April Happenings!

My little soymilk-addicts! They are so funny... Anthony is still a little slow at sucking down the sippy's but Alex can empty a sippy in about 2 minutes... it seems! Anthony will catch up, I am sure...


Anthony fell asleep like this watching a Veggie-Tale video. He looks like he is praying... so sweet!


This where the pool was last year... we removed it because we think that it was costing a fortune in electricity and we were having problems getting the water nice... every time it would rain it would go absolutely green and none of the pool places could even figure it out... About the time we got it cleared up it would rain again... and we need a heater to use it longer... more money... so we just let it go. It was kind of a hard choice to make, but it is a relief now...
See the teepee? That is where we are going to grow vine-ing beans this year... then the kids can play in the teepee... my mom did this when i was a kid and we loved playing in those... although ours is made out of concrete re-rod! haha! We also are planning to put some new garden beds in that area. We might even move the kids' fort over near the teepee to make more space for gardens. :)


Lucy-girl checking out a little snow in April


Some more of Anthony's smiles!


Wanting to get in the tub with Dada and brother! This is their little male bonding time... its so funny... I usually stay out of the bathroom!


Outside enjoying some "Spring" warmth and sunshine! This was Easter Sunday... we worked on the gardens... we have been adding more beds and mulching and cleaning things up! Getting the electric fence going again, planting, planting, planting! I am going to make a new post especially about the gardening around here with pictures!


We took a whole 15 minutes and i tossed some eggs out in the grass for the kids to "find." Anthony wasn't sure what that was all about, but once he discovered there was something edible inside, he was all about that!!!


So we enjoyed eating the ears off a small chocolate bunny... saving the rest for later...


Anthony got mostly M&Ms! He loved it though!!! So cute!!


Always and forever wanting to be like Daddy! Apparently he was cold...


Grandma brought over a little Easter present for them... this huge (awesome) bow was on the box! I still can't get over how much like a little girl Anthony looks!!! haha!


Alex wasn't as excited about this thing being on his head...


We're kind of into hats these days... however it is mostly about hardhats, but this was fun for a minute.


Alex is ready to help putting soil into the garden.


Little WHITE babylegs and arms! They have definitely "chubbed" up a little!


Milk drinking is of most importance...


"I am ready for work, mom, where's my briefcase? See ya!"


Anthony likes these too!!! He is so funny... if brother does it, he wants to. In a lot of things, we have to remind him that he is a baby! So you can hear me frequently saying to him, "no, Anthony, you're a baby... you can't get up there/do that." He hates it...



One nice shot from Alex's special photo shoot...


A photo that Alex took when i wasn't looking... he is all into getting ahold of my camera... included in this batch were a bunch of the deck floor, which was quite dirty, actually and a rather artsy shot of the toilet in my bathroom... you all didn't really need to see that, so i spared you... But maybe one day it will be famous... who knows!


Anthony's first ice-cream cone! Sugar cone with rainbow sherbet... He adored it!!! Very serious business!!!


YUMMY!!!!!


This is hilarious!!! They pull down the 4 pillows that are the sturdiest (because that is all i will allow) and then they just fall into them!! Then they laugh like crazy and do it again!!!! Even little scaredy-pants Anthony!


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