Spring Things

Thank goodness the weather is warming up!  We like to be out of the house and playing in the sunshine as much as possible.  Here's what we've been up to!

We found a park with a long walking trail, ducks, and lots of people walking dogs.  We go here almost every day.

Sam's cousin Julia got married!  It was a beautiful wedding, and such a sweet couple.  

Henry was helping to pick up flower petals.  :)

This guy let me dance with him.  (sigh) He's so dreamy.

                                                     

                                                        I got to go on a frozen yogurt date with TWO handsome guys.

We are trying to make our backyard look presentable again.  After droughts, 2 dogs, and generally a lack of time, it looks rough.  Sam and Henry got a lot done so far!

I love this picture.  Henry has his hand on Sam's shoulder
and is doing everything Sam is doing.  He adores his daddy.

Please Tell Me I'm Not the Only One.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who has baby food permanently affixed to the walls surrounding the high chair.  And I'm not the only one who can't get their toddler to eat their vegetables.  And I'm not the only one who has sticky handprints on every surface of the house, no matter how much I clean.  And please tell me someone else lets their child empty a box of playing cards and scatter them around the house, just because it occupied them for 3.28 minutes.  Please tell me I'm not the only one who asks their toddler for permission before they take care of basic hygiene routines.  ("Henry, can Mommy take a shower?  Henry, it's 4:30pm.  Can Mommy change out of her pjs and put on a bra?")  And surely I'm not the only one who mentally cusses out the UPS man for ringing the doorbell during naptime, the neighbor for slamming his car doors right outside my sleeping child's bedroom window, and the garbage truck man for driving his LOUD truck down our street at 10:00am.  IT'S NAPTIME, PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!  Please tell me I'm not the only one whose child is obsessed with the toilet, and putting things in it.  Like his pacifier.  Please tell me I'm not the only one who finds green boogers in my hair left over from the brief moment he let me cuddle with him this morning.  And I can't be the only one who *wishes* her child would watch a cartoon, just for a few minutes of stillness.  And let me be 100% completely honest...I was a little bit happy to get the 24-hour stomach bug yesterday, because Henry spent 6 glorious hours at school while I was at home by myself.  Vomiting and nauseated and at times shaking violently, but by myself!  And tell me I'm not the only one who lets their toddler drag a power strip around the house like a dog on a leash, long enough to write a ranting blog post.

Please, please tell me I'm not the only one.

Yard Work

Henry is 14 months old now, so we decided it's time to put him to work.  He picked up 2 leaves and put them in a garbage bag.  He also tested the Ph level of the soil, and watered our new trees.