Mother's Day

Emanuel and the Goats

Yes, the last picture is him chewing the goats out for chewing on his stroller.

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Grumpy Em

Tattoos, etc.

Ben has a fake tattoo on his arm, and Emanuel has followed me around all morning asking, "Please, tattoo? I want tattoo! Please?"

Ben is also trying to pay his way through pre-school! He decided he wants to do the classes at the YMCA. I explained that we've already paid for soccer, vacation bible school, and preschool classes at the local botanical gardens, and we couldn't also pay for classes at the YMCA. So Ben has been saving every penny he can find for "school" at the YMCA. He also has been asking if he can get a job to earn more money. Hope he is still this motivated when college time rolls around!

Emanuel can say anything and its just shocking what comes out of his mouth. Not that he says anything shocking, but that he can say so many things! He switched from his crib to a toddler bed this week, and waved goodbye to his "baby bed" (as he called it) with great excitement. He loves to sing the alphabet loudly, especially in church when everyone else is singing hymns. And of course, eating is still a top priority for him!

Can it be spring?

After all the excitement of winter snow wore off, the boys' fascination with it wore thin. The last snowy day caused an outcry of, "Oh no! Not again!"

Today was 50 degrees. What a wonderful warm day. Ben and Emanuel rode their bigwheels outside on the sidewalk. We had two happy boys today! Hopefully this weather holds out.

Worms!

The Children's Museum

Daddy's Home!

Snow!

"Winter is not good for me." That is what Ben had to say about the cold weather... before the snow came. Both of the boys were sooo excited watching the flakes fall and cover the ground. Emanuel held a bit of snow in his hand, until he realized it was cold and shook it off with a surprised look.

We went on a snow boot shopping trip and also bought them snowsuits, hats and mittens. They were ready to head out into the snow to play. Of course they didn't have to play alone. Ben and Emanuel's uncles played with them. They had fun sledding down the hill in teh backyard, throwing snowballs, and running and rolling in the snow. There isn't a day they don't ask to go out and play in it!