Last time, I promise.

For those who didn't make it to the tulip fest...This was the WINDIEST day ever, but the bloom factor was awesome. I think it said that 75% of the flowers were in bloom.

Andrew has magic powers by the way. He totally changed the colors of these flowers.


Henry appreciated the wind not at all. He was not pleased that someone was constantly blowing in his face. I don't know why that bugs him.

See if you can spy the little fella in this picture that made the tween girl in front of us wet her pants.

Two Things...

1. I'm pretty sure Henry's too young to be this mobile.

2. I didn't realize how scraggly his hair looks till I watched this video. He's getting a haircut. Soon.

Sumo Babies

The last few weeks have been a little rough, what with Henry never sleeping--like, ever-- and Andrew routinely throwing random tantrums. Both Megan and I have been perplexed as to how we can better manage our boys. And then, I found this little gem in the Wall Street Journal.

Our questions are answered. Our sons now have a bright future. We're moving to Japan.

Prepare for total domination.

The Gardens

We absolutely love having a membership to Thanksgiving Point. The dinosaur museum is Andrew's dream place, and the Tulip Festival is mine and Justin's. We plan to go at least once a week while the Tulip Festival is going on. It's absolutely breathtaking. The flowers are just phenomenal. And that's really all I have to say.Justin was explaining the botany to Andrew.
Look how pretty...I mean, really.
Andrew was trying to throw rocks to the waterfall. He totally faceplanted into the bushes soon after this picture, and then he jumped up and said, "I'm okay, Mom!"
The Italian garden portion is probably my personal fave. I want to live here.
Andrew wants to swim in this pond. I don't blame him.

Henry -

Loves his fish that his cousin, Cole, gave to him.
Puts everything in his mouth.
Willingly joins any adventure we force upon him.
Doesn't like his carseat that much.
Still has kind of a..."defined" nose for his size. It adds to his "little man" look.

Andrew -

Loves bubble baths...Especially the eating bubbles part.
Is a super good helper.
Thinks Play-Doh is the end-all fun activity on a rainy day.
Eats more than most kids his age...Breakfast usually comes in three or four courses.

What the...? Where do the days go?

I know everyone else has already posted about Easter...But we did celebrate the holiday as well. We're really working on enjoying holidays instead of just looking at the calendar and saying, "Oh, it's June. Guess we missed Easter."
I love how it's like discovering a treasure when you dye eggs. Does the orange tablet always seem like it will be yellow to anyone else?


During priesthood session, we had Cassie and girls and Rachel and boys over to do some dipping...By that I mean dipping Rice Crispie Treat eggs into chocolate. And let me tell you, those kiddies thought that was the most genius idea ever. For one night, Mother of the Year.


Andrew was a little confused about the dippage...Mostly he'd dip then bite, dip then bite. Distribute the chocolate evenly. That's right, kid.


Justin got some good prizes at our 2nd Annual Neighborhood Easter Egg Gathering. Can't really call it a hunt, because all the kids are too little to actually LOOK for eggs. Mostly it's like, Oh, there's a big pink blob in the grass. That's suspicious.


Henry had the important job of guarding our prizes (Play-Doh). He looks like a guard dog, huh?


Andrew and Justin did some good gathering. And the bonus is that Andrew's Easter basket will definitely double as a Halloween prop. Looks like he's going to be a football player. Done and done. I'm so on top of holidays.