Sassafras

Wow, Kate is just that, a sassafras. Last week I laid her down for her nap and she seemed to be having a party in her bed as opposed to sleeping. This is typical of Kate at certain points during the night and even early in the morning. She doesn't fuss or cry, she literally is having a great time. Occasionally I go in and check on her and she just smiles at me and lays back down. As soon as I leave she starts the whole process all over again. Just a riot. Well last week I go in to get her up after a couple of hours of supposed nap time and this what I find - her having thrown everything out of her bed - including her diaper. Thank goodness there were no accidents! OMG, that would have been a nightmare. Ugh, I have made sure to have pants, shorts, or bloomers on her since. Oh my. Sassy, feisty gal. : )

Evan's Birthday Party

Evan's 3rd birthday party was so much fun. It  was a circus/carnival theme, which I think he really enjoyed. We had a few games, prizes, and some typical carnival food. It was a fun day. Thanks to our family and friends for celebrating with us, we appreciate it! 

Birthday Morning

Our sweet Evan turned 3 over the weekend. What a blessing he is and has been in our lives. He's added so much to our family. He's loving, energetic, funny, stubborn, sweet, adventurous . . . just to name a few. This last year has gone so quickly and he has learned so much, it's amazing what a difference there is between 2 and 3. I am looking forward to all the new and exciting things this year will bring. Happy b-day, Ev. We love you. 

We had cinnamon rolls and sand happy birthday in the morning before the birthday party. I'm happy we had some time to celebrate Evan - just the 5 of us.

Easter Celebration {in photos}

Easter 2012

Yep, this is the best shot we got of all of us. It's an honest and true representation. : )

Kate and Grandpa

This girl loves her Grandpa. Every time we tell her that we're going to see Grandpa she runs to the garage and says, "pa-pa, pa-pa". It's so sweet. They're going to have a blast together in Florida in just a few short weeks. So sweet. 

Spring feels like Summer - 2

It's hard to believe that on the 1st day of April the kids were playing in the sprinkler and swimming pool! Seriously, did we have a winter? Will we have a Spring or skip right into Summer? No complaints here, just feels strange. Last Summer Kate was not mobile (good and bad), so I wasn't sure what to expect with the water activities. However, like everything else I tend to over-analyze and worry myself with, she did great. She climbed in and out of the pool just like her brothers and would timidly run through the sprinkler. For the boys - it was like riding a bike. They jumped right in and had a blast. The temperatures have since dropped and I get an earful daily with requests to play in the sprinkler. Soon boys, soon.

These two guys were obsessed with squirting each other with the little nozzles that shoot of the sprinkler. 

Spring feels like Summer - 1

We had summer temperatures this past week and we spent as much time outside as possible. The kids played in the water table, dug in the rocks, played on the swing set, swam (walked/jumped in)the pool and ran through the sprinkler. And I enjoyed watching them do all that while soaking up some sun. It was lovely. 

I just love their little chubby feet and hands

These are some baby bunnies we found in our backyard. So sweet. We covered them back up and have peeked on them now and again to make sure they're doing ok. They've put on some fat, so I guess they are. Precious.

I love seeing new green pop up throughout the yard. Spring is great!

Making Pizza

The boys LOVE pizza, well maybe it's just Luke that is obsessed with it lately. Regardless of who likes it the most I thought they would enjoy making their own pizzas . . . and they did. I am so type A, so it was a wee bit of a challenge for me to hang back and let them slop on their own sauce and cheese, but I did. And the best part - we all had a great time in the process. They had fun making them and really enjoyed eating them. And to satisfy my controlling tendencies - I made Kate's pizza. Ahh, perfect (freak) amount of sauce and cheese. I'm only kidding . . . maybe, a little!?!

Fun with learning

Luke has been super interested in learning how to spell words lately. So when J was working the other night I took the kids to B & N for some dessert and some train table play time. On the way out I noticed the pre-school teaching section and grabbed some flash cards for Luke and Evan. For Luke I got a box of 3 letter words (so cool). The idea is to start forming/spelling 3 letter words by completing the picture. Once he's gotten the hang of that there are letters on the back of each card so we can start building our own words. Simply put - he loves them. He requests that we "play" them at least a few times a week. It's pretty great. For Evan I picked up a box of cards that works on letters, colors, shapes, numbers and matching. Also a big hit. I had no idea how well Evan knew his numbers until we started working on these cards. (for the record, he's great with the other stuff, too : )).

And not to be left out - Kate LOVES to color. She is fascinated with holding the crayon in her hand and making marks on paper. It's really sweet. I just have to keep and eye on her because she also enjoys eating the crayons. ; )