Cute!

Sam asks me all the time if I like snakes, bears, lions, tigers, etc... I tell him that I like those animals but I don't want to be close to one. They are okay to look at from a distance. Today after the same questions from Sam and the same answer from me, Sam told me this...

"Mommy if you don't like lions and bears, i will fight them before they get you."

Love that boy!!!!

Took the boys to Monkey Joe's today to bounce around for a little while. We met up with Sara and Laurie and their kids. They had such a good time and hopefully burned a lot of energy. Drew seemed a little off, just wanted me to hold him, I hope he is not getting sick!

We have had a good week. MOPS on monday and then I had a girl's night out that night at a friend's house. Then Tuesday and Wednesday, we hung around the house all day and of course church Wed. night. Hopefully Z will take tomorrow off and we can get in some family time!

Nice day, Z was off work, so he took Sam with him to run errands. I took Drew to the Dr. this morning to have his ears checked again. Thankfully everything looks great, so no tubes! We had a nice evening, dinner at Champ's and a little shopping. On the way home, Drew was crying (it was bedtime), the next thing we hear is Sam using his baby voice say to Drew, "it's okay, we are going to get a bunk bed one day." Oh my gosh, that child is so sweet!!

Another Thursday, another playdate. We went to Robious Landing park today. As usual, we were pretty much the only people there, which is why this park is so great. The girls can actually sit down and talk and the kids run around and play. It was a little on the cold side, so we ended the time together with lunch at Alyssa's.

Longing for Spring

Today was such a beautiful day, so we decided to spend a good portion of it outside. Sam has been asking to play baseball lately, so we did that for a little while. Drew sat in the wagon and watched. He actually sat still!!! Then we took a walk with the wagon. I also raked the leaves in our front yard. There weren't that many, but it looked so much better after a little clean up! After lunch and naps we decided to go back out to play. I let Sam run into the woods a little ways by himself. This was quite fun for the little guy. We also spent some time talking with our neighbors. Sam informed them that we saw "a huge hawk in the tree, a HUGE one". Here are few picture from our morning. Please excuse Sam's hair, he needs a haircut desperately!!!




Drew loves his dog!


Drew is constantly getting in trouble for going to our tv. This is the face I get when I tell him NO NO!!! Seriously, this child is going to be the end of me. :)



Rocking together!

Play Dates

Thursdays are always special days. For a while now, we have been meeting a couple of friends for a playdate every Thursday morning. We usually go to the park or someone's house. Every now and then if the weather is bad and everyone feels the need to get out of their house, we go to the mall. I have a hard time with the playground at the mall, but honestly some days you just have to grin and bear it. Today was a park day. The kids played and then we went on a nature walk. Sam kept asking me, "mommy, is that nature?" We walked down by the river and through the woods. We ended the morning by having a picnic lunch. Now both boys are down for a nap!!! Time for mommy to have a little rest! :)

Good Morning

Almost every morning, Sam wakes up between 7-7:30. I'm so thankful that he sleeps until that time, I hear some of my friends talk about the terribly early hour their children get out of bed in the mornings!
Ever since we changed Sam over to a "big boy" bed, he likes to get out of bed in the morning, throw his door open, shut it, and then run into our room and climb into bed. I don't mind this at all, it's nice to snuggle up with him for a few minutes. Lately, he has added to his morning routine. He still likes to throw open his door and close it back, but now he brings stuff with him. He brings his pillow, his bear and his doggy. It is quite cute to see him walk in with his hands full of his "stuff". I know I'm going to miss this one day, there is nothing quite like having your baby want to cuddle with you!