March Showers, Spring Flowers

Last fall I planted a bunch of bulbs. A BUNCH. This month I saw the fruits of my labors. The daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips have been so much fun to look at and the cut flowers have brightened my kitchen. I'm going to plant bulbs every fall from now on!




I wish you could smell these through the computer.




Last week I also mowed, aerated, de-thatched, and fertilized our lawn. Now all I have to do is sit back and watch the thick, green grass grow. Who ever thought I would find such pleasure in gardening? Next up, planting the vegetable/flower boxes. Just call me Farmer Cindy.

Birthday Week

Christian and Ashley's birthdays are exactly one week apart. I have been trying to decide whether to have one big birthday bash or celebrate them separately every year. This time I took the easy route. On April 1st, we had a mini celebration at home with some Sara Lee coconut cake (which is really good, by the way.) Christian just kind of poked at it, but was a lot more interested in his presents. Ashley, however, tore into her cake.
We headed down to Jen and Tagg's for Easter and Ashley's actual birthday. We opened more presents, had more cake, and made more messes. Once again, Christian wasn't that interested, but Ashley grabbed a strawberry off the cake and stuffed the whole thing in her mouth as soon as I set her down on the table for a photo op. Yes, that is the green stem poking out of her mouth in this picture.


Happy birthday to my two little pickles!

Guess who is 1?

And standing? And has enough hair for pigtails?
This girl!
Ashley continues to be an awesome kid. She loves to laugh, cuddle with Daddy, bug her brother, and most of all, EAT!

CA Trip

After a very fun week with the Evers crew in Phoenix, Ryan had to fly home. I took the kids up to visit the rest of the fam in CA. Of course we had tons of fun there too. Scott's kickball birthday party, pillow mountain, and visiting Papa and Pauline were among of few of the highlights.

AZ Trip

I am woefully behind in my blogging. So many things have happened this winter/spring that I just got overwhelmed with recording it all. Stay tuned for a flurry of posts as I attempt to catch up.
Up first is our February trip out to Arizona. We left the bitter cold winter of New England behind and headed off to the land of eternal warmth and sunshine to visit Jeff, Kelly, and cousins. We had such a fun time being outside, going to parks, jumping on the trampoline, the Phoenix zoo, and many other things. Christian had so much fun playing with Elle, Laney, and Ray. Here is the proof: