Snuggles

Just a couple of cute snuggly pictures...

Serious Faces

Simon's class has been practicing going for walks around the neighborhood so they can take longer walking trips this summer. Simon is taking this all very seriously...

Early Mother's Day card

Simon's class made Mother's Day cards and mine was waiting in his cubby today when I picked up the boys. This is about the sweetest thing ever...

Spring!

I'm inevitably jinxing us by talking about the great weather we've been having, but oh well. It's been gorgeous recently, so we have been getting out as much as possible. Here are some of the fun things we've been doing.

First, we've just been spending more time outside at home.

We planted some radishes and peas, just for fun, and both boys are enjoying gardening a bit:

Yesterday, we went to Golden Gardens where Simon climbed up really high on the rope climber and Nate chased his ball around, like usual. We also checked out the beach.

And today we headed to GasWorks Park, where we enjoyed the view and had someone take a 75% successful family photo.

And finally, we got cupcakes, the perfect end to a sunny day outside.

Sumo!

I taught Nate to stomp like a Sumo wrestler...and then put him in a diaper and ponytail and took a video of him:

Rainy spring

We get creative around the house when it's wet and rainy, particularly in the spring when we are all stir-crazy already. Here are Nate and Simon going for a ride in their "car"; notice how Simon holds Nate in.

Proud Mama

This is an unabashedly proud post, so get ready.

Simon's school has been telling us that he seems to need more challenging things to do and learn. They have noticed him getting bored and acting out, so they are finding new activities to keep him challenged and interested. Part of the reason they spent three weeks learning about space was because it's an area of interest for him, and they are always looking for new books and materials to get him thinking.

I got an email from the director of the daycare last week telling me that she brought over a couple of harder puzzles from the older room for Simon and he was able to do a 48 piece puzzle with a little help. Here's his weekly note from his teacher talking about it.