Time with Noni

This afternoon my mom and I took Everett and Eleanor to the aboretum. It was a beautiful day and the temperature was mild. Hampton stayed home with Eric for some down time after his fun morning. Everett brought his bubbles......

 

Eleanor enjoyed the ride in the stroller and the fresh air.

 

Everett enjoyed the freedom to run without many boundaries.

And he tolerated me taking about a few hundred pictures as well.

I can't help myself. I just love this face!

Noni and Everett.

 

 

 

The bubbles were a huge hit!

 

I love the face Eleanor is giving Noni in this picture.

 

 

Oh how we love......

 

Running through the woods......

 

 

Eleanor in a chimney......

 

We had a great afternoon with Noni that ended with pizza!

One on One with Hampton

Eric and I took Hampton to Mountain Play Lodge this morning for some special one on one time. It was part of his birthday celebration. We had so much fun! It was great just to focus on one child and not be distracted by anything else. He had a ball. 

He loved the train table.

 

I love how he makes sound effects as he pushes the trains around the track. He does it without fail and for a really long time......

Hampton exploring the pretend hospital.  

 

 

Trying on a hat!

Mama and Hampy in jail!

 

He has gotten to be such a big boy!

I was so proud of him for going up the ladder and down the slide all by himself. 

 

There was an older boy hiding in one of the tunnels and as Hampton was walking by he tried to grab his leg and scare him! Hampton yelled "no" but kept playing along. You can see the boy's hand in the picture below.

Daddy and Hampton playing.

 

I am so in love with my boy.

 

 

After the play lodge we went to lunch at Panera. After Hampton finished his grilled cheese he said "all done" and then scooted off the booth. He then proceeded to walk off. It hit me that he is just not used to eating in a restaurant. With 3 littles we never go out to eat. It was so fun though. A great morning with our middle child. It was definitely easier with just one, but we were so happy to reunite with Everett and Eleanor when we got home!

Little Flower

I love dressing this little girl up and taking about a million pictures of her. This afternoon I did just that. So here are a silly amount of pictures....
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The boys looking on as I was photographing Eleanor.....

 

 

 

Birthday Boy

Hampton turned 2 today! I can't believe it. On Saturday we were going to have a family party for him however the stomach flu hit our entire household! So by Sunday evening it had passed, so we had cake! The theme for Hampton this year was his favorite thing-Toy Story. A local bakery made it and I think they did a great job.

 

Hampton loved it!

We got Hampton some fun gifts including: a set of Toy Story board books, a bouncy ball, a magna doodle, and a glow stick. It doesn't take much to entertain or make this boy happy.

Today-his actual birthday-was pretty low key. We broke our "food rules" and went and got doughnuts for breakfast. The rest of the day was spent playing at home.

This boy was sassy today! I think he woke up on the wrong side of his crib.

 

Oh he is beautiful! I love those baby blue eyes.

Eleanor enjoyed the fresh air outdoors as well.

We had a great time celebrating Hampton's birthday!