Family Love

My Dad, Mom, and Sister left before the sun came up this morning after six days of wonderful companionship.  The boys were bummed to go back to school and Piper was bored out of her mind today.  It is really nice to have loving family around.  Makes parenting a breeze!

S*I*X

Blake is 6.

A great birthday weekend has just begun.

Here are the cupcakes I made for his class today:

We had cake and ice cream with my family and got to video chat with Ellen and David:

Jessica got in on the action from Singapore, but only for a minute or two before the connection dropped:

Bedding

A morning out in the yard:

Andrew built his fence.  He has to build some gates and trim some pieces and he is good to go!

The peach tree is blooming:

On My Mind

This article helped me make a very important decision today.

The Overprotected Kid

Spring 1st

Andrew called me this morning on his way to work to wish me a Happy First-Day-Of-Spring.

My head fell and I slipped into a seasonal depression moment.

I should be happy, but I am not.

I hate it when winter is over.

So I pulled out my Magic Eraser and did a bit of Spring cleaning (another reason to hate spring).

Those Magic Erasers are absolutely magical.  I should buy caseloads of these.

What once was an artistic mural...

...is now much less noticeable.  Damn these soft, modern walls.

Summer RV

It feels really fun to be planning some summer RV trips.

Um, this place is real:

Greenies

Happy St. Patrick's Day

from some kids that got out-sneaked by a leprechaun.