Tuesday, April 2, 2013

spring... just GET here! please?!

i am working on a post about my trip to nicaragua... it's harder to put my trip into words than i thought it would be... so i'm sorting through pics and waiting for a bit more inspiration for that one!  :-)

the trip was a good one - lots to process and think back on. one thing i can say for sure, i was very excited to come home to my boys!  i was also surprised to have left ames with snow on the ground, and to come home with snow falling again!  we are READY for spring here!!

in the past four weeks, we've had snow/cold and also warm'ish days ... SO confusing!
biking, even though they were in snowpants and it was cold out...
they just had to watch out for icy spots on the sidewalk!?!
thankfully, there were no injuries!
this is our snowman, "jake benjamin".
goodness, they all look like they're tired...
 they really were having a great time, i promise!!

Easter weekend... it was sunny out, and sort of warm... so they boys hunted easter eggs in our yard wearing short-sleeve shirts, jeans and snow boots... stashing their eggs in their halloween bags. fun times here at the stotts house!  :-)

i didn't think i was going to get a group pic of us/them, so i was quickly getting a smile from each fella... 



...and then we all got motivated to take a quick pic on the deck.  i sort of knew how this would turn out... all three, sort of looking at the same place, all making different faces... eh, i've done this before.   

so the tub is one place where they're all captive (sort of), and if i have jake standing behind me, we can get some fun shots!!  


jake got home early from work last night, so we bundled up (because it was sunny, yet windy) and helped him haul everything "summer" out of our shed.  so our deck is now summer-ready, covered in picnic tables/chairs, a fire pit, our storage tub of outdoor fun, and dump trucks of all sizes!






...so i think that i just talked about weather the MOST that i've ever talked about it in one post. not sure what that says about me... just think i'm really ready to be able to play outside every day!!  :-)  

1 comment:

The Hopkins said...

It just means you are getting old. :) Always enjoy your updates! Glad to catch up a bit!