baby!
Amy, Emma, Ronan, and Great Grandpa
Ronan likes interacting with Emma. (:

Macey and Ethan helping Daddy blow out his candles.

Ronan made this card for Uncle Jon (:

Macey and I were wearing matching outfits.

Happy Birthday, Tyler!

On Saturday, March 14th, we celebrated my nephew Tyler's 9th Birthday party at the Chase's new house! It was a little bit strange being in the house without having all of our things in it, but I'm sure it will feel normal soon. (: Tyler requested a Mario theme for his party and invited all the family and a few friends from school. It was fun watching Tyler interact with his buddies--he's growing up so much!

Becca decorated this awesome cake!

Proud parents with the Birthday Boy!

Ronan, Blake, Becca, Tyler, Aaron, Sadie, Cohen, and Drew

Ronan, Sadie, and Cohen liked getting to "hang out" with the big boys. (: Tyler's friends were good at keeping Ronan in line (they must have younger siblings). (:

We got Tyler some Mario figurines to display in his new room.

Griffin cuddling with Papa after his nap.
Since our baby monitor reached next door, we actually let him nap at our house during the party. (: He woke up in time to play some of the party games.

SOLD!

March 11th was the official closing date for the sale of our Honeysuckle house! We were incredibly blessed to find a buyer in these tough economic times, and on top of that we were acquiring some of the best neighbors you could ask for: the Chase family!! This was an answer to prayer in so many ways! We were all amazed at how God provided a way for it to work out for both of our families, and in the most perfect timing! It has been such a relief for us to have that burden lifted and so great for the Chases to have bought their first home!

After we signed papers, we went out to dinner to celebrate with my parents, the Henry family, and the Chases. My mom made giant cookies in the shape of the house...one for us and one for Aaron and Becca (: She is so sweet and creative!

The Happy New Homeowners!

Sadie and Ronan~soooo very excited to be next door neighbors! Truly a dream come true for them( and us all!). (:

Day with the Creagers

On February 21st we had a fun day hanging out with Josh's side of the family. Brad and the kids came down to Eugene for the day because it had been awhile since we got all of the cousins together to play.

Dylan had recently broken his arm and this was the first time for us to see him with his cast on. Ronan was very interested in hearing all about it. (:

Lunch Time~
(sorry Amy, I caught you in the middle of a bite...)

Griffin cuddling with Uncle Brad

Baby Emma

It wasn't raining that day, so we got out bikes and all the riding toys. (:

The Chases stopped by for a quick visit, too, and Sadie got a turn riding the Kawasaki.

This is not one of my favorite things that Josh does with our kids...but Griffin loves it! Josh gets him going so fast--it scares me!

Wheelbarrow rides are much safer (: Even safe enough for Emma!

Ethan & Macey

Great Grandpa and Grammie Lermo joined in on the fun

After spending quite awhile playing outside, we went inside to watch a movie and rest. We realized that that almost everyone was wearing blue that day, even Grammie.

A rare picture of both of the photographers (:

V-Day Evening

As I mentioned in a previous post, we swapped babysitting with the Chases during Valentine's weekend. It was so much fun for the kids and each couple benefited by having a date night! We had the kids on Saturday night while Aaron and Becca went out to dinner and a movie. The kids played great together and definitely wore each other out by the end of the night.
Tyler, Cohen, Griffin, and Sadie eating dinner together.

The Chase Kids (:
Winding down with popcorn and a movie.

Such sweet buddies!

Sadie curled up in her sleeping bag to watch the movie and ended up falling asleep. She looked so peaceful. (: She managed to stay asleep despite being "checked on" frequently by Ronan and Griffin. (:

Valentine's Day

The boys and I made these super sweet cookies to deliver to family and our neighbor friends on Valentine's Day. They are cherry chip cake mix cookies with cherry frosting. I'm glad we gave most of them away because I would've eaten way too many!

When I wasn't looking Griffin climbed up onto the counter in search for more cookies. (: They were very hard to resist!

In the morning on Valentine's Day, Ronan and I made cinnamon rolls in the shape of a heart for breakfast. I just love his smiley eyes in this picture. (:
Daddy and Griffin eating breakfast together.

Great Grammie & Grandpa Lermo stopped by to give Ronan and Griffin some special goodies.

We gave the boys some new pop-up books and a game--more practical than "Valentiney". (:

Griffin feeling pretty cool in his skeleton shirt. It has a heart on it, so it was kind of appropriate for Valentine's Day. (:
After that, the boys and I headed out to make our special deliveries while Josh worked on projects at the house. It was a good way for us to give Josh some uninterrupted work time.

Griffin bringing treats to Grammie's house. He was so excited about carrying plates of cookies all by himself to each house. (:

Papa and Memaw's house