Over in the Jungle

This happens almost every night in our house so I thought I'd share it with all of you.

Howdy

We started the week with a picnic dinner with Mike's soccer team. The kids and I found this huge log in the park. And you thought trees only got that big on the west coast.


Here is Becca showing off the piece of rib she was attempting to put in her mouth. She hates it when we cut her food.

Patrick didn't want to be left out.

Here's a random picture of us playing in the backyard.

One of the ladies at church has been giving us some clothes that don't fit her grand kids anymore. Among them was this custom, which Patrick loves!

Patrick had his first trip to the dentist today. The hygienist said he was the best patient she'd had all day. He didn't fuss or fight at all but sat still and did what was asked of him. I'm so proud of my little man. A special shout-out to my cousin who just became a mom yesterday. Congrats Christine and we look forward to lots and lots of pictures.

May is in Bloom

Hello and Happy May! We had a busy weekend, saw a lot of family and failed to take pictures. Early last week, Grandma & pa Sullivan stopped by on their way home to Iowa. The brought love and some clothes. Becca fell in love with this hat from the Venias.

So, of course, Patrick had to put on my hat.

We went to the Chicago-area for Great Grandma Hatton's birthday. We're all dressed up in the picture because we stopped by my Great Uncle Bill funeral on the way. Grandma was very surprised to see us all, even though we were the last to arrive.

Becca needed a better view of everyone so Dad helped her out.

The kids loved at the laps for them to sit in. I think Aunt Mary Kay enjoyed it a little bit too.

This made Grandma Jan so nervous she had to take a picture.

This morning Becca put on Dad's night shirt. I ran and got the camera like a good shutter-bug.


All the pictures at Mary's house are brought to you by Jan Hatton (thank you Jan). Her blog is linked to ours if you want more pictures. Mike did take lots of pictures with his nice camera but I don't know how to load those so we'll have to wait for him. We have already had several birthday this week. Great Grandma Hatton and Grandma Sullivan celebrated on Monday and Uncle Harvey party hardy on Tuesday. They're predicting sever weather for our area so I'm going to go use some other electricity while we have it.

Some firsts

Grandma and pa Sullivan stopped in last weekend on their way to Columbus and ended up baby sitting while I went to a bridal shower and Mike was enjoying Kanka's bachelor party. Becca wasted no time in finding a book for Grandpa to read.

Patrick just enjoyed sitting in his lap.

Later in the week, I brought up the potty so Becca could get used to seeing it around. She decided to take full advantaged and peed in it three times that day. Don't get to excited, she hasn't repeated the performance yet.

Here we have Becca practicing being two. "NO!" has become her answer to everything, even when she's offered ice cream.

This weekend was sunny and 80+ degrees so we were outside as much as possible. Becca's ready to go.

Aren't they cool kids?

Grandma & pa Sullivan brought a bike with them just right for Patrick. He wasted no time trying it out. He did pretty well but didn't quite understand how to peddle. He'd start off right but when his foot reaching to top on the cycle, he'd push down and back in stead of forward.

He finally get get it but has trouble steering. Mike took a very short video of him riding his bike until he started heading for the street.

Easter

Sorry these are a week late. We had a great Easter. We decided the risk it and dye some eggs which the kids enjoyed. Here they are ready for the lab experiment.


Patrick liked watching the tablets fuzz.

These two say Becca and Pat on them. That's about as creative as I get.

We only dyed 7 eggs because I'm the only one who eats them.

We got all dressed up to go to church on Easter morning and the kids looked really good!


Mike thought I did too.

Doesn't Becca look pretty?

They look so holy in this picture.

After church we went over to Showalter's for lunch and an egg hunt. I still need to sort though all the pictures but I was able to find this one.

A special thanks to Grandma & pa Sullivan who stayed with the kids last Saturday so I could go to a bridal shower. I know what a sacrifice it was for you both. The kids vocabulary is too vast to share but feel free to call and ask them yourself. Have a blessed Easter season.

Patrick Quote

Today as we were on our way to get hair cuts, Patrick had this to say, in a very matter-of-fact tone:
"We have flowers in the back yard. We can smell them. Sometimes they make me sneeze."

Just another day

Not much to report around here. The kids are growing and finding new "toys" to play with everyday. This week they've really been enjoying sitting the toy box.

They do love each other despite the fighting over toys.

There's nothing like a rousing game of "ring-a-round the rosy". Becca enjoys the falling down so much that she does it early in the song.


Patrick's eczema has been rather bad again this week. How can anti-itch cream make you itch more?

Becca proudly displays the shirt I found in the 18-24 month clothes box. It's still a true statement.

As I said, Patrick's itching more but it seems to be on the mend. I'm hoping some warm weather will help in the long run. Becca isn't drooling as much and is sleeping through the night again. Her vocabulary is questionable. We understand her but I'm not sure others would. But you can tell she's trying to speak in full sentences and she very good at saying please and thank you. That's all I got for now. Happy Holy Week!