Sibling Love

Claire woke us up in the middle of the night asking to have a light turned on because she couldn't tell what something was in her bed. I grabbed a flashlight and turned it on to discover Kyle had climbed into bed with her and was sleeping next to her under the covers. She and I both laughed as I moved him back to his bed. Too cute!

Conquering a Mountain

We had several yards of dirt and mulch dumped in our driveway last Saturday morning. At first Kyle was just excited about the truck, but when it dumped a giant mound of dirt, he quickly asked for a shovel and got to work!

We got many comments from the neighbors about how much work we had ahead of us, but managed to wrap up spreading it all by about 4:00. Our backs were quite sore that evening, but happy to have the project complete. One to the next items on our list!

Field Trip

Lucian accompanied Claire's class on a field trip to a nature center last week. Luckily the rain stayed away just long enough for some outdoor exploration. They learned about the forest and all kinds of creatures. She touched a snake and a turtle.

Learned about birds and their feathers.

Claire was given a deer puppet and had to talk about the animal to the class. And was asked to hold the worker's staff while the woman showed the class something.

 They had such a great time, Claire was sad to head back to school. She wanted to spend the rest of the day with daddy too.

Double Dentist

Both kids paid a visit to the dentist this week. This was Kyle's first exam. We let Claire show him what it was all about. She is a little timid, but does really great. She even said in the car, "I like the dentist, Mommy."

Lucian was there to help wrangle Kyle. Kyle was relatively cooperative (light years ahead of Claire's first visit) but needed some help removing his thumb from his mouth and staying in the chair at the end. It reminded me why we still strap him in at the dinner table!

All in all, it was a great visit.

Buddy

The big news at our house is our new pet Buddy. He is a wooly bear caterpillar and provides lots of excitement. Seriously, the kids are giddy over this thing. He made a visit to Claire's school this week. He eats meals with us and Claire let him watch a movie with her the other night. He's not much work and he will hopefully transform into a tiger moth and fly away, so he is my kind of pet right now.

Here's a little video of the kids checking him out.
 

The weekend weather left much to be desired, but we spent time outdoors anyway. Some friends helped us split some grasses in the front beds. Kyle was a big help.

We went for a quick ride in our neighbor's '79 Jeep.

The kids dug for worms.

And Claire got her first mani/pedi.

Happy Easter

Friday afternoon we drove to a water park hotel for a one-night get away. I thought the kids would enjoy it and I was looking forward to the change of pace. We had dinner and hit the park for a little while Friday night. Then did it again Saturday morning. Claire cried when we left and said we should go there more often. I'll consider that a ringing endorsement.

We were back home on Saturday in time to grocery shop and get ready for Easter festivities. The kids had fun finding their baskets and eggs in the house Sunday morning.

The bunny even left a few eggs outside!

Nana Kathleen and Papa Dave hosted Easter dinner, complete with an egg hunt for the kids. Both of them had the hang of it this time, and the weather was amazing! Hope you all had a fabulous day.

The Zoo

We went out to lunch this weekend amongst running errands. Here are some goofy shots from that. Kyle is at the lovely age where sitting though a meal (that is not eggs) is extremely difficult. Seriously, this kids will eat six scrambled eggs.

Sunday we spent some time at the zoo with Nana Barb & Papa Joe. It was great weather to be outside (finally). We even saw the new baby gorilla, although I didn't take a photo. 

We took a spin on the carousel

And rode the train. Kyle was most excited about that one. Happy spring!