Hodge Podge

This week we have been busy with errands, music class, play dates, and lots of fun sleepovers!

Don't look too excited Benjamin...

During a trip out to Target Ben spotted this red ball and insisted that I buy it for him.  I plopped him and his red ball in the cart and we were good to go.  It has turned out to be a great purchase and has provided us hours of entertainment. 

After Target we met Daddy for dinner at Fuzzy's - yummy!!

Ben discovered that a fork and an empty beer mug made for a wonderful musical instrument. 

Another fabulous purchase has been my 94 cent bubbles.  If this mama didn't get light headed after 10 minutes of bubbles Ben could chase them all day!

Riley and Auntie E spent Monday night with us.  Benjamin was happy to have another willing bubble blower. 

Ben loves his Riley.  He saw that Riley had taken a seat on the couch and crawled right up to him waiting to be pulled up.  I snapped this picture right as Ben was getting cozy.  Riley is a natural with Ben and is going to be the best Daddy someday!

It is so sad that Ben isn't loved at all. :)  Auntie E and Riley tried to pull a fast one on me and sneak my little love out with them.  We love us some Dodges!! 

While Will was out of town Wednesday, Uncle Rett joined in on the bubble fun and spent the night.

Bubbles are the way to this kids heart.

Benjamin and Mitchell were twins this week at our play date. 

Ben's friend Madi also came over while her Mommy and Daddy went on a date.  They loved playing with Hank...

and then had fun splashing in the tub.

All those errands, bubbles, sleepovers, and play dates are fun but make for one sleepy Ben.

Any good day ends with nigh nigh time with his best pal Patches!

Easter Weekend!

We had a blessed Easter weekend!

Saturday we met the gang at the Fort Worth Zoo. 

My family of three.

Tula and Pop with their grand-kids.

Once entering the zoo, Benjamin was quick to snag a seat on his love Pop.

Audrey looked stylish with her first sun bonnet. 

Luke was the most into the animals out of the three.  It was so precious to see the zoo through his eyes.

This was Benjamin's reaction when he saw...

...This!

Love this picture.

Aunt Amanda taking Benjamin to the next exhibit.

Cousin Love.

   

Aunt Amanda Love.

Daddy Love.

Mommy Love.

Audrey Love.

I put Benjamin in the stroller and he got very excited to see Audrey (and Audrey's leg) sitting next to him.  He isn't use to the whole double stroller thing. 

Audrey and Benjamin passed out at the same time and it looked like they were snuggling. Awww...  

Nothing is sweeter than a sleeping baby!

My mom and sister made fun of me for packing a fan but it proved to be very useful.  Audrey woke up very hot and Aunt Ali made sure she was well taken care of! 

We all loved seeing Grant and was glad he was home for the weekend.

Growing up, the grand finale of any trip to the zoo is the famous train ride.     

Benjamin loved every second.

Amanda and I were seated a few seats back from the rest of the family.  Audrey noticed me at the beginning of the ride and continued to check on me throughout the 40 minutes on the train.  It was so sweet how she would peer around everyone until she made eye contact with me.

For dinner we went to Tim Love's new restaurant Woodshed. 

Benjamin is very into 'drinking' from big cups.  Uncle Rett was the perfect person for him to be sitting next to  because he entertained him the majority of the meal. 

I love this picture of Will surrounded by babies. 

There was a live band playing and after dinner we enjoyed a few songs before heading home.  Benjamin started and ended the day on Pop.  Two minutes after I took this picture I grabbed Benjamin off my Dad's shoulders and he burst into tears.  That boy loves his Pop! 

Sunday we woke up and had a 30 second Easter egg hunt.   

Ben was more interested in throwing the eggs than putting them in his basket.

He isn't the biggest fan of grass either... I guess he should start walking then! :)

Benjamin sneaked in some reading before church.  

After church we went out to eat for lunch and Benjamin got his cheese on.

We had a wonderful Easter weekend and feel so blessed to have this little ham in our lives! 

Feeling the Love

Life has been super busy between selling/looking for a new house and lots of fun social events.  One (of the many) negatives in moving is you can get called at any moment for someone to come view your house.  Benjamin and I have spent many hours killing time on walks, playing at the park, or just driving around.  I feel so blessed people are interested in our home!  

The picture below makes me look like a bad Mom but oh well. :) I was standing at the nice big park filled with friends, swings, slides, ect. and my kid wanted nothing to do with it.  He insisted on crawling towards the street in an effort to be near the cars. That boy loves him some wheels!

I ran and scooped my little munchkin up. Love those cheeks.

After the park, we met Daddy for dinner at Rosa's while another family was checking out our house.

Ben loved being near the drive through because that meant lots of wheels were involved. 

 The next morning we had a breakfast picnic and headed to Mckinney for a Benjamin drop-off.  Will and I had a wedding this weekend so my parents kept Ben.  I stayed for a night and spent some time with the family before heading back to Fort Worth.

Jam session with Pop.

Audrey, could you be any sweeter?

The men waiting for the ladies to go out to eat.

Finally, the girls were ready to go!  Audrey insisted on freshening up before being seen in public.

Yummy, yummy, yummy!

This kid loves ice cream. 

We had a great day filled with lots of laughter and food.

(Note: Benjamin's is obsessed with my Dad.  The whole weekend my mom said Benjamin wanted to be around his Pop 24/7.  He laughs at everything Pop does, listens to everything Pop says, and loves anything Pop loves.  I get it Ben, Pop sure is a fun guy! I love seeing two of my favorites together.)

This week I turned the big 2-7 and joined the club of the upper-20's.  Will brought home a very special cake with very special 'happy birthday' writing.  I sure did feel loved by my two guys.  Will bought trick candles and you can see by the progression of the following pictures how fascinated Ben was by the fire/smoke.

Crazy Texas weather also occurred on my birthday and I received this text from Rett.

Yes, he took this picture. Yes, it freaked me out.

Well, that wraps up our past week.   

I will end with a picture of what happens everyday when Will comes home from work. (A little blurry, but you get the point.)

I am so blessed to be loved and to love these two everyday.