Post-nap activities

Pretty much every afternoon, after naps, Dan and I play around with Hannah in her room until Ben wakes up.  We do a little wrestling, a little jumping off the changing table into her chair, some reading, and general noodling.  On this particular afternoon, Dan and Ben gathered up all the spare pillows and blankets from upstairs and made a fort in her crib.  Hannah was not a fan of that.  Aaah, the ways we entertain ourselves without a TV....

Nice little weekend

We did indeed have a nice little weekend.  The boys' school just opened a 1-mile dirt/mulch path around the grounds, so the running club held a 5K to christen it.  Well, we didn't run the 5K, but Dan and Ben did the toddler trot and the obstacle course.  (My plans for hitting Target right after were foiled after part of the obstacle course involved water.  Lots and lots of water.)  They each got a medal and were pretty proud of themselves.

On Saturday afternoon, we headed into San Diego for a friend's daughter's birthday party.  All the kids had a good time, but I was too stressed out by watching all three of them and not really knowing anyone there.  Lesson learned--kids' birthday parties as a single parent are even less fun than normal!

For Mother's Day, we pretty much did our normal Sunday routine of church--lunch--nap--swim.  Why mess with what works?  Lauren and Jesse came over in the afternoon, so I got to run to Target by myself.  That was my best present ever!  Then they treated us to Thai food, which was also great.  Like I said, it was a nice little weekend!

Photos by Dan

Dan really loves to grab my camera off the shelf, put the strap around his neck, and take pictures of all of us.  So since I've been slacking in the photo department, enjoy a few shots compliments of Dan:

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday was a pretty low-key, but fun, affair this year.  My parents were in town and Lauren and Jesse came out for church and lunch and hanging out.  Thanks to Aunt Earlyn, the kids had new outfits and looked extra cute, especially Hannah.  They all did great at church, but it was a good thing that Uncle Jesse was there to take Ben out when he got a little squirrelly toward the end.  

After church, we came home and the boys opened their Easter baskets.  They each got a dark chocolate bunny, a Lego watch, a pig that poops chocolate pellets, and some chocolate pretzels.  Granny sent sugar cookies earlier in the week, so I'm pretty sure we covered all the major sugar groups.  

The boys hunted eggs in the front yard while Hannah sat on her new cart and watched.  More chocolate for everyone!  I gave up sweets during Lent, but I made up for lost time on Easter Sunday.  And I paid for it with a stomach ache that night.  Totally worth it!