Dyeing Easter Eggs with Grammy and Pop

After the mall, Tinsley had to go home to take a nap. I had some errands I needed to run while we were in town, so I knew Eli would probably nap in the car. We agreed to all meet back at mom and dad's house to eat supper and dye Easter eggs. 

Once everyone got to their house, my dad started grilling and we went outside with the kids to play and run in the yard. Tinsley LOVES to swing, so we started there. 

After a yummy supper of grilled chicken, steak, baked beans, and more, it was time to dye Easter eggs. Tinsley and Eli were ready!

The whole gang :)

Our beautiful eggs created with love by Eli and Tinsley.

Tinsley got to spend the night with us, so after Josh and Andrea left, we put the two kiddos in the tub to splash around. They had a blast! 

They started dumping water on each other's heads and they both kept giggling hysterically!

After their baths, we had to dry Tinsley's hair and brush teeth. Then it was lights out for both of them and for us, too! I had to get up early the next morning for The Color Run. It had been such a fun day and now it was time to get some shut eye!

My Lil' Cutie

Fun Time with Grammy and Pop

As a conclusion to our spring break, Eli and I traveled to see Grammy and Pop Friday morning. We made great time and even had a change to stop by my favorite store...Target. In honor of this wonderful store, here's a poem :)

Oh, Target, how I miss thee.
I wish thou were closer to me.

It's probably for the bestest (yes, I know that's not a word)
Even with all your cute dresses

Because I'd spend all my money
And upset my dear, sweet honey.

I found some cute things (could have found TONS more), and then we went to Newk's for lunch with Grammy and Pop. Newk's is my favorite restaurant to go to for lunch when we visit Grammy and Pop. Their lobster and crab bisque is SOOOO good!

After our lunch, Grammy, Eli and I went to a new place that just opened in their area called Geauxsicles. The owner, Erin Johnson, and I were childhood friends. We went to school together from about 3rd grade through 12th grade but parted ways after high school. Her younger brother, Drew, and I recently found each other via Facebook, and I discovered that their family had opened this gourmet popsicle store. Erin is the creative genius behind the idea, but their entire family has had some part in making it successful. If you're in the Shreveport/Bossier area, go stop by and see them! They have flavors like Cookie Mac-ster, Parisian Pink, Java Pop, and so many more. Drew was there when we stopped by, and he and I had a great time catching up on each other's lives. I had hoped to see Erin, but she wasn't there. This is definitely going to be one of my favorite places to go now when we come visit, so hopefully we'll see her next time. Eli really enjoyed his pop-pop, but he enjoyed running back and forth across the store even more. Thanks to Drew for letting him do that :)

We made a quick stop by Old Navy, and then finally headed home. Eli actually fell asleep on Grammy's shoulder in Old Navy and stayed asleep until we were almost home. Luckily in an area like this getting home takes about 45 minutes, so he actually was able to get a good nap in. We made it to Grammy and Pop's house and Eli was ready to go exploring!

The first thing he and Grammy did, before they even went into the house, was catch a butterfly! We bought this net in the dollar section at Target and he tried to catch butterflies in the store making all the employees and shoppers smile and laugh. I'm glad he was actually able to catch a REAL butterfly with Grammy!

We went exploring outside with Grammy, and Eli got to just be a boy. He ran, jumped, got dirty, laughed, and had so much fun being outside. Momma's allergies (love spring, hate pollen) forced everyone inside, but Eli and Grammy were able to find more fun stuff to do. They played with Play-doh and had fun cutting out different shapes with cookie cutters.

Pop came home from work and brought Eli a surprise...a bubble maker! Eli and Pop had fun blowing bubbles, especially at Amos. He liked to catch the bubbles in his mouth...silly dog. We all ate a yummy chicken pot pie, and then it was time for Eli's bath. Pop gave Eli his bath and all you could hear coming from the bathroom were silly noises and Eli's cackling laugh. It was music to my ears. I love that my little boy LOVES his Grammy and Pop.

After this busy day, sleep was not a problem for any of us. We all crashed ready for some more fun the next day!

Our JAWS is much cuter!

A certain little boy really enjoys bath time now. Could it be because of his super cute shark poncho he got for Christmas? After his bath every night, he runs in the living room to see Josh and tries to sing the Jaws theme song...it's pretty cute :)



If you can't tell, he's also starting to smile on cue now and it's one of those fake smiles :) I still think he's pretty precious though, even if he's just appeasing his Momma so she gets the camera out of his face.

Even Army Men Have to Bathe

This past weekend we went to see Grammy and Pop so we could have Christmas with them. Since it's winter and Eli's skin tends to dry out, he doesn't get a bath every night. By the time we got to Grammy and Pop's, Eli was in desperate need of a bath, so Saturday morning my little army man spent some time playing in the tub.

Funny story behind the army man helmet...my brother Joshua used to HATE getting water in his face when he took a shower. One day he decided to put a play army helmet on his head in the shower to see if it helped keep the water from getting in his face. I don't see how it helped, but it did, so from then on every time he needed to take a shower and didn't really want to get his hair/face wet, he used it. I, being the mature older sister that I am, thought this was funny/potential blackmail/an embarrassing story for years to come...so one day when he was in the shower, I tiptoed in, yelled his name, and when he peeked his head around the shower curtain, I took a picture of him :) I couldn't find it when I went to Mom and Dad's house this past weekend, but I know it's there. In fact, I think they might have used it for his senior picture page in the yearbook from high school :) Once I find it, I'll just have to post it, so you can all see.

It looks like Eli might have his own army helmet picture to go on his senior picture page in his yearbook one day, too.