Drew's 30th Birthday

Monday was Drew's 30th birthday - man, is he old! Alex woke up yesterday morning, ran and gave his dad a hug and exclaimed, "Happy Birthday Dad!" It was so cute - Drew said that meant the world to him. Then we had school yesterday morning and Alex told all of his teachers that it was his dad's birthday and he needed to make him an art project - so he painted a butterfly for him. He was so excited to give it to his dad. Then when we got home from school, he told me that we needed to "make a cake for dad." For those of you who don't know, Alex LOVES baking! He puts on his apron and loves to get right into it though it's hard to convince him to wait to eat the finished project. So, Alex and I baked a cake for his dad - Alex was so proud of it.

Lauren's New Favorite Activity

Sooo - the second I look away, Miss Lauren crawls as fast as she can towards the bathroom and unrolls the ENTIRE roll of toliet paper and wraps herself in it and giggles nonstop. She thinks she's hilarious. Alex thinks she is funny too and wants to join in the fun sometimes. Here's a picture of their troublemaking. On other fronts, Lauren is so close to walking. She pulls herself up on everything and will walk around the room if you hold onto one of her hands. She has a little walker thing that she pushes around the entire living room floor - she is VERY proud of herself. Of course, Alex hated this thing when he was little, but now that his sister uses it, it's a whole new ballgame.

Spring is Here??

Well, we think spring may finally be here for good. After many weeks of Alex begging to go outside - "Mom, it warm up yet?", we were finally able to go for a walk this week - here's a picture. They love their sunglasses from Nana and Grandpa Vohs. We've all been sick for a couple of weeks so it felt WONDERFUL, probably for mom more than anyone else. Alex keeps wanting to go to the park - in fact, he told me the other day that he wants a slide for his house. I told him that dad doesn't want a slide (which he doesn't) and he exclaimed, "But Lauren wants a slide" as if that would convince his father. So the next time he saw his dad, he runs up and asks, "Dad, I buy a slide please?" His father was almost convinced....