The Shelton Family Blog: Spring, Spring, Spring

Oh how I love Spring! We have planted what I consider to be a spectacular garden of flowers, bushes, and herbs. Everything is starting to bloom, and the weather is AMAZING! With the weather comes outside play and a happy Mommy! I am enjoying this time, and I am really looking forward to swim season. We are going to have both kids in swim lessons at the beginning of the summer, and I'm really hoping that Greyson can actually swim by himself by the end of this summer. We're gearing up for our big family reunion trip in June, and James and I are taking a little weekend trip without the kids to exciting Dallas in June as well.

Before I commence with the epic picture show which will inevitably ensue I will leave you with a few cute moments that I don't want to forget.

- Hannah and I went to pick Greyson up from MDO this week, and Hannah (as usual) was throwing herself out of my arms so she could walk everywhere on her own. She walked straight into Greyson's class like she owned the place. Greyson rushed up to her, put his arm around her, and promptly introduced her to his friends. He said, "this just my baby sister Hannah....she still poops in her diaper." What an introduction LOL!

- I was attempting to get Hannah to take a nap in the morning one day before we went on an outing. She was in her room for maybe 20 minutes, and she was just not going to take the nap. I went in to get her and brought her into my bathroom so I could finish getting ready. Greyson runs up to her and says, "Oh Hannah! I've missed you SO much! I been looking ALL OVER for you!"

- We were on our way home from a Blast Ball game, and Hannah was a little sad. I had forgotten to bring her a bottle (who knows why but that's a completely different story), and she was throwing a fit. Greyson decided he would play high five with her which immediately brightened her mood. All of the sudden he stops playing and exclaims, "Hannah....you're my best friend EVER!" SO cute!

- Greyson dug out a tiara out of my drawer and put it on. He proceeded to say, "I'm a princess!"

Here are some of our lovely Spring adventures thus far...

Soccer is almost over. We play our last game tomorrow, and I'm sad to see it come to an end. I asked Greyson if he wanted to play Blast Ball or soccer next year, and he said he wants to swim. Hmmm.....we'll see :-). Greyson, Jackson, and Caden have become great little buddies on the team. Here he is goofing off with Jackson before the game.

In action!

We got to go to a birthday party for Anthony (a friend from our Blast Ball team), and they had the fire department come to their house. Greyson got to try on the gear, sit in the truck, and tell the firemen ALL about their jobs and equipment.

Behind the wheel...

Hannah insisted on taking a turn.

We went to a "truck rodeo" in Flower Mound where they had several of the city vehicles available for the kids to sit in and play around.

On one of our many park visits...Greyson and I were talking today. He has the most amazing things to say lately....he remembers things from so long ago, and he has such a vivid imagination. I asked him today if he liked staying with Mommy everyday...he said, "I love you, Mommy. I love going to new parks with you all the time!" I sure do love to go to new parks too...guess we'll keep exploring :-)!

Hannah is really starting to love the outdoor parks, too. It's great that she is able to play on them now.

This was an outfit Greyson put together the other day...at least he was wearing something. Lately, it's been difficult to keep him clothed both at home and sometimes out in public. He frequently thinks he can just drop his pants and pee anywhere he wants. Guess we need to work on the outdoor urination thing a bit :-).

We went to an outdoor concert up in Denton for lunch one day. It was perfect....lots of fun with our friends.

Greyson and Colin having fun...

Hannah enjoying her cheetos and apples.

They wouldn't be boys if they didn't find sticks and put together a sword fight....this caused some problems :-).

They were really busy "fixing" this hydrant with their "tools."

Greyson's friend Liam came over to play...the boys were going CRAZY, and Hannah was trying her best to keep up. They had a BLAST playing in the clubhouse together :-).