Springtime Fun and Easter 2016

The flowers are in bloom, the air is warmer, and we are greatly enjoying our first spring back in Georgia.

 

Cherry trees are in bloom...

And so are the dogwoods...

Wonderfully fragrant hyacinths from Mrs. Margie...

RF with his GA hat ready for a Sunday adventure with mama, daddy, and Ellis...

Taking in the sights of a local antique mall...

Running through a local park after our treasure hunting at the antique mall...

"That's a gigantic rock, mama!"

Ellis tried to pick it up...

Daffodils are blooming, too...

Enjoying time wandering...

Happy as can be...

"On your mark, get set, GO!"

Caught him long enough for a quick photo...

Couldn't catch this one until we got home...

 

We have a Mickey Mouse fan...

Make that TWO Mickey Mouse fans...

Chocolate covered Oreo's for the boys' class Easter party...

 

Easter mantle decorations...

Footprint art for Meme and Nana...

Handprint bunnies and footprint carrots for mama...

Making cupcakes with Nana...

Brother joined in to the fun...

Cupcakes in the shape of an Easter egg with lots of sprinkles...

"Time to dye some eggs, mama!"

Painting their eggs...

 

Lookin' good, boys!

Deep in concentration...

These two love anything that is related to arts and crafts...

Taking it SERIOUSLY...

The Easter bunny made a stop at the Hawk house...

Playing with a birdhouse from Meme. We're planning to paint it this weekend...

Checking out his eggs (and more importantly, the candy inside)...

Hunting eggs in the backyard with rain boots and his pajamas on...

Has Spring Sprung?!?

It's warmer out! It's warmer out! It's warmer out!

The past two weekends (and most afternoons) we spent a good chunk of time outside enjoying the weather together as a family and as the photos below show, these two little boys enjoy every minute of it.

This boy loves his dog...

This boy loves to say "CHEESE" every time I take out my camera...

I could eat him up...

Picking flowers for mama...

It wouldn't be a nice afternoon without a little sword fighting...

Easter egg flag is out and ready to welcome spring...

Those cheeks...

Planting bulbs with daddy... (i.e. stepping on newly planted bulbs, picking up handfuls of dirt that daddy has put on the newly planted bulbs, stealing daddy's tools, etc.)

He is obsessed with opening and closing our screen door on the back porch...

Practicing going up and down steps on his own...

See those clippers? See the holes in the potting soil bag? Want to guess how the holes got there?

Yep. He punches holes in the bag with the clippers...goober...

That little smirk...

A little afternoon baseball...

Just walking around, happy as can be with his shovel...

January and February for the Hawks

Our sweet boys make the hectic-ness of life so much easier. Our family has been pretty busy lately, but fortunately after this week things slow down for us. We're excited that this spring will bring some more fun times outside, hanging out at home together, and maybe even a trip into the city for some ATL Zoo fun. :-)

 

Lately...

This kid smiles a lot...

Enjoying the pretty skies in the backyard...

Filling up the bird feeder...

Showing off his GREAT JOB notes from school...he loves, loves, loves his pre-school teacher...

Sweet boy loving on Ms. Gracie...

On cold days, he will stand at the window and just stare...he loves to be outside...

A little artwork for Lola's birthday...

I had a work meeting in Huntsville a few weeks ago and was able to capture this shot as I came out of the mountains at sunset...

So pretty...

Why play with toys when there is daddy's toolbox?

His Christmas gift from Nana and Babu...this kid LOVES windchimes...we can't go outside with stopping to let him ring them...

We moved another load of things to GA from the AL house...I. HATE. MOVING.

See? I told ya' - he smiles a lot.

Mr. Big Boy hanging out in the backyard...

My outside boys...

This goober ate a brownie...and ended up wearing most of it...

Told ya' - he loves windchimes...

Digging in the dirt with Babu...

Planting broccoli with Nana...

My grandfather passed away a week ago and on the way to MS for his funeral, this was the sunset...

After three days away, mama is back with her boys...

I brought a moon pie back from Mobile and Mr. Ellis was interested in it...

And decided that he definitely likes moon pies...

 

A handmade hug from the boys to Papa Tad and Lola for Valentine's Day...

A doodlebug (RF) and a lovebug (Ellis) for Nana and Babu...

L-O-V-E for Meme...

Sweet craft from Ellis to Mama and Daddy for Valentine's Day...

Sweet craft from RF for Mama and Daddy for Valentine's Day...

RF and Nana made Valentine robots for his classmates. They were a major hit - the kids LOVED them!

RF and Ellis's Valentines for their friends at school...