Tball Time!

So, last Saturday was Ethan's 1st tball game! He really enjoyed it and it was SO fun to watch. He is getting to be such a big boy. Last Thursday we went to the last Little Cats meeting at Franklin Elementary where he got to ride on a school bus, which he thought was so cool (even though he won't be riding one when he starts kindergarten)! I had explained to him a few weeks ago that he would be going to school all week once he started kindergarten and could only stay home on the weekends. So, on the way home from Zoe's birthday party he told my grandmother "I'm not going to kindergarten because I only get to come home on the weekends!"...guess I forgot to explain that he would still be coming home to sleep in his own bed each night, LOL!!

Landen has had a rough past couple of days. We went to see the pediatrician today only to find out that he has an ear infection :( However, he still grins from ear to ear when anyone talks to him. He is such a sweet baby! He now weighs 16 lbs and 2 oz....can't believe he has almost doubled his weight since birth. Kids grow so quickly.... I am afraid to blink. But I am cherishing every moment while it lasts!

So this past week Landen developed a bad cough! Just seems like we can't get rid of it around here. Thank the good Lord he didn't get nearly as sick as Ethan. By the weekend everyone was feeling better so we took the boys to a model train show. Landen was well behaved and Ethan was in awe! I have never seen a child love trains as much as he does. He told me that when he gets bigger he is going to set up a model train show that will be huge and he also said that I am going to want to see it!! He got a new train set and I haven't been able to get him out to enjoy the weather since! He just wants to play with that train.

Landen tried rice cereal for the first time on Saturday and that was interesting. He wasn't too crazy about it! As you can see from the picture, he got more on him than he actually ate. Maybe we will give it a little while and try again. Ethan plays with Landen all of the time. It was so funny because tonight at church Ethan fell asleep and Landen couldn't understand why he wasn't talking to him. He just kept looking at him and making little noises trying to get Ethan to respond....I love that they are so loving toward each other (even though often times Ethan's love is a little rougher than I would like for it to be).

A few weeks ago our good friends Jennifer and Ben got engaged and they want the boys to be ring bearers in there wedding in October! We are so excited and hope that Landen is walking by then so that he can participate. They are such wonderful people and we are so very happy for them. We are also very excited for Ethan's 1st t-ball game this Saturday!!! All of the kids are so cute out there on the field :)

Easter Week

This past week was a very difficult one at our house. Ethan had an upper respiratory infection and ran a fever of 101-103 degrees from Sunday night until Thursday evening! He was the sickest he has EVER been and it was very hard on both Josh and I to watch him be so miserable no matter how hard we tried to help him. Thankfully, Ethan has made a full recovery and now passed the sickness on to me. That's okay though, I would rather me have it than him. Somehow, Landen has managed to stay well through all of this but is now teething. One tooth has broken through his gums and I believe another is trying to come through. As you all know...teething babies are usually not happy babies but he honestly has still managed to smile as much as ever. Josh took a trip to California for work in the middle of the week and was missed terribly here at home! Easter was wonderful (except of course for me feeling awful)! It was a beautiful sunny day and Ethan loved everything the Easter Bunny brought him....especially his new train and Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. Landen, of course, didn't really notice his basket much but Ethan was excited to show him what all was in it. I turned 26 this week and the boys gave me an adorable card on which Ethan drew a beautiful flower and wrote "Mom" and "Ethan"....that all alone made my day. Love my boys...all 3 of them!

The Raines Rascals

Here are my boys, Ethan and Landen. Ethan had a difficult time transitioning to being one of two kids and not an only child anymore. However, now you barely see the jealousy anymore! He is such a wonderful big brother and Landen adores him. Everything that Ethan does Landen rewards him with a great big cheesing grin! I love to watch them interact...they are forging an amazing bond that will last throughout their lives. You can see the mutual love between them and I just feel so blessed to be able to witness that.