Ohio in the Spring Time

Well, hello from Ohio!  We had a great trip to Marietta this weekend.  Daddy had to come back for the Spring Petro Meeting, so we all joined him for the fun!

Sister and I started off our trip with a visit to campus, where we got to meet with friends and professors.  Big Brother decided to stay at the house to play with Mimi and Pop-Pop on the castle.

Gorgeous spring day on the Marietta Mall!

A fun surprise, Miss A was in town!  Little Sweetie was excited to meet her!

 

Enjoying the firemen pole in the castle!

The next day, we headed North to Amish country to go on a horse-drawn wagon safari with Mamaw and Papaw.  It was a great time!  Little Buddy loved seeing all the animals.

He insisted on wearing this hat for the day!

Petting a duckling with Papaw.

     

Ready to feed the animals!

     

Here come the animals!  There were so many.  Some of the highlights included reindeer, llamas, and water buffalo.

    

Mamaw's having fun too!

Action shot!

Brother even got to drive the wagon!

Sister had fun too!

Got a quick ride on the horse too!

Bye-bye, horsies!  Thanks for the ride!

The end of our trip to Ohio was spent in Marietta.  We had breakfast at Bob Evan's with Great Grandma and Mimi and Pop-Pop and played outside more in the great weather.  Then one last trip to the campus so Brother could see the pumpjack!

Oh how we wish there was a Bob Evan's in Houston!

        

Fun times at Mimi and Pop-Pop's house!

Future petroleum engineer?

It was a quick trip, but it's always nice to see Ohio in the Spring time.  Looking forward to a longer visit this fall!

Good night,

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma

Happy Easter!

It's been a fun Easter weekend!  We were lucky to spend time with family and friends (and get a seat at church thanks to early arriving godparents!), and I think that Sister enjoyed her first Easter!  Here are some pictures from our day (sadly, we didn't have the camera out as much as we thought).

    

Up bright and early to hunt eggs (even Chesney helped) and baskets!

Sister enjoying a Mum-Mum from her basket!

My attempt to get my two little bunnies in picture together in their Easter outfits.  After all my attempts, this one was the best!  Not sure when kids develop the skill to look at the camera and smile at the same time, but it obviously wasn't this year!

Hoping everyone had a blessed Easter,

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma

Family Date Day: Zoo!

Today was Daddy's Friday off from work, so we decided to take a family date day to the zoo.  Besides being a fun day with our family, it was also Little Sweetie's first visit to the zoo!  We had a great time.

These two kiddos are ready for the zoo!

Checking out the elephants playing in the water.

     

Giraffe feeding time for Little Buddy and Little Sweetie!

   

Excited for their first carousel ride together!

Sister loved it!

Happy family!

Little Sweetie fell asleep, but Little Buddy is enjoying some ice cream before he...

...passes out too!

I'd definitely say it was a successful day together!  

Sleep tight, 

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma

April 11

We've had a wonderful month filled with fun!  Besides celebrating Daddy's birthday, we also had a visit from Mamaw and Papaw to celebrate Sister's Baptism and got spring pictures taken.  Never a dull moment around here!

     

First up for the month, singing happy birthday to Daddy for the big 3-0!  Little Buddy was very excited to write his card and help bake the cake.

I love how excited he gets to celebrate birthdays, and especially Daddy's.  It's no surprise, though, since he is Daddy's Little Buddy in every way.  He, and Little Sister, are so lucky to have such an amazing Daddy who is so involved with them every day!

     

Lego time with Daddy when he is home and FaceTime breakfast with Daddy when he is at work!

     

Checking out Daddy's new office in the new tower!

Our school days are going well (as long as Momma can remember to prep the lessons the night before!).  Lots of time for learning, picnic lunches, and creativity, such as guitar time and robot making!

     

     

The best way to spend my day!

 Height and Weight

As of tonight, 51.5 pounds and 43 1/4 inches tall.  So, so big!  And I should probably add in another physical change we've noticed...his eyes!  His baby blues had slowly changed to a slate grey over time and now we've noticed they've taken on a hazel hue.  Not too much of a surprise since Daddy and I both have hazel eyes and it was such a general transition, but comparing his eyes to the blue of his sister's really shows the change.  He's still very handsome though, and has eyelashes most girls would kill for!

Personality

Definitely becoming more sure of himself and more conversational with others.  In fact, he had a great time playing with his friend, C, when she came over for a playdate.  The other things we've noticed is his high energy!  If you looked up the phrase "ants in your pants", I'm sure his picture would accompany the description!  Just a happy, wonderful, but very active little boy!

     

Backyard fun and picnics with C!

Developmental Milestones

Still growing by leaps and bounds in expressing himself, but we've had some setbacks in the potty area since we had visitors in to see us.  Hoping to get him back on track!  We've added some chocolate chips in as incentives; normally he doesn't care for treats as rewards and I am not a fan of using food as a reward tactic in general, but I'm willing to try some small sugary positive reinforcement if necessary.  

Fun Tidbits

Did a great job at spring pictures (I still have upload the session here) and with the Easter Bunny!  He's still pretty stoic in pictures, but I think he's a handsome guy nonetheless.  

     

Too cool to smile!

He is definitely a Lego kid.  He plays with them everyday and continually surprises me with his creativity.  His big project this month was making his own My Gym out of his Duplo blocks!

Tada!  My Gym!

And still a wonderful big brother.  His love for sister warms my heart every day.  So blessed to have my Little Buddy!

I love you, Sister.

Good night, 

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma