Chicago

Clint and I just got back from a trip to Chicago. It was my first time visiting there and I loved it. We did a lot of great things, but I thought I would just list my top 10 of the trip.
10: Visiting the Museum of Science and Industry. It wasn't that great of a museum, but we did see a Nazi submarine that was really cool.
9: Riding on a train. We took the train from Missouri to Chicago. It was wonderful to both relax. No one had to drive and there was so much more room than on an airplane.
8: Shopping. The Magnificent Mile has tons of great shops. I couldn't afford most of them, but it was great to look!
7: Public Transportation. I believe this was my first time riding in any form of public transportation. I have never ridden a city bus or taken a taxi before. We mastered the bus system and saved tons of money doing so.
6: The food: Who would have thought we could find a great Mexican food restaurant in Chicago. It was fabulous. We also enjoyed some good Chicago style pizza.
5: Hancock tower: We went to the top at night time and there was an incredible view. Very romantic!
4: Navy Pier Ferris Wheel: I am not one for heights. What made this one of my favorite things on the trip was watching Clint crack up at me why we were waaaaaay up in the air.
3: Cubs game: I have never gotten to see the Cubs play in person. For those of you who don't know, Clint is a big Cubs fan. This might be his number 1 choice.
2: Grandparents: How could we have gone on such a fabulous trip with out someone to watch our kids for us. We are lucky to have some great parents who love our kids. Clint's parents came to watch Jace and Hayden. Knowing they were in such great hands made our trip that much better.
1: Alone time: I actually had 4 days and 3 nights alone with my husband. It was so incredible to get away from all that business of our everyday lives and focus on each other. It really helped me to remember why I fell in love with him in the first place.

View of all the tall buildings

Sculptures in Millennium park
Ferris Wheel on Navy Pier
view from the Ferris wheel
Hancock Tower
View from Hancock Tower (sorry it is kinda dark)

San Antonio

This past week we went to visit my parents in San Antonio. We had lots of fun and got to visit a few places we had not been. Our first stop was the San Antonio Children's Museum. Jace's favorite parts were the trolley and the airplane that he could drive. Hayden enjoyed the mirrors and throwing the balls around.

Jace driving the trolley

Nana and Hayden on the trolley

Jace driving the airplane

Hayden admiring himself

We also enjoyed the warm weather and visited the park a few times.
Our final excursion of the trip was to play putt-putt. It was Jace's first time to play. He had a great time. If only he was great at taking turns and not getting in the way while others are putting! I am sure he will get the hang of it. My dad and I even got a hole in one! You might notice the pink ball Jace is using. Still his favorite color, although now he adds an after thought that he likes all the colors too.

Some of my favorite parts of the trip were shopping at the outlet malls and eating some goodMexican food. Unfortunately the best we have up in Missouri for Mexican food is Bueno!

Thanks Nana and Pops for a great time.

Easter

We had a great, but cold, Easter at the Lasiter household. We started the morning off with searching the Easter baskets. Hayden received a little candy and a bike helmet. Jace got a load of candy and a Mickey Mouse beach towel.
After that we got ready for church. Don't they look sweet in their matching outfits!

Of course Clint and I had to fit in with matching outfits too. It may be kinda corny but I am going to take full advantage of it while I can. It won't be too long until the boys are old enough to refuse to match their mommy.After church we had about 20 people over to our house for lunch and an egg hunt. It had kinda snowed while we were at church, but stopped and the sun had come out. When the boys went out to hide the eggs, it started snowing again. It looked like a blizzard coming down for a few minutes. Not much stuck and it ended quickly. We bundled up all the kids and headed out. Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures of the kids hunting eggs, but here is a picture of the egg in what little snow that stuck.

painting eggs

Last night we painted our Easter Eggs. This was Jace's first attempt. Of course we let Hayden in on the action too. However, his egg ended up with lots of cracks in it! I was a little disappointed in the colors they turned out. Most of the colors wouldn't get very dark. I'll make sure and pick a different kind next year. But the most important part was that Jace had fun and was proud of the final results.

Now I will just post a few pictures of the last few weeks. We have been lucky to have a nice day or two every month this winter. This is last month when we took advantage of the weather and went to the park. Here is Jace and his friend Anna.

By summer Hayden will hopefully be walking and will enjoy the park more, but he still had fun.It is much more fun to drink from a cup that is about as big as you. He figured out how the straw worked pretty quickly, and acted shocked every time he got something out of it.
Jace has enjoyed the rain we have been getting. Thanks Cousin Riley for the coat and boots.Hayden was ready for his close up. He wants to get a hold of the camera so badly.

Bear Hunt

So what do you do when you are stuck in the house all day with two young kids. This doesn't happen too often to me. I always find a reason for us to go somewhere. However, this morning I had no choice but to stay in. There was freezing rain coming down all morning long. So we had to entertain ourselves. One way we did this was by going on a bear hunt. Care Bear to be exact. Jace was dressed in camo with his gun in hand. He loved searching for the bear, but he wouldn't ever shoot him!

Ready for the hunt

What a trophy

Hayden followed Jace around most the time. He always wants to be in the middle of whatever we are doing.

Whatcha doing Mom?

Hayden one year pictures

Hayden(1) and Jace(3 1/2)

Me and the boys

Hayden at one

Jace at one

I put this last on in for comparison. What do you think? Do they look alike at all?

Our little one

is now One! I can't believe it. How the year has flown by. Just one year ago he looked like this.

Now he is such a big boy. We had his birthday party the other day. He didn't really get into the presents, but oh how he loved his cake! Clint's parents were there and we invited a few families over to celebrate with us. It was a fun time.

Hayden opening his gifts

Jace helping Hayden blow out his candle

Let me see what this tastes like!

Mmmm! I think I like this!

I think all that suger has kicked in!