Easter Treats

Jacob joyfully flipping out over his Easter basket.



















Really flipping out.













Nicholas diggin' on the grass. Dern stuff was everywhere in about 2 minutes' time.













And loving his new bunny. Nico loves stuffed animals in a way Jacob never has. Sometimes he gets an armful and calls them his puppies.













An introduction to PEZ













































































































Our Easter Bunny brought some cash AND candy. Jacob is obsessed with counting his "bucks".













Lastly, I love this picture of Nicholas. So great on so many levels.

Baby Steps

No, Nicholas isn't walking, I'm just finally exercising my blog muscles again. Gotta start slow so's not to strain myself.

This has been a busy, busy, busy, busy, busy, busy, busy time. (No exaggeration!) It's also been very good and exciting. But let me stress the all-consuming busy-ness of it all. Such busy-ness is not to my liking. But we've also been busy due to my huge desire to enjoy the great outdoors before the dreaded humidity/mosquito combination comes to town. So the park and our driveway have been almost as big a part of our life as Home Depot. Almost.

Jacob is working to understand pedaling. A surprisingly challenging skill!



















Nicholas is enjoying finding rocks, dirt, and leaf debris and trying to shove it in his mouth before I get it. Darn you, pincer grasp! Darn you to heck!














And we're all trying to eek all of the fun out of our long, flat driveway for as long as we can. (And yes, Jacob's lawnmower does blow bubbles.)

Aaaah Spring

So far our spring has been lovely. Here are some of our goings on:

Matt bought me beautiful yellow flowers for my birthday.



Jacob got two new pairs of shoes. One for church (thanks Grandma & Grandpa Gam)...



...and one for play (thanks Target). And rest assured, by the looks of it you can eat in both pairs.



Jacob had his first piece of Easter candy. I think he was stunned at his luck and didn't want to jinx it by interacting with us.



And lastly, Jacob's very adept at shaking his head "no". On Easter he "mixed it up" and shook it with added gusto and playfulness. Enjoy.