A BIG boy day...

Parker, Dandy and Daddy went to the Rangers opening season game. They had a blast. Parker was so excited when he got home. I heard about every aspect of the game, even about the stinky bathrooms. (LOL)

They brought Paxson a shirt and hat back. Parker is showing me the tough face the "Texas Rangers made when they threw the ball."

Okay so they slept in their new shirts and wore them to school. I know.......but they were so excited about them I just hated to say no.

Dandy and Parker enjoying a strawberry icee.

Enjoying the view

Philly cheese steaks, hot dogs, popcorn, peanuts, etc.. you name it

Walking into the field...

Dandy and Parker.. (I believe he just woke up from the drive in.)

Eggs anyone...

We were so busy Easter weekend that we missed out on dying eggs. The boys both dyed them at school but we ran out of time to dye them at home. So Monday afternoon we dyed eggs. Keeping the Easter spirit/theme going.

Notice the black eye on Parker.... Bless his heart a black eye and a busted nose all in two days. Great timing for school pictures. He ran into Paxson's head on Sunday then on Monday he was pushing a scooter at school and ran into a table hitting his nose and cutting his gums. Rough couple of days. Poor guy!!!

Hard to believe that only 2 egss were smashed, crunched, or dropped. :)

Paxson enjoyed dipping his eggs into every color...very artistic

a few scribbbles...

Preparing his egg before dipping. Great way to practice writing his name.

The Easter Bunny Attacked....

Hurrying to keep up with Parker..even though Parker shares Paxson still wants his fair share. :)

Chillin in the front window checking out all their yummy candy.

Gigi called late Saturday and said her and Gammer were missing the boys and wanting to come see them. They hopped in the car, stopped in OKC to do a little Easter shopping and arrived around 8:30pm. Just in time to stir the boys up a little before bedtime. haha Just kidding, you are welcome to come stir them up anytime!

Following the trails upstairs...

Checking out Easter surprises...

And the tradition continues..... Easter morning the boys awoke about 5:30. They both slept upstairs with Gigi and she tried to keep them in Parker's room for a while. (Poor Gigi ended up trying to sleep on the floor and at the foot of the bed due to Parker and Paxson being such great sungglers. So next visit sleeping arrangements will be different. :) After the the 3rd text from Gigi I knew I better get busy. The Easter bunny can't leave chocolate trails all night any longer due to our precious Lizzie. We learned very quickly if the Easter bunny visits late in the night Lizzie awakes and gets into the chocolate trails of candy. I woke up Casey and told him the Easter bunny better get busy making trails. I ran upstairs to entertain the boys. As we anxiously waited upstairs we heard a loud commotion. The "Easter Bunny" tripped and nearly fell down the stairs. That was about all the boys could take they could couldn't wait any longer. Parker just knew he was going to catch the Easter bunny. :) So we all hurried downstairs to follow the trails of candy to our Easter surprises. A perfect start to a Magical Day. Thank you Father for your sacrifice. We are sorry when we get in a hurry and forget to share our appreciation for all you have done and continue to do. WE are grateful and treasure your love!

The Day goes on...

We headed over for a neighborhood egg hunt in the afternoon. It was near Meme and Dandy's. Uncle Brady also joined in for the celebration. It never gets old watching little ones run after eggs. I love their innocent excitement!

Parker needed Dandy's help to reach some.

Paxson was so cute. He usually takes off running to collect the eggs. After all this was our 5th egg hunt of the season. But he just kept running to the eggs yelling "Parker ...come here..come here....more here...one more...Parker" I guess he just loves his big brother so much he wanted to make sure he found some to. That's a good thing. I know how quickly brotherly love can change to brotherly wrestling.

Scoping out his next move.

Parker stopped to check out his eggs...

Taking off...

The first egg of the day....."money". He knew by shaking it that it was money and he was impressed.

Still hunting eggs...

We went back over to Meme and Dandys for dinner and our last egg hunt of the season.
( I think....)

Buster checking out Parker's candy

Paxson was still wanting to point out each and every egg to Parker. So Dandy stepped in and carried the bag and followed him around. He decided that worked well and started keeping them for himself.

Parker was still pretty fast even though he was literally WORN out. All of our Easter baskets were full from previous egg hunts so we graduated to bags. Thanks Gammer.

Paxson pointing out to Parker that there was an egg to get. Missy sniffing Paxson's goodies.

An Imprpmptu Egg Hunt

Bryant and Paxson climbing on the boat to take off.

Kate and Parker watching out for the bad guys.

A very sweet parent/friend of mine invited us to an impromptu Egg Hunt Saturday evening. We had a fabulous time! Her youngest son Bryant is in my class and I have gotten to know their family pretty well this year. She is one of those amazingly involved moms, so the fact that she was willing to put this event together and invite our family meant a great deal to us! Their yard is beautiful and perfect for entertaining. The boys had a blast hunting eggs, jumping in the jump house, digging for treasures in the sand, riding bikes, and just being boys. Casey and I enjoyed visiting with adults for a bit and eating some delicious hamburgers and yummy desserts. After the egg hunt and dinner the dads slowly gathered around the outside tv for the game while the moms visited and played with the the little ones. Such an enjoyable evening. Great food, great friends, great evening! Thank you so much for the invite!

Are there any left? Paxson, Kate, and Parker are searching for the last few eggs.

This is Cooper. Isn't he just a doll!! He is the child that I have written about before that takes his hat off when we say our prayer.

Dinner Time...

Paxson and Bryant checking out their treasures

Parker is on the run....

The little ones had a little head start.

Parker and Paxson enjoyed riding the big boys bikes. Well Parker actually rode the bikes and Paxson attempted. Guess it's time to step on up from the trike.

Parker the Golfer

Driving the boat to get the "bad guys".

Ressurrection Cookies

I am sure many of you know about this recipe but just in case I wanted to share it. We started this tradition last year. I am very excited to share it again with Parker. I know he will have an even more powerful understanding this year. I love sharing the Easter Story with Parker and making the cookies seems to help make it a little more "real" for him. Such a magical time!

Resurrection Cookies
(There are several versions of this recipe online.)

Archery Practice..

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Disney on Ice...

Waiting to get in...

Just what we needed more swords...... Hey, but these are Buzz LightYear and they light up.

I quickly learned why the entrance tickets were so cheap. Hahahah

Buzz Lightyear swords $20.00 each

Popcorn $12.00

Lemonade $4.00

Diet Coke $4.00

Slice Pizza $4.00

Skittles $1.50

and the list goes on........but it is was worth it. They had a wonderful time and will remember seeing Buzz and Woody and the others! They couldn't wait to get home and tell Daddy. Thank you Casey for loving us so much and taking such wonderful care of our family. We love you!

Finally Buzz and Woody came out. During intermission we started to get up to move around and refill our $12.00 bucket of popcorn. (You better believe that I'm not gonna miss out on getting a free refill. LOL) Paxson started crying and screaming "Woody Woody". I explained that Woody was sleeping and that they were going to wake him up so he would come out on the ice. He thought we were leaving without seeing Woody. :)