Spring is a tricky time for me. I work part-time from home grading Spanish tests online. I really like it, but those 10 hours a week don't appear from thin air. I have to choose to spend less time cleaning or sleeping or blogging. I really like it though. It's a good way to practice my Spanish, it's only a few months a year, and the schedule couldn't be more flexible. I worked one way or another (teaching, tutoring, childcare) all through med school, and it's nice to contribute a little bit when I can. Here is a summary of our Spring.
Easter: dyed eggs and the kiddos at church on Easter:
Easter was
Bethany's birthday:
Mother's Day: I missed the memo that I was supposed to take a
picture posing with my kids, but here's one of my breakfast made by
Elena and one of us at the aquarium in May. Dan had to work, but he
got me some great gifts. He knows me well - I love gifts. :) I had a
wonderful day. The kids were super sweet to me (except for the fact that
the boys woke up 1 hour earlier than usual). Elena made me breakfast
on the couch since she was the last one up. She's the sweetest - she
even put the comics from the newspaper in front of the tray.
Once
my Mother's Day talk at church was over, I was really able to relax the rest of the
day. We went to my parents for dinner and Bethany and I made my sick
mom dinner while my dad entertained my kiddos. I'm so grateful that
someone invented Mother's Day. It's nice to feel appreciated and it's
nice to celebrate my own awesome mom.
Proof that Dan is home sometimes.
Park play date: My friend Sharon and I went to a park together with her dog and my boys. We've been friends since the 10th grade.
Beach Day:
Rosie Hiatt came to visit for a day last month and we went to the aquarium. These are our standard "in the mouth of a shark" aquarium pictures.
Elena
Crazy Hair Day at her school. I liked the one up top, but we ended up deciding to go even crazier.
Princess play date with some friends from church
Reading to her brother before bed
At the park with Grandad. She stayed on this tire swing for almost the entire time we at the park and my dad was sweet enough to push her for the majority of that time.
Kevin
He sleeps in the most hilarious positions. I also have pictures of him sprawled across the rocker and the ottoman and of him sleeping sitting up in the rocker, but this one was the most easily accessible and you can see Elena's face in the corner too.
It is so fun to see him discovering how to draw and write. Here he has organized everyone in the family using our initials. Dad, Mom, and Granny are at the top because we are grownups. Elena and her Pig (favorite stuffed animal) and Kevin and his Dog (favorite stuffed animal) are in the middle because they are kids. A "J" for Jonah is at the bottom of the fridge because he's a baby.
This is how Kevin eats a Girl Scout cookie:
Here he is eating a gummy worm in mud pudding at a church activity at the park. Look at that face!
Jonah
Proof that he has hair. This was taken in probably April, but he still has about the same amount.
First bike ride with Daddy
He loves to play in the kitchen. His other favorite things in the playroom are the cars and trains ("choo choo").
Kids these days think everything is a touch screen.
Jonah is kind of addicted to playing outside. It is all he wants to do at my parents house because of this cozy coupe. He loves it! He and my dad spend hours outside going back and forth up the street, getting eaten by mosquitoes. It will be a long summer
Now that Elena only has 1 more day of school and summer is beginning, I will do short posts with less pictures more often. Thank goodness!
