Easter egg hunt and Easter day!

The Saturday before Easter we took the kids to a Easter egg hunt at the zoo. This is the second year we took the boys and although its fun I am thinking we will do something different next year.  When we took the boys last year it was freezing outside, so it wasn't very crowded.  This year is was insanely crowded because it was so nice outside.  Even though it was super crowded we all had a great time.  After the egg hunt we walked around the zoo and checked out all the animals.

On Easter morning we watched our church service online.  This year our church, Mars Hill, had service at Quest field.  By Gods grace there were 17,500 people and 600+ baptisms, AWESOME!  After the boys naps we went over to Grandma Sonia and Chris's house for dinner.  The boys looked so cute in their matching shirts!

I might add the boys were extremely spoiled this year.  Grandma Sonia and Chris got them a bubble lawn mower for outside, lawn chairs and a huge piano mat that they walk on to play music.  Nana and Papa got them their owe chairs for in the house from Ikea, a few new cars and a new car ramp.  Grandpa Hugh and Laura sent the boys a music CD and 3 new books. It seemed more like Christmas then Easter because of all the gifts!  Thanks to everyone that got the boys gifts!

 Landon had so much fun getting the eggs and putting them in his basket!

 Checking out what he has so far!

 Caiden was wondering why there was nothing in the eggs.

 Learning how to open and close the eggs with dad.

 I love his cheesy grin! :)

 Best family pic we could get.  Landon was not happy that we stopped his egg hunt for a pic.

 Easter baskets filled with books, big plastic Beetle, plastic Grasshopper (they love playing with fake animals and bugs), and some toy diggers and tractors.  We also found a color wonder kit from Costco.

 "OHHH whats that!"

 Checking it out!

 I love this picture!  Caiden was distracted with something else so Landon hoarded all of the new diggers and tractors and played with them by himself!

Easter pic! Landon, Caiden and Cousin Easton!  They all look so handsome in their Easter outfits! The outfit Easton is wearing is the same outfit Caiden wore for his first Easter!

Landons First Haircut!

Landon had his first haircut today!  Surprisingly he did really well!  We decided to cut his hair because it was starting to get a little crazy.  Everyday was becoming a struggle to get his hair to lay down.  Everyone that knows Landon knows that he has stranger anxiety BAD!  So when I made the appt I warned the lady that he may freak-out the entire time we are there, but that wasn't the case at all!  Surprisingly he did better then Caiden did for his first cut.  Great job Landon!  I think he is starting to out grow his anxiety some.  When I put him in the seat he started screaming but once she started to cut he stopped and held really still and was quiet.  I think he thought it felt really good because his eyes started to droop a little.  He looks so cute with his new cut!  I am not liking how grown up he looks though.  He lost whatever baby looks he had left with the loss of his baby curls! :(

 Really upset about being in that chair! This is also the before shot!

 Curls in the back!  Yes I am being mean and holding his face! Ha!

 Quit crying right when she started to cut!

 Making faces in the mirror.

 This kind of feels good!

 After!  So handsome!

 Scaring mommy with a Cheetah while Caiden is getting his haircut!

 So cute!

No more curls!  

Caiden is Potty Trained!!!

Caiden had been showing signs of being ready to be potty trained since he first turned two.  I had heard that boys don't typically potty train until they are three.  I also heard that boys are difficult to potty train.  So I of course, thought there was no way he was ready...boy was I wrong!  A month after Caiden turned two we bought him a potty and wanted to see what he would do.  We showed him the potty and immediately he sat down and peed.  I couldn't believe it!  We decided that we would wait a little longer to potty train him, mainly because I was so nervous to do it!  I had heard from so many people how difficult potty training boy's was, so I was scared to death and had no idea what I was doing.  So, a few months later I went to pick Caiden up from the children's ministry at church and they informed me that he saw some of the other kids using the potty and asked if he could.  I was blown away! They even told me he actually went standing up!  This really showed me that Caiden was ready and I need to get ready too!  So Hugh and I picked a weekend that we would start and never look back. A few weeks before potty training started we got Caiden a book called, Prince of the Potty, by Nora Gaydos.  I would really recommend this book for any one potty training.  They also have it in a girls version.  The is a part in the book where the little boy would sit on the potty and wait and wait for somethings to happen.  So at first Caiden would sit on the potty and say, "I wait and wait" haha so cute!  

     The first day of training started on March 19th.  I must say I was nervous that morning not knowing what to expect or how Caiden was going to feel about all of this.  But of course he completely amazed me and did awesome!  Hugh and I decided we would only use pull ups for when he is sleeping and underwear for the rest of the day.  On day one he only had 3 accidents all pee!  I might add that they were never full on accidents he would start to go then stop and run to the potty and finish.  He never went #2 that day he was to scared and held it all day.  But the next day he couldn't hold it any longer and went.  After that we never had issues with #2 again!  

    After potty training for 4 days I decided to try my first outing with Caiden in undies.  I was so nervous because at home he would only use his potty and not the big potty.  I decided to take him to the mall where I knew there were many bathrooms, so if we had to get to one in a hurry I could find one.  I also knew that he would go standing up as long as I picked him up so he could reach.  We arrived a the mall the first thing I did was take him to the bathroom he did not want to go he was to nervous.  So of course, I bribed him!  I told him if he used the potty I would buy him a donut from Starbucks.  I knew if I could get him to use it one time he wouldn't be scared anymore.  Of course, the bribe worked and he went no problem.  I also took him to pee again before we left.  To this day, Caiden still has never had a accident in public ever (knock on wood)! 

     We now have been potty training for weeks now and Caiden is doing great!  He still has an occasional accident, mainly because he doesn't want to stop playing to use the bathroom but all in all he is doing a great job!  I seriously wish we would have potty trained him a few months ago but my fears got in the way.  It was so easy potty training him!  I just hope that Landon will be just as easy!  

     We are so proud of you Caiden you never cease to amaze us! Great job buddy!!!

Caiden in his undies!  We bought him Thomas the Train and Cars (the movie) undies!

This picture cracks me up! I had to add it!  Caiden was having a fit because he wanted to pull his own pants up.  This is what happened when he did! LOL!