Sunday, March 30, 2008

Lots of boys!

It was so nice to see my best friends, Lindsey & Elizabeth, this weekend and to have all our boys together...each "set" born within months of one another. You'd think we'd planned it that way!  It was a WILD afternoon wrangling six kids under four years old....
Nicholas & Will on the left, Carter & Coleman in the middle, then Sam & Brice on the right. I can't believe no one fell off the sofa!

Sunday breakfast

Guess who ate an ENTIRE pancake! Itty bit by itty bit...


I guess it runs in the family...


Monday, March 24, 2008

Our Easter weekend...

...started with an Easter egg hunt at school.  Sam really understands about the "hunt" now so that was lots of fun to watch.  He was so sweet to share some of his loot with little Holly.  Brice just loves being outside and eating grass!
        
     

On Saturday we went to Moreland for the day to visit with Papa, Grandmama and the Bowie clan.  We enjoyed playing outside on the all the bikes & scooters then, of course, another Easter egg hunt!
          

Easter Sunday began with a visit from the Easter bunny.  Sam was thrilled to find flip-flops and a monster truck in his basket and Brice was equally excited to have all his eggs filled with Puffs!
          

After church we went to Papa & G-mama's for lunch and the last egg hunt of the weekend!  We really had fun throwing the frisbee with Emma & Avery too!
     


Saturday, March 15, 2008

Life is Good...


What could be better than a trip to the Dairy Queen with Daddy?
Eating the entire chocolate ice cream cone, that's what!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Aunt Ellen...

Shortly after Sam was born my Aunt Ellen came to visit and meet the new baby.  She brought me this little vase - a Mommy Pot - and told me that it was for the little flower that your dirty-handed child will bring you one day.  Well, that day happened this past Sunday when Sam, who'd been playing outside with Brian, came through the screened door with this little flower.  He proudly said, "Here Mommy!  I picked you a flower."  It was such a precious moment and one that I know my Aunt Ellen envisioned when she gave me the Mommy Pot.  

I wish I could tell her of that moment but Ellen passed away just a few months later.  She died of Inflammatory Breast Cancer.  If you are reading this and you don't do monthly self breast exams, or get mammograms or know a woman who doesn't - PLEASE change that habit today!  Please tell all the women in your life to take care of themselves and their breast health.  One day at a time, one woman at a time - we can eradicate breast cancer!  Visit these sites for more information:

www.komen.org
www.cancer.gov
www.ibcresearch.org

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Fun in Birmingham





The boys and I joined Brian on a little "business trip" to Birmingham this past weekend.  While Brian "worked" we met up at the zoo with a couple of the Auburn Girls.  Lauren with Bret & Reid plus Caroline and her crew - Ret & Grace.  Sam loved running from cage to cage and Brice just loved it all...clapping and laughing the whole way through!  We enjoyed the giraffes, tigers, a (very loud) peacock, a swan, the petting zoo, the carousel and much more!  Afterwards we went to supper at Chappy's.  As another diner left, she leaned over to Lauren and said, "These are the most well-behaved children I've ever seen."  That was the best!  


Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Construction Conversation


As was drove down Nottingham Drive this morning, passing all the houses, Sam said, “I wanna get one of those houses.” I asked , “How are you going to get one of those houses?” and he replied, “We can build one.” I said, “How?” Then this is how the conversation went on…

Sam: With a hammer. I’m going to have the hammer.
Mommy: Ok, what else?
Sam: I’m going to have a hammer and Daddy’s going to have a hammer.
Mommy: What do I get?
Sam: You get a wrench.
Mommy: Ok, so what about Brice?
Sam: When Brice get’s bigger he can have nails ‘cause they’re shark. (aka sharp)
Guess this just goes to show that Sheridan blood is potent! Construction is in his blood. Gonny would be so proud!