Happy Easter!

On Good Friday we had an Easter Egg Hunt at church with our small group. The kids were very excited to see some real ducks there, but my child did not want to get too close to them (definitely takes after me!). Then, he hunted eggs (they were scattered all over the grass, so there was not too much "hunting" to do). That night, we got to dye eggs with Beau for the first time. For as long as I can remember growing up, my family always went to my grandparents house on Good Friday night and we would dye Easter eggs together. We have not done this since Beau was born, so we decided to restart the tradition this year. He LOVED it!!! I was nervous with the colors and eggs and potential spills that could take place, but it ended up being so fun! He took his Easter eggs to my Aunt Betsy's on Easter to show everyone and he and his cousin Jenna cracked them all open. (under Daddy's supervision).
Beau not wanting to let go of his soccer ball or get too close to the duckies



Easter Egg Time




On Saturday night, we made resurrection cookies. I found this recipe online that goes over the ingredients and ties it into the Resurrection story with Bible verses. The recipe called for nuts, but we substituted chocolate chips instead. I think he got a little bit of the meaning of Easter this year. He knew that the cookies were empty (hollow) Sunday morning and that meant the tomb was empty.
The Cookies before I put them in the oven
Rodney telling Beau about Jesus being put in the tomb and having it sealed

The oven "sealed" shut like the tomb....can you guess which piece Beau put on the oven door?

Sunday morning we went to our 8 am church service and it was packed out (for the early service!). It was such an amazing service and we are so thankful for our church. I asked Beau what he learned in the nursery and he said "God was taken away by some mens (everything is plural to him) and the peoples were sad." Then, I asked him if Jesus came back and everyone was happy and he said "Um, I don't know Mom. I was talking to James (his buddy) during the movie." Well, at least he got the first part!


Our Easter "basket" we gave Beau...it has no candy because he got 4 other baskets from my aunts, mom, and cousin filled with yummy goodies and treats for him!

We also celebrated Rodney's birthday on Easter night with my family. (His birthday is not until later in April but we tried to take advantage of having the whole family already together in one spot). Aunt Betsy made an Easter bunny birthday cake for Rodney that Beau already ate a piece of on Easter night. He saw Aunt Patti put the cake in our car Easter night and Monday morning he wanted to eat it for breakfast. Well, my mom ate the rest of the cake Sunday night, so we did not have it anymore. We just told Beau it was all gone and he kept saying "Aunt Patti taked the cake and put it in my car. I saw her." This child does not forget anything!!! Especially when it comes to sweet treats.

Homemade PlayDough

We were out of playdough a few weeks ago (because it had been left out for several days and dried up into little crumbly pieces). So, I found an easy recipe online and we made some. It just required flour, salt, and water (and food coloring). So easy, but a little messy.






The playdough I made got very gooey after being played with for 10 minutes or more. So, I stuck it in the fridge to firm up and let him play with another color that was already pretty firm.


Nothing to do with playdough....we are a tad bit obsessed with these orange goggles...he wants to wear them at all times! (they go with a leaf blower he got for Christmas). Check out his hair when he wakes up in the morning....No amount of water or combing helps at all!!

How to Get Through Another Cold, March Morning

Well, I thought since March was here, we would be able to get out and play at parks, playgrounds, and in the yard a lot. I was soooo wrong! We have played outside maybe 5 times in the past several months because it has been a crazy winter here. So, this morning, Beau woke up early, after going to bed late (Rodney had a meeting and Beau was trying to "wait up" to see Daddy come home!), I knew that I had to make today fun if the little man and I were going to survive it. :o)

So, I realized it was St. Patrick's Day...mainly thanks to Rodney who wore a green shirt to work....and remembered that when I taught school St.Patrick's Day was my favorite holiday to celebrate at school (except Valentine's Day because Teachers rack up on candy on V-Day!). So, for breakfast Beau had strawberry yogurt with some green food coloring, YUM! Then, we painted with shamrock cookie cutters, our fingers,and a paintbrush or two. We even had green applesauce with lunch! Those few activities (plus a friend coming over to play at lunch) allowed us to survive another yucky, cold, spring day in the King household. Warm Weather ( 60 plus degrees with sunshine) can not get here soon enough!!!!!

A little green yogurt to start the day!

Painting with a shamrock cookie cutter
Check out the face! He said the paint felt "Yucky!"

The final Masterpieces:

Play Time

If you ask Beau who his favorite friend is, he will say "Daddy!" Whenever Rodney is home, Beau always wants him to play, chase, read, and watch "TB" (TV) with him. I walked into the play room a while back and found Beau "cutting" Rodney's hair like "Mrs. Bonn"(Mrs. Yvonne cuts our hair). I started laughing so hard because Beau has his Bob the Builder hard hat on, and he was using his Handy Manny pliers to "cut" Rodney's hair. Rodney was such a good sport about it, and let Beau cut his hair for several minutes. I tell him he is not allowed to cut Mommy's, that only Mrs. Yvonne can, because Beau pulls when he "cuts" hair and it hurts!




This has nothing to do with the other pictures, but I walked into Beau's room this morning and he was "reading" in his rocking chair. He knows most of his letters and some of the sounds that they make because he has been watching "The Letter Factory" dvd a lot. Today he was saying "T", "W", "P" for Papa, "R", etc. and naming as many letters as he could. What a smartie!

Horses in Auburn

A few weekends ago, we spent the weekend in Auburn with Rodney's Mom and Dad..."Nona and Papa". Beau LOVES to go to Auburn to see them....he gets to help Papa with yardwork, put water in their fountain in the yard, play with their dog Maggie, and eat Nona's ice from her cup of sweet tea. (this grosses me out because I HATE sweet tea, but we let him do this every once in a while with Nona and Papa).

The Auburn Equestrian team was having a horse competition, so we went to check out the horses. Beau was not too thrilled at first, but then he warmed up to the horses. He has ridden on a horse 2 times before. The 2nd time, the owner of the horse accidentally clipped Beau's chin when she was putting the helmet on him. He cried and cried and cried! He still rode the horse, named Cody, but whenever we talk about horses or see them, he will tell us the story about how the helmet hurt his chin when he rode Cody. I don't know that he will ever forget it! We did not put a helmet on him this weekend, he just got to be held by his Daddy while they looked at the horses.

Let It Snow!!

Several weeks ago it started snowing on a Friday and snow covered our ground through Sunday! It was so nice to look at....we played in it a little, until Beau told me it was "too chilly" outside. Love it...because I was thinking the same thing!!

Here are a few pictures of when it first started snowing....Beau's only real interests in the snow were (1) cutting grass with his lawnmower in the snow (2) eating the snow

Winter Pictures

Here are some pictures of us and Beau over the past few months....We have just been hanging out, trying to stay warm, and playing in the snow!


Beau is Potty Trained!!! (not at night time yet, I am not ready to cross that bridge yet!) He has done a great job and we are so proud of him! Here he is in his thomas the train underwear and slippers!

This is Beau "working" at home...Rodney went to work one day, and Beau got his laptop and phone and went to work also.

We went to McWane in December and saw the Trains exhibit...I think Beau could have stayed all day!

Here he is (on day 2 of a fever virus) wearing some mardi gras beads my aunts and mom gave him....he still wears them around the house all the time!

This was when we got a little snow in January...Beau just wanted to eat it

We saw Curious George at McWane Center....Beau really loved the coloring and the experiment he did...he was not so happy to meet George and the Man in the yellow hat.

What a cutie!

He got this blower and protective goggles from his grandparents for Christmas. We thought he would love it, but he said the noise "Scared his ears!" We took the batteries out, and he loved it again.

He started trying to get us with the blower, so now it is mostly an outdoor toy!