Monster Jam

Over the past few weeks all Hampton has talked about are monster trucks. They are the current happy meal toy (yes we eat at the golden arches from time to time). And while Sweetie was here taking care of all of us when we had the flu, she let him watch YouTube videos which opened a whole new realm of monster truck obsession. Some of our best friends were able to get several tickets to Monster Jam when it was in town, so Saturday night Ben took Hampton. Can you tell he was a bit excited!

Two boys thrilled to be there together. After Sweetie's visit, I asked Hampton if he would like to go to a monster truck rally. Of course he was pumped. Then I asked him who he would want him to go with him. Without hesitation he enthusiastically replied, "DADDY!!!" I wanted to go too (just to see his excitement), but I knew it would be a special time for them...and someone had to love on L and R :).

Hannah, Wes and Connor

DESTROYER

Ninja Turtle - Hampton's least favorite

Hampton's favorite monster truck was Gravedigger, who made a very short appearance before he broke his rear axle. We don't have any pictures of him, but

It was a late night and I was already asleep when they came in. He was WIRED and far tooexcited to tell me all about it to let me sleep. I was beyond excited to hear all about it. He showed me pictures, videos and told me every detail he could remember about their special night. It was so much fun to see the excitement in both Ben and Hampton after their boy's night. They are such a blessing to me!

Thank you Engrams for using your mad connections to bless my boys! We are thankful for your friendship!

I have videos to post, but blogger isn't letting me right now.

Another Cold, Snowy, FUN Winter

Everyone keeps telling us that we are having unusual winters, but we're not so sure this is unusual. In fact super cold, snowy winters are all we have known since moving to KC. Ben is not the biggest fan of the winters here, but the kids and I like them...really Hampton and I enjoy them. Lucy and Reid get pretty cold. We have had several light snows (3-5 inches) and a few pretty intense snows (10+ inches). Between the snow falls are also some pretty cold days. Needless to say we have spent many days indoors and many days w/o leaving the house. Here are some pics of our fun in the snow.

The pics above are from our first dusting one Sunday morning. We had to bundle up before church. It was our first chance to wear the snowsuits Sweetie and Pops got L and R for Christmas. Too bad all I had for their feet were rain boots.

These are from our first big snow. We played in our driveway w/ neighbors for a couple of hours. The littles ended up eating animal crackers in the garage much more than they played.

Frankie, Kristin and Sam

Hampton is so proud of his "super fast" sled...thanks Kate!

Katie and Reid...Lucy wanted nothing to do w/ it.

The Big Boys of Briar

Our driveway is not very steep, so they had to get a running start and dive.

Brandon, Katie, Michelle and Ben

Still Lovin' the Jeep

Ben and Brandon were also rewarded w/ motorized vehicles when they learned to use the Big Boy Potty! They each got a 4-wheeler and the boys love to ride together. Almost every afternoon around 4:30 we make a loop around our street together. Our loop often turns into some backyard fun. We are so, so thankful for this family!

They really like to trade vehicles.

Reid really enjoys the jeep...riding in it w/ his big brother and even just climbing on it.

Hampton is a really good driver and is so patient to drive slowly when Reid rides w/him.

Happy First Birthday!!!

Yes, it's true. Lucy and Reid turned ONE over 3 months ago. Apparently I took an untentional blogging hiatus, but I'm hoping to get caught up and back on track now. These first few pictures were taken on their actual birthday, January 21.

After Olivia's basketball game.

Two peas in a pod...

They are still absolutely CRAZY about their big brother!

It's strange how things are so much different the 2nd (and 3rd) time around. Hampton had a huge 1st birthday blow out, while Lucy and Reid had a very simple and small party. We invited the few friends we had (we have more now that the weather is pretty) and family. We were so thankful that Sweetie and Pops made the trek to join in the fun. We had pizza and a coconut cake from Sam's. I was just going to do cupcakes, but Ben insisted that Lucy and Reid have their own cakes to dig into. By the time we got to cake, Reid was far more interested in getting out of his seat to play than actually eating the cake. Lucy, a girl who takes after her Momma, throughly enjoyed her first sweet treat.

Sweetie and Lucy

At the "party"

Carolina and Lucy

First Pizza...YUM!

Pops and Reid

Pizza Face

C-A-K-E

Not quite sure

Lovin' It

Happy Happy Birthday, Sweet Babies

Thank you sweetie for my super cute "Birthday Girl" shirt.

I LOVE THIS BOY!

Sweetie and Reid

Thanks so everyone who celebrated our sweet Lucy and Reid with us.