Springtime

Mae is the perfect combination - she loves to be a girl and play dress up, have tea parties, take care of baby dolls, etc... BUT she also LOVES to play outside. She loves to make a mess, loves to eat and loves, loves, loves to play in the dirt. Yesterday was a good opportunity for Jon and I to get some work done in the yard (soft dirt for planting) so we suited Mae in her rain boots and coat to let her puddle jump and dig in the dirt. Nate was taking a late afternoon nap while we were outside. I know he and Mae will have so much fun when they're old enough to really play together. Mae already wants to include him in everything and treats him like a friend (even the part about not wanting to share) and I can hardly wait to see them laughing and splashing together next spring.

We had a great Easter this year, no trips to the ER like the previous two years in a row. Jon, however, woke up with the stomach bug that had been passed around our house and barely made it to church (which would've been bad because he was playing lead guitar for the choir that morning). He was even feeling better by lunchtime to enjoy a nice Easter meal. He did miss the kids opening their Easter baskets, but I got it all on video for him to watch later. My favorite part about them opening their baskets was how excited Mae was to share the experience with Nate. When she saw the two baskets lined up in front of the fireplace like stockings at Christmas she exclaimed, "Look Nate!" as she put his basket in front of him. She preceded to show him everything in his basket, giving it to him one by one, before she opened her own. The thing she was most excited about in her basket was a pair of sparkly pink flip-flops and when she saw them she immediately wanted to share her joy and excitement with Nate. He didn't seem to care as much about the flip-flops as she did since he just kept on drooling over his Easter eggs. I think Christmas should be really fun this year, Mae is really starting to get into holidays and surprises. Nate will get there soon, he'll probably still be more interested in the packaging. Below is one of the videos I took on Easter morning, remember to turn off the playlist at the bottom of the page.