new COVERED deck!

z and my dear uncle david have been working hard on building a cover for our deck... its not completely finished and there is a little cleaning up and re decorating to do... but here is the work in progress. so thankful for all their hard work and can't wait to enjoy the benefits of being outside this spring and summer. i love it.

bath time

this has always been porter's favorite time of day...








and he has always loved shoot the stink eye.

the top 2

finally got a glimpse of the top 2 ... and the perfectly endearing gap between them.

melt my heart.

the face

i just wanted to make sure this was documented...

kite festival

porter and i met some friends today at the kite festival... so fun. it was a gorgeous day and p loved seeing all the crazy stuff flying in the sky. i didn't take my camera -- sometimes you just have to soak something up and not worry about taking a million photos.

these are all from this morning before we went. one of our friends who also loves photography let me borrow his fancy lens for a couple days to try it out. of course now i really feel like i need an upgrade ...


this is what p looks like when its time for a nap - everytime. he hold his monkey and sucks his thumb and looks at you with this 'i want my bed' look. so sweet.


look mom, no hands!






there is always a better toy at the very bottom of the bucket. thats why you have to take every last item out ... to find the best one.

I have taken about a million pictures of p in this same spot on our living room floor -- and i am always amazed when i look at the pictures at how blue his eyes really are. no editing, no tweaking - just the bluest eyes i have ever seen. so sweet. maybe im always in awe because i have brown eyes - or maybe because im his mom. whatever the reason... i can't stop taking pictures of them.



and this is just making the blog because its always cute to see babies without pants...



we are having a great weekend - weeded the flower beds, planted 2 trees, mulched the flower beds, realized many (most) of the plants in our flower beds that we thought were dormant are in fact very dead, got over it... and tonight aunt meg and uncle chris are coming over so we can go on hot anniversary date. hope everyone else is having a great weekend too. this weather is so good.

early release for snow!

this is the best part of teaching - by far. we are home now all snuggled up watching the snow from the window and enjoying the afternoon.

and seriously -- who wants to go to school when you are having this kind of hair day anyway?







on a side note - i documented a small part of a little game i like to play with p. i put the tennis ball in his shirt and see how long it takes him to get it out. just helping him develop problem solving skills...and maybe also entertaining myself :)