Fun at the Ranch

We were invited to a birthday party yesterday afternoon for our friends Tate and Abbye's little boy Truett. He was turning 4 and they had a Backyardigans themed party (Maddie LOVES the Backyardigans). Wyatt started running a fever right before we left...so Nick stayed home with him and Maddie and I set off for the boonies. Maddie ran wild and enjoyed playing in the country VERY much! She was so worn out when we got home. Thanks Ellison's for inviting us to a wonderful party and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Truett!!!

Our nephew, Carson and his mommy. (Isn't he so cute?!)

Going down the slide into the trough.


Giggles and Squeals!

My blue icing mouthed beauty!

Maddie and the birthday boy.

18 months old!!!

Oh my goodness...where has the time gone! I am finding it very hard to believe my baby boy is a year and half old. He has changed so much here recently and has definitely been developing his personality. Wyatt is NOT going to be soft spoken and given the meaning of his name means Warrior...I think that fits him just fine. He is so lovable and cuddly when he wants to be and ready for action the next. It is NEVER a dull moment with this little guy. He is weighing in at 27lbs. 11oz these days and I don't know exactly how long he is but he comes to about Maddie's shoulders now. He has started saying more words such as: shoe, Mommy, Car Car (for his cousin Carson), woof woof, Shhhh (and he puts his finger over his mouth), and Shewie (when he is stinky). He has also picked up on a few more signs: eat,milk,no, yes, please and more.
We Love you Wy-Wy...you are so fun and it is such a joy to be your parents. We think God has BIG plans for you and we can't wait to watch you grow.

Love you,

Mommy and Da-Da

Cute Little Guy

Tonight after Wyatt ate dinner he of course wanted a snack. (He is a bottomless pit ya know!) So Nick gave him some Graham Cracker Honey Bees. They taste like banana and he LOVES them! Nick started making a bzzzzzzz sounds while he was giving the bees to him and Wyatt quickly caught on. You can even hear him say "thank you" at the beginning of the video. He is getting so BIG and learning new stuff every day. I can't believe in 3 days he will be 18 months old. Time sure is flying by!

Easter Egg Hunt

Yesterday evening we had our Easter Celebration with our Life Group. We have done this for the past 3 years and it has been a blast! Here are some pics of the kids Easter egg hunting.

Maddie in a hurry!

The Four Amigos!

Maddie being silly with Truett.

Look at that face!

All he really wanted to do was open the eggs.

Maddie showing off her loot!

How many do I have?

Gotcha!

He didn't want to put them in the basket at first...but he hands were just too little to hold them all.

We've Grown! --last year there were only 4 kiddos in this picture.

Easter Morning

Busy Busy Busy!

We have had such a busy weekend. We left town Thursday night and kicked Friday morning off with a trip to the Dallas World Aquarium. That place is amazing! Then we went to visit my mom at her office and eat lunch with her. This morning we woke up early and Maddie helped Papaw in the garden....she loves digging in the dirt! Then we headed to my best friend Shell's house and hung out with her husband Larry and their daughter Mia. We finished the day off with a special lunch for my brother. Our family bought him some Coins that were made from gold inside Saddam's Hussein's destroyed palace. Jame should be deploying soon to Iraq again so this was a special time to wish him well and say good bye. We are finally home now and the kids are so worn out. I had to get this posted tonight since the BIG Easter pics are coming tomorrow!

Wyatt looking at the sharks.

Maddie looking for the Otters.

Maddie and Wyatt visiting Nana at work.

Wyatt thought he ran the place...he was ALL over that floor!

Maddie in the garden.