Where does the Easter Bunny live....

William has been asking a lot of detailed questions about the Easter Bunny lately. It all started a few weeks ago when he noticed the treat bag in the pantry was getting a little low...

William: Mommy, can I buy some treats at the store today?

Me: No, the Easter Bunny is coming soon and he will bring plenty of candy.

William: Easter Bunny? (he is just now getting to the point where he remembers holidays) Who is the Easter Bunny?

Me: He's this giant bunny rabbit that fills your Easter basket with candy and small presents. He also hides plastic eggs around the house with candy in them and we dye hard boiled eggs for the Easter bunny to hide outside. (It then hit me that I didn't mention the most important part of Easter...the Resurrection). But the main reason we celebrate Easter is because Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead to save us from sin.

William: Died? What is died? (he looked so confused)

Me: Um...just know Jesus loves you a lot.

Had I known William would ask so many questions about the Easter Bunny, I would have brushed up on my bunny folk lore. It's not like Santa where you know all the answers without even having to think about it. Although William did ask me what sound a reindeer makes and I didn't know that one, I think I made a honking noise. Here is our Easter bunny conversation from today...

William: When is the Easter Bunny coming?

Me: In a few weeks.

William: How big is he?

Me: Pretty big, he has to carry a lot of eggs.

William: How does he get in the house?

Me: Um....we leave the backdoor open for him.

William: How does he see in the dark? Does he carry a flashlight?

Me: Yes, he carries a big flashlight with him.

William: I want to see the Easter Bunny.

Me: You can't

William: Why?

Me: Because he's magical and he doesn't want you to see him

William: Does the Easter Bunny talk?

Me: Um...no, I don't think so?

William: Where does the Easter Bunny live, the North Pole?

Me: No...Umm....he lives in a beautiful meadow.

William: Lets get in the car and find it.

Me: Um...it's really far away.... and..... magical..... so..... no one can find it.

With that, I cut off the conversation. If you can't tell, I am a terrible lier! It just goes to show you that kids will believe anything. If anyone knows where the Easter Bunny lives, please share.

The Boys...

"Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable" - Plato

William is now almost 3 1/2 and loves to show how independent he thinks he is. Logan is almost 15 months old and all over the place. The other day I walked into the den and Logan was standing on the coffee table, not sure how he got there. I think William might have had something to do with it.

That is just one of hundreds of little heart attacks I've had...Logan eating handfuls of mud, William falling head over heals down the stairs, William running wild through Kroger pushing a mini shopping cart, Logan jumping on the picnic table outside, William riding his big wheel out of control down a large hill, Logan grabbing steak knives out of the dishwasher and running away as fast as he can, and the list goes on.

I'm pretty sure God has a special brigade of angels he assigns to boys. I didn't grown up with boys, so much of this is new to me. Some days I feel like I am raising wild animals, but they are so full of life and joy and fun you can't help but smile. A glass of wine helps too. ;)

Swim Lessons

William started swim lessons a couple of weeks ago. To say he LOVES his lessons would be an understatement. He has a blast! At first I thought he wasn't getting anything out of the lessons, but last week he started floating on his back all by himself. He also holds his breath sometimes and can almost doggy paddle by himself. I'm hoping he gets to the point where he can make it to the edge if he falls in. William tends to have a wild excitement about him that mixed with water gives me nightmares. Money well spent!

Ski Trip

We went to the condo in Beaver Creek a little over a week ago. My mom and Tom were sweet to come keep the kids for us and boy did they have their hands full... when we left Logan had RSV, an ear infection and fever spikes up to 102.8. The worst ice/snow storm in 25 years hit Dallas the night before we left. (It was a miracle we were able to get out of town at all) All of Dallas shut down for about 4 days, so they were stuck inside with the kids the whole time we were gone.

Colorado was a lot of fun, but really cold. Our first day there the temperature outside was -27 and that was at the base of the mountain. Jonathan and I decided to forgo skiing that day and went to a really great spa in Vail. I will take a day at the spa to skiing anytime! We skied the next two days, enjoyed a great meal at Beano's Cabin one night and I highly recommend going to see Phil play at The Red Lion in Vail.

When we got home William came running to the door with tears of joy in his eyes. Logan on the other hand wouldn't come to me or even look at me. I got in his face and he would just turn his cheek. I guess he was a little mad at us for leaving or just really confused. It didn't take him long to warm up and then he couldn't stop smiling at us and laughing. I can't wait until the boys are old enough to go skiing with us. I have so many happy memories of Beaver Creek as a kid, I hope to share those with William and Logan some day!

Christmas Part I

Here are the rest of our Christmas pictures. They are in reverse order, as usual. It starts with Christmas eve, then goes into our lunch at Kingwood Country Club, then our Christmas Eve service at my sister's church and some other holiday photos. As before, I did a bad job taking pictures this year so they are kind of random. Enjoy!

Snow Days

We have had so many snow days, I lost count. Here are a few pics of William playing in the snow...

Happy Valentine's Day

Today Logan and I went to William's preschool for his Valentine's party. He picked out Toy Story Valentines with suckers for all of his friends. I was about 5 minutes late to the party and right before I walked into the classroom I could see William watching the door, looking for me. He had this huge smile on his face when he saw us and got really excited. It was so sweet! They played a Valentine's game, decorated cookies, read books and collected all their Valentine's. I'm not sure who had more fun...William or Logan?