Sunday was a big day for us. We flew down to Florida to visit Dave’s parents for a few days. It was the first time Adam and Luke had been on an airplane and also the first time Dave or I had flown with a child.

Adam couldn’t wait to “go on the big airplane and go up in the sky”.

We tried to prepare as much as possible for the two and a half hour flight. I had a bag packed with snacks for Adam and a couple of new books and toys he’d never seen before.

Both boys did really well on the flight. Adam spent a lot of time coloring and having us read to him. I hope the people sitting near us didn’t mind having to listen to me and Dave read the same book twenty-six times.

Luke spent a lot of time sleeping.

Adam also loved looking out the window.  He thought it was “so silly” that the clouds were underneath us. At one point he tried to turn his head upside down so that the clouds were where they were supposed to be.

Adam got a little antsy near the end and didn’t like it when we told him that he had to stay in his seat (since he’s over two he had his own ticket to ride – but he don’t care). He also had a tough time getting his ears to pop during our descent and so he was crying that his ears hurt. I ended up holding him as we landed and once his ears popped he was fine.

All-in-all I would call our first family flight a success. The kids were very well behaved, our flights were on time, and no luggage was lost. You really can’t ask for more than that.

It might not be the Chicago River, but in honor of St. Patrick we’ve dyed the bathtub green!

Happy St. Paddy‘s Day from my Little Leprechauns!

Go Orange!

Aunt Stacy was in charge of Adam’s bath Saturday night, so we did the glow stick thing again. This time though, she turned out the lights.

It was tough to photograph, but Adam loved it.

I think he would have stayed in there all night if we’d have let him.

Hooray for fun baths!

Luke was so tired this morning, but no matter what I tried, I could not get him to sleep. So I gave up and just let him sit on the bed while I got ready. When I looked over the poor kid had fallen asleep right where I left him.

This evening I caught Adam putting stickers on the wall. I told him that was not allowed and suggested he put the stickers on a piece of paper. He asked me if he could put his stickers on his belly instead.

I think that was a pretty good compromise.

Adam mowing the lawn:

Luke supervising:

Adam not wanting to share his car:

Adam finally agreeing to let Luke go for a spin, provided he got to help:

Adam pushing Luke in to the bushes was, unfortunately, not photographed.

We had a bunch of errands to run this morning. One of them was a trip to the rescue mission in a larger town about half an hour away. The GPS took me a different way that I was expecting and I muttered aloud to myself, “Where are we?”

I wasn’t expecting an answer when Adam piped up from the backseat with, “We in the city Mommy”. That kid is too much sometimes.

After we had dropped off the clothes we were donating we headed to the mall. Along the way we drove through an area that smelled awful. Adam was quick to ask, “Mommy, what that smell?” When I told him I didn’t know he said, “It smell like poop Mommy. Somebody pooped Mommy.” He then spent the next couple minutes trying to decide who was responsible for the odor. He ended up blaming Daddy, who was at work (sorry Dave).

Once we were away from the foul smell, he then decided I was lost (surprisingly I wasn’t) and kept saying over and over again, “Oh no, we lost.” He was later distracted by a police car.

I tried to turn it in to a lesson and instructed him that if he is ever lost he should ask a policeman for help. I think he got the idea because he immediately told me to turn around and go talk to the policeman because “we lost”.

This evening we visited some friends and met their beautiful new daughter. Adam loved the attention he got from them while I snuggled with their baby girl. He showed off for them, singing songs and spinning in circles. At one point he was spinning a like a Tasmanian Devil on speed as he sang the ABC Song as fast as he could. He also got to play with their cat and watch one of his favorite shows on their big TV. Before leaving he remarked that he, “had a great day”.

I know I’ve said it before, but my kids are pretty much made of awesome.

It was gorgeous here today – 64 degrees, which is unheard of for this time of year in our neck of the woods. We had story time at the library this morning and then errands to run, but we were able to take advantage of the nice weather after the boys woke up from their naps this afternoon.

Playing with legos right before nap-time.

Luke is in there too – I promise. He was laying down and drinking a bottle.

We dug out the sidewalk chalk for the first time this year.

After we put the chalk away we kicked a soccer ball around for a while; Adam had a blast. Luke was content to just hang out in the stroller and watch.

At one point while chasing the soccer ball, Adam pointed to some bird poop in the driveway and said, “Mommy! Luke throw up on the ground!”

Poor Luke gets blamed for everything.

Yesterday Luke discovered the potted plants that were (previously) located on the floor. While I was carrying him to the sink to wash off he released a fistful of potting soil down the front of my shirt. Thankfully he has small hands.

Lately the little guy has been standing whenever he can and I’ve even seen him let go and stand alone a couple of times. It only lasts for a second or two before he topples over, but it still scares me. I don’t even want to think about having two walkers on my hands. The Duke has also been working on his dance moves the past couple days. The theme song from Diego (Adam’s current cartoon of choice) is Luke’s favorite song to jam to.

Snuggling together while watching Mickey Mouse

On Tuesday Adam tried to attach his whiteboard to the wall. He got his hammer, held the board against the wall, and hit it repeatedly. He removed his hand and was so disappointed when the board fell. We are in so much trouble if that kid gets his hands on some nails.

While I was making lunch yesterday Adam entertained me by singing the alphabet song. This isn’t a new trick, he’s been singing it for months now, but for the first time he ended it with “now I know my ABCs”, instead of “ACDs”. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t make me a little sad to hear him sing it properly.