Hoppy Easter

Dear Peep,
We had a low key Easter at home together, just the three of us.  I spent a little time in the yard moving some rocks left over from our pool removal.  While I was working you'd flit in and out of the house between me and Daddy.  Then I found at toad!  I peeked into the house and said, "HENRY!!! I found a toad!"   I retrieved your little creature keeper and we put it in there.  You said, "Oh mommy! I am so grateful you found a toad!"  We let you play with torture it for a while.  For the most part you were gentle and oh so full of enthusiasm for you little toad.  You wore it around your neck for a pit, inspecting it frequently.  I went back to work and asked you not to take it in the house, which you promptly did.  Minutes later you sprung out the back door exclaiming, "The toad got away! It is under the couch!"  With a quick re-catch I guided you outside.  You asked me to get a picture of you and your bumpy buddy.  

Can you find him on your head

We allowed you to play with him a while longer, then saddened you by letting you know it was time to release him back to his toady world.  You decided to place him in your little garden amongst the carrots.  

20 minutes later you went back to check on him and he had hopped back to toady world.  May we catch many more animals to explore together.  
Love, Mama

Spring Adventures!

Dear Peep, 
You're becoming a creative mind in your own right, dreaming up adventures.  Last summer I found a power wheels car at a garage sale for 15 bucks.  We enjoy taking it around the neighborhood and exploring.  At the start of last week I was showing you the signs of spring popping out all around us.  You enjoyed this so much you announced after our yard work was done we should go on a "SPRING ADVENTURE!"  So we did.  You heeded this would be a long adventure so we better pack a lunch of sunshine sandwiches, a granola bar and some lime aide.  Alright, a sunshine sandwich is one of my less inspired creations.  One day as I was rushing to get you ready for school I was making you a pbj.  I always cut them with a cookie cutter, making them a fun shape to eat.  Well, I didn't have time to get the stool, crawl up into the cabinet and get the cookie cutters down so I took a ring from our bullet mugs and cut a plain ole circle.  You said, "What is this one going to be Mommy?"  I said, "UH, oh this one is a sunshine sandwich...see the cutter is yellow like the sun!"  You bought it and have been asking for them since.

We packed our lunch, took a basket, some clippers to collect buds, you put on your ball cap and we were off.  We drove around stopping at each unique bud; commenting, collecting and moving to the next.  I love your expressive nature and glamored over the yellow of the daffodils and sighed at the beautiful day. 

Finally, we pulled into the round about around the corner and settled in for some lunch.  We enjoyed ourselves immensely.  You pointed out all of the birds singing as a sign of spring, but wished they would take turns.  Moments like this, the snap shots in time...I dreamed of spontaneously terrific things like this as we worked toward being parents.  I put my arm around you and we laughed and smiled at each other as peanut butter hung from the corners of your grin.  

Time to move on.  We powered back up and went home.  As we got our things out and parked the "car" you exclaimed, "We sure did have and adventure finding sings of spring!"   We sure did!  Here is to many more. 
Love, Mama