Two and a half!

Dear Jack, 

It's so hard to believe that you are two and a half...Over the last couple of months, your curiosity has really taken hold and you are constantly asking questions about everything and sometimes it just cracks me and your Daddy up. You were walking down the stairs the other day and like I always do, I was walking down in front of you. You started your round of questions...

Is it a big step?

Are those balusters?

Am I a big boy?

And then you asked a question that made me laugh out loud...

Do you have eyes?

I am assuming this question just popped into your head as I was eye level with you a few steps below. I just love getting a glimpse into what is going through your little brain and it makes me happy that right now you just say whatever's on your mind. Along with your blossoming sense of curiosity, you're also becoming more independent. I can no longer open doors, twist off caps, or hold or turn the pages of the book that I am reading to you. This can be challenging (for both of us), but I know that you are just growing up and that you really are my big boy. 

Love, Mommy

Scenes from our Easter - Part 1

Yikes. I am a little behind on my posts...I guess I'll start with a recap of our Easter. Like last year, I made sugar cookies, but decided that instead of using different colored icing, Jack would help me decorate with sprinkles (or sprinklers, as he calls them). I put a bowl of the sprinkles and one cookie out in front of him and let him go to town.

  

He had so much fun and was so proud of himself that he rewarded himself with a cookie...every single time. So, after he decorated and gobbled up three, I decided that I would do the rest.

Next we dyed eggs...He LOVED this.

 And here are our beautiful eggs...You can see where Jack scribbled with the wax crayon. :)

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day! Did you know that most cereal box liners are made of #2 plastic (high density polyethylene)? I didn't, and I've been separating them and throwing them in the trash forever! I learned yesterday that they can be recycled with the rest of the #2 plastic we generate around here. We go through several boxes of cereal a week, so this is good to know and I thought I'd pass it along!

Egg hunting

The rain held out while Jack and his friends from playgroup had an Easter egg hunt a couple of days ago. 

 All of the kids had blast playing once all the eggs were found. 

(Check out that playhouse!)

Jack mastered the ladder...

He must have climbed it about 20 times, so that he could go down the slide! It was a fast slide and every time, he was sort of launched out the end, landing on his bum while he laughed hysterically. He never hesitated and ran around to the ladder again. I literally had to drag him away when it was time to go.

A little bit of Spring

Spring seems to be taking its sweet time arriving around here. Cool, rainy days seem to be the norm this year. We have seen a few hints of the sun, now we only need the temperature to rise. These two shots remind me that even though I haven't broken out the flip flops yet, warm days will be here soon.

Forsythia on a rare sunny day. 

Newly bloomed azalea blossom taken today.

Halfway!

It's hard to believe that I am already 20 weeks along! Time is certainly flying by and I know once the summer starts it's going to fly by even faster. Usually, I wish for time during the summer to slow way down, but I have a feeling I am going to look forward to turning the calendar ahead for the next few months...

Snapshot of the day

Camera phone shot...

After music together class this morning, Jack and I had lunch with some new friends...We went to Friendly's so we could all get some ice cream for dessert...Jack ate all of his grilled cheese and applesauce, but he didn't want anything to do with the vanilla ice cream.  He had no problem eating the entire sugar cone dipped in fudge though!  Oh well, that meant more ice cream for me! :)