Field Trip to the Zoo and Earth Day

A few weeks ago, Ethan's kindergarten class took a field trip to the zoo, and Carter and I got to tag along. The weather was great...sunny, low 70's, and breezy! When we got back to school we got to have a picnic lunch outside. It was a perfect day!!


























I guess Ethan learned all about Earth day at school a couple weeks ago, because he came home with a mission to clean up all the trash that was outside. He grabbed a bag, then went outside and got busy. I was amazed at the amount of litter he found in our yard alone. He wanted to go around the neighborhood, but quickly got sidetracked by his skateboard and bike. But I guess every little bit helps!

Easter 2009

A couple weeks before Easter, we went to an Easter egg hunt at Carter's preschool. The Easter Bunny was there, and my boys were all geared up to find some eggs. There were two different areas to hunt for eggs. One was for preschoolers and the other was for K-3rd grade. And there was a golden egg in each area!!! I went with Carter and Donnie went with Ethan. Carter just couldn't believe how many eggs there were and how easy it was to find them. He couldn't have cared less about finding the golden egg. Ethan, on the other hand, was a completely different story from what Donnie said! After about 5 minutes of searching, I saw him running over to our area holding something with the biggest grin on his face. He found the golden egg!!! The only bad part about this was that he had to hand it in to receive his prize. I think he would've just rather kept the golden egg as his prize!


Ethan and Carter with their friend Bryce























YYYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!







A couple days before Easter, Carter and Ethan were having a conversation about why they were so excited. Ethan said he loved Easter because of the Easter Bunny. Carter then reminded him that Easter was about God. He told him that the Easter Bunny only gives us candy, but God gives us life. (pronounced wife) I couldn't believe my little 4 year old's thought process!!

The day before Easter I remember Ethan asking me what the Easter Bunny drinks. This was probably his 200th question about the Easter Bunny that day, so without really giving it any thought, I told him I didn't know, probably water. That night after they were both in bed and Donnie and I were hiding eggs, I looked down at the end table in our family room, and there was a glass of water and a note that Ethan wrote to the Easter Bunny. It said, "estr buney fak yow for bein my frend. I luv yow. Ethan Davis"

They were almost as excited Easter morning as they were Christmas morning. I don't remember ever getting that excited about Easter. They loved going through their goodies and searching for eggs. We then went to church and just spent the rest of the day at home. We did color eggs on Saturday, but I forgot to take pictures.













Carter and his favorite thing from the Easter Bunny--a Webkinz kitty he name Cutie Pie








Ethan couldn't decide what was his favorite, so he wanted me to take a picture of him with everything!







What was the Easter Bunny thinking?









On the walls, you can see a couple of the many decorations Ethan made for Easter. If you click on the picture, it will get larger and you can see that the one behind him is Jesus on the cross.




















We couldn't get Carter to stop eating jellybeans long enough to find more eggs









Ready for church

My Country Tis of Thee

Ethan has been learning patriotic songs in school. He wanted to sing this one for me, but he hasn't mastered all the words yet!!! Then of course Carter had to sing a song too, but he got cut off at the end b/c my battery died. He sang "I love my Ethan, Ethan's so precious." And then they both hugged.

Catch Up Blog, Part 2

OK, it has been one month exactly since my last blog. I did that one on a Saturday night, and I promised myself I would sit down the next night and finish it up. Obviously that didn't happen. I am really going to try to blog more freqently.
Back in February, we got quite a snowstorm esp. for Memphis. I think we got between 6-8 inches. So that would make two for this winter. Impressive!! The boys had a great time out in it again, and luckily for me it fell on the weekend, so daddy got to go out with them. I lucked out both times!!! They had a blast b/c there was a lot more snow than the first storm. They really wanted to build a snowman, but for some reason Donnie told them it wasn't good packing snow. So imagine the amount of questions I got on the way to school Monday when every other house had an awesome snowman. Everyone I talked to said it was great packing snow!!! Oh well, I guess since I didn't go out and try, I can't get too down on Donnie.







The most pathetic snowman EVER!!!










Ethan was learning about Dr. Seuss in school and came home and asked for 3 pieces of white paper, and this is what he came up with!



















Back in February we went to the circus. It was OK, but the boys got a little bored after about an hour into it. I'm also glad to realize that they both share my fear of clowns, but here's a picture of us all facing our fear together!!

Catch-Up Blog

Wow have I been a bad blogger lately!!! I was afraid this would happen when I started blogging. I know myself so well! In an attempt to catch up, I will do one big blog with several things from the last couple months.
Back in January or February (I can't remember which) we actually got some snow. Unfortunately, I don't have great snow clothes for the boys, so Ethan wore a pair of my boots (they are a little small on me and big on him, but they somehow worked!) and a pair of rainboots for Carter. Donnie worked the night before, so he was home with them when school was canceled to play out in the snow! Yay!! I'm not a fan of the cold!















We celebrated Pittsburgh's trip to the Superbowl by just getting some wings and having a little party with the four of us at home. My mom and dad got us all shirts and Ethan decorated.














Long story short, Ethan wanted to be Abraham Lincoln (or as he used to say, Hammerton Lincoln).














We went to a birthday party where Ethan and Carter were able to take pony rides. They loved it!!



















Some action shots of Ethan playing basketball. And I use the term 'action' loosely!




















For Valentine's Day, Ethan wanted a Mario Kart for his box to hold his cards. Fortunately for me I have some creative friends and family since I don't have a creative bone in my body. They gave me some ideas, and this is how it turned out. I also hot glued some matchbox cars on the bottom so that it really rolls and he could play with it at home.
















If you have been a faithful blog follower (and have a really good memory) you might recall a poster contest Ethan entered about not talking to strangers. He called his poster "Stranger Danger" and drew a picture of a stranger offering him candy and him running away and yelling. Well, I got a call informing me that he got 5th place for his poster and would receive an award at the next PTA meeting. Here is a picture of all 5 of the winners with their winning ribbons. Way to go Efie!!

Surprise!!

My dad turned 60 on Jan. 18 and I wanted to do something special for him. After talking to my sister, we thought it would be really fun if I could fly home and surprise him on his birthday. My brother and sister were going to drive home, but there was no big party planned and my dad said he just wanted to spend the weekend with his family. The weekend fell on MLK day, so it was a perfect weekend to plan something. Donnie said he would watch the boys over the weekend and would also take Monday off. So my sister and brother-in-law told my mom and dad the were going to go to Ikea Saturday morning, but instead they picked me up at the airport. When we got home, I went around back, and waited for Chrisi to come down and let me in the basement. I then hid in a lawn and leaf garbage bag and they told my dad to play 'Hot, Cold' to search for his present. When he got to the bag, they said "hot" and he touched my head but had no idea what was going on. Then I pulled the bag off me and I wish I had a picture of his face, because he was completely and totally surprised. He just kept hugging me and asked how I got there!! I believe he even got a little teary eyed!! I am so glad we were able to pull it off and I'm so thankful I was able to make that trip happen!

101st Day of School

For Ethan's 100th day of school, I got to go into his class and help with some really cute activities to help celebrate the day. Then the next day the kids were asked to dress as dalmations to help celebrate the 101st day of school. My sister made him his cute little dalmation outfit to wear to school. He was a little reluctant b/c he didn't want to be embarassed, but as soon as his teacher saw him, she told him how cute she thought he looked and I think he started to feel better. He was the most decked out in his class and had a really fun day (especially watching the movie!)