Post-Easter Note

Goodness, sorry for the brief blog hiatus. Work has been crazy-busy for me, so I haven't been good about getting on the computer once I finally get to come home.

Anyways, I wanted to post a quick note about our lovely Easter weekend with Grandpa Bill and Grandma Pam. They came last Thursday to visit us, and the boys were so happy to have visitors. They were also very proud to show off their bunk beds (which is going really well, by the way).

Here are some pictures of our time together:

There was a whole lot of this over the course of the weekend. Grandpa Bill surprised the boys by bringing down their favorite pedal cars.

Driver Morgan...

On Earth Day, Grandma and Grandpa helped get our square-foot garden set up. We are hoping to grow beans, peas, oregano, basil, carrots, peppers, onion, zucchini, lettuce, and strawberries. Wish us luck! We planted some of the cool-weather things, and the rest are currently planted in dixie cups.

A family affair...

Saturday was cool and rainy, so we took Grandpa and Grandma to the museum to see the new National Geographic pirates exhibit. We happened to park by the elevators for the first time and got to see these guys.

They're quite impressive up close...

Morgan taking on the escalators...

The African wildlife area was open this time, so we explored some here...

This guys remains very popular in the prehistoric area...I can't tell if it's his sheer size or the fact that he growls menacingly at you when you walk through, but both boys like to race by him and get past as fast as they can. (:

Helping Mommy fill cups with dirt...a great project for little boys and their shovels.

Helping Grandma spray the newly planted seeds. They're going to need all the help they can get until Mommy develops a green thumb!

Building blocks with Grandma...

Looking for Easter eggs. We attended a wonderful church service on Easter Sunday and then came home to hunt for eggs and special treasures and have a yummy dinner.

Morgan checking out his loot...

Both boys got new lunch boxes from Mommy & Daddy...

Jacoby checking out his loot. They also got buckets filled with gardening tools from Grandma & Grandpa. We're all set with buckets, shovels, rakes, and watering cans!

The boys kept Grandpa Bill very busy: "Can we go outside?" and "Can we go ride the cars?" and "Can we go outside?" and "Can we go ride the cars?" were questions often asked of Grandpa throughout the weekend.

We had a great time together and a lovely Easter. We hit the ground running this week. Jacoby started Occupational Therapy. We weren't sure what to expect, but as it turns out, he seemed to really enjoy interacting with his therapist and was thrilled that he got to play the entire session. It's very interesting work, and a lot of the session was getting to know Jacoby, his strengths and interests, and the journey that has led to OT. I think it's going to be very helpful. He's going to have a physical therapy evaluation to check on his pigeon-toeness. Overall, I think we're off to a great start.

Hope you all are having a great week!

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