quote of the day

"I like to eat ants."

~Aedan

Cookeville Passion Play

During the last two weekends in March, our church did a Passion Play for the community. Ryan was (once again) a disciple, and I helped out with the girls' for the last song of the play. Everything went well, and thanks to Brent for making me a stand, so that I wouldn't have to balance on a chair. This was our second year doing the same choreography, so it was easier for me and definitely less stressful. I always enjoy the extra time with the girls, and of course, Tera:)

Here's Ryan and the boys with the camal:) I love how the church uses animals in the play...the donkey that Jesus rides in on and the baby goats:)

Here are some of the girls...there are a few missing, but this is most of them.

a jumping shot! yeah!

quote of the day

"We like boogers. They're yummy and juicy!"

~Josiah

We have beds!

At long last, we have beds! YAY! We can now move Aedan into Josiah's room, to make room for Mercy. We beds arrived on Wednesday, and Ryan put them together this morning. They look great...the room no longer echoes due to lack of furniture:) Eventually, these beds will be bunked. We are thinking that maybe around the time when Aedan is 4 will be okay. At this point, I don't trust Aedan on the top bunk at all. (He may try flying off like a pterodactyl, or they may have a wrestling match on top.) We put them down in separate rooms for nap this afternoon, but they will be together tonight. They are excited to sleep in the same room:)

Josiah on his bed.

Aedan on his bed. We went ahead and put the railing on the bed for him. We thought this would be a good transition from the crib for him.

Josiah

Aedan

Ryan reading a dinosaur book to the boys before naptime.

Thank you, Mom for the beds! They are great!

Josiah's first campout!

Josiah began asking to go camping this past winter. Of course, we had a VERY cold winter, so that wasn't going to happen. We think he's an outdoorsy boy. He's much more interested in climbing a tree then throwing a ball...but, we'll see as he grows more. Josiah has recently started climbing trees by himself. He climbs the dogwoods quite well, but still needs help getting up onto the bigger trees.

Anyway, back to the camping story...Ryan wanted to take Josiah before the baby came, so last Thursday night it was! The low was supposed to be 40 degrees, but it ended up being like 33. Ryan came home from work on Thursday and we headed out onto the land accross the street. There was an old fire pit that needed to be cleared off. Ryan cleared it and then the boys (and Ryan) dug around the fire pit so the fire wouldn't spread. Ryan said the ground was very moist, so that was good. We came inside and cleaned up a bit, and fed the boys a little. (Sometimes hot dogs are not a hit.) At dusk we headed back out with the hotdogs, marshmellows, and sleeping gear. Ryan got the fire started, and cooked up the hot dogs. They were REALLY good:) Josiah liked his hot dog, and well, Aedan...he just wanted the bun and marshmellows. (Good thing we fed them before going outside.) The fire made me a little nervous...mainly with Aedan because he is SOOOO accident prone. (Also, he didn't nap that day. I think it was the first day EVER that he has never napped. He was a little whiny, but not bad...considering.) After the hotdogs, we sang some songs, and then it was time for Aedan to go to bed. I took Aedan in, gave him a quick bath, and put him to bed. Josiah was soooooooooooooo excited to go to sleep in the tent. He and Ryan stayed up till around 9:00; waiting for the fire to be completely out. Ryan said that Josiah went right in the tent and went to sleep (no problem). Josiah woke up around 6:00 the next morning (which is a little early then normal...but he was able to function pretty well till nap) and I heard them come inside around 6:15.

I am so thankful to have a husband who spends time with his sons and is willing to go camping, even if it isn't his favorite activity. Ryan enjoyed his time with Josiah...he says, though, that he needs to get some type of air mattress to sleep on in the tent for next time. Not only did he go camping that night, but the next day he took Josiah and Aedan to the park to walk the big loop. The boys were especially excited since it was the first time going since the fall. Ryan is a great dad, and I'm thankful for him:)

Here's Ryan cleaning out the fire pit. I made sure the boys stayed clear of him while he did this.

Ryan and Aedan getting the rake from the house.

Josiah and Aedan digging around the fire pit (with their sand shovels).

Ryan with Josiah and Aedan...Josiah looks so big here, to me.

hanging out around the fire

cooking a hot dog...yummy!

checking to see if it's done

Ryan and the boys

Sing for Spring:)

Josiah's choir class at church did their semester performance last Wednesday night (on St. Patrick's Day). I took some videos, but the video uploader is sometimes moody...I couldn't get it to work after numerous tries. The children sang various songs about spring and also a few Easter songs. Josiah did a GREAT job! He did what his teachers asked of him, and tried:) I wasn't sure that he exactly understood what was going to happen. I tried to explain it to him beforehand...oh, I forgot to mention that he didn't nap that day...so there was really no telling what he'd do. Aedan enjoyed it as well. He was attentive and watched Josiah:) Here are a couple pictures from the performance.

They set up a little picture spot...Aedan wanted to get in the picture as well:)

Irish Boys!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!