Tristan buries her brother

We have apple trees!! Yesterday while Matt was off being tortured by the Lions Club, the kids and I spent the day in Canadian (a nearby town) at the local nursery. Aunt Stephanie, Grandad, and Grandma came with us. We had a great day and bought two apple trees. They won't produce apples for several years, but we are on our way! This afternoon Matt dug the holes to plant them and the kids were a big help! We also bought a flamingo that Tristan has named, "Pagningo the flamigo". It has become her new best friend. She took it to church this morning and is sleeping with it right now. (Yes, I am talking about the plastic yard ornament!)

It was a very productive day, and we feel like we are getting closer to having the yard we want! I laid brick for the fence. I only have one more day left! I'm not sure if I've mentioned that I am laying the brick for the columns in our fence. You can see the one in the back corner of the yard in the pictures. We have six around the yard. I got three of them done last fall before the weather turned too cold. On the street side of the house there are three. We couldn't finish the fence until the columns were done, so finishing the columns means we can finish the fence!!! Hopefully by the end of the week I will be able to corral Preston! I am sure that when I finally finish I will get some better pictures posted!

Anyone thirsty?

As the temperatures have increased, we have increased our time not only playing outside, but also in the water. The Easter Bunny brought a Spongebob sprinkler, and Tristan plays in it at least three times a week. She would do it every day if the weather allowed. She also loves to take the hose sprayer and water...well, everything!!! Preston loves to splash and pour water from one container to another. It's all great fun, as you can tell! Tristan has figured out how to turn on the faucet by herself, but she usually only gets it to a trickle (luckily!) She showed Preston how to drink from the faucet, and I think they both thought it was one of the coolest things they had ever done! He gets soaking wet, but I don't care...he's having fun!!

Handsome first hair cut!

Being born completely bald has its benefits...you can be almost twenty-one months old before you need a real haircut! Aunt Stephanie had done a couple of trims, and I had trimmed up the back and over the ears several times, but it was finally long enough to have a real haircut. Matt was getting his hair cut on Tuesday, so we decided to squeeze Preston in there too! He just sat on Daddy's lap eating his fruit snacks like such a big boy! His new doo makes him look like a little boy!!! I'm afraid he's not going to be a baby for much longer!

More Easter Pics

I am ashamed to say that I hadn't gotten the pictures off my camera in a month! As I was going through them tonight, I just had to share these. Tristan has become quite the picture poser with her tent from the Easter Bunny. This is a nice change from the girl who didn't want a camera anywhere near her not that long ago! I just love the picture of Preston smelling the daffodils!

Egg Hunt

Here are a couple of quick egg hunt pictures. We had the hunt and Easter lunch at my parents house after church. This was Preston's first egg hunt. He was pretty tired and cranky, but after he figured out there was candy in the eggs, it became a whole new game! Tristan, as always, had a wonderful time!

Easter Pictures

It has been a very long time since Tristan would have her pictures taken at a studio. Her 1st birthday pics were very teary, and it hasn't worked since. Preston is getting to be the same way! We thought we would give it a try, and Tristan was a rock star!!! She didn't whine or cry at all! There was no bribing or begging. We did have to sneak some candy with Preston, but that's ok! I'm so pleased with the results that I just had to share them!