On the go...again!

I just realized that I have been neglecting the blog a little again. We have been on the go again, and a lot of the time it feels like my attention is always divided into a million different directions. A few weekends ago Micah and I took a little weekend getaway to my old college town to meet up with some friends. We know that our time here is so very limited, and we wanted to create opportunities for the boys to spend some quality time with their grandparents while we enjoy some "us" time while we still can. It was great to walk around campus again, and we got to meet up with a few of our old friends as well.

I love my campus. A lot has changed, but a lot is the same. I just wish the trees were more in bloom...oh well.

And of course we had to go across the street too :)

We lit a candle and said some prayers at the grotto. We also went to mass at the Basilica Sunday morning, and it was just incredible.

Met up with Anneliese for a drink after dinner...and yes I was pretty happy :)

She was out with a few of her friends, and we all had a great time. Too bad we are old now and are always exhausted-so Micah and I had to call it an early night, but it was still fun!

Uh-Oh...Here come's Spot...err...the Devinator!

Laura and the kids came over for a little while the other day...the day after I let the boys play in the mud. Devin and Gracie went down for naps and we sent the other kids outside to play, with strict instructions that they were to NOT go into the mud under any circumstances. They were doing great, and then Devin woke up. He saw the kids playing outside and grabbed for his shoes to join them. We sent him out without hesitation, not realizing that the wasn't told not to go into the mud...
All of a sudden Micah looks outside and starts running toward Devin. Laura and I see that he got into the mud, and Micah is sending him to us. I don't want him in the house all muddy, and if he's going to play outside, might as well let him just finish playing before cleaning him up. Well, I didn't realize his hands were covered in mud too, and after a minute Micah is asking me why I didn't clean him up-and I realize that he's now rubbed his face. Poor guy!

Well, of course now I had to grab my camera and he just is looking at me all pathetic-like. Hey-if the Devinator is around then Mom get's to take pictures :)

I got him all cleaned up, but all he really wanted was for me to put his shoe back on...that's all he wanted from the beginning! Oy....boys!

Sushi

Micah and I were really introduced to sushi about a year ago and have fell in love with it. Ever since, I have wanted to try to make some at home, and I finally got around to trying! It was also nice because today is the 10th anniversary of Micah asking me to be his girlfriend :) Now that I have one dinner under my belt, I'm looking forward to trying it more and experimenting with different rolls.

I made veggie rolls so the boys could try it too.

Devin enjoyed it a little more than Aiden ;)

Fun in Mud

It's gotten a little muddy in our little ditch, and Aiden has been begging me to jump in the mud-so I finally gave in. So here is how you get really really dirty...

This pic was pretty early on...

Aiden giving Devin some pointers.

He's getting the hang of it!

Come on Devin-let's run!

And this is how I get them clean...Hose 'em down! I got them good enough to allow them back into the house and carry them upstairs to take a real bath. It's amazing the places they got mud.

Boys :)

Egg Hunt

Well, the Easter Bunny did not disappoint. After church the boys came home to see there were lots of eggs to find in our yard, and they wasted no time hunting! It took Devin a minute to grasp the concept that he needed to find eggs before Aiden got them all, and that it was time consuming to stop and hatch each egg as he found it. But with some coaching and encouragement from the sidelines, he ended up doing pretty well for himself! Not to mention we had a smart bunny who initialed all the eggs so the boys ended up with the same amount in the end :)

Ready...set...Go!

Some eggs required a bit of assistance ;)

And that silly Bunny hid eggs inside too!

Yup-that's all his loot!

Time to get hatching!

Grandpa helped Aiden while Micah and I helped Devin-or should I say monitored is more the word ;) If it were up to them they would have inhaled all that candy right then and there!

After sharing a delicious Easter Lunch, we looked over at Devin and realized he was all tuckered out!

It was a great Easter, and we were so happy to have had Kiki and Grandpa share it with us! Happy Easter!