Spring?

The snow has been melting like crazy and the sun has been shining for the past many days! I LOVE this time of the year! It means summer is on the way and always gives me an energy boost.

I finally finished my sign in the porch! I found the boards out in the yard this fall and had glued them together and painted/distressed the boards. It sat painted blue in the porch for awhile before I finally got around to getting the 'welcome' on it (end of November-ish??), then sat and sat and sat some more until last night I sat down and finished it.

And a calendar board that I had picked up at a garage sale a few years back had just been sitting in the backroom...I pulled out my chalkboard paint and gave it a new purpose ;) Super easy project and (bonus!) it was already painted red (my fave). I gave it a wash for the picture so it was all wet and not normally so streaky looking.

The sunshine lately has been giving me some awesome motivation! I have been getting some projects done and have been busy doing some 'spring' cleaning. It feels great to be getting things done around here!

still here!

... I guess I have been very sporadic about blogging lately! I just can't find the motivation. Or it's just the same 'ol same!!

We play legos EVERY day! Yesterday he had me help him make an entire scene out of the lego book.

This little lady loves to leave her artwork just about everywhere; toys, tables, walls, her face or her little brother... The other night I was doing dishes and turned around to find her decorating the fridge. I handed her a rag and she tells me, "Mommy it's too hard! You clean it off for me??" I tried a bunch of different things to try and get the marker off of things with no luck (they're definitely not Crayola markers!), I bought some "Mr. Clean Magic Erasers" and those seem to do the trick. ...Lil' stinker!

The kiddos love their 'cuties'!  Kento loves to knock on the fridge until I open it for him and knows right where to find them :)

A few things I am more than excited about...

- Only ONE more week of basketball! I really, really, REALLY cannot wait to get my hubby back! And he is not going to be coaching baseball this year (although they do keep asking him to do it)! Yay!!

- Jessica and Justin will be here one week from Saturday! Can't wait to see them!

- We will be IN Florida in 2 weeks for Jordan and May's wedding! Woot! Woot! I'm hoping for some sunshine and warm weather! And looking forward to a kids free weekend! I can't thank my sister enough for staying a few extra days with the kids!

Out and about this afternoon Kael piped up from the backseat,

"Mom!? Do you know why I have a tear in my eye?"
"Why's that?"
"Because Uncle Calvin died."

Ah, bring a tear to my eye! What a sweetheart.

this week

Corey's uncle Calvin passed away this past Monday. He took care of Hugo for about 20 years and had his fair share of health problems lately, but, who's to say he didn't die of a broken heart? It's been a tough few weeks.

Corey had 4 games this past week so I've been feeling like a single Mom. Can't wait for tomorrow...we have a day planned down in Duluth, with no kids. Yay! A break (DATE!!) is going to feel great.

My new doorchime! Credit goes to the 4 year old. He was so proud of himself!

Every time I have the camera out...
"Take a pit-chur of me mommy!"

Then, "I wanna see!"

She smiles, "ooo! I playing legos!"

My loves. Watching big brother play his games.