Be Still My Heart

Blake collected these flowers off the Bradford Pear in the back the other day, brought them inside and handed them to me saying, "These are for you momma, because I love you sooo much!"  
Can I please bottle that moment up to keep forever and ever?

Zoo Day

I had seen on the weather earlier in the week that Thursday was supposed to be the most beautiful day ever and I was having one of those weeks where I NEEDED to find something to get us out of the house.  We hadn't been to the Zoo since Brady's birthday and knew it was the perfect activity for the great weather day.  We even scooped up Grandma last minute which made the day even more special.  The boys got to feed the giraffes again, we heard one of the lions roar over and over again while perched on top of a rock (one of the coolest things EVER by the way) and got to see one of the gorilla trainers open up one of the doors in the exhibit and feed a gorilla up close and personal (he also drank Gatorade and knew sign language...so neat!).  I didn't bring the stroller since I had to help Grandma in the wheelchair, which allowed the boys to run wild.  They were so well behaved and had SO much fun and wore themselves out in a major way.  It was one of the best days I've had in a long time.  I know Grandma (Ga-Ga to Brady) feels the same way.  Special memories. 

This picture reminds me of an old school picture.  Its not a great one of the boys but for some reason I love this picture.

 Aboard the monorail. 

Love the rest of these pictures of the boys.  So much.

 

 

Let's Play Restaurant

Sunday morning I was leaning over the kitchen counter, enjoying my cup of coffee while watching HGTV on the small under counter t.v., trying to fully wake up so I could engage my children.  In this house coffee is a MUST.  I was completely oblivious to the scatter of the kids' feet going back and forth behind me and their conversations between one another.  And then Blake said, "Momma, we made you tacos!!"  And Brady chimed in, "Tac tac!!!" (that's how he says tacos.)  I turned around and they had managed to carry in two of their chairs and put them at a "table" (their step stool in the kitchen) and asked me to sit down at the table to enjoy the meal they had prepared me.  I died right then and there from the ridiculous cuteness.  Oh, the smiles on their faces.  That memory is forever imprinted with me.  The boys were beaming with pride.  Who needs coffee when you wake up to that?? 

Genetics

Brad and I both have dimples on our right cheek.  We're meant to be like that.  We also happened to pass that trait down to both our sons, dimples on their right cheeks.  They're lucky like that.  Brady doesn't have much chub on his cheeks and its hard to see unless he happens to smile just a certain way.  The picture below caught it.  Pictures of both boys enjoying some of the amazing spring like weather the other week. 

Someone has some big shoes to fill...

So he can be just like his daddy!

Brady kept saying, "Daddy's shoes!"  "I'm funny!"  Adorable much?!