Nora's Class Picture

I asked Jeff to scan this picture the last time he used the scanner. I can't believe how cute Nora's preschool class is. She has two amazing teachers. Nora also has made some great friends. She's always talking about Holly or Maggie and the games they play at school.

Another Trip to the Zoo

We can't seem to get enough of the zoo these days.

Nora and Ronan love crawling into the caves at the zoo. Nora is going through this awful phase where she has to show you something when you take a picture. In this picture she is showing me her hair. Of course Mini Nora (aka Ronan) has to do the same thing.

Playing at the statue garden.

Ronan looking at the leopard. He called it a dog.

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Looks Easy

When I pictured having children I always imagined us playing games and reading stories. I pictured this calm life filled with giggles and snuggles. The reality is much harsher. Of course, I also love my children more than I could have ever dreamed. It's just that most days we spend our time cleaning up messes, breaking up fights, wiping up tears. Except for the few minutes when I snapped these pictures. Nora and Ronan were peacefully playing at the kitchen table while I loaded the dishwasher. They make it look so easy!

Ronan playing with his dinosaurs.

Nora painting a picture.

Total happiness.

Zoo!

I love that Spring has arrived and we're going to the zoo more often. Nora is such an animal lover and wants to make sure we visit the elephants during every visit. Ronan loves running after Nora and visiting the alligators.

The kids love the statue garden and we always have to make sure we have enough time to play here.

Nora made me take a picture of her with her hand in the elephants mouth. Then Ronan made me take a picture of him with his hand in the elephants mouth. Monkey see, monkey do.

We recently met our friend, Lucy, and her mom and sister at the zoo. Nora loves having a friend to run around with and the girls had a great time looking at all the animals. It's also easier to keep track of all the kids when I have a friend to help me out!

Kangaroo Crossing at the Children's Museum

The new exhibit at the Children's Museum is called Kangaroo Crossing. It is an exhibit all about Australia. We've been a couple of times to check it out. We don't usually spend too much time there because the kids love the other areas of the museum so much more. Ronan really loves the Dig Pit and we can usually spend a good 30 minutes playing there.

When I was packing up our bag to leave, but kids climbed into the locker! Nora was so excited that they both fit....meanwhile I was trying everything I could to convince them to come out.

Ronan loves to drive the bus. He calls it a truck.

Here is Ronan trying to play with the radio in the Kangaroo Crossing exhibit. It's pointless because it doesn't do anything, but he loves trying.

Nora put on a kangaroo tail and tried jumping as far as a kangaroo.

Easter Morning

The weather on Easter was horrible. It's one of the days during the year that you really want to be beautiful. Since it was so wet outside the kids had to have their Easter Egg Hung on the back patio. Jeff was in charge of it all and the kids loved every minute of it! Ronan thought he was finding eggs to give to Nora!

I was feeling really horrible on Easter morning and couldn't even get out of bed. As soon as Nora woke up she ran to get Jeff to help her find her Easter basket. She found Ronan's right away, but it took her a few minutes to find her own. She loved all the coloring books that the Easter Bunny brought her.

Easter Eggs!

We dyed Easter eggs! Of course it was a ton of fun, and a ton of work. I managed the whole activity while Jeff did all the dirty work.

The kids were so proud of the eggs. Nora really loved all the ones that were pink or purple. Ronan called them, "balls."

So, one package of dye is good enough....why do I always over do everything!

Serious business.

Rainbow Cupcakes

Gloria, the Indoor Playground supervisor, told us about this rainbow cupcake recipe. We decided that we had to try it! It's just white cake mix in all the colors of the rainbow. It's a ton of work and Ronan couldn't keep his hands out of the mix...but the end result was worth it.

Nora was beyond excited to eat her cupcake. I thought for sure she would actually eat the cake, but even though it was rainbow colored, she only ate the frosting.

Nora and Ronan are admiring their cupcakes.

The kids love baking!

It is a girl!

Jeff's Post: I pressured Kelly into finding out our baby's sex today. She caved easily and we are happy to know that we are expecting a girl this August. Everyone is healthy and doing great.