Friday, April 4, 2008

Benjamin turns 4!!






Benjamin celebrated his 4th birthday in Florida with a Nemo party. He seemed to enjoy the cake and singing Happy Birthday. However, apparently forks are optional when it comes to eating cake!!!

Birthday Boating





On Monday we took a boat out on the canals and a little on the harbor. We were out for most of the afternoon and the boys (all 4 of them, Grandpa, Daddy, Benjamin and Will) loved the entire afternoon!! The mommy in me wonders how I will keep them entertained in a small area, but Benjamin and Will loved everything, birds, boats, water, and the dolphins (although I am not sure they actually saw the dolphins).

Reds Spring Training Game






On Saturday we made our way out to the ballpark in Sarasota to see the last Reds spring training game. We all had a good time - Will is a baseball fanatic! Both of the boys were tired as the game did not start until 1:05. Benjamin actually fell asleep on my lap.


Fun in the Florida Sun





This week we traveled to Punta Gorda, Florida to visit Grandma and Grandpa Rice. Benjamin is on Spring Break and also celebrated his 4th birthday. We had a great time outside, the boys loved every moment of being by the water, in the pool, at the park or on the boat!!

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Egg Hunt - Easter 2008






Getting Ready for the Bunny




We spent Easter in Ohio as we are preparing to travel to Florida at the end of this week. Grandma and Grandpa Collins spent the weekend with us.

The First Haircut


The Before ...
Look at all the curls!
Not as smiley now...but not so bad.



Will had his first haircut this weekend (March 22nd). He cried almost the entire time but in the end he survived and even got a balloon!!

The Almost Blizzard of 2008






March 7th and 8th we almost had a blizzard...we had lots of snow - 15 inches to be exact!!! We had fun playing in the snow...although we were having more fun playing in the 70 degree weather 5 days earlier!!!

Monday, March 3, 2008

A glimpse of spring

The weather reached 70 degrees so we had to go outside and play -- William LOVED the slide!!!

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Finding Nemo II : The return of Disney on Ice




Here are some more pictures of Nemo!!

Disney on Ice - Finding Nemo






This morning mommy and the boys went and saw Finding Nemo. Benjamin and Will both had a wonderful time and enjoyed the show. The show was very well done - Crush (the turtle) and the Jellyfish were among the favorites but I am not sure anything could beat NEMO!!! Daddy is in Pittsburgh this weekend and we miss him a lot but we had a great time just mommy and the boys.

Bowling

Daddy and Benjamin Bowling

Mommy and William bowling


Benjamin's preschool had a bowling party, so we thought we would give it a shot. The boys were not crazy about bowling, but they loved the pizza!!!