Easter

I know, Easter was almost a full month ago, but I thought I'd post a bit about it anyway- better late than never...

My parents drove over for Easter weekend and we tackled the big project of building a fence to seperate the storage part of our back yard from the nice part. I suppose many of you might think it wasn't THAT big of a project, especially since we bought the pre-made fence pannels. However, since it involved a jackhammer to dig the holes (we have a solid layer of clay under our topsoil, I mean topsand), cement to set the posts, and a gate kit without it's instructions, I think it was a HUGE project!

I'm so glad mom and dad were there to help and celebrate Easter. My mom brought NJ some stuff to dye eggs (which I'd already decided I wasn't brave enough to attempt with a two-year-old) and then got him to help peel them. Although, she could not get him to eat them. My only regret for the weekend is that I didn't get a picture of the boys in their matching Easter outfits prior to leaving the house. Within minutes of getting to church Gunner had a full blowout and so, spent most of Easter in the faded romper I keep in the diaper bag for just such emergencies...

So,

NJ is really cracking us up these days. He'll say, 'Mommy, Daddy, I have a story for you." Once we've agreed to listen and he has our full attention, he'll start- and it always starts, "So...." This is followed by some sort of made up adventure, usually involving his animal de jour and a little boy. The stories are often, but not always, suspiciously similar to things we've done the last day or two, but there's always a twist for how he thinks the day should have gone- you know, and extra trip to the park or a sonic lemonade thrown in. NJ also throws in a bunch of *tisk* kinda sounds during his story telling pauses. The only other time he does this is when he's around my mom. It's really very strange and quite cute!

pictures

I suppose that if I'm too lame to write anything, I could at least post a few pictures...

Gunner's such a silly baby- he'll laugh at just about anythingBut then every once in a while he strikes a more serious pose...
(this one makes my laugh!)

I love my boys!