Easter 2017

Spring is Here!

We can get back outside on a regular basis.

We've been seeing deer in the backyard.

Spring means lot of extra Home Depot runs (pretending we know how to do things in our yard).


Teaching Oliver to hold hands in the parking lot...

At the donut shop, everyone wanted to sit in my lap. Aiden declared "We're a stack!"

Car rides with the wind in their hair...

"MAMA, HELP! I CRASHED INTO STINGING NETTLE!"

This might be one of the first times he played in the rain.

Loving their new swing!

I got a great deal on craigslist flagstone, and have been struggling with this weird space between us and our neighbor's driveway (his side grows shrubs, ours grows nothing). So I spent an afternoon piecing together this puzzle. Once it was laid out, I filled the gaps with paver sand and sprayed it down with water to set everything.

The Reptile Man

Remember that time we went to The Reptile Zoo? Well, this time the man who owns The Reptile Zoo came to us and brought some of his creatures. We had a neighborhood party at our clubhouse with The Reptile Man and we invited Rambo, Axel, Ben and Will to join us. It was a big hit with the kids and adults.

 

A Mini Indiana Visit

Andrew's parents came in for a long weekend, so we decided to fly back to Indy with them. We stayed for about 5 days and then flew back to Seattle with my mom who was on spring break.

My birthday with the whole family (happiness).

Cousins!

Brothers and baby laughs...

Enjoying adult beverages after the boys (and meme) go to bed.

Flying home.

Ice cream and story cards...

We made chicken parmesan with zucchini noodles and ate taco bell with macarons. Great combo, right?

Sickness x2

Both boys came down with a bug this last week, one right after the other, so we spent a lot of time resting and watching movies. 

Aiden is extremely miserable when he's sick, won't walk anywhere in the house, is barely happy watching an movie, and doesn't sleep well. There is no question when he's sick, and we soaked up some rare 4 year old snuggles.

Oliver on the other hand was just tired and less active, but didn't seem too unhappy about it. We realized he was feeling better when he commandeered my pad thai for dinner one night and finished half the container.

Andrew doesn't mind the down time we get when they're sick, but I get restless after a day or two. Andrew reminds me, it's a temporary shift in routine and expectations for a few days and it's okay to let things around the house slide for a bit. We go into survival mode temporarily and that's okay. I do sometimes need this reminder.