holidays

Mother’s Days

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I’ve been meaning to pull out our external hard drive for awhile to look up some pictures.  One of my favorite things about taking pictures, and especially sharing them with others, is marveling at how much changes in a few short years. Here’s a recap of my Mother’s Days as a mom… I can truly say I’ve never been happier to hold any title.

2010 – my first Mother’s Day!

2011 – less than a week before Dexter was born.
 
2012 – day before Mother’s Day at Dexter’s first birthday party.
2013
2014

I might have bribed them with a mini donut. 
Before dinner. 
Hope you had a great day!
xo
~C~

parks, parks. we love parks.

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I am always looking for something free or cheap to do outside with the boys. This time of year we can find lots of places to go. My favorite things about living where we do include proximity to Indianapolis (15-20 minute drive to the heart of downtown on a good traffic day), great local restaurants and other businesses, and of course, the abundance of parks nearby.

Friday afternoon when I picked up the boys, it was obvious that rain was coming.  We stopped at one of our favorite parks on the way home. It’s special to me because it was built with all kinds of kids in mind.  It’s wheelchair accessible, brand new, rarely busy, and just the right size. It has plenty for the boys to do but isn’t so spread out that I lose sight of one of them if they go separate ways.  When it’s hot out, there are fun water features. Additionally, because it’s wheelchair accessible, the playground area has that rubbery flooring stuff which means it’s never muddy.

Saturday morning we got up and went to a very small local farmer’s market. There isn’t much there yet. Lots of plants. I’m looking forward to going back when I can buy tomatoes (not tomato plants) and corn on the cob. My green thumb is non-existent. There were plenty of delicious baked goods to take home though. 
Afterwards, on the spur of the moment, I wanted to take the boys to a park in the town where I work, 20 minutes away. Such a neat, big, wooded park. It was a nice morning so I was surprised again that practically no one else was there. 
I’m having a lot of fun getting to know my new 50mm 1.8 lens. 

Scared of swinging but not scared of heights…I’m so confused.

  

Exploring.

Ever seen a kid this big in the baby swings? Me either. Except for this one.
Afterwards we went to one of my favorite local restaurants and ate outside.  Tired boys. It’s been such a fun day and Mother’s Day weekend so far. 

Hope you are enjoying the weekend,
~C~

Easter 2014

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As always, I love looking back at the posts I do annually to see how the boys have changed. So bittersweet to see their baby faces.
Easter 2013
Easter 2012

I can’t find a blog post about Easter 2011 when I was 8+ months pregnant with Dexter. I know I have pictures on the external hard drive but don’t feel like dragging it out right now. Bummer.

Anyway.  We went to Cincinnati for the dual purposes of celebrating my nephew Spencer’s 9th birthday as well as Easter.  The weather was so perfect, I could not have asked for better. My little fall and injury was the only downer to the entire weekend. We enjoyed great family time, amazing food, and the boys weren’t half bad considering they were getting no naps and far fewer hours of sleep each night than what they are used to at home.

Just a little light (and upside down) reading on the way to Ohio.
Morning Lego play between cousins. 
Cousin Spencer loves his little pals and he is their hero.

Some sleepy boys in the car.

Playing “which hand is it in” with Uncle Bob.

Little boy in a big world.
Loungin’ with pop pop.
Dexter decided to help himself to some frosting when no one was looking.
The birthday boy, in all of his royal silliness.

Easter morning cutie.
Easter bunny popped by!

Eager little boys.

Do you like our audience (in the neighbor’s yard)…haha! They love watching the kids have fun.

Anyone that knows me in real life knows I won’t shut up about the weather right now. It’s my absolute favorite time of year. Did I mention how nice the weather was over the holiday weekend?

After the neighborhood’s little egg hunt, we headed back home in time to play outside a little more and grill hotdogs for dinner. Perfect ending to a wonderful weekend!
I hope you and your family had a great weekend too. 
xo,
~C~