The Ride!

First convertible ride with Grandma...what fun!

(Just a note...Grandma has already decided that when Elias is in high school, she will give him a ride to school...so he can be cool!)

Enjoying Life

After getting over colds and enduring days of rain (it seemed like weeks), we are finally getting sunny weather. Deciding that it would be a good day to be outside, I mentioned to Elias that "later" we were going out. He didn't pick up on the "later" and decided we were going out NOW! So out we went. Exploring the concrete pile on the driveway...it tastes pretty good!

Too excited! (The sweatshirt is from Grandma)

Practicing his skills

Zach getting a little sun

Confession

Ben and I don't always agree on things, and I like to think that I am usually right. But more often than not, he is. For instance, we both like the name Zachary, but agreed that we would shorten it. I liked the spelling 'Zac', different but not weird. Well, he liked the spelling 'Zach', more traditional etc. Since Zachary couldn't help us decide, we asked friends and family their thoughts on the spelling (now this is a good 6 weeks after he was born and we both have been spelling it differently) Well, he convinced me...since Mathew is a little unusual and people constantly have to be reminded "One 't' and no 's' ", it would be better for Zachary to have an easier time spelling his name. So, all this to say, I am switching my spelling to 'Zach'...and my husband is right again!

Boys will be boys!

Sunday the boys and I got to spend to the afternoon over at Grandma's since Dad and Grandpa were both speaking in Chicago. While Grandma and Zach cuddled, Elias and I went out to play.

Elias learned that each rock does taste different...he tried every one of them!

Loving life! (Notice the shiner under the left eye. He had a fight with the crib...and the crib won)

I love this face!

The Park...Finally!

After a very long winter, the weather warmed up enough to go to the park (it was maybe 50 degrees that day!) Last summer Elias really liked swinging...he still does!

A trip to the park is never complete without a snack (at least for Elias that is true), so we had a picnic snack...in the back of the car!