Star Wars

Damon and Ryan caught the end of Star Wars on TV the other night and Ryan loved it. Tonight we put on one of the movies and he is so into it, he has a million questions and comments. He asked me what the names of the space fighters were, I knew the X-Wing Fighter(and told him it was because the wings look like an X), but not the Tie Fighter...I told him he would have to ask his Daddy. He said, "Maybe it is a H-Fighter cause it looks like an H." Pretty smart Ryan, pretty smart. Callie likes it too, she is terrified of the creatures ,claps when things blow up and giggles at Yoda. So we have officially entered a new chapter in our lives, bring on the star wars toys!!

Fruits of our labor

Our little garden is beginning to produce. We have enjoyed some fresh herbs and a few strawberries. The strawberries are beautiful but there are not nearly enough to keep my kids happy, luckily there is a strawberry stand just 2 minutes down the road. I only know one other person that eats strawberries the way Callie does, my sister Jennifer(aka Tootie). I cannot keep up with this girl, she will eat 2 baskets of strawberries if I let her. I guess she has a little bit of Tootie in her! Here are the kids showing off our bounty.

Brandley "Minute to Win It"

Damon and Ryan enjoy watching the show "Minute to Win It." The other night Ryan watched and commented on how easy, hard or fun each game looked, so I told him we could try one out. We played "Face the Cookie", rules...Contestants, using only their faces, must move three Oreo cookies individually from their forehead to their mouth, in just 60 seconds. We had a lot of laughs playing and Callie mostly just had fun eating the oreo!! None of us were able do it, but I was at least able to get the cookie in my mouth.

Ryan and Callie trying it out.

Success!!!

Fills up my heart!!

My sweet boy Ryan is always trying to make people happy. He is such a thoughtful and affectionate boy. He brings me hand picked flowers, loves to write little notes and draw pictures for people he loves, and is always ready to give you a hug and tell you how much he loves you. What a sweet boy!! He fills my heart with such happiness. How lucky am I to be his Mommy??