Spring Weather!!!

Oh we are so thankful for SPRING!!! We have been having fun in the sun this week!! If you don't know us very well, we are an outdoor family and winter about did us all in!! We have been playing baseball outside and running and drawing chalk people and running and going to the park and running!

We even had our first grill out of the season!!! I love it when it is grill weather because Todd cooks!!

Reed had a tragic week however with the loss of Brown Blanky. Reed got to spend the weekend at 'Ma's house because I was on call and Todd needed a yard day pre-spring/summer sports weekends. So Reed went to 'Ma's on Saturday and got to go to the carnival at her school and the 'Ma's park. BUT we did not get home with Brown Blanky!!! If you have a child with a lovey or security blanket or object...you understand. I thought we were going to be driving back to Kiowa, but through the tears and after the tantrum of kicking the door out to the garage amist screams of "Maamaa, Reed -- Car --- Ma's --- Brown Blank --- NOWWW!!" Reed decided that he was big and after a convincing phone call that 'Ma did indeed have the blanket and it was safe. He decided that the Lightning McQueen blanket would work for a day or two. At his every chance he did tell me that the Lightning blanket was NOT brown blanky and was brown blanky still at 'Ma's!?!

Much to his delight, Brown Blanky came in the mail yesterday! Reed was beside himself with excitement!!! He was soo funny, he was really shaking trying to get the envelope open!

All is well in the Hackleman House, now that brown blanky can rest with Reed!

Rock Chalk Reed?!?

No, don't worry Reed has not converted to a Jayhawk..sorry Lexy! But we did enjoy the sunshine a few days this last week and one day we made a "chalk" Reed on the driveway. Reed thought it was really neat and we have to go look at it everytime we go outside! Too bad that it is supposed to rain and snow this weekend and wash 'chalk Reed' away. Oh well, we will have to make another one.

Reed did learn to say "yucky Chickenhawks!" Don't know where that came from?!? ;)

weekend of March 5th - Seasame Street Live

The weekend of March 5th we had Cresten with us (Audrey's youngest) He is 9 months younger than Reed so they have a big time. We had tickets to Seasame Street Live on Saturday morning, so Todd and I took the boys to see Elmo!! Do to a ticket error we ended up in the 3rd row, which was really the front row due to no one sitting in the first 2 rows because they were pre-sold and not used. There was some drama with people trying to move into those seats and some mothers behind us not having any of it! Todd thought that was the best part of the show! I thought the entire thing was great and the boys loved it! The ELMO balloon was Reed's favorite part!

where did the time go?

I've just realized that it has been weeks since I last posted. I'm not even sure what all we have been doing! I guess we have been living...I do know that nights have been busy with the adjustment to the big boy bed and the time change. All in all I'll try to get some posts up tonight to get you all caught up on what we have been doing.