a bunch of pics

this bitty buddy loves peanut butter bars, and helped himself

 i love this pic of the boys watching the train go by and both of them covering their ears

 we love visiting the park

 i dont know if the ducks LOVE us visiting the park ;)

 this was what i saw on the drive to our lot.

the song country roads comes to mind....

as a side note; just wanted to share some of the things that my two littles are doing right now.
-when I ask B to do something he looks at me and says 'FINE!' (totally teenager, but yet only 2?!)
-he has also started using the word hate and stupid. 
I asked him if he wanted some ham and he said, 'I HATE ham'.
and when a little boy hit him in nursery, he walked away from him  and said 'stupid andrew'
how is it that my older kids used to think these were REALLY BAD words and didn't even learn them until 5. now B uses them as his every day language. 

C is funny and has the growl/scream. she does it when she gets ticked-which seems to be quite often. She holds her ground and wont back down. I love it. 

easter duds

dont think i ever posted the kiddos in their easter clothes. 

pretty cute.

 love the bow tie

 i love that this dress looks kinda vintage. 

C said it looked like something I would have worn when I was little. I said, 'I think that's why I like it'

mass phone picture update

nothing we love better than a family night at chuck e cheese. and finish it off with sweet frog frozen yogurt. serve yourself. mmmmm

g hit the ticket jackpot-more than once

 love when kids entertain themselves with a giant fort

  c climbed on the counter, got cool whip on her nose and had no idea. helped herself to snack

 seriously, i phone at 21 months. wow.

this was how we spent conference weekend. recovering from surgery.

we also had  a nasty stomach bug that struck our house with a vengeance. can't say i was sad to see it leave

two sleepy/sick people. poor C, every time she was held she would just fall asleep in our arms. NOT normal for her.

these little sickos would fall asleep anywhere.

 a little nostalgia...

cleaned out our attic. i was in a throwing away frenzy. threw away these things.

my 'blankie' growing up (dont know why i held onto it for so long)

 wedding shoes. kinda trashed now. 

 we have been enjoying some sunshine, finally! 

i love this time of year. school almost getting out, longer/lighter nights, carefree evenings.

B helped me make bread.

 he actually put his hand back in to 're-enact' the original mess.

thanks for obliging.

Franklin Institute

spring break rolled around so we decided to go explore the franklin institute in philly. (us and about 10,000 of our closest friends had the same idea....)

It wasn't above 55, but we were happy for some well waited for sun

the franklin institute is an amazing museum with tons of hands on things for the kids to explore. electricity, water, inertia, speed. totally geared for older kids, but my two smalls enjoyed it just as much.

 this little lassy was so proud of the huge bubble she made

 this was a chair that used a series of pulleys that allowed you to pull your own weight. 

 this little girls middle name should be wild. anytime she was out of the stroller she would hit the ground running. people were dodging her and tripping over her. it was exhausting. lucky for me, she spent a lot of time chillin in the stroller.

 the giant heart that the kids loved walking through

 this was K getting shocked by electricity. i like the smirk on the kid behind him

J wore these bunny ears with pride (it was 2 days before easter) . i love that she didn't care. it was sweet

we walked to dominos for lunch and ate pizza on the grass. the kids said it was the best day ever. franklin institute and a picnic.

 i love the architecture around philly