Summertime Water Slide Fun!

We had so much fun celebrating a friend's birthday!

They had a super cool inflatable water slide/pool and the boys could not get enough.

They would wait for their little friends to come sliding down and
then beat the crud out of each other with the giant noodles -
Oh, for the love of boys - so much joy in beating one another ! :-)
I think it is how they show their love for each other, seriously.

Hayden's Swim Lessons Summer 2009

Hayden is doing so great with his swim lessons. He is trying so hard and we are so pround of him! He might just be a little fish by the end of the summer.

Where has the time gone?

On Friday, April 17, 2009, Steve and I went to register Hayden for Kindergarten. I admit I kind of choked back tears as we drove into the parking lot. I can only imagine what I will be doing on the first day of school. Hayden is ready and so excited to start. I don't have much to say here other than our sweet Hayden has blessed our lives and brought us joy beyond expectation - Let the next journey together begin!

"I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living
my baby you'll be."

"Love You Forever"
by Robert Munsch

Blue in the Bluebonnets...

I know, I know - so behind as usual in the bloggy updates.
Anyhow, I attempted to get some bluebonnets pics of the boys in
their Easter outfits. However, one of them was definitely
not in bluebonnet mode...


Hayden enjoyed running around and exploring..

Evan....not so much.

He wanted no part of it.
He would watch his brother though.

Turning him upside down we finally caught a smile from little "E".

Had to capture those sweet little bruised up boys legs- oh how they play hard!!

Evan finds comfort in Daddy.

Out of Daddy's arms - he is grumpy again....

Well, at least one of them was happy.
So much for brother Easter pics...
Until next year - bye for now bluebonnets.

Easter Egg Hunt in the Very Cool Weather....

We seem to trend with very cold Easter's the past couple of years.
I had the boys in sweaters last year on Easter Sunday
and for the Good Friday Easter Egg Hunt
this year I again bundled them in sweaters for the chilly morning.
I was a tad bummed the adorable Easter outfits I purchased the week
before had to remain in their respective closets that morning.
However, it was a beautiful day with friends and the boys
are loving the hunt of Easter eggs more and more each year.

We start the morning off with a little play time on the slide.

Hayden and Evan listen to the story of Jesus and the true meaning of Easter.

Hayden enjoys the hunt through the trees.

beautiful sweet boy

happy to find the chocolate...

Evan decided to open the eggs as he finds them....

M&M's are Evan's favorite!

Eating chocolate on the go and egg hunting!

The boys sit and enjoy the treasures found in their eggs.

and of course more chocolate!!

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!!