Remote Control

Like any other guy, Simon loves to hold the remote control.

Silly Faces

Simon is such a goofy boy. He doesn't really do what I ask on the video (as usual) but he makes some really silly faces. His facial expressions are pure entertainment.

Nooks and Crannies

Miriam and Simon always find the strangest places to play. It must be fun to be little and able to hide around the nooks and crannies in the house. Some of the favorites include:

Looking out the window

Inside the toy bin 

Stuck inside the toy bin

Under my new sewing desk

(Miriam is pretending to play iPad)

Training Wheels

We found Miriam a bike at a garage sale a couple of weeks ago. It didn't have any training wheels, so Miriam has had to wait to ride it. On Saturday, we finally got training wheels and a helmet. She was so excited for Michael to take her out to ride her bike. She is such a big girl with her princess bike and helmet. I don't know how well she will learn to ride this summer, but we are glad we bought a bike that will be big enough to last her a couple of years.

Mother's Day

 

We had a great day together as a family.

I am so glad that Mother's Day is on a Sunday.

I love attending church and celebrating women with my three favorite people.

I am so blessed to be a mother.

Happy Mother's Day to the wonderful women in our family!

(A special thanks to Michael's parents for a wonderful dinner)

Birthday Celebration

Before Michael came home from work yesterday, we went out and wrote him a birthday message in chalk. The kids had fun getting ready to surprise Dad.

As soon as he came home Miriam wanted him to open her card... well actually she wanted to open his card for him. She was just too excited to wait.

After she got that out of her system we could talk about my surprise. Michael's Mom lovingly agreed to watch the kids while we went on a date. (Our first since our anniversary in December.) She took the kids to Chick-fil-A and we headed to Fireworks Pizza. In Michael's words when asked what he wanted to say about our date, "we ate very delicious pizza". After we got back Miriam and Simon helped him open presents. (Rebecca and Mom joined us, but Dad was in NYC and missed the celebration.) He got some really exciting stuff including a wireless router and butane fuel. Michael's parents got us tickets to the National Aquarium in Baltimore so we look forward to that trip soon.

We finished off the evening with some homemade ice cream made with a vanilla bean (brought back from Mexico). It was so rich and delicious. Michael had a very happy birthday indeed.

Twenty Seven Years Young

Happy Birthday Michael.

I hope your day is as amazing as you.

I love you.

You are the bread to my sandwich.