Beach Day

I'm excited about taking the kids to the beach this summer now that Forrest is walking, not scooting! The last time we went, Forrest had a really bad sand rash on his little bottom. It is so much fun at their age, and we can just hop in the car, stop by the bagel shack on the way to the beach to pick up their faves and just enjoy the moment together. So grateful for the beach being close by.

Children's Museum

Every Tuesday we head over to the Children's Museum for their weekly cooking class. Summer and Forrest absolutely love going. They always ask, "What are we cooking today" when I tell them that morning where we are going. Last week they made "monkey mix" and this week they did an Easter theme of deviled eggs and fruit cider punch. Summer has this huge amount of patience to wait until the cooking is done to eat the final product, however Forrest does not. He has to eat whatever is place in front of him at that moment.

LIttle Gardener

I helped Mommy plant some flowers today and I've discovered I love this pitcher.

Mommy, what else can I water...?

Thinking...

I'll just play with water...

Splashing and clapping...

Got some water on my face...

Hey, Summer... come back and play some more with me! Fill me up some more water.

Lawnmower

Mommy, I go outside and mow with Daddy...?

Awwww... come on. I love watching Daddy mow.

I guess I will have to wait til I am a bit older.


This boy would stand there all day just to watch Daddy mow if he could. He has to see Daddy every where he goes, sides, front, back of the house...

Forrest & the Tricycle

I love you, my sweet Forrest.

Supergirl & Roaring 20s

Summer and Forrest have begun to play together a lot lately from playing dress-up to hide and seek. I think now the development gap between is coming closer and they are able to have more conversations which sometimes cracks us up. The kids went to two birthday parties this past weekend and one of the themes was Super Hero (from the incredibles movie) so they loved to run around pretending they were to save the world.

David & Porch

David got all the joints in on one half side of the porch this past weekend. David hopes to finish the other half this week in order to put on the decking wood on top. Summer loves to help her daddy by being a little cheerleader and shoveling some dirt. She likes to take lots of breaks. David has had two huge detours with having to re-route the sewer pipes since they were in the way of the posts so that set him back two long weekends to fix that. With that taken care of, things should be a smooth sailing *crossing fingers* to getting the project completed before hiring the roofers.

Another Snow Day

We were in for a real surprise with about an inch of snow this morning! Here are a couple of photos of the kids playing in the snow. Summer loved eating the snow and Forrest went sliding on the playground.

Kure Beach

We spent the Super Bowl weekend at kure beach again this year with David's parents, Grandma & Baba. It was not as warm as last year but the kids got plenty of sand time. It was the perfect place to relax, and spend time with the family. We ate a lot of meals out on the deck with the ocean views, read books lounging around the deck and just be together. David was thrilled to be able to go out mountain biking each day and even was brave enough to go in the ocean with his wet suit! Baba cooked most of the meals and it was all delicious! Thank you Grandma & Baba for the wonderful visit.

Snow Day

This past Tuesday we were in for a magical surprise as we got some snow. The kids were so tickled to see their first snow day! It made it even more special being on the Obama inauguration day. We made snowmen, snow angels, ate some snow, and topped it all with some yummy hot cocoa. The next two days it all melted away, unfortunately, but we are grateful to have this experience for the kids.