Spring has Sprung!

Thank you Jesus for the sunshine and great weather today! The kiddos and I headed out to the backyard this afternoon after rest time (we no longer have naps--according to Ben!) *wink, wink*

Here are some snapshots from our gloriously fun afternoon!

See! Spring is here!

The inaugural mowing of the lawn!

Nate kept asking where his ball was...

..."ball"! I snapped this while he was showing me the ball and saying ball!

Its a two-thumbs up kind of day!

Josie loved her first trip to the backyard-all smiles!

Her cute little tongue just cracks me up!

More mowing...

Nate in the clubhouse...with his ball...

This little bird had the sweetest little chirp...

...this bird's chip wasn't quite as sweet. But we had fun watching it every time it would fly overhead.


Wheeee.......
Still holding on to his ball!

Nate decided he would take a turn at mowing the lawn.

Ben decided his bear was hungry----so he decided to feed him just like Mama feeds Josie.

Sandbox....super fun, but was pretty messy considering the wind.

Strolling down the hill

Playing together

Nate's turn

We hope that spring is springing near you too!

All our love!

Hair for Haiti

This afternoon, one of our local hair salons, Seven Salon, put together a fundraiser for the Red Cross for their relief efforts in Haiti. So I thought this would be the perfect day to get the boys' hair cut like I've been meaning to do. I explained to Ben and Nate that by getting their hair cut today, they were helping boys and girls in Haiti. We had a great time!

Getting started....



In the process....



Nate kept rubbing his head to feel his new do...


In the car with cookies, peppermints and a great haircut!


Since Josie didn't need a haircut, we picked up something special for her.

The kiddos sat still long enough for me to snap this shot.

I'm pretty sure that Ben isn't impressed...

Nate *loves* giving Josie kisses!


All our love!

Z-O-O

We spent the afternoon at the zoo as a family today. We had a great time!

Aquarium:



Orangutan house




Ben took this picture of James kissing the orangutan


Cat House






Hubbard Gorilla Valley




Wild Animal Pavilion





All our love!

3 months old!

Josie turned 3 months old today! Where has the time gone? Look at our sweet Josie-girl...





All our love!

Playtime with Lyla and Evie!

This morning we went on a playdate with Evie and Lyla to BounceU! We love our friends!

Ben *loved* this "rock" wall! He got up it the first time all by himself....

Ta-da!

Ben was not a big fan of the huge slide...but Lyla loved it!



Unfortunately, I took no pictures of Evie or Nate! Bummer!

All our love!

Breakfast at Preschool

This week was Lutheran Schools Week. We got to eat breakfast at preschool with all the other kiddos, parents and all the teachers! Ben got to meet Mrs. Weber-we're hoping she is his teacher for this coming fall!



Josie finally fits into the hat that Nina crocheted for her!

All our love!