The boys

Blake reading the latest favorite book- Woody, Hazel, and Little Pip

Snuggling with Koda

As usual, Jacob makes a goofy face.

I can't believe they all fit in this sandbox.

Blake in front of his garden. He spent about an hour transplanting grass patches and weeds in the yard. Then he outlined it with rocks...I think it looks so nice!

No more training wheels!

Last week we spent an afternoon at my friend Carrie's house. Her daughter has a balance bike and Jacob spent almost the entire time on it riding up and down their driveway. When we got home, I noticed that he wasn't even using his training wheels when he was riding his bike, so off they came! He absolutely LOVES to ride his bike now and asks to go bike riding pretty much after eating breakfast everyday.

Our street is on a slight hill so the boys ride to the top and then race as fast as they can down. Even Parker will do this, but usually puts his feet up in the air and is yelling or screaming something as he comes down the hill.

Egg Dyeing

This was the second time this year we dyed eggs (we also dyed them for a Spring Equinox party) and the boys were very excited to get started. I used food coloring and the box had a chart that made additional colors so there were lots to choose from! We decorated 2 dozen and I don't think that was enough. The boys had a great time and were fascinated at how their eggs turned out.

The results!

Most of the green/teal eggs were from Jacob. For whatever reason, that is the only colors he really wanted to use.

Shannon's Visit

A couple of weeks ago, my mom and sister threw me a surprise baby shower and Shannon made time in her schedule to fly down and visit for the weekend! It was such an awesome surprise...I hadn't seen her in 6 years! She was a trooper to put up with the boys...they pretty much wanted her attention the whole time. I think Jacob found his first love :) It was a great visit and the boys still talk about her.

Enjoying a picnic at Freedom Park

Blake's pregnant playdough mommies (notice the progression in the bellies!)

Playdough creatures

Snail Family

Parker spent about 30 minutes creating his snail family. He was so proud of them, he wanted me to take a picture.

Aren't they cute?!

let's cook!

The boys decided they were going to make pretend soup, so I set out some towels on the table, filled some pitchers with water and gave them some beans and pasta to use. They played like this for at least an hour! It always amazes me at how they entertain themselves with the simplest things.

Crazy Kid

This was after a day spent outside. I was reading books to the boys on the living room floor and Jacob decided to lay down next to me...before I knew it, he was asleep! By the way, these are his favorite thing to wear...footie pajamas and when he is in the house, he is either stripped down to his undies or wearing these. They already have holes in the toes from so much wear!

Rainy Day Fun

The warmer spring weather has brought the rainy days as well which are spent with....

Lots of dress-up play

homemade playdough fun

beanbag stuffin'

and embroidery practice

Bike Time!

Most of our days are spent outside with the boys riding their bikes. There was one day when they spent 6 hours riding up and down the streets!!! We live on a slight hill, so they love to ride up the street and then speed down as fast as they can. Of course, I have a heart attack just about everytime thinking they are going to wipe-out, but the falls have been kept to a minimum. Blake has even learned to do a few tricks!