comings and goings...

We have been low key, lately.  There has just not been much to blog about.  So here is a very boring list of our comings and goings for our real die hard blog fan (I think there are only two, thanks Mom and Dad!). 

We've done a TON of yardwork (and haven't made a dent), we've played outside and started frequenting our parks again.  I've rediscovered the $1 32 oz Diet Coke at McDonalds (ahhh, the tastes of summer). Jon and Max went on the Father/Son camp-out and didn't  take a single photo. Olivia has been obsessed with hummingbirds, and did an awesome job on her school project (again, no photos, UGH!)

Baby Ian decided to try sleeping on his side (now maybe he will grow some hair in his bald patch).

Outside, outside, outside.  We cleaned the playhouse, it's ready for guests.

He really is in charge.

Molly is freakin' obsessed with puzzles.  Each morning she gets them all out and proceeds to put them all together all over the hardwood floor.  She likes them to stay set up all day, and then at night cleans them up so she can do it all over again the next day.  It has cured her of her TV habit, and makes for a happier girl.  I think this is the most endearing thing!

Olivia is my little babysitter.  She wakes up in the morning when Ian does (I'm not sure who wakes who up!).  She brings him down to me so I can feed him, and she kisses me on the forehead as she hands him over.  I feed him, and then get dressed and go running while she "baby sits" him (Jon is usually still in bed at this hour).  This is how I found them yesterday when I got home from my run.

That is our life lately. Kind of boring, but really full of such joy and love for these little ones we have been blessed with.  We have rediscovered a book lately, The Power of Positive Parenting and it has once again changed my life and how I relate to my kids.  A much needed reminder.  I highly recommend it.  On a lighter note, I have discovered Frozen Yogurt from Trader Joes that is EXACTLY like Pink Berry/Red Mango yogurt.  It is heavenly.  And healthy. And low cal (until I shred a chocolate pound plus bar all over the top of it!).  Any who, if you live near a Trader Joe's, check it out.  If you don't, I feel so sorry for you, because it is the BEST! 

Next week we are headed to Utah to celebrate the graduation and festivities of darling Parker.  We will surely take a photo or two then, and share our adventures.  Until then, Happy Spring!