Vacation Rocks!

A few weeks ago, we packed up my Mom's jeep and hit the road for weeks long vacation at the beach! The boys did amazingly well on such a long car ride-thank goodness for dvd players! We made it to Hattiesburg, Mississippi and stopped for the day. Then just a few more hours until our destination-Gulf Shores, Alabama! Grandma and Grandpa Tomb were able to join us for most of the trip. We are so thankful for that...

Cash is holding a magnolia leaf. I wish I would have taken a picture of the trees. I was in such awe. They were beautiful!

We walked out onto the beach and this is what followed for the next 20 minutes. Jumps, rolls and fun in the water. (last time we were at the beach, Dane was almost 2 years old and didn't like the sounds or the feel of the sand-totally different story and Cash love it too)!

The boys were so excited to look for crabs at night. Grandma got them each their own flashlight, but no such luck. Not a crab in sight...

On afternoon, we hit up Alligator Alley. Holy moly. It was craaaaazzy.

We also brought the boys mini golfing to a really cool pirate place.
Dane had fun, but would get mad if he didn't get it in the hole right away. Cash was running around like a crazy man and my mom and I were just looking to have a little fun.

There is a super fun restaurant with awesome food called LuLu's. (Yum, makes me hungry for the amazing mahi tacos I had). There is a huge sand pit with buckets, shovels and water for the kids to play in. Of course, our boys went right to it!

We had such a great trip! I didn't get nearly enough pictures to do it justice. The boys enjoyed many new things and we enjoyed watching them! I can't thank my Mom enough for having us join her--or my Grandma and Grandpa. It was a trip for the books. We can't wait to come back!!

Hippity Hop!

We began our Easter festivities by doing a little egg dying and hunting for goodie-filled eggs, with our neighbor friends! 9 kids-it was a blast!!

Saturday, before Easter, we took a trip down to Rochester for the annual Paul Easter. Great food and company and of course, the great egg hunt. All the kids got fueled up on candy and had a fabulous time!

Easter morning brought more fun-the boys found their baskets hidden by the bunny and we all enjoyed the morning together.

After naps, it was off to Grandma and Grandpa Greenwald's for yet another great meal and another great egg hunt.

Happy May-now if spring and warmer weather would just get here already...

We're Baaaaacck

But let's just be honest here--it may not be for long. Looking back at my record, I would have to bet it's going to be awhile. I'm just not so good at this blogging thing...
Firstly, our computer was out of commission for two weeks so that did not help. Then, I just got lazy.

So, clearly it's been a good month since I've posted. There was still quite a bit of snow, but the temperatures were mild on this particular day, so we made our way around the block. It's amazing what fresh air does for people.

Dane was in need of a new bike and this is the one he picked out-it's a little big, but he can ride it like a champ!

At 2 1/2 we have smart little cookie on our hands! He's loving doing puzzles and is really good at them. And just like his big brother, he rocks at Memory! It's just crazy how big my babies are getting!


Ross brought the boys to an Easter Egg hunt at Otsego City Hall! The weather was great and the kids had a ball finding eggs-here's to the beginning of the "hunt" season. We do egg hunts at a few of our family Easter get togethers as well as several a day in home (as soon as Easter is over)!

Finally this past Tuesday my friend Kelli and I took the boys to the Minnesota Zoo for their first time. The weather was perfect and fun was had by all. I didn't get too many pictures of animals except for the ones they were insistent that I take. Like..

The Lion fish. It was amazing.

And the Dragon fish. Breathtaking. Seriously.

The Komodo Dragon.

And crawling through the jungle looking at the new monkeys.

My Cashie's new funny face!

Happy Friday. It's freezing, windy, and snow is in the forecast. What the heck?! It was 72 3 days ago. I'm soooo over winter.

So I did it again.

I'm not doing so great on my daily picture taking. It's starting to make me mad. I want to capture every second of these little guys. I can't get this time back, but I keep forgetting to do it. What's wrong with me??!

Dane's been wanting to do another camp-out ever since he and Daddy did one. So that's what him and Cash are doing right this minute. We'll see how long this lasts...

Ooops. Missed a few days.

Dane and Dad had a camp-out in the house. Dane really wanted to use the tent, but ours is just too big and I don't even know the last time that's been opened. So they modified by sleeping on the couch. Fun was had and I had our big bed to myself.

Plus...just look at those faces. L.O.V.E.

Day 7-The build

We've been talking a lot lately about how we're a team in our family and home. That we help one another with things--cleaning and picking up being a few. That it's our responsibility to take care of our things and keeping them nice...that being said, Dane has been doing extra things to help and earned himself a special toy for his efforts. He spent some of his own money and scored "the coolest toy I've had in my whole life!!"
It's a set of 'fake' styrofoam like wood with plastic screws and nails. A hammer, screwdriver, saws, etc. It's pretty awesome.

Cashie helping Danie.

The finished product-Dane and Daddy completed this tool box. Dane was adamant that he make a box to hold his tools. And it turned out great!
Good work dudes!

Day 5/6-Potty Training

Daddy put Cash into his last diaper last Monday night. Are we a little sad? Yeah, of course. But just a teeny, tiny smidgen. He hasn't looked back since or asked for a diaper. It's pretty crazy.

Last diapey.

In the morning, he was all smiles in his new unders!
And very proud, too...

Celebrating the new unders (and Tuesdays are kids night at Space Aliens). As you can see by the picture, an Alien touched down while we were eating. Dane thought he was cool, Cash screamed and hid under the table!