Brunch

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 We had a lazy Sunday morning brunch.  Paul is gone on his fishing trip and the kids and I didn't have any plans for today.  So after they finally got out of bed around 9am, we decided to make a big brunch of waffles with strawberries, eggs, and butternut squash hash browns.  Teagan is on a waffle kick right now so it was time for me to make up another big batch to keep in the freezer.

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Just a typical afternoon for us... playing outside!  I don't know what we will do when it starts getting really hot because these kiddos are getting used to spending pretty much all afternoon outside.

What a face!  But it was the only shot I got of her today.

Asher's legs are finally long enough to reach the pedals, but he doesn't quite have the pedaling down.  I pushed him all the way around the block on the tricycle.  Not very comfortable for my back!  His tricycle has a handle that you can get to make pushing much easier.  Definitely need to look into that!

Together

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Working on a masterpiece together.

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Striking a pose.  Asher has become quite the little baseball cap baby.  He loves wearing his hat.  He wears it around the house, when we go out, in the pool, and some days he is wearing it right up until I'm tucking him into bed.

Teagan planned and executed an elaborate birthday party for her dolls tonight.  She packed up everything she would need for the party and brought it all in to the kitchen.  She told me, "I brought wine, root beer, and healthy drinks.  Because you like healthy drinks, right?"

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For some reason, the kids are really into eating on the couch at the coffee table.  Not exactly my preference.  A toddler, strawberries, and a cup of soup on the couch are a little nerve racking for me.  Teagan is of course saying, "Don't take my picture."

When I look through my pictures, I realize how many I take of Teagan and Asher together.  They really do play together so much.  Teagan told me this morning that she didn't want me to play with her, only Asher.  The only problem is that Asher doesn't take direction nearly as well as I do so Teagan gets really frustrated when he won't play the way she wants him to.

Queen Teagan

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The Queen is on her throne.

Asher likes to get in on the dress up fun too.

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"I know I can figure out how to open this gun case if I just think about it long enough..."

Bubble machine fun.

Scarborough Faire

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Teagan had a lot of fun planting the flower garden that her Aunt April sent for her birthday.  Of course Asher helped.

We'll see if we can make them grow...

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We made a spur of the moment decision to head to Scarborough Faire on Sunday.  The kids had a really good time.  Teagan was excited to use birthday money from her Great Grandma to buy a crown, a wand, and a purse to keep the money she still had leftover.  The kiddos had a lot of fun riding a pony and a llama, and Teagan enjoyed getting her face painted.  We mostly just walked around looking at things since the kids weren't very interested in any of the shows.

Asher got a wand also, and amazingly they haven't become swords yet.

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Teagan and Asher discovered some books on the iPad today that they could watch as it was read aloud.  They both camped out watching them for quite awhile.

Ducks

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Climbing at the park.

 

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Teagan sat in a patio chair enjoying her lemonade while we did some work in the back yard.  She said she was on vacation.

Feeding the ducks in our front yard.

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Picnic dinner on the front porch.

Teagan's 4th Birthday

 After all the anticipation leading up to her birthday, Teagan had a really fun day and party.  She opened a few presents when she first got up and we made cinnamon rolls for breakfast.  She liked her Belle dress that I made her and put it on right away.

 She had a lot of fun decorating her birthday crown.

 

She had chose this Belle cake months ago and never changed her mind about wanting me to make it for her birthday.  She kept opening the fridge all day to peek at her cake.

Even though Paul cooked a really amazing beef tenderloin, she decided that she didn't want to eat anything but cake! 

Although the weather wasn't that great for swimming, we still decided to heat up the hot tub so Teagan could swim.

In the pool, again!

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Another swim in her clothes. This kid is crazy. It was in the low 70's, and the pool water wasn't much warmer.


Asher stayed out the pool, but still managed to get plenty wet.

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Asher has been deciding lately that he doesn't need to nap. Unfortunately, he DOES need to nap, so that makes the evenings difficult trying to cook dinner with a fussy baby. I was holding Asher in the sling nursing him while I was cooking, and noticed he was trying to fall asleep. A 5pm nap is a bad idea! The best thing I could think of to distract him was a lollipop. I'm sure he is going to remember this tomorrow when I'm trying to cook.

Styling

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Teagan was styling Asher's hair with a toothbrush while he munched on a plastic chicken leg. Fun times.

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Asher loves to use his tools. This kitchen set needed some serious drilling. Especially after all the hammering he had already done.


Playing ball outside.


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Sometimes when you are playing outside, you just can't help but go for a little swim. It was 78 degrees outside, and about the same temperature in the pool, but the water sure felt cooler.

Asher decided to take a little dip also!

Parks

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We've been enjoying the beautiful 80 degree weather with lots of park time with friends this week. We went to Bentwood park on Tuesday and the kiddos really enjoyed feeding the ducks. There were some really cute little ducklings.



A big Crane came very close to us and we watched it catch a fish in the pond. That was really neat to see.

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On Wednesday we went to a nice shady park with a friend. Of course we spent a little time on the bridge walkway "duck watching." Asher is so cute how he says "quack, quack" when we see ducks.

Easter

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Always taking care of her babies :)


"I'll catch you Asher!"

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Easter basket time. Yes, Teagan is wearing the same clothes as the day before. Because she slept in them, and hadn't bothered to get new clothes on for the day. That's common around here!


Asher loved the toy drill in his Easter basket.

We headed outside for a breakfast picnic and the kiddos had fun with their new bubbles and chalk. The chalk seems to be used as much for face paint as it does for sidewalks.


In the afternoon, we went over to Beth's house to celebrate Audrey's birthday and do an Easter egg hunt. Teagan was pretty excited about the quantity of candy she ended up with from the egg hunt.

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Art time. Asher is getting pretty proficient at scribbling.


Teagan has been having fun with her paint with water book she got in her Easter basket. She was also experimenting with mixing glue and water.

Egg Hunt 1

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Sharing the iPad.

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Testing out the new toy wagon.


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Hanging out on the box.

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We had an egg hunt play date with Teagan's friends today. Asher wasn't quite on board with the whole process, but Teagan tried to help him out with a few eggs.