10 reasons I love my in-laws

1. My father-in-law loves to do yard work! He wasn't even at our house for an hour and he started hauling beauty bark and cutting brush in the woods.
2. The wonderful food my mother-in-law makes (and kills my diet with)
3. The food they buy because they think they are eating so much of ours!
4. the motiviation to my husband to work outside as well with his father.
5. The deep cleaning my mother-in-law gave my kitchen before the birthday party.
6. The dishes are always done
7. Coffee is always made and smells great first thing in the morning
8. Free live-in babysitters
9. Grandma helps read bedtime stories
10. They are happy when you come home!

Some pictures from spring break!

Colten has been going through a super-hero phase and this is him being super man. He was great all spring break, but was sick on Thursday. Jenny came to visit and wound up cleaning up puke! Thanks girlfriend! He had his 5 year check up at the doctor's on Friday and everything is healthy! No shots either! That made his day.

Carson's favorite things to do with daddy are to be thrown up in the air and wear daddy's hats. What fun!

Quite a birthday!

Colten's birthday party was this last Saturday and it was lots of fun, with some cancelations and meltdowns thrown in. The weather was perfect. It was in the 70's and beautiful. Colten had a great time decorating his "Candyland" cake.

Colten also had a meltdown right as we were expecting people to arrive. Colten was adamant that he didn't want to grow up and therefore didn't want a birthday party. After calming him down we realized that he thought he would grow up big like daddy, but in a day! Tony and I explained to him that he wouldn't grow that much just because he was turning 5! He mellowed out enough to enjoy the party.

Colten's favorite part of the party was, of course, the presents! We got lucky this year and didn't recieve any annoying noisy ones!! Thanks girlfriends for the wonderful gifts he did get. With the wonderful weather he did get to try out his new bubble gun and got the cats to chase the bubbles outside.

It was a long day with several people who had RSVPed and said they would be there and then at 2:00 (when the party was supposed to start!) called and said they couldn't make it. What really gets me is the reasons they gave! Ok, the family with the sick kid is excused, though I've never had an event when their kid was healthy! What gets me is the parents who cancelled because the weather was nice and the family was working outside or had family in town and were spending time visiting with them. It makes me really mad that I spent all the money and time putting together goodie bags for all the family. Colten was disappointed that some of his friends weren't there.

Definitely a toddler

It is sad when you realize your baby is no longer the cuddly baby you used to hold close in your arms. Carson still likes to snuggle (preferably at 2 am!) but no longer likes to be held like a baby, lying in my arms. He now likes to put his head on my heart and hug me while I rock him. He decided to change this last week while he was sick and miserable. One more baby stage to miss, at least until the next one comes along!