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Well, once again I forgot my camera! I was so excited to bring it with me as we headed out to the park, but I didn't remember until we were like 2 mins away and it was to late to turn around...so you'll just have to imagine a gorgeous high 70s day with a bright blue sky and a bright sun. We went out to the lake to play at the park and throw rocks in the water (what little boys don't love throwing rocks into the lake!) I had two bright eyed boys loving the park, digging in the rocks, and playing in the water. So much fun and so many great picture opportunities...that will have to wait until next time! :)

Indiana Jones

I'm finally getting around to putting up the pictures of our newest addition. Meet Indiana Jones! He's a great little fishy and the boys are really enjoying him...even if I couldn't get them to pose nicely for a picture. It's hard to tell in the second from the last picture but the fish is actually looking right at the camera like he's posing for the shot! :) Caleb loves to run out first thing in the morning and say hello to Jones and Kaden's job is to feed the fish, but between mommy and Kaden we always get way to much food in there.  We love our little fishy...but maybe our next pet will have fur and be a little more cuddly!

  

Weekend Review

Well, our weekend is quickly coming to a close, but have no fear the fun is not quite over yet. Let's see, shall we start from the beginning...Saturday started bright and early...well not bright since it was overcast, still dark out, WINDY, and COLD ...but anyways it started and registration for the race went smoothly thanks to all the volunteers! I was excited to get to run the race as well as help work it. My goal was to finish the 5k (3.1 miles) in 27 min. The Lord really blessed me and I was able to finish in 26 min and 13 sec! And I was the first girl in! That made me pretty happy. Our Saturday birthday party was a Transformer B-day party so that made Kaden's day! Saturday evening we took the boys over to Papa's house for haircuts, and for those of you who know Kaden's history with haircuts this one went much better with minimal freaking out! Then it was off to Walmart where we purchased a pet...a Beta fish named Indiana Jones but we're calling him Jones for short! The boys are so excited. I'll have to get pictures of Jones soon. Caleb just keeps pointing to him and saying fish and then looking at the rocks and saying rock...I'm not sure which he's more excited about.

  Today we had church, family dinner, and our b-day party at the skating rink. I wasn't going to skate for fear of falling and making a complete idiot of myself...but I did and had so much fun! But I can already feel my calfs starting to ache! Kaden did really well too but spent most of his time in the ball pit. Tonight is family movie night for us and the boys, and then after mom is done working we're having a big family movie night so thats a great way to end out the weekend and head into Monday.

  The pictures are from after church today. Matt wanted his dad to see how much they looked like his dad and his older brother when they were little...they're definitly Van Hook boys! I love the one of Kaden laughing and the last one of Caleb screaming at the ground, to funny.

  Hope you have a great start to your week! Jesus loves you

  

Weekend plans

Well, my weekend starts at 6 in the morning! I'm helping my dad (along with the city) put on a 5k race. I'm in charge of registration which shouldn't be to difficult...I hope!  As long as we get everyone registered before the race starts we'll be good! I'm planning on running in it to so that should be fun. After that, we have two birthday parties so the fun will just keep coming! :) 

  On a sadder note, Caleb got his shots today so we'll see how much fun he's up for this weekend. Hope you all have a fun filled weekend too!

Big Boy Bed

Well, I'm totally bummed cause I can't get the other pictures to load up on here, but here's one shot of Caleb in his big boy bed! We decided to take the side off his crib and bought him some Mickey Mouse bedding. He's so excited and we have the safety rail for when he's sleeping so he stays in when he's supposed too! Very nice. Sad part was putting all the baby stuff away! It may be time for another one! :) They just grow up way to fast!

Nap vs. No Nap

Can you tell which of my boys had a nap! Poor Kaden just couldn't make it through dinner, but Caleb had plenty of energy for everyone. Hope you all have a good...restful...weekend! 

Delayed Valentine Pictures...

well I was going to post pictures of the Valentine's party but I can't get any pictures to upload but these two! So here's a couple pictures of the boys with their Valentine presents. Kaden picked out the Abominable Snowmonster  from the Ruldolph movie and better yet it was on sale for like 85% off! And We got Caleb a Dora book with 3 Dora stories inside! Very exciting. 

  The party itself went really well. We had only one injury and no real fighting...with 18 kids that's a great party! And maybe someday I'll actually get to post the pictures. Hope you all had a good Valentines day too. Jesus loves you!

Shoes

Caleb really likes shoes. He likes his shoes, Kaden's shoes, dad's shoes, my shoes, anyones shoes. And he loves to point to shoes and say, "Shhoooeeess". Yesterday, we were getting ready for church and I caught him walking around in my shoes. So cute. Can't wait to show these to him when he's 16! :) 

  In other news, Caleb has the croup. Poor baby, sounds just like his brother used to. We've been doing lots of shower treatments, vicks vapor rub, and humidifiers. He had a real high fever last night but seems to be doing better today. Sweet baby, I hate it when they're sick. Hopefully we'll be better in time for our Valentine party on Wednesday....31 people...19 of them kids! Not sure how we're all going to fit but it should be fun! 

  Well I'm off to cuddle my baby. Have a great start to your week.

Why Iron?

The boys and I found an alternative use for the ironing board today! I'm not much into ironing so this is the most use it's gotten in a really long time. An ironing board makes a great car ramp! 

  Sorry I've been absent this week...it's a long story for a different day. Hope you all are having a great week. Jesus loves you.

  

From the mouths of babes

  Caleb has officially said his first sentence and not surprisingly it relates to his first word. I walked into the nursery on Tuesday to pick him up after Bible study and after giving me the obligatory cry of , "I missed you" he looked at me, held up his hand smashed full of crackers and said, "I  gotta cracker!" :) It's so so cute and every time you ask him to say it he's happy to oblige. He's also started saying, "I wanna cracker!" at least he's a man who knows what he wants!

  On our walk to the park today, I was pulling the wagon and I heard Kaden say, "Mommy?" "Yes, Kaden" "I can see your bottom moving when you walk! Hee Hee Hee!" :) Don't you love when your children point out all your highlights! :)

  Have a great weekend everyone! Jesus loves you