Yikes!

Well, the little girl seems to be outgrowing her sleep-and-rock thing... I don't think she's supposed to be able to do this in it:

The little dude expressed some interest in holding her and playing with her tonight. She was thrilled with the playing together part, but less enthused about being held. She's one smart cookie!

Spring Sprung!

It looks like spring is here! Yay! We ate dinner outside tonight and then went for a nice walk. The little guy likes to walk to the high school, so we went there and around the block before bedtime. I got my usual photo of the boys...

... and my typical self portrait...

... but this time Eric took one of me and the kids, too! This was right after the little guy put his arm around my leg and said "Mommy, I'll always be right here." I think I got a little something in my eye when he said that. (Twerp.)

It's Time!

My paternal grandparents got the little guy a really neat clock that teaches you how to tell time. He's getting pretty good at telling the hours (level one), so we might move on to half-hour increments soon. Fun!

Have a great weekend!

Happy Happy, Joy Joy

The little guy can be charming, but he can also be... um... the opposite of charming, whatever that is.

Don't fall for it! He's terrible!

Tonight I got to drive two crying children home from daycare (in the rain! lucky me!). The baby was hungry, but the little guy cried about eighty percent of the drive home, too. He WAILED. Want to know what made him so upset? I'll quote him to tell you. "I didn't want a cracker and Mommy didn't give me one!"

Seriously. I have no idea either.

Yeesh, this kid.

The Boys Are Back in Town!

Well, my boys never left, but baseball season is back! Eric is enjoying it with the baby...

... and the little guy!

Awww

The little dude isn't quite sure that he likes the baby... sometimes he is so incredibly sweet to her and other times he doesn't want her in the room. You can tell Eric's and my birth orders by our reactions. He's all "Of course he thinks she's annoying, she's younger and stuff" and I'm all "He's going to break her heart! All she wants to do is watch him play!!!" Anyway, his aunt caught this tender moment-- he tucked her in with his favorite blanket.

Easter, Part II

Our church has a tradition where they "flower the cross" before services on Easter. Everyone was asked to bring in fresh flowers to stick on a giant cross. I'm terrible at arranging flowers and, to be frank, I was pretty sure this thing was going to be ugly and kind of tacky. On the other hand, I'm a total rule-follower so we brought some daffodils that I'd trimmed to the appropriate length. Well-- the cross was GORGEOUS and it was very moving to see it so beautifully decorated. The little dude was very careful when he added his daffodils, too, which was surprising and sweet. I should add that Easter always makes me cry, and this didn't help.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the little guy got to 'help' my brother fix a broken toilet flusher on Sunday. That was also fascinating, although not quite as... spring fresh, perhaps?... as the flowered cross.

And here's a totally unrelated picture of the baby in her Easter dress.