Spring

You wash the clothes or the boy...take your pick.

Washin' up in the sink.

Daddy's Boy

Easter Morning
Only time he has to wear a sweater vest!

Blowing Bubbles

We found a great Radio Flyer wagon in the woods left behind by the previous owners.  It was pretty heavy duty, minus the bottom being rotted out, so we used some wood we had to remake it one night after Jack went to bed.

Before 

After
Ready for a rider!

He loves to ride in his wagon.

In a few years this will go from a riding wagon to a chore wagon! :)

Little Taste of Blood

Jack bumped his mouth the other day and got his first taste of blood.

I felt sad...Ryan felt proud.  Apparently we are typical parents.

(He hardly cried and is just fine for any worried ladies in the crowd! :))

Proud Dad :P

Giving Peppers a Ride

I put "Peppers" on the seat originally, but Jack came back through the kitchen later giving him another ride after I'd taken him off.

I love this kid!

Trading Places

Here is your snack Dad.

I don't want that snack.

You can't make me eat it!

Wanna bet?
Hey look!  What's that over there?

Gotcha sucker!

Not sure which is more beneficial...
Jack learning what it's like to have to fight him at meals
or us learning what it's like to get suckered into eating things we don't want to!

(To be fair, he's usually a very good eater.)

In like a lamb...

We've just about finished up our indoor home improvement projects, which is a good thing b/c it's practically felt like summer here this week.  And none of us here are stayin' inside w/ weather like this!  The deck furniture is out, we're grilling tonight, and my boots have been exchanged my Chacos...hello spring!  (No need to bust my bubble by finishing the ol' lion/lamb thing!)

Lainey & Jack watchin' the action 

This kid LOVES outside. (YES!)
Mostly to BE outside,
but sometimes we can get
away with just looking.

The Cyclones play tonight...daddy dressed him! :) 

Big Creek has an awesome playground.

Serious about this park-playin' stuff

And a few of the happy little guy...

Jack was apparently thrilled with his
card and sticker from Gail & Shane! :)

The DeWALT

Jack has a new favorite.  If you can't figure out what he's urgently pointing at, search the area for a drill; chances are, that's what he wants.  Not sure if it's because of all the construction we've been doing around here, so he knows what it does and likes it or if he just likes the looks of it.  I know anything and everything can be turned into a gun by a little boy, and a drill does resemble a gun, so maybe the gun thing starts a whole lot younger than I thought it did! :P

We're smarter than to think a toy plastic
one would replace the real thing!

These things are HEAVY!

Uh-oh...he spots another one!

Friends

The Fankhausers were back in town!