Happy Easter 2014

This morning the boys awoke early as usual and were excited to see what the Easter Bunny had brought them.  Nolan was very excited to see a soccer goal and his buddy Bob waiting downstairs at Papa and Nana's.  Carter jumped with excitement when he saw his t-ball, bat, and ball.  Of course there was a ton of candy handed out as well.

It was a little chilly out this morning, but that wasn't going to stop the boys from finding the eggs the Easter Bunny left for them.

Nolan asked for a piece of chocolate as soon as he was back inside the house.  This child is a chocoholic just like his momma!

The rest of the family arrived around noon at Papa and Nana's for a delicious Easter lunch.  All of the kiddos devoured their food, so they could hunt eggs once more.  Carter wasn't as interested in the egg hunt the second time around.  Carter found about three eggs and then jumped on the Kubota wanting to "go bye bye".  Nolan had fun running around with the older cousins finding eggs.

Happy Easter 2014!

The Cheetahs!

Nolan played in his first soccer game this morning!  Nolan plays on the Cheetah team and their team color is orange.  This morning we had to arrive at the fields a little early to register and receive his team shirt.  Nolan met his coach, Coach Dan and received two Easter eggs filled with candy.  Nolan was super pumped to finally wear his soccer spikes, he has wanted to wear them to school for the past few weeks.  After daddy, Uncle Joe, and Carter settled into their seats, Nolan and I started to practice a little on the field.  Of course, Carter wanted to join in on the fun too.  I snapped a few pictures of Nolan, Carter, and Bill playing around on the field.

After the entire team showed up, Coach Dan rounded everyone up to start practice.  Practice included warm-ups and being silly.  Nolan was really shy at first and didn't want to go out onto the field by himself.  Papa and Nana showed up just in time for warm-ups.  Nolan started to warm up with the other kiddos and felt better knowing Papa and Nana were watching him.  Shortly after Boppy, Memaw, and Bekah showed up to cheer Nolan on as well.  The Happy Feet coaches call the soccer ball "Bob".  It was cute to see the kiddos "stop bob", "tap bob", etc.

Warm up and practice ended, so the kids grabbed a quick drink and were back on the field for game time.  

"Go Cheetahs!!"

Nolan was timid at first and didn't try to get the ball.  The opposing team, the Zebras, scored against us and the ball was ours.  Coach Dan gave Nolan the ball and he got the hang of dribbling and he had the drive to score a goal!  And score Nolan did!! Everyone shouted and cheered for Nolan.

Nolan was so proud of himself after he scored the goal, he ran back to the other end looking at his shoes and almost ran into his goal net! haha

Whew it started to get warm, thank goodness it was half time and the kids could grab a drink.  Papa wanted to talk strategy with Nolan during down time.  Really Papa, he's 3!

After the second half all the kids were given a popsicle and a stamp.  Nolan loved them both!  What a great time Nolan had and I could tell the game really helped to build his confidence.

Good job Cheetahs and to my handsome little guy, Nolan!!

All Dressed Up

This past weekend, a cousin of mine had a wedding reception back home.  It was a great chance to catch up with family and friends.  I snapped a few pictures and attempted to have a family picture taken.  Carter and Nolan were shy at first, but opened up towards the end of the reception.  Neither Nolan nor Carter wanted to dance on the dance floor, but Carter was busting out a few moves at our table.

Carter mostly hung out with Papa, but Nolan hung out with lots of family.  Small town news spreads and everyone was asking how I was feeling and confirming my pregnancy.  Of course, everyone thinks both Nolan and Carter look like Bill.  Also, almost everyone I talked to is hoping for a girl for the Purcell family this time.

My boys and I!! Love all 3 of them so much!

Blowing Off Some Stink

Growing up I was always told "get outside and blow off some stink!"  I never really thought too much into this saying, but yesterday that is exactly what my boys and I did!!  The sun was shining and the temperature reached 65 degrees!! It might as well have been mid August. :)  Bill, the boys, and I received some much needed fresh air by taking a trip to the zoo.  We arrived at the zoo shortly after it opened.  All of the animals were out and about either napping, playing, or entertaining the zoo visitors.  I've never seen so many animals out before.  This was Carter's first visit to the zoo were he actually enjoyed and understood what was going on.  Carter's face lit up each time he saw a different animal.  Carter would point and scream with delight.  Nolan enjoyed the zoo too, but wouldn't let me take his picture.

The only thing Carter didn't like about the zoo trip was the giant statue of the ape.  I wanted to get a picture of Carter sitting on the ape, but as soon as I got close to the statue Carter started to shake, grab me for dear life, and cry!  Poor buddy.

Carter really likes Thomas and Friends, so we took a round trip ride on the zoo train!  Both boys really enjoyed the train.  It was almost nap time, so Carter was relaxed and he almost fell asleep.  Until the dark tunnels came up, Carter did NOT like the dark tunnels.

After the train ride we headed home.  We covered almost the entire zoo and saw almost every animal.  The penguin exhibit was closed, which kind of stinks because I think Carter would have gotten a kick out of them!  We definitely received lots of fresh air and vitamin D!!  No more stench of being inside for a month.

Catching Up

Wow, almost a month has went by since my last post!!  This cold weather has left me in a state of not wanting to do anything.  Because the weather has been so nasty, we haven't been doing too much.

Nolan had his first Valentine's Day party at school and had a lot of fun.  Nolan made a monster Valentine's Day box to take to school to collect all of his valentine's.  Nolan chose Lightening McQueen valentine's to hand out to his friends.

Another reason I haven't felt up to doing much is because Bill and I found out we are expecting our THIRD child.  I had an ultrasound on Thursday and my official due date is October 5, 2014!!  Nolan and Carter are excited to be big brothers and they're practicing being gentle with their stuffed animals.  Liz, Carter's daycare provider, is having Carter practice with baby dolls, so he can be ready to be a great big brother.  Nolan wants another baby boy and said his name is going to be "Poop."

That's really the entire month of February!  I've been sleeping a lot and poor Bill has been a single parent lately.  Nolan and Carter have really seemed to grow up a lot!  Nolan enjoys school so much and always comes home with exciting stories about his day.  Carter is talking a lot more and starting to play with Nolan instead of bothering him.