April 2016 - Finally! A Garden!!

Maxwell had his bike a thon at school.  He was really excited to bring his bike to school.

I had a meeting and couldn't be there to watch  this year.  :(

I took my team at work out to do some geocaching and challenged my team across the country to do the same.  It was fun to get out of the office - - a few of them were serious about it and kept looking until they found it.

Emmalyn and her best buddy Landen.  He goes to preschool a few days a week but when he's home, they have so much fun together at Brittany's.

Loving her time at the park.  She just seems so big in this picture.

Love the genuine smiles and giggles that come when she's in the swing.

I noticed that her feet actually hit the foot rest on the high chair.  It seems like just yesterday that she was in it and her legs would never be that long!

Each time we brush her teeth, she wants to get a drink out of the sink after she's done.

I get some serious handy woman points!!!  Some of the sealant was peeling off in the shower upstairs and our master shower so I googled it and figured out how to reseal it.  I can't tell you how proud of myself I was because this is the type of thing that is outside my comfort zone (even though it ended up being easy).

All the old stuff peel off and ready to be replaced!

Video - Emmalyn is great at jumping!

Maxwell having fun playing with the parachute at Kindermusik.

We stopped to get the airheads slurpee!  Have to support my brands.

It's rain boot season!

Ready to play in the rain

Even though it was rainy and gloomy, Peter and I decided to bite the bullet and finally put the garden together.  I've wanted it forever but it just hasn't happened.  There seemed to always be some other priority...  We are doing a 4x4 raised bed garden.  Peter put together the bed and I did most everything else.

Weed barrier down!

Here's all the dirt we bought to go into the garden.  

It was a lot of work getting that dirt in there!!

Maxwell enjoying the treat that my friend Michelle brought the kids.

They were both happy, of course!

I planted a new strawberry plant in addition to my garden.

All done!!!! :)  Hopefully this will keep out the bunnies.  I planted two types of tomatoes (I wanted to do Sweet 100's but when I got home realized that I had grabbed a roma plant instead), snap peas, cucumbers, zucchini, green bell peppers, serrano peppers, and cilantro.  My hope is that I can grow everything I need to make homemade salsa.  :)

Dear little plants, please grow and help me have a great garden!

Second week of March - First egg hunt

Sleeping sweetly (with her puppy dog and her turtle)

Emmalyn tagged along on one of Hayden's playdates.  She hung with the big kids pretty well.

Going down the big slide

Eating some food

This is what his hair looks like after a long day of school followed by playing around with his cousins.

I am so in love with the curls that keep growing!

She found her hat and gloves

Brittany did her hair pretty fancily (it's hard to braid baby-soft hair!)

Big mouth 

Cousins playing well together

video - Emmalyn can jump!

We are about to get a new tree!  So I wanted to get some pics of what our yard looked like before the tree arrived.  The new tree will replace the one that is dead but be placed in a spot that will give us more privacy from the massive balcony behind us. 

Time for another hair cut - I still swoon over that dimple

Looking good!

After his haircut, Maxwell came and waited patiently while I got my eyebrows waxed.  He was such a good kid.

I'm seeing the imaginative side of Maxwell get stronger every day.  It's fun to see.

We went to our first Easter Egg Hunt put on by the city.  The kids got balloons and played different games before the hunt started.

Ready to go!

Max stayed pretty close for a bit and then took off.  I had to keep an eye on Emmalyn but then lost sight of Maxwell.  It only lasted maybe 10 seconds before I found him but that was long enough for me to feel that sense of panic.  Maxwell was fine, of course, and had just focused on getting more eggs but he'd moved pretty far away and I worried that he could have gone the wrong direction to find me.  As a parent, it's hard sometimes to know how much freedom is okay to give your child and when to tap the breaks.

Emmalyn had a great time

Checking out their stash

We played a couple more games before heading home

We left right as it started sprinkling.  Good timing!

Wearing her big brother's hand-me-down helmet on her "bike"

Yeah!  Our tree arrived while we were at the egg hunt.  It feels like it's in the middle of the yard even though it really isn't.  As it grows it will provide nice privacy.

Grillin' and playing outside - is it summer yet???

Playing in a "fort" at Brittany's

4 silly cousins on a slide!