MIke had a very sweet idea for a birthday present for me. I think they are adorable. The back story is even better so whenever I look at the frames I will giggle.
Mike's idea was to have the boys put their handprints on the frames so he could decorate them. All the supplies were ready. I was to hide so he could work his magic... but really I needed to help. Have you ever tried to get 3 boys under 3 to do handprints- both hands? Ha! Mike was bummed that he had to ruin the surprise to get my help. So last weekend, I held the boys and Mike dipped their hands in washable blue paint. Ha- we all looked like smurfs for a few hours! D was a riot. We should have done his last (lesson learned). D spent more time washing his feet in the bucket than his hands. His "helpfulness" also was pretty funny. The bottom line.. we laughed very hard trying to do this. Then Mike took away the frames and added the names and the dates. In hindsight, I should have let Mike do it on his own and set up a video camera. It would have been a you tube sensation!
It is such a sweet gift. The frames came out great and it was fun!
In a house with a 2 year old, sometimes somebody gets run over. Usually it is a baby and usually it is not on purpose. Today D ran over Will and yells sawry baby. Just to make sure Will (in orange) is ok, he wants to hold him and give him a snuggle. Then D decided that Natey needed a snuggle too. Natey got D back for Will and poked D in the eye. There is a lot of trampling and a lot of lovin' around here.
On Saturday Mike suggested we go to the zoo. Usually we go during the middle of the week and Mike misses out. It was a chilly morning but we had a blast. D loved the snap snaps (alligators) and the penguins. We even rode the zoo train. We haven't taken it before. It is a 35 minute ride. We got on in the nick of time as all later stops had tons of people waiting. All 5 of us were on a bench made for 2 but we had enough room. D loved the train and Will and Nate were great on it as well. We had a great morning.
MIke had a very sweet idea for a birthday present for me. I think they are adorable. The back story is even better so whenever I look at the frames I will giggle.
On Sunday we went to the coast. After a great lunch at our favorite fish place, we hit the beach. It was fun to watch D have a blast. He loves running in the water and playing in the sand. It is funny how watching your kids have fun brings more joy than doing something fun yourself. Will and Nate were not their usual happy selves but they were a bit fussy- but we still had a blast. Will had a rough ride home and we had to stop several times. Finally we got home and Will was much happier in our arms.
I had a great birthday weekend. On Saturday, Mike and D made me banana chocolate chip for breakfast. Then they made me happy to you (D's words) brownies for my dessert. D enjoyed singing and blowing out the candles. It was quite hot out so we went to Magness to hike in the afternoon. It was an awesome day.
