Saturday, May 15, 2010

General Ol' Update. . .

Well, since my last post was more of a trip down memory lane, and not a real update on our general life, it has been quite a long time since you've been properly updated. So, here are a few things that we've been up to the last few weeks...

This picture was taken the day of our actual anniversary. We went to Lansing to tour the gardens at Michigan State, and then visited with our friends, the Dobys, in the evening. It was a very fun day. Anna thought it was such a great adventure. Oh, and ignore the hair in our "anniversary shot," as it was super windy that day.


Exploring the gardens. It was pretty hot that day (80's I believe), but it felt nice in the shade of the gardens. Notice Anna's binoculars...so adorable. Benjamin was big on exploring off the beaten path, as shown above. And there were millions of flowers for Anna to smell.

Anna using her binoculars to spy on a squirrel. The second pic shows Ethan trying to keep Benjamin from jumping in. Ben kept saying, "Swim, swim. Water cold." Love the pic of Ben-Ben once again hiding off the path. And the last one is at our friends house. They had a delish BBQ for us, and the kids are having an appetizer with their new friend Ari.

So, our anniversary fell during Ethan's 4 day break between winter and summer semester. It made the whole week seem special. Lots of family time, and Daddy got to go to a lot of the kid things he usually misses. Like the gymnastics day! It was so much more fun having one parent per kid. Lots of individual attention.

Benjamin was a little scared on the balance beam, as you can see from him clinging on to Ethan for dear life. And I love the air Anna got on the trampoline.
Grandpa Chuck visited last weekend on the way back from picking up his new motorcycle. The kids had a blast with their Grandpa, or Boo-pa as Benjamin likes to call him. And Ethan and I had fun with him after the kids went to bed...like staying up 'til midnight to watch The Godfather on cable even though we were all exhausted. The whole weekend, wherever Chuck was, the kids were right there with him. I believe Ben even got in some shaving practice with Grandpa. It was a great visit, and we're very glad he got home safely...although a bit frozen.

And finally, Mother's Day. Anna was super excited for Mother's Day and kept telling me it was my day to just rest and do nothing. She was true to her word...I had a two hour nap after church, and it felt soooooo good. I probably should have taken our pic before the nap though...oh well. Anna picked out the bouquet for me, and Eth got my favorite candy...hmmm. So sweet. (The second picture shows a flower Anna planted for me at pre-school, and the other cup was part of her pre-school "watch seeds grow" thing. Anna loved it, and took care of her little grass seeds so well.) Oh, and on Mother's Day they made dinner for me. Yay! A low key, but perfect day. I love my kids. I love being a mom! The best part of Mother's Day this year was hearing Anna singing in church. I was accompanying the primary kids, so you would think I wouldn't be able to hear her, but not so. She sang out so loud, so beautifully, and right on key. It was soooo sweet. Numerous people complimented Anna on her singing. I was so proud of her. Well, that's enough for now. Until next time...Ciao!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

adorable. you are such a great mom...if you are ever in Utah I would LOVE to see you!

Diana said...

so glad you updated with what you are doing :)
Your kids are so cute!
I love hearing the kids sing on mother's day. there really isn't a better present!