School Days, School Days

Reid's first day of 3 yr old preschool was today.  He had been looking forward to it for so long. He picked his own backpack and his outfit out for the day.  It was earlier than we are use to getting around, but we all made it to take him to his first day.  Parker was not real excited and cried alot of the time.  We are so blessed to have two wonderful women teaching him. They just started this preschool this year at our church and it is going to be such a great experience for him.  Parker and I aren't sure what we will do for these three mornings each week, but we will manage.  I just realized as I drove away how time has flown already.  He will always be in school now and never at home all day with me.  I treasure the time I got to spend this last year and look forward to many more as he grows into an amazing little guy. I better stop before I cry again.

Disney Trip 2010

Our trip to Disney was so much fun. We took 12 days, since we drove.  We spent some time at Disney by ourselves and then my family joined us for 3 of those days.  Six total days were spent driving. Man was that a blast:).  Reid did great, Parker needed out every few hours. Let's just say we stopped at alot of fast food play areas along the way.  We spent one day on the way home on the beach and it was beautiful. We may move to Florida someday.  I hope Mark can earn another trip in the upcoming years because the trip was "Magical". 

Since the boys wouldn't , Mark posed with Piglet. Here they are making a huge sand castle on Destin beach. 

Parker loved the sand. 

Reid loved the waves. Not so sure about any of the characters. In fact below is Reid hiding his eyes Under the table when they came around.  So he never got a photo with anyone. 

It was a long walk down many hallways to our room.  This was on our way back to take a nap. 

Parker got to ride alot of the rides with us. 

Buzz Lightyear was a fav, we rode it several times.  

Puddles!!!

It rained last night (alot) and ruined our plans to go to the SplashPad with some friends.  But who needs that when you have puddles in your very own yard.  The boys have been loving playing in the water (pools, sprinklers), but they thought this was just tons of fun.  I had let them play in a mud puddle a few weeks back and they laughed and laughed, of course I did not have my camera.  This was almost as much fun. So now we are hoping the leak in our (new) roof doesn't turn our entry into a place to splash .
Bring on summer!!!!!!!

Aquarium in Jenks

Aunt Shanna had been wanting us to come visit the Jenk's Aquarium. We had planned a trip in March which got cancelled because of snow.  This past Sunday we just made a day of it by starting off at Shanna and Rafy's church to see Shanna sing in the band. Way to go Sis!  We were excited to see the big sharks.

Parker was actually more fascinated by all the fish, etc than Reid.  Lots of pics , some taken by Uncle Rafy (thanks).  We got to touch and point and it was really cool.  Gran,Papa, JaJa(Jenna) and Skylar got to come too of course.  Can't wait to go back.  The boys were so tired they both slept the whole way home.  

                  We can't wait for more summer adventures.      

On a side note:  Reid says Peach now for some unknown reason to answer a multitude of questions. Example: What did you do outside with Daddy?  Peach

Where are your shoes?  Peach

It is funny ..............sometimes.  And for an extra funny ............ The other day I was laughing with Reid at something we were doing at lunch.  As we all know I still carry about 15 lbs of extra baby weight all in my front.  While I was laughing Reid says " Mommy why are your boobies and belly laughing too ".  Gotta love when your 3 yr old notices bouncy fat!!                                                

April is full of fun

This is my way of documenting things the boys do , so this is full of random happenings in April .  We spend every moment we can outside and always manage to get wet and dirty.  Parker loves animals and ball. Reid loves spraying water and digging in the dirt.  

Parker loved riding the pony at the Spring Festival.

We had a little fall early one Friday morning.  Parker and Daddy were  downstairs and Parker tripped and hit the coffee table.  A few strips and glued together made us all better.  We still have a big gap, probably our first scar. 

Reid would not , under any circumstances look at the camera during his pony ride.  He is in a phase of no pictures.  And I had to capture Parker in the car reading a book. He fell asleep with his finger pointing to a picture.  

We went to Wal-Mart to pick out our new bike.  He still can't pedal real well and he gets mad at the bike.  He does not have much patience.  He was more excited about the Fruity Pebbles Daddy bought than the new bike. He ate three bowls that night. :)  We are excited for more Spring time adventures.  I, on the other hand, don't get much free time to get alot done. Neither boy takes a nap and for sure not at the same time. I have had my dining room taped off to paint for two months.  Oh well, maybe someday I will get to it. We do have a nice looking yard and pretty flowers though. Mark has planted tons of stuff and fertilized, etc.  

Happy Birthday Reid!!

Reid Allen Estep , Happy Birthday my little peanut !! You are three years old. Time flies, but it has been so much fun and changed our lives in the best way possible.  You always keep me busy and I love so many things about you, a few being: the way you always want popcorn before bed, how you try and comfort your brother when he cries by shoving a binky in his mouth, your constant desire to learn and ask what letter things start with and how are they spelled, love to throw things in water (pond), staying up late way too much, your strong willed spirit, how you say " I love you too Mommy", loving all your family,and the list goes on.  I pray this year is filled with much fun , learning,and new discoveries and that you always know how much we love you. 

Just a few pics

Just some random pics from the last week. In brief it snowed so Reid and Daddy built a snow "slide", we made cupcakes. Reid loves to make them , Parker loves to eat them .  I took some photos for fun, lots of brotherly love going on here :)