Our everyday life pictures

It's easy to post about the big events occurring in our life b/c it seems lately there have been a lot of big things going on.  There are a lot of regular, I didn't snap a single photo or we cleaned up the garden days too.

We spent an afternoon opening the baby house again with the beginning of spring coming to life.  The baby house is the best/worst thing I have done in a long time.  It drives me mad b/c it gets so trashed and yet it makes me so happy that they play so happily in there and leave the adults alone, generally speaking.  A blessing and a curse.  Such is life. 

Tiffany gave the kids pedicures and spa treatments with some sand and water one "warmish" day. 

Sitting with her feet in sand while the breeze blows through her hair.

Taking care of Bongo and feeding him all my produce. Not a cheap babysitting gig.

We started an indoor soccer class with the two little ones. Miss M is going to have other talents in life.  Soccer won't be one of them.

Cater's best friend Joe-Joe.  They go together like peas and carrots.

There was a vote for two referenda in April regarding the school district. I found myself very passionate about them passing b/c the effect of them not passing felt huge and unfortunate for the children.  The girls and I walked the neighborhood blocks hanging up door hangers. It was fun to see the kids involved in something that was so easy. Miss M was very worried about the referenda b/c she loves all the classes they were going to cut b/c of budget cuts.  She was happy to get involved and do her part.

And...well...Cater just wants to be apart of the team.

Who knows.  She's a goof ball.

Playing on the camera with video games chilling like it's his job.

Cater and I went to the polling place to vote for our referenda and I was able to tell Miss M the next morning they had passed.  There was such relief and excitement in our house.

Digging up dirt just to dig up dirt.

Playdate fun.

Our friends have two boys and they outgrew their bikes so they gave Willie one of them. Will hasn't ever had a bike before so he was very excited and a little clueless about its operation.  It's a good thing we live in a flat area b/c braking was not natural for this guy.

But he's so happy.

Drew ended up getting an offer to buy last minute Hamilton tickets one Wednesday night. I was sitting at the gym - not working out b/c I didn't feel like it - and he called to ask if I wanted to go to Hamilton. I had a board meeting that night - that's why I wasn't working out as I was preparing for my meeting. I quickly jumped on the opportunity, emailed all the necessary board members, and hit the showers! It was just as amazing as I anticipated it to be. It would be worth seeing again for sure.

After school playing on the playground.

Willie needed a haircut.  Look at that mop on his head.

This is his cheese face. It's not a good after picture but at least his hair is manageable again.

We gave Cater a toddler bed instead of her crib. She climbed out of it everyday anyway so it wasn't worth risking her falling on her head.  She's pretty good about staying in it when it's time for bed but that's b/c I lay on her floor until she falls asleep b/c it's easier than playing the back and forth game.

We moved a new to us sandbox into our backyard to increase the playing options for the sumer.  It was free minus the cost of new sand and I think it's going to be a summer hit.

We also got a new smaller trampoline. It's not a full size trampoline but big enough that two or three kids can jump comfortably without hiring each other.  I made the kids help me put it together one afternoon.  They are surprisingly good helpers if you give them specific tasks.

Just another dress up day in the garden for Catherine.

I spent a few afternoons chopping down those tall bush/tree things. I had already removed two or three of them next to the trampoline. They were full projects but I conquered them. I only meant to trim them back but after starting to trim them I realized they were really woody and just ugly.  The neighbors had just put in a new fence so everything looks better.  I have about an 18 foot area that I need to landscape now but I need a plan before I just start buying/moving plants.

Willie's circle room spring tea was a delight. His favorite song was the Jazzy Itsy Bitsy Spider.  Tiffany, Cater and I enjoyed some snacks with him and his friends.

Car wash - again it's all about having tasks.

All the trees/shurbs/bushes gone.  I was exhausted. Or thought I was exhausted until we had to remove the stumps. Drew worked for hours getting all the stumps out of the ground. They were determined to stay in the ground and if not for my excellent cheering abilities I think Drew might have considered giving up