Oh what a beautiful spring day!

We did art the other day, and included Natalie in the process.  I realize I need to get some good kids supplies from Stubby Pencil Studio ( I had it all in my cart but I just can't bring my self to pay 10 bucks for shipping when it's in Portland)  I think I'll just stop buy when I'm up for Easter.

Look how cute they are playing together

yep, I need some beeswax crayons

and non toxic markers

Standing on her own at pre-school, and not quite sure about it

She's growing so fast, she's not a baby anymore and it makes me sad.

I am going to miss this yard like crazy, I love it in the spring. 

clothes drying on the line under a blooming cherry, have you ever seen laundry look beautiful before?

Aiden rocking his bathrobe, can you believe it still fits?  I made it for him before he could walk!

This is his "No pictures please" shot. my little rockstar!

and this, this is what happens when NO ONE naps... this was at about 830 at night and the two of them were full of P and V.  By the time I got the camera in the right mode to record video they had stopped laughing hystericly but this is still funny.  Happy Thrusday to you all.

Let's get NAKED!!

Yippy it's spring, and according to my kids, time to play outside, NAKED!  Really it was only 68 or so, but that didn't stop Aiden from playing in the water.  When we got ready to go outside I asked Aiden if he wanted to wear shorts and he said "yeah that might be good" So we put on shorts.  Before he went outside he informed me "I don't like these pants" why not? I asked, and he killed me with his reply; "because these pants make my legs stick out, I don't like my legs sticking out like this" Out of the mouth of babes.  I laughed until I cried.   We had a picnic and spent almost the whole day in the yard!

Even Malaki came over to play in the water

I love the shot with her licking the comb.

Is there anything cuter then chubby toes, chubby thighs and a baby belly all wet and grassy?

What a good old dog Malaki is, she'll be 9 next month

This girl LOVES to swing.  You go outside and put her down and she takes off with a butt wiggling crawl to the swing

if you even start to unbuckle her she has a fit.  She is wet because Aiden had "watered" her

We made a number of laps around the yard.  Nothing like a wet, naked wagon ride in the sun

It would have worked better with Natalie in the small wagon and Aiden in the big one, but Aiden would have none of it.

I LOVE this picture, it will be even better in black and white.

And this, how I love this time, cuddled on our bed nursing.  Just us.  I love my babies and I will always tresure the time we spent nursing (good thing, there has been a lot of it, and I'm in no hurry to stop)