Day out with Thomas

We took the kids to see Thomas the Train.   It’s always fun to get out on a pretty day and walk around the trains.  We didn’t purchase tickets ahead of time, because I really didn’t think Troy would want to ride.  When we got there though, he did want to ride, but they were all sold out for the time frame we were there.  He took it very well when I couldn’t purchase tickets.  We did get our picture made with Thomas, and looked at all the other trains.

This Kid Cracks Me Up

This is a basket that had pool toys in it at one time...Kaylee found it and decided it was her helmet.

Spring Break Fun

On the last day of spring break, I took the kids to IJump.  They are growing up so fast. 

Big Girl Bed Drama

We bought a gate to put at Kaylee's door to keep her in her room.  The first couple of nights, she stood at the gate and cried, but eventually she got used to it, and it's not so bad now.

 

Now, our bedtime routine is to read a story from the "bible book" and read the manners book.  Lot's of kisses and sometimes I have to sing her a song.  Honestly, every time she asks me to sing a song to her, my heart melts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaylee Jane's big girl bed

We had dear friends who were getting rid of their toddler bed so we took it. We'd been telling Kaylee she would be getting a big girl bed soon, and that also meant meant no more paci.

Brian brought it home Thursday night. Kaylee and Troy had fun playing "cover me". We asked her Thursday night and Friday night where she wanted to sleep and she said crib. Saturday night there was no choice, we had taken her crib out of her room. We stayed up late so she would be sleepy. She went straight to bed and fell straight to sleep.

Sunday was much harder. I laid her down for a nap and she kept getting up to play. I made her stay in her room for over an hour, but she never fell asleep. Sunday night I took her to bed, read a story, and tucked her in. She kept getting out of her bed and running all over the house. After a couple of spankings and harsh looks, she finally stayed in her room.

She woke up about 2am and got up and started walking around the house crying. I went to get her. I finally got her back to sleep about 2:45 and laid her down, then five minutes later she got up again and walked around the house. This happened a couple more times. I would get her asleep, lay her down, but then she would get up. Finally around 4 o'clock, I gave up and we put her in the bed with us. Hopefully this newfound freedom will get old, and I will get my good sleeper back.

I pinned several pictures on Pinterest to turn the crib into a bench. I showed Brian and he said yes. I loved how the bench turned out! Now, we'll have something to remember her crib days.

Visit with Larry & Marilyn

In the middle of March, Brian's Uncle Larry & Aunt Marilyn came to visit. On Saturday, they got to see Troy's tball game, Andrew's baseball game, and Hallie & Daniel's swim meets. I didn't know we could cram so much in one day, but it was great. That night, we grilled out at Brian's mom's house. On Sunday, everyone came over to our house for lunch.

Tball Season

Troy was so excited for his first t-ball game. He loves playing. When you ask him what his favorite part is, he usually says hitting and running. Troy's t-ball team is mostly three year olds with a couple of four year olds. Only a couple of the kids have played before, so this is brand new for them. Brian is one of the coaches.

Three weeks before the season started, we practiced every Tuesday and Friday nights for an hour. At each practice, they truly did get better. The first game was very funny. Our team batted first. One of Troy's teammates hit the ball, chased his ball to the pitcher's mound and tackled the pitcher. I got so tickled because that particular boy never chased his ball at practice. Troy does great at running to the bases. He always knows where to run when he hits. We are still working on hitting the ball hard. When he concentrates, he makes good contact with the ball.

When our team got on the field to field the ball, they were all focused - so much that when a ball was hit - they all ran and chased the ball and tackled each other to get to it. It was exactly what you expect a 3&4 year old tball game to look like.



This is Troy's friend, Will. I love that he and Troy are on the same team. Troy calls him "Wilt". If I ask him whose team he is on (trying to get him to say Wildcats), he tells me "Wilt's team". After the game, John, his friend Wesley and his kids, Jaime and her family, and Brian's mom all came over for a pizza lunch. It was a gorgeous day. A game of kickball was played in our yard and as I sat on the swing watching them play, I was so thankful we have a yard big enough for a kickball game.