First Day of Spring

Happy Spring!

Sometimes I wake up feeling like staying at home all day with the children. These days involve staying in jammies, taking it easy, and just enjoying home. Other days I wake up with energy-let's go on an adventure! Today is the first day of Spring and the weather was gorgeous. This equals adventure! The "twins" and I dropped Everett off at preschool and headed to the arboretum after Eleanor's morning nap. We brought a blanket and lunch. I was bound and determined to snap a few photos and make a few memories. We did just that.

Al fresco dining.........

Our view for lunch 

 

Things are starting to bloom......  

It was warm this morning. And Hampton had a meltdown-literal and figurative. After all, he is 2 now and with that comes the quest for independence. Rebellion soon follows. Tantrums have become more frequent these days.

 

Sassy sunbathing.

 

 

 

In this picture she is way too interested in watching Hampton have another meltdown off to the side! Poor boy was sweating by the time I got him to the van. His head was a mess of wet curls. Both babies fell fast asleep on the way to pick up Everett.

 

I am looking forward to Spring. I love the colors and the outdoor fun it all brings.

Family Day with the Burkes

Saturday was fun. We took a day trip to Greenville to visit our very close friends the Burkes. All of our children line up very closely in age and gender. Plus, when we get together we have 6 children 3 and under so there is lots of crazy fun. Eric and I always say that visiting the Burkes makes us feel "normal" again. Ha!

The boys had a lot of fun exploring all the new toys.

Sweet Silas. He is Hampton's age.

Hampton was hilarious. When we got there he just jumped right in walking around like he owned the place.

It took Everett awhile to warm up, but once he did he was wild! He just loved playing with Wyatt and the two of them had so much fun.

Silly boys.

Wyatt did not want me taking his picture!

So cute. 

This is how they were most of the time. Chasing one another all around the house. I loved hearing things like...."Wyatt, let's hide."

All the boys at dinner. We had pasta, meatballs, garlic bread and salad. After burning all that energy these boys were hungry.

 Sweet Clara. She is 11 months.

The sisters

The "babies"

Our attempt to get a picture of all the children.

Clara amusing Hampton

Hampton kissing Clara!

Eleanor was completely entertained by all the wild ones running around that day!

 

Pictures From My iPhone

I really love my camera-but sometimes it is just too big to take on the go or I just forget it. Thankfully I also love my iphone. Here are some pictures from the last week or so......



Warm weather equals nice walks around the neighborhood. This was Eleanor's first ride in the stroller where she wasn't in her carrier. She really enjoyed it.

A cat wandered into our yard one day and the boys were so excited! Everett said it needed to leave because Maggie was going to get it. He also said cats are scary. I agree.

This kills me....."seriously....don't mess with me!"

Everett likes walking around the neighborhood as well.

Eleanor at Barnes and Noble

Hampton enjoying a special treat from the Starbucks cafe.

Daddy did this.

Look at those skinny long legs! I also love love love her raincoat!

My Morning with the Twins

Somewhere along the line Eric and I started referring to Eleanor and Hampton as the "twins." I guess it has something to do with how close they are in age. But that is how the children are named in our family......there is Everett and the twins!

I really enjoy my Tuesday and Thursday mornings with the "twins" while Everett is at preschool.

Eleanor is all dressed and ready to go. I am excited that now I can put her in all the cute dresses I bought for her for Spring/Summer.

Everett right before we left this morning for preschool. He is still so apprehensive about going, but always reports he had fun afterward. He also likes discovering what I have packed in his lunchbox that day. Today it was Greek yogurt, a banana, and whole-wheat baked donuts.

 

 

So after I dropped Everett off today, I needed a few things from Target. The "twins" seemed in decent moods, and any errand with 2 is so much simpler than the 3, so off we went.

Now it is very out of character for Hampton to throw fits. He rarely tantrums, but when he does.....watch out.  

I had just gathered our items at Target and was about to check-out when he threw the fit of his lifetime. Eleanor was in the Baby Bjourn and he was in the cart and wanted out. I knew it was going to be difficult to corral him, so I told him no.

He lost it! I mean-lost it. He screamed, kept trying to climb out, was throwing things out of our cart. Lost it. I have never had to leave a cart full of things before in a store, but I did. I was so embarrassed and even though I know most people weren't judging me, I still felt their eyes on me. Probably with pity. It was a pitiful sight. I do believe he was embarrassed too as I was strapping him in his car seat. He kept giving me kisses and when I looked him in the eyes, he would cover his face with both of his hands. Poor thing. We all deserve a decent meltdown every now and again.

And sassy has been really off her schedule. She was up and down all night and skipped her morning nap. A dirty diaper was the culprit for this morning and a hungry tummy was what caused her to keep getting up throughout the night. Maybe a growth spurt? 

This is my three right before nap time. They are all jammied up and ready to rest.

 

Despite our "off" morning, memories were made and time was spent together. Not too bad.

Just a Few More......

Just a few more pictures (as if I didn't have enough) of our sweet girl......