Take-Down throwback

I came across this series of photos today - melted my heart.

It's from 5 years ago . . . both still in diapers!

soooo jealous

Spike is in a time-out after an escape this

morning from the car in down town Hood River

when dropping Kingston off at school . . .

Luckily, a fast acting Dad nabbed him before he leapt 

over the fence. Never again Spike, never again - Mommy 

learned her lesson. So now your on LOCK DOWN until further notice!

don't move spike

you have a sleeping babe on your back.

And you know what they say . . .

Never wake a sleeping baby!

Ice crushers

I went to Bright Beginnings to have lunch with Kingston today.

Due to Mother Nature deciding to bring Winter back

over the last few days, we've had our fair share of snow

in town! It warms up throughout the day and melts

a little then back to freezing temps at night. That leaves

big ice pockets for these tough amigos to bust up at recess.

They were hard at work for much of their outside time,

they forgot to 'play' in the snow!

(Kingston, Hudson, Finley)

Ava's 7th Birthday party!

Last weekend after getting to visit the family

at Uncle Matt's house - we crashed a Birthday party

before leaving town.

(Crossed that off the bucket list).  ;)

It was so fun getting to play with all of our friends from 

the Tri-Cities and we even both had the chance to

roller BLADE for the first time . . . now we're hooked!

Uncle Matt's House!

Bestest of times!

blue & white

I got to have lunch with Barker at school today.

One week ago, a 4th grader from May Street Elementary

died after getting home from school (at home with family)

from a heart condition that she has had since birth.

The 4th grader's little sister is in Barker's 1st Grade class

and it has been a bit of an emotional week.

Yesterday, before school got out, the Principal made an announcement

to the students that if they wanted to honor Grendy, they 

should wear blue or white on Friday as those were her

favorite colors. Parents were unaware of this request as no letter

was sent home to have the parents remind the children. 

On his own this morning when Barker was getting dressed he said,

"I am going to wear a blue shirt for Grendy today - it was her 

favorite color." When I arrived at the school for lunch,

the amount of blue and white was heart-melting

overwhelming! Just about every kiddo I saw,

without help from their parents mind you as we were unaware of the plan,

stood in solidarity today to honor their fellow student, Grendy.

It's a bit hard to see in these images because of winter

jackets, and I started to feel weird about snapping

so many pics of other peoples children, but let me tell you

it was indescribably amazing!

Valentine's Day family snuggle & a movie

Daddy & Mommy both had work off today, 

so after school we played Prime Time football

and both were there to cheer us on! We

played for longer than normal today because we just

couldn't get enough. (Or we were on a sugar high from our

classroom Valentine's Day celebrations)! When we got home we were

pretty much worn out so after dinner we all snuggled

up together in our cozies and watched a movie...

on a school night! It was the best of days.

Hoola Hoopin' King

When you got it . . .

you got it!

5 sweaty boys

Phinn, Kingston, Benaiah, Barker & Atticus play hard and non-stop

when they're together. No matter how much time passes between

playdates, they always pick up where they left off and have the

best time together!

bed thieves at it again!

This time Spike was the victim...just look at that bewildered face!

paleontologists

They've been patiently holding on to these dinosaur eggs

from Aunty Krystle & Uncle Justin since Christmas!!!

But fairer weather is amongst us and the LONG wait

is finally over. So outside we went to see what their careful

extraction techniques would uncover.

After much patience and hard work, they are now the proud

parents of a baby T-rex and a baby Stegosaurus!

After getting their eggs open, they were inspired to explore

the yard with their tools and see if there were any other 'fossils'

they could discover - it was a hoot to watch!

They had a blast with this project and it was well worth the wait.

Thank you Krystle & Justin!!! 

Super Bowl Sunday!

 Daddy made it home in time for the big game and

we had the snacks ready! The boys are old enough now

that they are interested in watching and stayed tuned in the whole time.

Excepting Barker's intermittent football plays he was 

running himself and Kingston's teeny cat nap.

Other than that, everyone was all in!

It was so great having an afternoon together just chillaxing.

throw back

to a few years back at Miss Lily's 1st Birthday party,

where Barker was caught on surveillance video

making a jungle gym out of Adam & Emily's

garage door...

Nothing like 'literally' climbing the walls to show 

everyone how good your Mama's supervision/parenting

skills are.

(kiddos are so humbling)