When your about a month behind things get way out of order!
Josie continues to be a great dog. We love her so much. She's definitely acting more and more like a hyper puppy. We had two set backs with potty training. She spent the week that we were in Mexico with the breeder and she was used to being able to pee in her kennel. She also came down with a bladder infection. I noticed she was peeing every 10 minutes and would only go a small amount. Hopefully soon she will be fully potty trained. Until then our carpet cleaner is getting a good work out.
You never know what your going to see with these boys. The toilet paper is Nolan's tail.
Our swing set was in need of some TLC. I found this picture that one of the boys must have taken while I was sanding the play set.
The boys got to help paint the bottom.
I finally put together Nolan's bike that he got for Christmas from Grandpa John and Grandma Julie.
This is Easton's map of the United States.
Easton and Nolan had their reviews. Over all they both were great. No real concerns with either and they are meeting their appropriate milestones. I did have to laugh at one of Easton's scores: Cooperates with others. To me that means he's learning to play nice and he probably doesn't always get his way.
I also thought this was cute from Easton's review. I think it's funny how he writes his B's and Q's.
Grandpa was shooting a promotional video for the downtown area in Eau Claire. He asked the grandkids to be a part of it. They were so excited to make a commercial.
Ryan surprised the boys with tickets to the Swarm lacrosse game. He also got them access passes to be part of the player line up on the field before the game.
Look how massive that goalie is! I asked Ryan how he even moves. He's giving Nolan a high five.
Spencer is wearing the blue sleeves in the picture. They are making the player tunnel with the lacrosse sticks.
Spencer started his 3v3 hockey league in Stillwater. I feel like we just got done with hockey season.
We celebrated Easter in Eau Claire. After brunch the kids got to hunt for their colored eggs outside. The best thing Grandma ever did was assign a color to each kid.
You would think Hadley would be the one hunting for pink but that's actually Nolan's favorite color.
Easton's color was blue. If he would ever look higher than his knees, he's have better luck!
I celebrated my birthday on the 6th. The boys sent me flowers.
Ryan convinced me to go to Eau Claire to watch the game. Let's not say another word about the game because well we all know it didn't end well.
I've been hinting to my mom for a few years now that I could really use a new mixer. Guess what showed up on my front step for my birthday! Thanks Mom!
Spencer has started his eye vision therapy. He meets with the therapist 2 times a week for an hour. They do activities that will help strengthen his eyes. They will also help him with his dyslexia. So far (1 week in) he's really excited about it. He likes the therapist and the activites they do. Hopefully he continues to like it.
Spencer looks forward to late starts. It's our tradition to go to the grocery store and have donuts. Or he has a donut and we get a little one on one time.
The Easter bunny brought the boys Harlem Globetrotter tickets, so Ryan took the boys. They had fun… but Ryan said the game got long. The had special magic passes that allowed them time to meet the players before the game and do some fun activities.
Here's a recap of our trip to Cancun in pictures. If you want more of a detailed story or even more pictures you can check out Auntie Heather's post. Click on the link on the right that says Finley's blog. But I think you will get the main idea of what our vacation was like with the pictures below…
Some sleeping on the plane.
Yep, that's grandma under the hooded sweatshirt
Lots of swimming and pool games.
We spent very little time at the beach because of all the seaweed this year.
The boys tried boogie boards
Our friends, the Twites came along with again this year. Always great to have them with! Their son Peter was great with the kids!
They painted pottery and t-shirts.
Then they painted t-shirts
We celebrated Spencer's birthday with dinner at Bubba Gump's where he tried calamari and loved it.
He made sure the staff knew it was his birthday. He loves the extra attention!
We didn't do much this vacation. There was a lot of hanging out poolside and swimming.
Face painting.
Playing in the sand.
Even Nolan tried boogie boarding.
The boys' swimming has gotten so much stronger over the past year. I will be thankful when I don't have to worry about them so much in the pool.
Easton did this all week long to keep the sun from his eyes.
The boys loved being tossed in the air and jumping off the higher parts of the pool.
Who doesn't love happy hour at the swim up bar? We lost track how many kiddy cocktails the boys had!
Vacation is hard work!
The typical piñata party.
Ryan saw this golfing...
This is why face painting isn't my favorite. This happens minutes after they're done.
Badger game in the lobby bar.
Ryan's view saving our spot in the mornings.
iPads might be an addiction in our household.
They finally found their coconut.
It's always hard to leave. The boys are convinced they will live in Mexico when they get older. Spencer would like to be lifeguard on the beach. Thank you to my parents for planning this great tradition. We sure are lucky and we love you very much.
