Fun with family...

We just had a fun-filled week with Rebecca (my sister) and her kids! The boys were so excited to spend time with their cousins, Brhett and Maci. We had a nice Easter together, spent a couple days at the beach, flew kites, went on a getaway to Washington DC, and just enjoyed our time together. It was an incredibly busy week, not too relaxing (sorry Becca!) but so much fun. It was such a treat to have family come visit...I loved having another adult around and the boys loved all the extra attention they got!

I know I already posted a picture of Tyler and Ethan sleeping, but I just went to check on them and found them like this..... I just love it!

So Happy

After Tyler and Ethan went to bed tonight, Luke was soooooo happy. He crawled around exploring and babbling to himself for about two hours and giggled every time I came near. I just love my sweet little Luke. He is such a treat to be around.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I woke up this morning to the boys excitedly running into my room and informing me that a Leprechaun had come to our house! He had left a trail of confetti and green M&M's from their room all the way to the front door, where he had put candy bars in their shoes! Tyler couldn't believe it when he went to the bathroom to find that the Leprechaun had also turned the toilet water green....Jeffrey's friend gave us this idea! The boys spent the morning searching the house for this mysterious little person and even claimed that they spotted him in the neighbor's yard! I just love watching their little imaginations run wild! This evening we read Green Eggs and Ham and then had our traditional St. Patrick's Day meal...green eggs, green ham, green beans, and green milk. I know it doesn't sound very good, but the boys sure loved it. Even little Luke ate some green egg yolks and green beans! After putting Ethan and Luke to bed, Tyler and I made chocolate chunk cookies and had fun dancing as we watched Dancing With the Stars. Tyler absolutely loves this show and I love this special time with my little dance partner!

Truman Kids Halfway Party

Last weekend I was able to take the kids to a "halfway party" to celebrate that the ship's deployment is halfway over. Yippie!!!!! The party was at the bowling alley on the base and was packed full of fun activities and treats for the kids, the highlight for them being that they each got a special note and teddy bear from their daddy. There were about 200 kids, all having a great time together. It humbled me to see all the other mothers and fathers who are also going through the same thing as me, and it made me realize just how much people sacrifice to serve our country. As hard as it is to have Jeffrey gone, I am so proud of what he is doing. This experience has helped our family in so many ways and I know that we are much closer because of it. I feel so blessed to live in this wonderful nation and be free and I'm honored that we have this opportunity to give back a little. Although I am completely exhausted most of the time, I know that I am a much stronger person than ever before. I feel blessed to have so much support and three wonderful boys to help brighten my days.

Best Buddies

Tyler and Ethan beg to sleep together almost every night now. Ethan absolutely loves being with his big brother and sleeping in the top bunk. They tend to wake up earlier when they sleep together so I'm always hesitant to let them, but I must admit that it just melts my heart to walk in their room and see them all snuggled up close to each other. I love that they are such good friends and how even though they occasionally have their silly little fights, they just love each other so much. Tyler has recently started asking when Luke can sleep in the bed, too. It'll definitely be a while before that happens, but how sweet of him to want both of his little brothers piled on top of him while he sleeps! I just love my sweet boys!!!

Happy Birthday Ethan!