together

temps have been in the 60s this week... just in time for the park.

b and n have so much fun together these days.

it is fun for us to watch.

life is good.

Dad's away...

...the kids shall play (and eat treats)

We went to the zoo.

We played in the sun.

We went to the bakery.

A purple flower cookie and a purple monkey cookie... yum.  But we still miss Daddy.

bring on the sun

It's been raining a lot over the past month, so we have tried to spend every sunny moment outside.  Here's a glimpse from our weekend...

mother's day weekend

We had a nice weekend - a BBQ and music festival.  The kids had fun, but I do think N would like to be a bit bigger.

pool time

summer already?!  

Let it snow

A few weeks ago we told our friends - it never snows in Oklahoma... it has since snowed twice!  Here are a few pictures from our day in the snow.  By the way - it fell in one day and melted away the next.  We're back to our usual nice Spring weather!

B and Daddy made a snowman and snow angels.  

N did his usual digging... in the snow this time!

We went for a walk around the neighborhood. 

 

Spring is on the way!

Lots of playing...

B and N decided they should have their snack 

on the kitchen floor.

N doesn't look so happy, right?!  Right.  N has been "under the weather" since October - off and on with colds, the flu, croup, RSV, and allergies.  Sometimes there is just not a lot we can do, so after a long day Daddy tried the wheelbarrow.  He may not look like it, but he did like it and I appreciated the effort.  N loves being outside and a ride in something new was perfect.  Sometimes time with Dad is just what a little guy needs.  

N loves picking the berries off our "monkey grass."  This day he really got into it - laying in the garden, getting down and dirty with his work.  

Don't be jealous... but the weather has been nice and B needed to catch a few rays.

Yesterday N picked me a flower - what a sweet boy... it's actually a weed, so either way it was a nice gesture!

B is into jumping rope! 

N's favorite place to hang out... between Mommy's legs.

Valentine's week

What a week...  to start, we had N's 18-month check-up.  We were looking forward to this because we planned to do allergy testing for the first time since N's peanut reaction.  He is in the 25th percentile for weight and 75th for height and head circumference... long, lean, and smart!   He got his usual immunizations and then on to the long awaited allergy test.  We ended the day at the park.  The weather was beautiful!  

We were hoping his peanut reaction was a fluke, but no such luck.  The morning his pediatrician called back with the results, N had just shoveled in his last big bite of oatmeal.  With the classes of allergies already positive at 18-months they said he has some significant allergies.   So, N is confirmed allergic to peanuts, egg white, oat, cashew, barley, soybean, tomato, cat, and dog.   Bummer!  We went through our cabinets and refrigerator and now we are shopping, cooking, and eating out just a little bit differently.

  

  We enjoyed a few play-dates with our friends this week.  B was able to spend some fun play time with her friend!  The kids played and played... and as you can see, they also played dress-up.  I was able to have some adult conversation with my friend, which was nice for me, too.  

On Thursday we went to a Valentine's Day party with some new friends.  G's husband J works with E at TU.  The kids enjoyed a pizza party and exchanged Valentines.  Can you imagine... exchanging Valentines already?  They loved it.  

We continued the Valentine's theme with our good friends the K family and D family.  Everyone came over for drinks, appetizers, and cupcakes.  The kids all exchanged more Valentines and played.  It was fun for everyone to get together.  A little wild, but so much fun! 

 

B and N made Daddy special Valentine's.  We crafted a paper flower and candy bouquet and both kids painted paper hearts.  B even wrote "Dad" and "Love" on her heart.  We took Dad to lunch and delivered his gifts.  B was pretty proud of her work.    

For a while now, B has been having fun with  her letters and numbers.  She is getting quite good at writing.  I also think she is becoming quite the artist!  She likes to draw pictures of N and herself.  She even wrote me a Valentine's Day note!  

Here are a few pieces she has done... we think it's great, so we're showing it off!