Afternoon at the Arboretum

We took a little pre-Easter trip to the Arboretum a couple
of weeks ago with friends from church.
There are more photo ops of E as
Steve and Hayden had to meet
up with us later after Hayden's soccer game.
There is little evidence we were actually there with friends
as Evan was too busy off on his own little exploration adventure :-)

And he's off!

Evan wonders why sweet little Caleb is so interested in his shoe.

Evan comes around just long enough
to visit friends as friends have trucks to play with :-)

I love this genuine pic of the boys "wrestling".
It is darling how Evan loves to just run up
and throw himself on top of his brother.
Hayden usually appreciates the tackles often ending
in loud giggles and shouts of happiness
between the boys.

The Sosbee men like to kick back and relax with the shoes off!

Hayden is such a good helper with his brother.
He enjoys helping him get dressed and even helps get
him buckled into his car seat these days.


Little E loves to give great big hugs around the neck.
He is such a busy little monkey so Mommy
definitely covets the time when
he can take a break for some affection.

Rodeo Day at Preschool!

The children had been learning all about Texas at preschool.
Hayden asked me if we could go "to the place where the men fought for Texas."
I told him I was sure we could make a trip to San Antonio sometime to see the Alamo
and maybe even fit in the Zoo and Sea World too :-)

They finished off their learning series with a little Rodeo.
Mommy helped with the "roping horses" challenge.
(That involved throwing hoola hoops tied to a rope over wooden rocking horses.)
Hayden really enjoyed himself.

The teachers always do a great job with the crafts!

Hayden and I and our best attempts at Western wear....
I realized we really don't have rodeo attire in our home.

Dads and Doughnuts

Here are a couple of special treasures from the
"Dads and Doughnuts" morning at preschool.

(** You should be able to click images below to see them better to read**)

Though Daddy's eyes aren't brown and the favorite song
"Eye of the Tiger" comes from Hayden and him playing Rock Band
over Christmas too many times to count, overall it is pretty
accurate - too funny!!

Easter Disney Surprise

After many months of careful planning, Steve wanted to unveil the May trip to Walt Disney World to the boys on Easter Sunday with all kinds of wonderful Disney surprises including Disney themed Easter baskets, books, cups, boxes, and a Disney countdown chair the boys could use to count the days until our very first trip to Disney World together.

Steve put hours into the planning. I know that Disney World contained some of his
happiest childhood memories and I can see how much he wants to create new
happy Disney memories with his sons. I made fun of him at times for
surfing Disney message boards and forums (those exist?!)
but I really was proud of his thoughtful efforts.

I would have posted the footage of the surprise but
admittedly it was not what we had hoped.
The boys had no idea of exactly what Disney World was
going to be so while they said they wanted to go, it was
not the screaming and squealing and jumping up
and down we had at least anticipated from Hayden.

No fears though... following posts will show Disney World the wonderful
and joyful trip that was to come and enjoyed very much by us all.

Evan our "Little Streaker"

Evan is often randomly seen running around unclothed from the waist down. For no particular reason he likes to take his pants off and "be free" I guess you could say. It is cute....for now :-)

Soccer in Season Again...

Yep, consistently running about 1 month behind on the blog.
Anyhow, Hayden is back into soccer and LOVES IT more each season.
He is always counting down the days each week until his game and
reminds everyone in town the day of his soccer practice.
His team is doing fantastic! (3 and 1)
They don't "keep score" but you know us parents are always counting in our heads :-)

Hayden has a little pre-game encouragement hug.

The "line-up"

The boys confirm for coach which way the goal is.



Hayden is really going after the ball this season and even scored 2 goals
this first game.

He is a tough one too. Last week he took a ball straight and hard to the
face. I was sure I was gonna see blood gushing from his nose as his coach
carried him off the field.
As soon as he hands him to me Hayden screams through his tears, "I wanna
go back in!" Alright boy, go for it!
It is wonderful to see an activity that creates so much joy for our sweet son.

Goin' on a Hike

These pictures were actually back from the beginning of January when we
tooka quick weekend trip to visit our friends, the Moores,
who moved up to Oklahoma this past fall.
They have some great land with some hiking
paths and pond just over the back fence of their property.
Hayden was so anxious to go on a little hiking adventure with Daddy.
(Mommy tagged along)


Steve was trying to show Hayden the ropes of picking the perfect
rock skipping rock and how to throw it across the water.

Hayden is searching for his perfect rock...

Hayden decides he is content to just throw rocks in the water -
forget that skipping stuff for now!

The rest of the pics are just my boy truly
enjoying himself in the outdoors.
My men had a great time out there together.

Valentine's Fun - (yes, that far behind!)

It has been a very busy past couple of months (more to come on that)... I just thought I would try to get caught up on the "back blogging" -- is that a term? :-) These are a few pics from Valentine's...

Hayden sporting his "I Love Dad" tee.

Evan in his "Wild for Mommy" Valentine tee. (I am such a

sucker for Janie and Jack holiday shirts.)

Below are highlights from the boys' parties at preschool.

Nothing like a little sugar cookie and ice cream to enjoy with friends!
Hayden truly enjoys going to preschool. He is so looking
forward to Kindergarten and asks about it frequently.
I can't believe we are going to enroll him in Kindergarten this week.
Where did the time go? I know it sounds so cliche but I really
can't believe my sweet son is going to start elementary school in 5 months.

cute little Valentine plates and napkins I found at Target....


Adorable Valentine place mat craft Hayden did in preschool - love it!
Hayden has really enjoyed having this one at home for mealtime.

We are so thankful that Daddy works close
to the school so he can come and
participate often in these fun activities.

Oh how Evan loved the heart shaped cupcakes Mommy made for the preschool party! He is serious about his sweet tooth (just like Mommy and Daddy)

Little E standing on a chair in his classroom. (of course!)
You can tell he is standing on the chair if you look just above
his head you can see the reflection of his little blue jean legs.
I so admire your cheerful spirit and constant happy energy my precious and beautiful son.

Hayden and Evan in "Eye of the Tiger"

So I caught this priceless video in the car on the way to church. I got lucky to
have my Flip video in my purse handy.
This is how you know that their Daddy may play a bit of Guitar Hero....
Anyhow, listen for Hayden's take on the lyrics.

This is the actual lyrics..

It's the eye of the tiger, it's the cream of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival

Hayden's lyrics

"It's the eye of the tiger, it's the prayer of the night.
Rising up to the challenge of our Bible"

Beautiful Blue Eyed Boys..

I took these pics this afternoon while the boys were loving a
nice Texas "winter" afternoon in the backyard.

Oh, those beautiful blue eyes of both my sweet boys !!!