I knew it was too quiet...

Silly me, I thought the boys were playing nicely and that I had a moment to get some packing done. When I realized it was a little too quiet, this is what I found. Lovely.

Fine Dining

This is what happens when you sell all of your furniture on Craig's List...

Mother's Day Fun

I had a wonderful Mother's Day with my three favorite guys. Sean had a great breakfast for me when I came home from work, the boys played outside most of the day and we grilled out for dinner and ate outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. I hope all you moms out there had a special day, too!

The boys were cracking us up riding around in the Jeep until the battery died. We thought Carter's driving skills were getting better, then he ran over one of my patio chairs and we are back to thinking this boy should not get his driver's license until age 18!

My two favorite boys!

Even Macey had a fun day!

Good thing mommy wasn't around when this happened.

Just Like Big Brother

Davis is fascinated by Carter using the potty. He wants to be a "big boy" too! Lately he has been wanting to sit on the potty like his big brother. I have been humoring him and he gets such a kick out of it! It is pretty funny to watch.

Can't forget about the toilet paper!

He didn't want to get down, but after "wiping" several times, mom decided enough was enough. :-) This boy will probably be potty-trained in half the time of his big brother (We can only hope!!!).

Packin' Up

The boys are having way more fun with the boxes and packing than mommy is! So far, they have built flying "thing-a-ma-jiggers" like the "Cat In the Hat" and "choo choos" out of the boxes. The night Sean brought home the plotter paper from work was a big hit, too. We had huge pieces of paper spread out all over the floor and they colored all over it...it was not so fun during clean-up, but it certainly kept them entertained!!

Happy Easter!

The boys got some really nice Easter goodies from the grandparents--thank you!!!! We hope you all had a Happy Easter!

After church this morning, we had the 2nd annual Beilman egg hunt in our back yard. The boys were more interested in opening eggs than hunting eggs, but I'm thinking next year it will all "click". Sean took them to the train museum yesterday, so they also got to meet the Easter Bunny! It occurred to me today that this will be our last holiday in this house...a little sad, but mostly very excited to create many more memories in our new home!

I love these eggs!

What's in this one, Mom?

My boys!!

More eggs!

The Mickey light sticks were a big hit--thank you Walgreens!

The Eggs Are Hatching

The boys and I colored Easter eggs today and it was a hit! Carter only wanted to use blue dye and dictated the colors everyone else could use. Wonder who he gets his control-freakness from? Anyway, after the eggs were done we had a mini egg hunt. Davis got a little overzealous and smashed some of his eggs which really upset his brother. Carter kept saying "That egg is hatching!" for all the eggs that were cracked. We didn't have any baby chicks, but we did have a fun (and messy) afternoon. Happy Easter, everyone!!!

EJ

For an early birthday present, I got to see Elton John in concert last week. He is a favorite of mine and it was so awesome to see him live. Thank you, Sean!!! And Dad, you were right, "Rocket Man" was awesome! It was a great night.

Boys!

Sometime early this morning Carter wet the bed. We have been keeping him in undies overnight lately and this morning it caught up with us. Anyway, that's not the point of all this. I told him to take off his wet undies and PJ's and put dry undies on. So, he goes back into his room to change and this is how the conversation goes:

Davis: "pee pee pee pee pee pee pee pee"(the boy is fascinated by his pee pee...and others, apparently)

Carter: "No Davis, you can't touch my pee-pee. If you touch it, it will go pee pee on you and then you will be all wet, like I am. You can't touch my pee-pee. You can only touch your own pee-pee."

Needless to say, Sean & I were dying in the next room. It was a great way to start the day.

Hallalujah!

After 3 years and 6 months of buying diapers/pull-ups for Carter, we now have a BIG BOY who poops on the potty!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you, Sweet Jesus!

Possibilities

We are one step closer to finding a new home! While it is not our "dream home", it is a very nice house and one that we could be very happy in. It has everything we need and plenty of room for guests! Enjoy the photos...it is very beige now, but that's nothing that a few cans of paint can't fix!

view of kitchen from fridge space

from kitchen into great room

fridge space

the pantry--I've been dreaming about this!

view from eating space in kitchen to great room & dining room in distance

from great room to entry

french doors to study

powder room and doors to study (aka: the playroom)

master bath

view from front bedrooms

I saved the best for last: full bathroom in guest bedroom!!

A Million Thanks

My dad and Nancy came to watch the boys for us while Sean was in Atlanta last weekend. Having them here was wonderful! I had been flying solo for 2 1/2 days when they got to town on Friday and we had had a slew of showings on our house, so I was a little frazzled with trying to keep the boys entertained, the house clean and holding on to what was left of my sanity. I have never been SO happy to see two people in my life! We got an offer on our house on Friday (yippee!), so they got to help us celebrate our first step towards moving on to bigger and better. Thanks for taking the boys swimming and out of my hair over a bit of a crazy weekend. Looking forward to having you both in our new digs this August!! Love you! Mr Davis was sleeping, so missed out on this photo op...

Bedtime Stories

I love reading to the boys at bedtime. It is usually the most calm time of our day and one of the few things the boys (usually) hold still for. I'll take any excuse to snuggle my boys!