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Wow – my third Mother’s Day! I was blessed on Friday by coming home from work to a lovely handprint painting from JT and Haley, courtesy of Grandma Keene, along with some freshly potted flowers. JT wouldn’t help plant the flowers, because he thought the dirt was “yuck.” All the same, it’s the thought thatContinue reading “Mother’s Day”

On Wednesday, the weather was supposed to be nice so I texted some friends to invite them to meet up at the park after workout. Elisa, Katie, and I all packed lunches and blankets and enjoyed the sun on our sweaty skin while the kids played. It was a fabulous way to spend the morning.Continue reading “Lunch Date”

JT got water colors in his Easter basket and has enjoyed painting with them at the kitchen counter several times. He is very careful to dip his paint brush in the water in between colors, and his colors have all stayed nice. Honestly, I’m impressed by this. He certainly inherited my attention to detail. AndContinue reading “More Arts and Crafts”

Today the sun was poking through while I was making lunch, so I asked JT if he wanted to do a picnic in the backyard. He was all in! We moved to a blanket and it was so nice to sit in the sun and laugh with my children. We’ve all forgotten what that’s like,Continue reading “Backyard Picnic”

We celebrated the first sunny day in a very long time, May 1st, by having dinner on the lake with our friends the Skagens. (I also got a chance to hold on to a rope behind the boat while another boat drove circles around the lake, creating huge rollers and sloppy water for everyone. Cool.)Continue reading “May Day”

I finally caved and got the high chair down from the attic. (I am soooo glad that I disassembled, scrubbed, tightened, and reassembled it when I put it away!) Haley was ready. And sure enough, meal time was much smoother. She loved eating her own cracker. In fact, she ate four! I sent this firstContinue reading “High Chair”

JT thinks that Haley might want to play with anything that he likes to play with. Which is partly true, because right now she will chew on anything he hands her. It was cute to see him share his trains with her the other day!

I keep forgetting to blog about our fabulous night away in Chelan! Jim surprised me by booking a night at Grandview on the Lake through a great deal on MyNorthwest.com a few months ago. He also called our friends the Agledals and asked if they wanted to come as well. So the four adults ditchedContinue reading “Chelan”

Is it just me, or do holidays get better with kids? We had such a wonderful Easter! JT and Haley started the morning with their Easter baskets from us. (Me: “JT, pleeeeeease stand by your Easter basket for just one picture?”) We had a leisurely breakfast. Jim picked Blueberry French Toast Casserole, this fabulous recipeContinue reading “Easter”

When you’ve had one of the rainest Marches on record, and the coldest April on record, it’s a pretty big deal the day the sun comes out and the temperature hits 68 degrees. We’re back to cold and wet today, but we certainly enjoyed it while it lastest. The Saturday before Easter, I met ourContinue reading “Saturday in the Sun”