Grady is 3!

"Cleaning" the eggs

Dropped the eggs in the coloring

Drying the eggs

The finished product! We made Cars eggs!!

Gram & Grady working on his new puzzle

The new puzzle & Cars suitcase

Grady in his new Cars chair...he LOVES it!!!

We spent Grady's actual birthday day making Easter eggs, lunch with Gram, and a dinner at home, and wrapping the BIG day up at Dairy Queen with Gram, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Lauren & Samantha! We had a great day, and Grady was in such a good mood all day! I can't believe he is 3 years old, and I can't imagine life without this boy!

Grady's 3rd Birthday Party!

Parker doing the egg-in-the-spoon game!

The Hauser's!

The zoo workers brought in little animals for the kids to see!

Gram, Scott & Chase

Grady and Mommy opening gifts

The party was in the Education Building at the Columbus Zoo

Grady's Percy the Train gift from Emerson

Grady & his cake!! He really enjoyed the attention!! This shy boy is starting to blossom

Grady & Aunt Lauren doing the egg-in-the-spoon game

We had Grady's 3rd birthday party at the Columbus Zoo, and it was a great time!! We had games, cake & animals! We really enjoyed having the whole family & Grady's friends celebrate with us! Grady has such a sweet heart, and I love him so much!

Men at Work

Our new swing set is going up!!! Bob, Nick, Scott, my dad & neighbor Brad started working on it at 2pm Sunday, and as of 8:30pm when I was putting myself & the babies to bed, they were STILL working!! I got up this morning to seeing the structure up in the dark, so hopefully when I get home from work it will be there!! We owe them all dinner!!

Where O Where Has Our Little Dog Gone?

Wednesday night Grady, Chase and I headed across the street to celebrate little Carson Richard's 1st birthday...when we came home, Lola was gone!! Since Nick was out of town, I couldn't go look for her because Chase was sleeping. I just had to hope for the best! I got up a few times in the middle of the night to see if she was on the porch, but no luck. So, the next morning, on what should have been outside play time (the weather was GORGEOUS), the boys and I headed to Gram's, picked her up (to sit in the car with the boys), and headed to the animal shelter in the slim chance she was there...WELL, she WAS!! After walking through 3 rooms of dogs, I walked in & immediately saw one Miss Lola Hague. I think her heart about burst out of her chest at the sight of me! In all her 9 years, she has never had this happen, and I could tell she's not planning on letting it happen anytime soon! Grady fell asleep on the way to take Gram home from picking up Lola...

...BUT, he came back to life and we ate lunch on the back deck while Chase took his turn napping.

Chase's 1st Hair Cut!!

Chase had his first hair cut, and as usual, he was VERY charming & did a great job! He was very excited to sit in the taxi, and get to use the steering wheel, as he got that mullet trimmed off! Nick was extremely happy to see him looking so handsome! Grady was asleep in the car, so we took turns running back and forth so we could both see little Chase get those lovely locks chopped! Can't believe how fast this little one is growing!

His own biggest fan...