Day at the park

On a recent gorgeous day, we went to our favorite park in Ansley. This park is super with tons of fun equipment and lots of trees for shade. Jack had a blast throwing and chasing his ball.



Bates the strong man on the rings. He would hold on so tight!



Bates on the swings. He looks like such a big boy.



Jack & Bates taking turns on the slide.

Yum - Chocolate Pudding!

For a treat, I gave the boys chocolate pudding. Bates thought it was divine - Jack would rather have fig newtons.

Bates & the two cashews

Bates loves peanut butter - he eats a lot of peanut butter. I learned a very important lesson about peanuts and tree nuts - they are not the same. I gave Bates 2 cashews. Ten minutes later he threw up, fell asleep for about 15 minutes, and woke up with horrible hives. I was panicked! We called the emergency doctor line and we were listing out all the symptoms and she said it sounded like a food allergy - so the cashews (the only food that day that was a first. Bates is not upset in these pictures. He is laughing like a crazy man. The hives cleared up in about 3 days and never bothered him - no itching at all.

Easter in Decatur

We drove to Decatur, AL for Easter and for a much needed visit with Pitty Pat and Gramps. The boys did incredible on the long car ride and slept so well in their cribs.



Jack & Bates with Pitty Pat and Gramps. Pitty Pat made their adorable outfits with sailboats.



The boys loved Easter egg hunting in the front yard. It was a beautiful day!



Pitty Pat made this yummy bunny cake - I love strawberries and so do the boys!



Jack and Bates loved hanging out with their older cousin Henry. Henry was incredible with the boys. He was so patient and sweet to them. He even brought balls to play with them - the boys were in heaven.