Memorial Day Weekend in Leavenworth

We had the opportunity to go to Leavenworth  over Memorial day weekend. We left Saturday morning and came back Sunday night to beat the traffic and also because David had to work on Memorial day. We didn't know until Friday if David would have the weekend off so it was very exciting to find out we could make the trip to see my grandparents. They got to meet Oliver for the first time and he gave them plenty of smiles! 

Oliver smiling at Papaw's jokes

 

 The weather was beautiful and we had a great time. Even though it was such a short visit it still felt like a mini vacation. Here are a few photos of the family.

And just because I couldn't resist....here's a picture of Aidan's outfit he picked out. Love this kid!

Truly wants to be a fireman

(Grand)mother's day

David and I are lucky to have wonderful mothers just as Aidan and Oliver are lucky to have wonderful grandmothers! We love that our kids are close with their Grandma and Nana. Happy Mother's Day! This year Aidan, Oliver and I traveled to Denver with my mom (Nana) to visit my Grandma Bev. It was a quick and busy trip but I was glad to see family and introduce them to Oliver. Trying to keep Aidan and Oliver both happy all the time with limited naps and a crazy schedule was quite the challenge. We flew back late on Mother's day and pretty much spent the day testing our mothering abilities. All in all it was worth it.

Blink

Oliver is growing so fast I can hardly keep up! I feel like I blink and he looks different and is developing new skills. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the last month.

 

 

 

 

 

Ahhh!!!

Tulip Festival

We took advantage of the beautiful weather on Saturday and went up to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. It was prime tulip time and a gorgeous day so we weren't the only ones who had this idea. Luckily we got an early start and beat the crowds. On our way back around 12:30 the cars were lined up for 2 miles on the freeway just to get off the exit. I'm so glad we decided to go early! Good call on our part.

Oliver 7 weeks old

 

 

 Although it was beautiful, Aidan wasn't feeling good and so was not in a good mood and was very clingy. We got a few pictures and then decided to head out since he was really not himself. He ended up having a fever that lasted the whole weekend and then went away. We are sure glad to have our normal Aidan back!

This is how we ended up. Aidan wanted to be held so David put him in the Ergo. I held Oliver who at the same moment was crying. A lady asked us if we wanted her to take our picture and we thought "sure, lets capture what our lives our really like." I wish there was sound to this picture because it would seem a little more intense. 

Super daddy carrying both boys at once

The tulips were stunning. We were glad to be able to go again this year!
Check out our last two visits to the tulips here and here

Easter

The beautiful spring weather helped make this Easter wonderful. It was fun this year to dye eggs with Aidan, have an easter egg hunt and celebrate Easter with two delicious meals with our families. After church in the morning we had a lovely lunch with my mom, came home for nap time and then went and had dinner at Daniel & Laura's house.

Dyeing Easter eggs with his buddy David

Silly boys

Aidan collecting eggs

Checking out his loot. He just dumped out the candy and played with the plastic eggs

Aidan's Easter basket. The highlight for Aidan was a juice box. Runner up was a "baby giraffe"

Oliver hanging out during the egg hunt

Our little Easter bunny

Big Brother

Aidan is an awesome big brother. My heart melts every time I see him interacting with Oliver. It just gives me an idea of how fun it will be as they get older. Love my sweet boys!

Aidan: "Two babies!" - Oliver was not as amused

Aidan reading to his babies

 

Oliver

 

 This little guy is almost a month old. Where did the last month go?

Oliver 2 weeks old

 

This guy is pretty keen on being a big brother.