Spring Break

This year we didn't have a lot of time to take off work for Spring Break, and both the boys have different weeks off so we decided to do a few things around here instead of taking a vacation somewhere. So, this week was JonCollins Spring Break, so we took off Monday and Tuesday to spend with him and will do the same for Joshua next week. We took JonCollin and his best friend Keaton to a skatepark in Dallas then headed over to see the JFK memorial -- and took the boys to eat at HOOTERS, which I think was the highlight of the entire day for both the boys and Brandon! The next day, we went to Robbers Cave in Wilburton. They climbed and hiked, and climbed some more. The weather was prefect for both days and I couldnt ask for a better time off with my son. Here are a few pictures.

Indoor Skatepark

Hooters

JFK Memorial.. facing the building where the shooter was.

Robbers Cave

The greatest sneak of all!

About a week ago we explained to JonCollin that we were taking away sugar in our home -- really, we are cutting WAY back. To him this must have been like the world was coming to an end because he started stock piling candy everywhere in the house. Not only that, but he has a facebook account (with only family on it) and begged his grandmother (my mom) to make him cookies... which she so loveingly did. He originally told her to make 6 dozen, my mom settled on 2 dozen. The package came in the mail today and when I got home this is what I saw.

My scrapbooking area!

Inside my basket chair!

My entertainment center.

Whats that?

Bag of candy!

This is what you see when you walk in my door.

Bottom drawer.

yes.. Inside the pillow.

YES... thats right

Slash hat on the wall.

Inside the hat!

Happy Birthday Brandon! 36 years young.

In Celebration of your Birthday Honey.......

I love your laugh and how you get so easily tickled and you laugh until you cry.
I love the way you have a level head - but NEVER take life too seriously.
I love the way you charish your family time, and make the best of it.
I love the way you still act childish at times, it sets the tone for our children to be silly too.
I love the way you smell when I cuddle up next to you in bed.
I love the stepdad you have become to my son, he looks up to you and so do I.
I love the way you still allow Joshua to sit on your lap like he did when he was a small boy.
I love the way you come home from work, and find me first to give me a hug.
I love the way that you call every time you fly just to keep my mind at ease.
I love our code words, silly sayings and private jokes that no one else knows.
I love the way you play basketball with our boys and slam dunk, and trash talk them like you are their age again.
I love your loving heart, and the way you still tear up speaking about difficult things, or watching intervention.
I love you.. just the way you are.