girl's best friend

a busy weekend it has been...dad & austin headed to oklahoma early this morning for a basketball tourney, coleman headed to his second birthday party of the day (a sleepover) this evening, and mom & hampton enjoyed some fun girl time! we had dinner and manicures, before settling down to watch her favorite disney channel show, "wizards of waverly place." i quietly moved a few inches toward the computer, while hampton was actively engaged in the show...and now, a mere 5 minutes (or so) later, she is fast asleep on her bestest buddy, dodger doodle! what a sight!

BOB

coleman never ceases to crack me up in the morning before school...and today was no exception. "hey mom, it's BOB!" huh?...i replied. "BOB...look" (as he pointed to the microwave). awww, yea...i get it! seriously? it's the little things, i say...coleman knows just how to make the mornings even brighter!

lip gloss and diet coke

for you cannot drink a can of diet coke after applying lip gloss, right? problem solved...a straw. well, not exactly! problem is, the "fancy straws" we have, get in the way. after smoothing out the static electricity from the fringy trim, hampton agreed to take over MY can. seriously? if that was not enough, she wanted to pose for a few pics! oh, and with each pic, a new coat of chanel lip gloss was applied. diva indeed.

easter day

CHRIST the LORD is risen TODAY, alleluiah! what a blessed day! this was the first year garry and i were awake before the kids! we put monkey bread and a breakfast casserole in the oven, and wandered around, awaiting the arousal of our dreamy children! austin (again, surprising) was first, followed by coleman, who gladly "checked" on hampton! within minutes they were ready to find their easter buckets and hunt the candy traditionally scattered throughout our house. a delightful morning it was, complete with candy and a yummy breakfast! the kids quickly posed for a pic before we left for church, and then lunch at aunt ju-ju's and uncle t's house. there, we further enjoyed the day, with yummy brisket and all the fixin's, more sweets, and an easter egg hunt! austin participated (i am guessing because money was involved), and luckily found the golden egg. coleman, however, happily announced that he found more money in the end! oh my, the competition...it is crazy! that said, hampton is also competitively inclined (granted, the influence of her brothers)...and hurried to gather any egg in sight. i was happy to discover though, toward the end of the "little girl hunt," that hampton was locating eggs for her younger cousins, evie and sallie. what a fun family day...our whole family was together! that, in itself, was blessing enough for me!