Busy Happenings

Happy Easter. Yes, it came and went and we celebrated. Here are the boys when they discovered the candy dish was empty (I hid the rest so they wouldn't get sick).

One evening, we went outside and used up some after-dinner energy.

 

Gabriel at the top of the rope pyramid

Gabriel at the top of the fig tree in grandma and grandpa's backyard

Gabriel at the top of his bunk bed, being a pirate with his Bunny first mate

Sunday church smiles. Easter break from school seemed to charge us all up. We had a super great week back.

 So handsome...

So handsome in his new shirt and tie (thank you, Grandma and Grandpa Gunn)

We got a new compact SUV! A Honda CRV. Dad asked what CRV stands for and I said, "Cool Rachel Vehicle" of course. :)

 Oops, it comes with a sunroof too! My long commute is so much more pleasant now.

I bought a Dance Dance Revolution pad and game. So fun to play (it's been over 10 years). Gabriel is even learning it too. My friend Chris is lending us his pad, so we can play together.

Gabriel's school had a fundraiser night at Chuck E Cheese. Gabriel saw a schoolmate there and went off and had fun hanging out with him. Ephraim and I explored the games together.

Hot spell came. We inflated the pool to cool off. Splashing is the best!

March Marched By

The boys play nicely together.

Batman has a new tool on his utility belt: a lightsaber! Gabriel is so good about responding to Ephraim's "force push" hand gestures. It's adorable.

Ephraim turned 5 on March 16. We had a party the Saturday before it with a cat theme. We invited his friends from school and some showed up. It was a new experience for me (having friends over for the party). It was wonderful to meet fellow parents. 

With help from my dad for the form, I made a cat pinata and filled it with candy and small toys.

I made paw print cupcakes.

My dad made the cute cake that looks just like our cats.

Ephraim and his friends pose as cats. 

Pinata time! (...wait... all that work...)

Make a wish!

Grandma Cook came to the party too. Yay! So cute with their ears together.

 Working on one of the new puzzles.

Gabriel often sleeps in my bed. The other morning, I told Ephraim to go wake up Gabriel. Instead, he crawled in and snuggled right up to his brother.

Ephraim spent about 10 minutes licking and sucking on this lemon. This was after he refused the super sweet orange I peeled fresh from our tree. 

The squinting is from the sun, not the sour.

Watching the birds.

Gabriel prefers to fall asleep in my bed... uh, there's no room for me, kid. And my pillow doesn't make the best blanket, ya know.

They fell asleep in the van holding hands. So sweet!

We picked green peas from our backyard and shelled them.