Oh man, this week did not go as planned. I've had this post in the works for some time and was planning to post it before Henry's birthday (pictures to come). But after yet another trip to the ER for stitches for Owen, I got a wee bit behind. For the record, Owen is totally fine, and that is another blog post in the works (with pictures, so that should prove that as awful as the experience was, he was feeling good enough for us to take pics).
And with that, here are the March adventures that haven't been blogged yet . . .
Nate
March was a month of celebration for Nate. The first celebration was when we found out he passed the PFS (Personal Financial Specialist) exam. Basically, this is just another credential that he can add to his CPA license. What that means to our clients and CPA practice is that he can provide additional services for them besides the tax returns. What it means to me and the boys? Balloons and celebrating! We surprised Nate with a house full of balloons and a ribbon leading him to his present. OK, so it wasn't the fanciest gift, but it's what we could come up with on short notice. Balloons, treats and a movie (since we rarely take time to watch movies that weren't created by Disney). Congrats Nate! We are so so proud of you!
And the 2nd celebration? His birthday! Pinterest inspired me to bake him cupcakes from scratch (sprinkles, his favorite) and if I do say so myself, I think they turned out pretty good!
Aunt Dori
We were lucky enough to get to see Dori, even if it was only for a few hours. The boys loved playing with her and we all enjoyed catching up and spending time with her.
Swimming
The boys continue to take swim lessons and love it (for the most part). Lately Henry has been a little stubborn about not wanting to go, but hopefully it's just a phase and he'll move on from it soon. When he's not being stubborn, he does amazing in his class. He can swim short distances by himself and is working on other swimming skills (U-turns, back floats, diving for toys, etc). And Owen is having a blast splashing around in his class with us (Nate and I switch off swimming with him). At the end of their last session (in March), I took pictures of boat safety week.
We were there a bit early, so we enjoyed the beautiful weather outside for a few minutes . . .
And then it was on to life vests, rafts and fun! Henry enjoyed every bit of it and Owen enjoyed most of it (he was not the biggest fan of the life vests and was really not in to taking a ride in the raft).
Parks
Not wanting to let any of the good weather pass us by, I headed to the park on a sunny March day with the boys. And I don't think this is a park I will go to by myself with them again until they're much older. They absolutely LOVED the older playground equipment. The tall slides made me quite nervous (I mean, Owen was still recovering from his first round of stitches)! Thankfully we all made it out without any injuries, but Owen can climb those ladders so quickly, I can't keep track of him! Henry was much more cautious and careful, but still made me a bit nervous.
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Spring flowers - they come and go so quickly, I wish I'd taken more time to photograph them!
Owen and his cars. He is seriously obsessed with them! He sorts them, lines them up, throws them and pretty much does whatever he feels like with them. But regardless, he has to play with them daily or he gets super cranky!
Owen helping Daddy clean the deck. Not sure how helpful it was, but it kept him occupied!
So much more to share, so I think I'll just dress Owen in bubble wrap so I can get through all our recent pictures without any more mishaps!
