My sun-bathing guy

Since it was near 80 degrees yesterday, we were outside playing. After Ethan's nap (which was very short), he insisted that he was still tired (imagine that!) and needed to sleep outside on the deck. Too funny... but it kept him occupied for quite a while so I could make dinner.

Easter

Happy Easter! We had a great morning at church (Papa sang, of course!, and he was wonderful). Then, G&G Donbroski came over
with Aunt Sarah (aka Sabie as E affectionately calls her). We opened Easter presents, Ethan had some of his chocolate bunny, and Grammie rolled Ethan up in the yoga mat (see above photo)! It was quite the morning! We had a wonderful brunch at the Northland
Inn and the best part was meeting the Bunny. Naomi saw the bunny and started squealing in her chair, waving her arms, and shouting, "HI! HI!" It was hilarious! She was in AWE of the bunny. Ethan was equally pleased to meet the bunny, but more interested in the basket of candy. I'm pretty sure he'd already had more than his share of candy for the year, but oh well. We let the kids run down the long hall at the hotel which they loved. It was a good day to rejoice that Jesus is risen and alive! Happy Easter!

Good friends & Good Times at Chuck-E-Cheese

Erin and I braved Chuck-E-Cheese today with the kids. We had a coupon for pizza, pop & tokens! The boys were obsessed with anything they could drive (imagine that?!). Naomi was just excited to be along for the fun. She did get a chance to ride as passenger in the bus and rode the Barney car once. She was delighted! Ethan and Gabe earned a whopping 208 tickets today from their winnings (woohoo!) and each scored a small soccer ball and 2 suckers! Of course, they were thrilled. Thanks for a great morning of fun!

Happy Birthday to Nomi, Happy 1st birthday to you!

 

Here are some pics of Naomi's birthday. I let her have a "cake sample" on her actual birthday, March 28th. And then we had her party the next day where she had home-made chocolate cupcakes! Yummy! We love you so much Naomi! You are a true joy and delight- we praise God for you!

Grab, down to the floor, roll...we're wrestling

Ethan's taken to wrestling. Ever since Nomi started walking, he finds much enjoyment in grabbing her, pulling her (semi-gently) down to the floor, then rolling, and rolling. It's a "nice" sibling wrestling match right now. Ethan has the advantage with height and weight. But Nomi's learning to hold her own too. I think she'll eventually take him down!!
Here's a post-wrestling pic. Thankfully, no one is crying.

Time-outs are fun?!

What does Ethan do when Josiah puts him in time-out? He grabs a drum magazine and reads! He "studies" them so seriously...it's so funny. We'll see if he's this passionate about drums as he gets older- if he is, watch out world!

Naomi's Birthday Gift

We bought this wooden (weighted in the bottom) walker/stroller for Nomi's bday (along with G&G Donbroski). We intended Nomi to use it to help her walk... but Ethan and Nomi had other ideas. Let's use it as a fun ride! It's pretty hilarious that she can actually push him since he weighs 34# and she's only 1 and 21.5#! She's a strong girl! So, they go back and forth across the living room, giggling and smiling. That makes me happy.

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me HAPPY!!

We took advantage of the sunny, warm day a couple weekends ago to go for a brisk walk with the double stroller! I'm so thankful that at 3 years old, Ethan will still ride. We look for birds and airplanes, play "I spy" and admire God's creation. It's a good time... and now Ethan is obsessed with his sunglasses. Nomi's not sure what to do with hers though! Oh well... in time! Sunshine... on our shoulders... makes us happy. (And helps mom stay sane after being inside ALL winter long!)