We don't need a holiday to celebrate and have fun

We always seem to be having a great time in our house.  We don't always need holidays, parties and special things to have a celebration.  Sometimes it's the every day, what some would call "mundane" things we do that can be lots of fun. 

Case in point - a library trip.  The weather has been so great around here that I've been taking them outside or to the park instead of the library.  But last week during Spring Break we had a thunderstorm kinda day that just screamed "Go to the library" and we did.  Once the rain had passed (or so I thought), we headed out.  The Cy-Fair college library got new kid computers with touch screens.  Cole was so excited that he could play now too; Carter loves to play on their computers and Cole just has to watch.  Not anymore!

I think the checkout terminal is now Carter's favorite part.  He's a master at that thing.  He knows what buttons to push, where to place the book, and how to scan the bar code. 

The rain did come back.  Just as we were walking to the car, a deluge of rain poured on is.  The kids thought it was hilarious.  Me, not so much.  It's not easy buckling two kids into car seats, plus a stroller and 40 pounds of library books.  I was drenched.  My socks and bra were wet - absolutely ridiculous. 

This was at lunch afterwards, he was trying to put his crayon behind his ear like my Dad does but it wouldn't stick.  So he thought he'd just stick it in his teeth.

I hesitated putting this picture on the blog, but I blacked out the private portions.  The boys were laying down in the bath tub as is shown, and it looked so posed - which it wasn't. So I had to snap a shot.  They look so tall.  Or maybe we just need a bigger bath tub!  I can't imagine what we'll do when we have three!

Speaking of the third.  This poor little thing barely gets mentioned.  I sure hope that isn't going to be the case when he/she is born!  Our ultrasound is on April 5th (Mom's birthday), and we're hoping to find out the gender.  Part of me would like to keep it secret, but Carter is insisting I give him a baby sister.  Specificly, a "teeny tiny baby sister."  So I need to know ahead of time to prepare him in case it's a boy.  I probably need to prepare ALOT of people in case it's a boy :)

Here's a photo of Carter showing off his Lego zoo he made with Sissy when she was in town a few weeks ago.  She refused to be in the shot - but I promise her creativity was at hand.

And lastly, our neighbor Johnny is starting up his own photography business and took a few pictures of the boys.  It was in December, hence the brown grass and dead flowers,  and I wasn't even home.  The kids were playing in the backyard with Brian and Johnny peeked over the fence and asked if he could snap a few shots of the boys.  Their hair wasn't combed and the weren't "dressed up" but they are still the cutest little boys ever.  He gave me a copy of the few good ones he got ... finally :)