spring is here!

Spring is Colorado is super unpredictable. One day it will be gorgeous and sunny, and the next it will be cold and snowy. I've learned to not tempt fate by putting the cold weather clothes away.
But we've had a pretty good string of nice weather and have been soaking up the sun. Rhett loves afternoons spent playing soccer in the backyard while Tessa cheers.

 We scored front row seats for a concert and story time by Eric Litwin, author of the Pete the Cat and Groovy Joe books. We're big fans, and we all loved it. 

 Picnic at the park! It ended up being super windy, but I was determined to make the picnic happen, so we did. 

 Park playdate with friends! These boys have so much fun together. 

 Back at the mall play place! We hadn't been since we moved last year, and Rhett was loving it. 

 Even Tessa got in on the action! I have a picture of Rhett on the same play place toy when he was about the same age. 

wrapping up march

Spring is in full bloom over here! (Except for our plants, which we think may have died). The weather is getting warmer, and we are loving it! Here are some of the un-blogged highlights from the month. 

 Repping our teams on Opening Day! Rhett was wearing his Rockies shirt, but he didn't want to be photographed that day. Tessa was a willing subject. 

 St. Patricks Day! We made a leprechaun trap but didn't catch anything. Rhett was pretty excited when a leprechaun came to preschool and flipped a table over and peed green in the toilet. 

 Andre scored some chicken wings from the Amazon Treasure Truck and set out to make the best BBQ wings ever. They were so good we forgot to take a picture until all that was left was the sauce and bone. If the lawyer thing doesn't work out, he could always go into the BBQ business

Rhett's teacher sent me this cute picture of the day the chicks came to school. 

 Free cone day at DQ!

 Tessa's eating adventures continue. This girl will eat anything!

 A trip to the train museum. Rhett is obsessed with the garden trains. 

 Cutest train kids!

 Guess what happened right after this picture was taken? A face plant in the wood chips. Don't worry, she's fine. 

 Lots of sunny afternoons cheering Rhett on as he plays soccer in the backyard.

Easter 2018

We kept our Easter pretty simple this year, and I loved how it turned out. We tried to focus more on the true reason for the holiday instead of all the fluff and candy. We also gave up on community Easter egg hunts--there's a part of me that really wants to do them because those types of events are totally my jam, but the parents are just so crazy and it's a madhouse. So we didn't do it. And we still had a great time. I'm learning that sometimes simple is better, as long as there's good food and good people around.

We did most of our Easter Bunny festivities on Saturday. On Sunday we had the missionaries and Grandma over to watch conference and eat all the Easter foods and somehow I didn't take any pictures, but it was a peaceful, beautiful day. 

 Dying Easter eggs. Rhett loved watching the transformation. And yes, we're totally in the forced smile phase....

 The Easter Bunny came!

 A small egg hunt in the backyard, with Rhett in his Halloween pajamas--typical. Rhett was so sweet and left some of the eggs for Tessa to find. 

 Bunny pancakes

We went to a community Easter festival that was fun, free, and calm. Tessa was the star of the show in her bunny ears.