Firsts

As a mother, I'll always remember my babies' firsts. Their first steps, their first words, their first day of school and the list goes on and on. This past weekend, I was so proud to witness their first forking. Yes, Brad had the idea to let them fork their Aunt Kimmy's yard while she was away for the weekend. So, we went to the store and purchased 400 plastic forks and off to Kimmy & Louie's house we went. They worked so hard pushing all those forks in the ground (laughing the whole time) and were so proud of their finished project! They had a ball. We are for sure going for the "parents of the year" award! Anyway, I realize that I have totally let the cat out of the bag and according to Kimmy, Louie was pretty upset when he saw the yard so, I'm going to add this: These are just two innocent little boys having a good time with NO retaliation deserved! And don't tell them that I told - this is the first time they have actually tried to keep a secret!

SNOW...finally

It's been a while but we finally got a little snow. Not what I would consider a "good" snow but enough for the kids to sled and make a few snowballs. My kids have never seen the kind of snow fall like we use to have when I was a kid so, I would love for them to experience a measurable amount of snow at some point! Regardless, they still enjoyed it and couldn't wait to go outside. Riley even woke up at 2 am and looked out the window. At that point, we barely had a dusting and he was VERY upset and crying when he went back to bed. He was pleasantly surprised to find the ground covered when he woke up again. We had a few other kids at our house today so they all had a ball playing around with each other. Hopefully, we'll get some more use out of those snow boots before the winter is over!