How Does a Hayesebear Go?

A Tyler-rific Time!

We made an overdue road trip to see Uncle Adam this past weekend! The journey was really a no brainer considering that his tennis team was having their Conference tournament, that it was his 28th birthday on Saturday, and that we were all in major need of an Uncle Adam fix! We had a great time cheering the Pats on to victory, watching Adam shine in his coaching role, and of course, chasing the boys from one end of the tennis court to the other. Thanks for having us, Uncle Adam! We love you!

Long Live the Sprinkler!!

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! Wait...it's just a Remote?

A Bunch of Beach Bums!

The husbands of the Welty and Fisher clans decided that it was high time that we high tailed it to the beach SO we obediently packed the kids up and made our way down to Surfside on Saturday afternoon. It wasn't exactly the prettiest weather and it definitely wasn't the prettiest of beaches, but we had a great time catching up and chasing the boys up, down, and all around. It was so much fun to watch our boys as they took it all in...Hayes was fascinated by all of the "wawa" but turned and ran for the hills as soon as the waves headed his way. I think he actually walked on water he was moving so fast! : ) Jack, on the other hand, needed absolutely no warm up time with this beach business. He was fearless (and actually pantless) as he plowed his dump truck into the water over and over again. What a difference a year makes!

Pure Joy!

Forget Me Nots!

I love having this blog for a number of reasons...for one thing, it's an easy way to share our many adventures with family and friends who we don't get to see nearly enough. Also as a surprising side benefit, I have discovered how much I really love to write and make stories out of our crazy every days. Somehow, it has also become my own little version of 'therapy' and I mean really, what mom doesn't need a little therapy now and then? : ) But most importantly, this blog has become the boys' baby/childhood book. I'm not sure exactly when they will be interested in reading it, but I am almost 100 % sure that one day they will love having their childhood chronicled in such a ridiculously anal way. So with that being said, this post is all about the boys as I see and love them this very day. It's about trying to freeze this one point in time, knowing that it is impossible to do so. It's about trying to hold on to them as I also push them forward. It's about letting these two future 6 year olds, 14 year olds, and 20 somethings know that their mom drank them in...every single day...from their long lashes to their scraggly toes.

So even though I know there will be plenty of new 'forget me nots' in the future, here are just a few of the things that I love about the boys right this second and that I wish I would never, ever forget:

1. The way Jack says 'last but not least' in almost all of his stories.
2. Bears' chubby elbows.
3. The way Jack tells Hayes to come with him when he needs to go potty. And how Bear stops what he is doing to go with him when he needs to go potty.
4. The way Hayes always says he wants to read "Brown Bear" at bedtime.
5. The way the boys' eyes sparkle when their face is flushed from playing outside.
6. Jack's little bitty freckle on the side of his nose.
7. The proud look on Hayes' face when he clears his plate.
8. The way they can get each other cracking up, just by rolling a grape to one another.
9. The way Jack likes to hear stories about us when we were little.
10. The way Bear falls down a million times a day, but 999, 999 of those times he just says "uh oh" and gets right back on his way.

A Hippity Hoppity Good Time!

Jack has decided that Easter is his new favorite holiday. I'm not exactly sure how long this declaration will hold true, but for now he is standing firm. And I mean, who can really blame him? We had a great time this Easter season...we colored eggs, we hunted eggs, we ate chocolate, we got a new turtle, we spent time with family, we hunted more eggs, we got 6 different baskets filled to the brim with new toys, we talked to the Easter bunny on the phone, we got dressed up and went to church, we hunted more eggs, we got our picture taken with the big guy, we had an Easter party at school, and then we ate more chocolate and hunted more eggs! It was crazy! : )
Happy Easter to you and yours!