Milo sings

What I really wanted to do was remind you that Google Reader is leaving us in the dust very soon,

and to invite you to follow my blog using Bloglovin instead!

(Which you can do by clicking HERE, or on the little heart icon in my sidebar)

But that wouldn't be a very interesting post.

So, here is a little video of Milo to curb your boredom.

If you make it all the way to 1:20 you'll get to hear him sing.

He sings a lot.

5 months young

Milo is the complete opposite of Owen.

Owen tops all of the charts for height and weight,

and Milo likes to stick around the bottom of those charts.

However small, he sure does love to eat.

He started watching us like a hawk during every meal, so we gave in and got him some baby cereal.

Each little bit that goes in still comes right back out for now,

but it is so fun to watch him figure out this new skill and reach this new milestone.

I kind of got nostalgic when I wiped his face with a napkin for the first time.

Is that weird?

splashing around is what we do best

The boys have been splashing around in their little backyard pool almost every afternoon.

They love being in the water, and I love keeping them outside while Milo takes his afternoon nap!

On days that I'm feeling extra ambitious, we head over to the real pool.

It is quite an undertaking to get everything in the pool bag,

to get water diapers, bathing suits, and sun screen on three wiggly bodies,

and to get everybody to the pool.

It is definitely a process, but I seriously love this time of year.

Nothing beats relaxing in the warm sun and cool water.

My goal this summer is to get Ande swimming...he's kind of a weenie about it.

Any advice?

scenes from my birthday

My birthday was on Saturday.

I love my birthday, it is a favorite holiday of mine!

It is always right around Memorial Day weekend, and reminds me that summer has begun.

For my birthday, we spent a relaxing day together as a family.

We had fun eating lunch at a little deli in the downtown area near where I grew up.

The boys were so cute in their fedoras that I bought thinking they would never wear.

Surprisingly, they love them as much as I do!

Milo was such a doll in his little vintage romper that I found thrifting a few years ago.

After lunch and during nap time, my Mom took me shopping!

I got a bunch of yarn from my favorite little yarn shop,

and a few things that I had been eyeing at Target.

When the boys woke up, we enjoyed the sunshine at the park,

and then went on to dinner.

Curtis attempted a few birthday surprises for me this year,

but none of them seemed to work out the way he planned

(which is actually kinda funny).

His present to me (a brand new sewing machine- yay!),

came in the mail while I was home earlier in the week

and didn't have an "outer box" to cover up what it was.

He also wanted to surprise me with a birthday cake since I haven't had one in years,

but Ande wasn't so good at keeping that secret!

"Daddddd, we have to make Mommy's cake!"

Luckily for Curtis, I appreciate the thought and attempts he made at making my birthday special.

I had a great day, and now I can look forward to summer by sewing up a few outfits for the boys,

and finding something fun to crochet with my lovely new yarn!

our spring time tradition

Not all traditions have to revolve around holidays!

We love our spring family tradition of picking strawberries.

There is a strawberry patch less than five minutes from our house,

how could you drive by and not visit!?

We went early in the season and the strawberries were perfect.

There were so many big red beauties to choose from!

The boys loved running up and down the long rows,

and showing us their strength as they carried the heavy buckets.

Neither of the big boys wanted us to help,

even when they were full of berries and so heavy.

The next night, we made strawberry jam and have been eating jam toast for breakfast ever since.

Man, that stuff is delicious!

I love strawberries and I love filling buckets of them with those boys!