A fun Week!

Just out on the town, look what the kids found.Sophie dancing and snapping.MJ snapping and saying whats up?Sophie on the computer. She knows how to

 work it just as well as I do. Little smarty pants!

Arts and Crafts time. As you can see more pasta ended up in their mouth than on the paper. Thats when mom decided we were all done with this activity.Sssshhhh!! Don't tell dad but look what I caught MJ and Sophie doing. Yes that is my little boy doing what his big sister has convinced him to. Put on the Snow White outfit and Dance around. Someday he will pay for this picture.Caught Ya!

                                

3 Pea's in a Pod!!!  

                            How cute is that stinkin round face with a grin from ear to ear!

A little girl goofing around time. My best buddy!

Just Smile, So Lucky!

Ok how can you not just smile when you see these beautiful children and their big SMILES! Yes, that is right I am the lucky mom of these two beautiful children and I couldn't be HAPPIER!

"Blue Crush"

So this is my "Blue Crush" picture. Checking out the waves before she goes in. And look at her cute little body. I love that teeny tiny bum, Where did she get that? Seriously?And this handsome hunk!!! Seriously everywhere he goes these days he accessorizes himself with one of Daddy's Hats. It is just way to cute!So our best buds the Robisons invited us to the beach. Justin dug this huge hole that the kids absolutely loved. They eventually all 3 got in and it was pretty cute!

Thanks Robisons we had a Blast!

DiSnEyWoRld AdVeNtUrE!

7:30 a.m. Monday, May 17th, Bateman family on the road headed to the place where "all your dreams come true," Disneyworld!! So So excited!!

On the tram leaving the parking lot headed to the Monorail to enter the Magic Kingdom, all SMILES so far!We Made it just take a look at Cinderella's Castle just waiting for my little princess Sophie to grace it with her presence.Of Course of all the rides one of my childrens favorites was the Classica Carousel! No Joke, we rode this ride 5 times in a row. Our kids truly loved all the rides, they just hated to have to get off of them. That was the real battle!Day 2: Headed into Hollywood Studios. My Sophie Girl striking a pose, get her picture face on early in the morning!Day 3: Animal Kingdom! Yea Jada is here!!Waiting in line for the rapids, Sophie and Jada were so excited they met the height requirement.     Finding Nemo Show with Kim, Jada, Bree, and Soph.My Handsome Boys!On the African Safari, this was so fun for the kids to see all of the animals.                                  Day 4: Back to the Magic Kingdom. This was Classic MJ trying to pull out the Sword in the Stone! He would get so upset when it wouldn't pull out. His face and body language said it all! Even though he didn't pull it out, he is definitely our KING! Love you Champ!!We truly enjoyed our little family vacation! Thanks babe for being the greatest Disney Dad!! Thanks Merrills and Wernli's We Love you guys and are so grateful for the best friends, you are our family! Family thanks for all of your Disney Jar donations to help make this trip possible!

"Strike a Pose - VOGUE!!"

Ok truly I know what you are all thinking, no I do not do this at home for Sophie to see and then try and have her practice it. This is purely my little girl literally everytime we are almost anywhere saying mom," please take a picture of me and I will pose, ok!" I don't know what to think of it, hilarious I know but should I be worried that my daughter wants to be or thinks she is a runway model. Oh well if she does I think she is. The funniest thing about this is now MJ is so use to his sister saying "mom, pose" that he will do it after her. It's almost as if he is making fun of her but you can see in the solo picture of MJ that he is posing with a leg flip and a super cheezy grin. I think/hope he is just teasing!!! Oh the other cutest thing is that after every picture MJ will say "Good Job Sophie!"The look off into space and Yea he's my little brother, we really do love eachother!This one has to be close to my favorite! The Classic Serious look, "like what"Cutest little smile you've ever seen as I non shallantly put up my leg!

look what I saw

This is the view I saw when I walked in from my early morning run on thursday. Pretty priceless huh! Sophie watching a movie on the computer with dad's headphones on while dad keeps up on his rest. He has been working really hard as he is in finals. Lots of late study nights.

Thanks Grandma Cheryl!

Thank you Grandma Cheryl for the amazing birthday package! MJ is going to be a prepared little stripling warrior because of you and all your hard work!