This spring, as with every spring, has been crazy busy. Here are a few highlights:
A has learned to read. It is crazy. A few days before he turned 5, he picked up a book that he had never read and read it to me. The. whole. book. The teacher in me was really excited. He loves to sit and read to his brother. I find them like this all the time.
And I find them like this all of the time! They love to dress up. I think this time they were firefighters with gas masks and walkie-talkies. Their choice of outfits always cracks me up. A few weeks ago, we were on our way to the park and ran into a girl I went to high school with. After introducing the kids and heading on our way, I realized that A had on his bike helmet and construction goggles! I can only imagine what she thought!
We have spent lots of time at the park. Starting in February, I would tell the boys everyday, "We have to play outside. It's not that often that it's 80 degrees in February. We have to take advantage of this weather before it gets cold again." But it never got cold again!
St. Patrick's Day Parade downtown. We started out in jackets, and by the end of the parade, we were all sunburned! Who thinks to bring sunscreen to a parade in MARCH!?!
This one was just too cute. I love these boys. :)
This is A's preschool class. We had an Easter party, and the kids went on an Easter egg hunt outside. There were 150 eggs. It took about 2 minutes to find them all! A loves his class, loves his teachers and loves going to school! Next year, he'll be at a new school, which he is equally excited about, but I know he'll miss some of these good friends.
We went down to the Reds' Opening Day parade. It's a city-wide official holiday now, so I figured we needed to go. The boys love the Reds and can name every player at every position. They love listening to the games on the radio with their daddy. Side note: we almost didn't make it to the beginning of the parade. The boys were petrified that Mr. Redlegs (the mascot) would be there. I promised I would watch for him and when he came, they could hide behind me. Before the parade even started, a golf cart came from the OPPOSITE direction with... you guessed it... Mr. Redlegs. The boys freaked out. As if that were not bad enough, the golf cart stops directly in front of us and Mr. Redlegs gets OFF of the cart and starts walking to all the fans to give high fives! What are the chances?!?! I thought we'd have weeks of nightmares over that one!
Easter egg hunt #4 for my kids. We spent Easter with my family, and had a great time. The boys love their cousins so much and are such good friends with them.
C checking out his loot with his cousin, "I I Don".
This one was from the Zoo. Each spring, they do Zoo Blooms and plant thousands of tulips. It's beautiful, and we were lucky to catch it just as the flowers were starting to bloom.
We went to the Krohn Conservatory with some friends to enjoy the Butterfly Show.
My sweet, sweet grandma celebrated her 94th birthday! It was super special as two of her siblings came in town from New York. It has been years since she has seen them, and it was a beautiful reunion. She doesn't always remember who people are, but her face lit up when she saw her brother. I know that it was amazingly special for her, as it was for all of us that could be there!
Our sweet friends, the Ellises came to play one afternoon. As is ALWAYS the case when we hang out with these boys, we ended up getting extremely muddy, dirty and wet! The boys ended up just running around in the water in their undies, once again solidifying our spots as the crazy neighbors on the block!
C and A are both playing soccer this spring. Sweet C has been practically counting down the days since last fall since he wasn't old enough then. Oh, his precious smile when he plays! He loves every minute of it. And he holds his own. He's one of the youngest players, but you'd never know from watching. He scored the first goal of the game!
