My boys

Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'

Gabe's gone mobile! :)

The Homestead

Spending the day out at my parents house yesterday was wonderful! I love spring in the woods--everything is so green and lush. And you can find treasures everywhere. Yesterday while walking around the property I found:

A pink (once red) motorcycle, enough yummy morel mushrooms that my mom could make mushroom soup, frog eggs in the pond (which I can't wait until they are frogs and I can show them to Isaiah!), a Keystone beer can (not really a good find), a couple of plastic potted plant containers (which came in rather handy for collecting previously mentioned mushrooms), a red and black centipede (I showed it to Isaiah and he called it a snake), and a beautiful birds nest with 4 precious eggs inside and one little mama sitting on them. Ok, I didn't actually find the birds nest, my Mom showed it to me, but still, it IS an awesome treasure! :)

Sorry the eggs are out of focus, I didn't want to get too close!

The day started out as just a short visit to see the cousins, Audrey & Lola, and to pick up some wood for making our boxed gardens. It turns out the wood was in a big pile and was riddled with nails. After de-nailing, cutting, and power-washing the wood (THANK YOU MOM & DAD FOR ALL YOUR HELP!), we had been there all day! It reminded me how much I loved living & growing up in the woods. We even witnessed a thunder & lightning storm and got to listen to the rain on the metal roof, which happens to be one of my favorite things ever! What a wonderful day! :)

Canadian Cousins Visit!

Last weekend we had a wonderful visit from Nick's sister, Theresa, and her two boys, Amani and Moses. We had a blast! Of course the pool at the Kroc center was a highlight! The boys all had a wonderful time playing in the backyard with Lucy. We are so happy they could all come and can't wait to visit them in Canada at the end of May!

OK, so I am a bit of a slacker!

It turns out I am really sucky at blogging--I just can never find the time! We haven't been doing anything too exciting, just every day things. We had a nice Easter dinner with my family at our house--I cooked a ham for the first time! :)

Isaiah is just being a toddler--playing with his cousins at the park, playing with Lucy in the yard, playing with Gabe in the house, playing with Carson & Tahlia, going to story-time at the library, and basically just having the time of his life! Oh, to be a toddler again! :)

Gabe is being a wonderful 3-month-old! I can't believe he is already 3 months--time really flies! He is doing great, getting ready to roll over soon. Actually, he rolled right out of his swing the other night (I know, bad mommy! for not buckling him in!) but don't worry he was not hurt! He is giving us big smiles and "agoos" lately--it's so much fun!

Ok, so I may or may not post again soon, who knows! I know it doesn't seem like I am that busy but I am sure that all of you out there who have kids understand how hard it is to get time to yourself! So, blog you later, or not...

A couple cute ones... :)

I'm the luckiest girl in the world!!! :)

Why, you ask, am I the luckiest girl in the world? Well, I started back to work yesterday! I know that doesn't sound lucky but there are many reasons that it is. A few of the reasons are:

First of all, I have a great job and I am able to contribute to supporting my family. That is a great feeling! Even though the job can be super-stressful and busy, I have wonderful co-workers and that makes all the difference in the world.

Second (and most importantly) I am super lucky that my wonderful husband gets to stay home with the boys while I work! He did an awesome job yesterday and even brought the boys in for lunch (which is no easy feat)!

Third, Nick loves staying home with the boys and the boys love having Daddy at home! :) I am so happy that Nick gets to have special time with the boys and no Mommy around! It helps them bond and makes them have a really close relationship.

Anyway, I am able to say all this today because I don't have to work again until Monday--yay! :)