My Kissing Monster

He even got ahold of me today!!

Ok, so Bradley has been in this kissing stage lately and some know it because he has gotten ahold of your child. He's been chasing his friends lately and kissing them. He got ahold of Alexander at small groups and if I'm not mistaken he was kissing him goodbye. The other day he was chasing Ben and then tackled him and was kissing his whole face. Finally, we needed to talk to him about it and he said...but, mommy, but I like pretending I'm a kissing monster and tackling my friends and kissing their whole face." Without getting too detailed about why we don't kiss boys....mind you we know it's cute and harmless at 4, but didn't want him to grow up doing this if you know what I mean so we explained that kisses are reserved for mommy, daddy, sister, grammas and grandpas ect.....and with our friends we high five and hug.... blah blah blah. It was so stinkin funny though with his answer and I know mom you are dying laughing right now because who did he learn how to be a kissing monster from and kiss whole faces off?.....yep me..... and where did I learn to kiss kids whole faces off?...yep YOU!!!!! You are the queen of "Watch OUT, or I"m gonna kiss your whole face off and smoosh your cheeks off!!!!! Just another funny Bradley moment!!! Another mommy moment today he said to me right out of the blue.... "Mommy", I'm so glad that you are my mommy." So sweet and another little treasure in my heart. I was like "good because you are stuck with me forever and ever!!!!!!

My Alayna

Here you go mom...I know you wanted to be able to click on this to be able to see it bigger. I know you can't click on the side bar ones and bring them up. I tried doing the focal black and white to bring some of the color back in, but couldn't get the whole dress.

Spiderman on an egg hunt

On Saturday afternoon our neighborhood had an Easter egg hunt and party right in the field by our house. It all took place during nap time so Alayna missed out on all the fun.

Bradley and Ben waiting for the hunt to begin.
They did it in age groups so the boys decided to play games while they waited for their turn to hunt eggs. They let the kids play as many times as they wanted so between him and Ben they both kept picking bouncy balls as their prizes and balls were bouncing everywhere by the end.
Bradley got his face painted. I wasn't surprised when he picked spiderman. I tell you these women were good at whipping up these kids faces very quickly and creatively. In the fall he choose Batman and he decided to be Spidey for the Spring.
Here's my spiderman!!! He was loving life being a real Spiderman for a whole day!!
I'm gonna sling a web on you mommy!! Watch out!!
At the end of the day I think I felt more bad than he did having to take spiderman off his face.

Let's Go Fly A Kite

We had a power pack weekend of fun activities....Saturday morning we woke up and headed out to get some bagels and then went to Mount Trashmore to fly a kite. It was a beautiful day for it and the wind was just right!! I tell ya wide open endless spaces is a miracle worker for little ones. The kids had a blast and it was something fun and different to do. We fed the birds, flew Bradley's spiderman kite, ran and rolled down the hill and played at Kid's Cove at the bottom of the hill. It was such a fun quality time. Bradley keeps asking when we are going to the big hill again.

Bradley was so proud of his spidey kite.

How high will this thing go? Holding on for dear life!! Alayna was mesmerized by the geese and followed them everywhere talking to them.

She even followed them under the docks. Where are you birdies?

What a big girl!!!

Taking a fruit snack break
Alayna has learned how to throw rock and sticks in the water like big brother.

There were many seagulls mixed in with the geese so my question is if seagulls fly over the sea then what kind of birds fly over the bay.....HA!! Get it?

Bradley's imagination hard at work!!

This is one I don't want to forget.......

The other day we were pulling out some old pictures and one was Craig and I's engagement picture. It was actually one of my high school grad pictures that I wanted him to be in and then later we used it for our engagement picture.

Anyway, Bradley said "daddy did you rescue mommy from the tower?"

Immediately we knew where this was going so.....

Daddy said "yes, I did...?" We gave each other that knowing look.....

Then daddy asked "what does mommy look like in the picture?"

Bradley: "daddy, she looks like a princess"

Bradley then said "well, how did you get past the dragon?" Our suspicions were correct.....His imagination was working overtime.

Craig told him that he slayed the dragon with his sword to come rescue me from the tower. Bradley thought that was so cool.

I was a little self concious, but bravely asked him...

...."Do you still think I look like a princess?" and he told me "yes, you do now and in the picture"
He was so sweet about it. Maybe he sensed that's exactly what I wanted to hear.

It could be that daddy tells him that we need to treat mommy like a princess all the time, but I certainly didn't know that I came from a tower. It's always hard to recap the tone, emotion and atmosphere in a blog. I love my two boys for always treating me like a princess!!!!

The Case of Alayna, Her Man, and the Little Pink Bag Obsession.

We all know about Alayna and her little pink bag. It has become quite an obession of hers. She is known to always have it slung over her arm like a little old lady running around with it. No one dares to touch it as one knows Alayna's temper will surely flair. Everywhere we go it gets the attention of people we don't even know. I don't know if Alayna is just paranoid that Hamilton is always trying to steal her little pink bag or if he really is out to get it because if you look Hamilton is distracted with something else or does it just appear that he is pretending to look at something else as he is caught in the act....hee hee. She was running her little heart out and stopped to make sure he wasn't hot on her heels. These two babies are a hoot to watch because they really do fight with each other and as naughty as it sounds Sue and I just let them go at it.

This was in an open area at the zoo where we stopped to have our lunch. We had a playdate there last week and it was the most gorgeous day for it. It was yet another great break from the norm and the winter weather.

Dressed up with no place to go:)

Here's my yummy girl....Yesterday was picture day at Bradley's school so I got them ready to go and when I went to put her on the bench next to Bradley she paniced and wouldn't let go of me. I tried like 4 times and instant tears so we came home and I took my own and she was a happy little thing. My camera battery was dying, but I was able to lighten them up and sharpen it with some nifty features. By the time Bradley got home she was already undone and dirty so I said another day I'll redress her and get them together dressed up. She knows when she looks pretty because when I dress her she pats her clothes and says "pyity" Sort of like that:) I love this little firecracker!!!! She is so full of zest and life and funny, I can't help but not.

Cousin Time

Caitlynn is our adopted cousin and since we don't live by family your friends become like your family. Caitlynn came to spend the night with us which was the highlight of Bradley's night. She was so patient with him as he would say Caitlynn do this with me, do that with me and on and on and on........ So they played games, computer, ect...and then snuggled up to watch tv with him last night. He absolutely adores her and Steven.
She loved on Alayna and was such a big help and was always asking if she could help with something. A couple of more years and Caitlynn you'll be first on my babysitter list:)
Today we headed to the playground and had a great time all of us playing tag until we couldn't run anymore and the wind got the best of us!!! Forgot my camera......

Circus Fun!!

Once again I need to catch up and once again I'm sorry Mommie for slacking:) I know you daily look for new picture of your grandbabies. As I write my three favorite people are peacefully napping.....I'm not jealous because I'm sitting here with a ton of energy waiting to do something. I will have to say though that I think this week, I could have taken a nap everyday, but didn't have the luxury and now that I could, I don't want to because I've got my energy back. So I've done some reading and now I'll do some blogging waiting for my family to wake up and be ready to go. Hopefully I won't want to nap when they get up. Wouldn't it work just like that.......

We had a fun night of circus time with just Bradley. Doesn't he just look so enthused!! Little stinker refused to smile for this one. He looks utterly too depressed for all the excitement around him. He really did have a great time and I know he enjoyed time with just us without us fussing on Alayna. There is so much value getting time with your children one on one...especially the older they get.

There he perks up again!

We so are clown wanna be's.They had little things for the kids to try on.

Bradley in all his glory riding on the horse that you can't see.

Fun times with just the big boys.