Easter Weekend

Friday night Carter and I made some easter eggs. He thought it was pretty cool to watch them change color and our kit came with these fun spring heads to attach to them.

The final product. By Saturday morning they were all completely destroyed. Brian kindly had to remind me he is a boy and well, boys like to tear things apart! :)

Saturday morning the boys had their one year and three year pictures taken by our fav photographer Miss Jenn. The boys did very well and she quickly posted this one to give us a sneak peek. LOVE!!!! Sunday morning we had an amazing Resurrection service at church that was just awesome. Then we headed to my Aunt and Uncle's house for a fabulous lunch. Carter was antsy to go outside so he knew he could get Grandpa Jim to come with! And then talked Mr. Brad into doing puzzles with him.
Then it was back outside for a few pictures.

Gotta love our family pics lately....not the easiest task! Then we all headed home for naps and enjoyed the beautiful weather outside with the neighbor girls.

Frederick Meijer Gardens

Friday morning my mom took me and the boys to go see the butterflies. Carter loved it and I was amazed at everything he spotted. Here are a few pictures of our visit.

Trey's 1st Birthday

I still can't believe that our baby is one! We actually call Trey 'baby' more than Trey.....once he starts walking we will have to quit that! But for now he is our baby. Despite a double ear infection and runny eyes Trey did pretty well for the night....we are definitely ready for him to feel better! We celebrated last night, his actual birthday. It worked out great b/c Eric and Kate and the girls were home from Nebraska so they were able to come too. Last minute I finally picked a theme and went with a fish theme. Instead of a cake I made these cupcakes.

Table decor.
I found these fish I could put together so I made 12...one for each month of his life.

Ready to open presents!
Playing in Trey's new sandbox from Grandpa and Grandma DJ....can't wait to play in it outside!
Hanging with their cousins Kylie and Karinda. Carter was beyond hyper b/c they were over!Playing with Great Grandma.

Quick family pic before cupcakes...at this point we'll take what we get!

Singing Happy Birthday!
He dove right into it and even had two cupcakes!
Trey and his cousin Kasen...both looking TIRED as it was past their bedtime. They were partied out!
We love you Trey and are looking forward to MANY, MANY more years with you!

Busy Boys

Thought I'd share a few pics of the boys over the past few weeks. Carter got finger paints from Liam for his b-day so they were fun to do during Trey's morning nap one day. Momma had an ice cream craving so after lunch one day we headed to the Soft Spot (yeah drive thru!) for a treat. Carter was insistent on sharing with Trey. And of course he loved it!

Finally took Trey's new car seat out of the box and got it ready to go for the next stage!And our little ragamuffin finally got more than a trim....doesn't he look JUST like Carter now? It's almost scary! Carter told us he looked like a studmuffin. :)

Loving his new push toy from our day care provider...getting a little closer to walking!

Waking up to the snow today was down right depressing so we headed to Rivertown to do some shopping. The Easter bunny was there so we stopped to see him. Trey just kind of chilled out on his lap.

And Carter wasn't too sure of him. He was obsessed with the bunny we seen at Day of the Young Child on Saturday and was so excited to see this one but then wouldn't sit by him...crazy kid!

Carter picked the carousel over the play area (yeah!) so we all went for a ride.

Trey turns ONE on Wednesday so now we're busy getting things ready for that! Considering I finally decided on Friday what theme I was going to do I better get going!

Another little Meeuwsen is on the way!

Yes, it's true, we are having baby #3! This baby is definitely a miracle baby and truly a blessing from God. With the boys we had to go through several months of heavy meds so we left it up to God if we were supposed to have number 3 and he blessed us with quite the surprise! We are due the middle of October and will know the exact due date at our 20 week ultrasound. We went in last week and we were able to hear the heartbeat so the Dr. is thinking we were 10-11 weeks along so by this weekend I'll be through the first trimester already! We will be finding out this time so that will be kind of fun to experience since we were surprised with the boys. I have been feeling great as I did with the boys, which has been a huge blessing with two little ones. And compared to my 10 week appt. with Trey I was 30 lbs. lighter starting out this pregnancy so it feels great to not have gained all that weight from the meds. And thanks to the FRC wellness challenges that helped shed some lbs. :) We are excited and nervous as it's going to be busy but God can never give you anything you can't handle, right?

Carter turns 3!

We can't believe that Carter James is three already! Time flies! He is such a blessing to our lives...always full of character and has hilarious facial expressions. He keeps us busy and of course is challenging at times but such a cuddle bug too and we wouldn't trade him for the world! Love you buddy! He wanted a John Deere birthday party so daddy and him showed up at our house riding this on Saturday. Spoiled little dude! He was in his glory! Nice to have connections with farmers. :) The boys going for a ride.

Saturday night we had his birthday party with my family; complete with everything John Deere!

My mom's birthday was yesterday so I decorated the other side of the cake for her since we were celebrating both birthdays. Carter got a lot of new 'wheels' for this birthday. Our neighbor Sydney came over to give him a new scooter. She has a matching pink one. :)

He got a big wheel from Grandpa and Grandma.And a bike from mom and dad. He'll be busy outside this summer! He also got new games, squirt guns, puzzles, trucks, etc....so fun to have new stuff to play with!

Blowing out candles with Grandma Ann (it's too hard to say Grandma Mary Ann). :) Doing one of his new puzzles with Grandpa Jim. Family pic. Trey, Carter and cousin Kasen...who also came wearing green. :) These boys are going to be trouble some day!

Sunday to Monday we headed to the Double JJ resort to the waterpark for Carter's birthday. We had a great room and it was nice b/c it was not busy. The boys had a blast and were definitely water rats.

Carter must have thought this slide was a choo-choo train b/c he would make the sound as he slid down it, hence the hands by the face. He loved every bit of the park even though he couldn't do the big slides yet. Today the indoor/outdoor hot springs wasn't too hot for the kiddos so he swam like a fish in it. Playing in the water with daddy.

Our happy water baby!

The resort also had fun stuff upstairs for the kids...crafts, ice-cream, etc. so we kept busy and always had good bribes to get Carter out of the water. :) It was a lot of fun and will be even more fun as the kiddos get older.

Early Birthday Party

Last weekend Eric and Kate and the girls were home from Nebraska. And since Grandpa Cliff and Grandma Karen were leaving for Florida they decided to do an early birthday party for Karinda and Carter.



The party go-ers. Trey and Kylie. The girls just adore him!
Karinda got a Wii so she was really excited to get back home to play it. Before taking this picture I had to laugh b/c I didn't even ask Carter to stop and smile....he already knows the routine of standing by his presents and smiling! :)

His new remote control race car from Uncle Eric, Aunt Kate and the girls. We are excited to be able to go outside and play with it!
Carter and his new Grave Digger truck. It does flips and all! Trey loves to push it around the house too. Carter also got some new clothes for the summer.
Blowing out the candles! It's kind of hard to see but Grandma Karen made the cake 1/2 blue and 1/2 pink for them and Carter got 3 candles and Karinda got 8. They thought that was pretty cool. Karinda's birthday is March 24 and Carter's is March 28.
Birthday buds.