Easter Egg Fun

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This morning, St. Luke’s held their Easter Egg “Hunt” and celebration. The boys ate hot dogs, jumped in bounce houses, danced to live music & ran around on the playground. But the highlight was definitely the egg hunt. There were SO many eggs that no one truly needed to hunt for eggs, so Sam took it up a notch and became very picky about his eggs. I noticed that he carefully choose the eggs to put in his basket but I wasn’t paying too close of attention to which ones he selected. It wasn’t until the end that we peered into his basket and noticed they were ALL BLUE! Ben, on the other hand, selected a few eggs and then proceeded to dump them all out. He did stop to examine 2 eggs that got stuck together by a common sticker but otherwise didn’t really get the whole experience. Overall, I think the experience was a great success! Happy Palm Sunday!

18 Months Old!

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It’s hard to believe that Ben is already 18 months old! Here are his stats though Scott and I question the height measurement as he’s the tallest & youngest in his class.

Height: 31 ½” (25%)
Weight: 23 lbs, 11 oz (25%)

The Luckiest Mom Alive!!!

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I know all moms (and dads) have days where their children eat all their food without complaint, take long naps, say please & thank you without being prompted, throw zero temper tantrums, share the bathtub faucet without pushing, carry their own bag into and out of school without a fight, ask for a hug and a kiss before bedtime, etc. Well, I had one of those heavenly days today. I couldn’t ask for two better children! Now let’s repeat this behavior tomorrow…

Hey batter, batter!

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Sam and Ben really want to play t-ball together. The problem is that Sam really wants Ben to hit it directly to him which NEVER happens & on the rare occasion that he hits it near Sam, Ben wants to run and get the ball himself after he hits it (which doesn’t please Sam at all). Should playing a fun round of baseball produce tears? If not, don’t tell Ben!

Can you feel the love?

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There’s nothing like a little hair pulling & tormenting to show your brother how much you truly love him. The thing that shocks me most is that my usually reserved 18 month old is the one that always starts it.

Bubble Insanity

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The boys are obsessed with bubbles! And now that I’ve finally located blowers that are cheap (so they can be destroyed without any concern), easy to use and produce lots of bubbles…life is one big beautiful bubble.

Brotherly Love!

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As each day passes, I become more and more in love with our boys! I especially love how much they adore each other and want to play together. One of Ben’s favorite activities is jumping on Sam and trying to wrestle with him (he also does the same to Sadie to which Sam says, “Sadie bucked Ben off like a bull”). Sam especially loves to put Ben in the “tornado maker” (aka tunnel) and bang loudly on the outside while he crawls through. While this might not sound so loving to some of you, it truly is! Now we just have to keep our fingers crossed that the sibling love will continue once they are sharing a room.

Playground Fun

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I’ve been spending a lot of time over the past few months at the boys’ school slaving over their Spring Fundraiser that I’m co-chairing with a friend. It’s a LOT of “volunteer” work but I love that I get to spend so much time at the boys’ school. They are growing up so fast and it makes me smile to watch Sam run around with his buddies on the playground and see Ben doing hand motions (his current favorite is head & shoulders, knees & toes…) during music time. I'm trying to remember and cherish every single moment that we've had since we first walked in the door at St. Luke's Day School 2+ years ago!