April/May 2014 life with two boys

So April 2014 was super dusty and dry, with absolutely NO relief here in Amarillo, TX. I seriously thought I was not going to make it but we did and praise God for rain that arrived middle to late May! Praise God for relief and beautiful showers! And praise God for my two beautiful, healthy growing boys! Edward is 3 and Eli is 19 months (end of May). They are silly, stubborn, goofy, listening, non-listening, sweet, kind, smart, encouraging, never-miss-a-beat, little guys. Here are just a few of the fun amazing moments, that the boys bring into my life each and every day, thank you God!

• "I go to mountains" --Yay! I might have a mountain boy in the making in Edward (and hopefully Eli)!
• Eli "no, no, no, no, no" while shaking his head. So cute, but sassy....
• Eli waves before he attempts to get away with something he knows he is not suppose to be doing....he is well aware of what he is doing, sneaky!
• Eli says "ankie" for his blankie and Edward use to call it his "B"
• "Love you all yours (my) heart" says Edward (middle April) and today (June 6) he started adding "love you all yours nose", "love you all yours body". He is always expressing his love for me and Eli, I hope this continues throughout his life and carries on to his life as a husband and father.
• In April, Eli was infatuated with the bathroom, mainly because Edward was constantly going to the bathroom to use it, but also around this time, Edward became captain of the "eli stinky" team and he will ALWAYS let me know when Eli has a dirty diaper.
• "Jesus turned rain on" Edward--April 20--AMEN
• "I watch cold" says Edward, meaning the new Disney movie Frozen, so cool that he knows they are synonyms without really knowing what that word really means :)
• Eli nods 'yes' and says "shh" before bedtime
• On May 5th, Eli walked around all morning with 1 slipper on, it was adorable
• Edward got his 'big, big boy bed' on May 11th! It is a twin bed that Erick made for him and will turn to bunk beds when the boys get bigger.
• Eli outgrew his nap sacks, the biggest clue--both feet sticking out the end, so funny!
• "I love you sooo much" "Thank you taking me hotel"--Edward is so thoughtful
• "mine"! --exclaims Eli!
• "Someday" is the word Edward uses to describe something that he eventually wants to do/watch/play/go
• "broder"--brother is how Eli refers to Edward. He always asks for Edward when he gets up in the mornings and after his nap. Brotherly love.
• On May 22nd, I looked at Edward and did not see a "baby" anymore.....
• Towards the end of May, Edward will just get a book and sit down and start "reading" it. Sometimes for several minutes at a time. Right now his favorite book to grab and sit down with is 'Captain Underpants' a book which I have never read to him and was just given to us as a hand-me-down from our neighbors. It is so neat, and he'll often look over to me and ask if I'm almost done with my book and he will say he is too...
• I love watching Eli drink the milk out of his cereal bowl in the morning, too cute!

We took a trip to Austin, TX from April 22-26th because Erick had a work training and me and the boys tagged along to get out of dusty Amarillo and explore Austin. While in Austin we got to stay in an amazing hotel--the Omni, and did some really fun things. We loved swimming in the indoor/outdoor pool at the hotel, we took the boys miniature golfing for the first time, went to the Austin Zoo and saw the animals and rode the train at the zoo,went to the nature and science center and went to Zilker park that had a really fun train ride around it and fun playground equipment. All in all, minus a few screams and tired boys, the trip was a huge success and so much fun! And Amy's ice cream in Austin rocks! :)