The boys have been enjoying the planning too. Sean has cut off a strip from his countdown chain since we were 60 days out. His scissor skills have improved a ton in the whole process too! The true mind of a teacher...
The boys started their swim classes again after a little break for gymnastics. Sean is in guppies class (without a parent) and Evan is in Parent/Tot Advanced. They both still love being in the water and it's been fun to get back into the routine of swim class and farmer's market on Saturday mornings. Muffins and the fountain just go together.
With Spring comes the outdoor responsibilites, like mowing the lawn. Of course none of our lawn equipment would start this year. Luckily, our friend's dad likes to tinker and was able to fix all of it! We're so grateful for the help. Speaking of help...
My little bug has been a handful lately, thanks to the terrible two's. Whining, screaming, and crying over everything seems to be his M.O. these days. He loves music. Listening to songs, dancing, trying to play on the piano, singing, etc. He loves when I sing Disney songs to him, so we've been jamming to Pandora as much as we can. He's kind of getting into drawing too - circles, faces, stick people, and more. Since Sean wasn't very interested in that until recently, I'm jumping on the opportunity to sit around and color. I think we've finally got colors down and now we're working on identifying letters. Thank goodness the kid loves the "Endless Alphabet" app on the iPad - it's a life saver when he's in one of his moods. Still in a pull-up at night, he's about 50% of the time dry in the mornings and 50% of the time dry after naps. There's no rhyme or reason to why he wakes up wet the other times. This summer we are cracking down on the nighttime potty training as best as we can. I'm over pull-ups. But, it makes for a cute squishy butt sleeping picture.
Sean, on the other hand, is thriving in school. Really getting a hang of spelling words, sounding out letters, and getting a start on sight words. We've been working on reading each night (random words throughout books and using Bob's Books on the Kindle). Since he's going to Young 5's in the fall through the school district, I'm not too worried about him with reading. He has another full year before regular kindergarten and I'm confident that he's well on his way to reading. He's still obsessed with Lego's. He could spend hours just building his own version of "Lego City" in his room. His most recent conversation at dinner went something like this, "I wish the whole world was made out of Lego's. There would be a Lego God, a Lego daddy, a Lego mommy, a Lego Evan, a Lego Sean, and a Lego dog. That would be so cool."
He's really starting to get into imaginary play and fell in love with this adorable Pirate Kit that came in his Citrus Lane box this month. I'm just glad he's up for playing with something other than his Lego's.
The boys worked really hard on their Mother's Day gifts this year from school! I was absolutely shocked at how great Sean did on drawing a picture of me on the plate. Apparently they spent a solid week on it at school. Well worth the time and effort!
Scott and I have been busy most evenings. Either brewing homemade beer, Disney Planning, tutoring, or working on the house/yard, it's been hard to find some time to ourselves. But, we sneak a few moments in here and there.
His beer brewing is quite the production in my kitchen...and basement...but, he enjoys it and so does my dad! Something they can bond over.
There's few things that get Scott really excited. A great batch of homemade beer can evoke a huge smile and apparently a new bike can too. Thanks to my parents for their Mother's Day and Father's Day gifts, Scott and I now have new bikes! We took a quick spin around the block last Friday to test them out with the kids. It's going to be so much fun going down Hines Drive with the family or on the trails around here.
Earlier on this particular evening, we were to the boy's school for their Spring Party. Paws made an appearance from the Detroit Tiger's! It was so much fun! We grabbed burgers and beer over at Hermann's and went to Dairy King for our first ice cream treat of the season downtown. It was a wonderful evening!
With Memorial Day Weekend coming up, we have yet to decide if we're heading up north to the lake or not. It depends on the weather. It's looking like it will be cool with a chance of storms, but time will tell. I'm just excited for a 3-day weekend and time with the family whether we're home or away. I can't believe it's that time of the year already! Summer is on it's way!
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