House Keeper

Finally! Brett can start earning his keep a little. He not only can vacuum, he likes to vacuum. I am well aware that I should take advantage of that while I can.

Spring Flowers Finally

Mark and I planted 1400 bulbs last fall, here they come!

Spring Time

Did I mention the weather was very spring like today. Sunny, warm, breezy. We were outside this afternoon and had a nice time. Barrett has been a little fussy the last couple days. Well between the time I checked his gums last night and tonight, 3 new teeth including an I tooth on the bottom and two molars. Poor kid. Hopefully he will feel much better in another couple of days.

Big Boy Bike Time!

Mark and Brett went out together this morning around town. And they came home with his first big boy bike! And while I feel I missed something, not being at the store when they bought the bike, he looks so good on it. We have had a couple minor wipeouts; he doesn't understand that he shouldn't steer if he is racing down a hill, but he'll get the hang of it, he loves it. And finally a nice spring day! And the bike did pass QA inspection, inspector: Daddy.

Firefighters to the rescue

How cute. Brett is so quick to decide that Barrett always wants to share. So of course he wanted to share this ride. Thanks to Ronnie for giving us this firetruck a few years back, we have had loads of fun with it.

Sleepy Head

This is a highly unusualk shot of Barrett actually falling asleep in someone's arms!

Pizza Party

I had a spontaneous pizza party last Friday. Marks parents and his sister with her family joined us. I dug out my old recipes for pizza crust and sauce from my home ec. class in 8th grade! Funny how the recipes on the internet haven't changed, well except for all new recipes call for sugar! Hmm. So we made the pizzas, the kids got to do their own toppings and everyone had a great time. The cousins love playing together.

Aleena and Max

Aleena, my cousin who lives in Madison came to visit on her spring break for a few days. She loved spending time with the boys, and her favorite was Max! Perhaps she will be my groom to be at the shows this summer.

Barrett and Brett Rub a Dub Dub

A quick bathtub shot for fun. And Barrett being cute. Thanks to Jenny for the sweatshirt!

Florida Finished

Finally I've made some time to post. The free time just doesn't come around every afternoon like it did when we were in Florida. Most afternoons this is exactly what Brett and I did, relaxed on the floating dock, it was so peaceful. And this is my mom's neighbor's mailbox. By far Brett's favorite mailbox yet. And while in Tarpon Springs Brett spotted this Mini. And it really is an old Mini Cooper. Of course for Dad's sake we needed the photos!