Lane is 2 Years Old!

What is it with 2 year old's and Elmo?  Lane absolutely loves him and screams his name whenever he see's him.. here are a few pics from the family celebration over the weekend.  Had surprise guest's Seth's Granny and Papa which was a real treat! 

Classic Lane face "I Pick"!  Kid is so independent already...



This blowing out the candle thing is very serious business... you can tell he is contemplating how to get it done!  Love him!

My small little party decor...  Even I think Elmo is cute:)

Swing Pa made for Lane.. Noah already has one hung up in the basement and now Lane has his own too... They were racing them as soon as the were hung up!

The big boys watching very serious Chainsaw business being done by Daddy and Pops!

 The entertainment portion of the evening... Poor Elmo Pinata didn't stand a chance with these two crazies!  This was of course the "safe" pull string kind but that just isn't any fun is it?  The Schaeperkoetter boys love to whack those bats!

Silly big Brother!

My Future Contractors!

Our next door neighbors are putting in a pool and I couldn't have asked for better entertainment for the boys for the whole week!  They went between the front door and the back deck for 3 days straight!  I have to admit I even found it pretty exciting to watch, especially when they lifted the pool over my house! Yikes!

Front Door view...

Back Door view...



Filling Daddy in on all the work fromt he day... hilarious to hear from a 5 year old's point of view!

Easter Fun!

Noah's Easter Egg Hunt at Preschool!  Don't blink you might miss it:)

 DPC Easter Egg Hunt at the weekend before Easter!

Easter Weekend at Nana and Pa's at the Lake!  Great time fishing, cooking and just playing outside.  Would have been a perfect weekend without the oak pollen.  Realized both boys are officially allergic:(

Noah's School Spring Break

Took advantage of Noah being off school for a week and Seth being out of town to take the boys on some fun day outings!

It's hard work spending the morning at the park!

My favorite pal Carol with her lucky charm Evan!  I have more pictures of her holding him than myself as I am always chasing after Lane and handing him off to her:)

My handsome boy Lane!

Took Noah on a day trip just him and I to the zoo with a bunch of his freinds from school while the baby boys stayed home with a babysitter.  We had SOOOO much fun!  Amazing how much you can accomplish in a few hours with only one kid and a stroller.  Great day!

Noah and his girlies Anna and Jamie... of course he HAD to sit between them!

Ended the trip at the Elephants and boy were they frisky!  Two baby elephants were splasing around and playing like crazy int he water!  I have never seen anything like it in my life.

Playdate at Gymquarters!  Fun had by all ages.  Lane especially liked running down the long trampoline.

Ended the week surviving with Seth also being out of town... Here is a pic the last night Seth was gone and they actually look happy! Mission accomplished!

Spring Yard Work Fun!

Daddy ordered 9 yards of mulch this year and decided to pick up two extra wheelbarrows for his little helpers!  Noah was actually ALOT of help and loved doing it!  Some day I'll just sit back and sip my glass of wine in the shade watching my little army of landscapers! LOL!

Swimming in April?  Yes we were! Well more like playing on the side but still 90 degrees in April still needs a little water to make it a fun day!  Thanks to our awesome neighbors we had a great time one late afternoon:)  And Lane only fell in twice, hence the lifejacket!