Being Grateful and Raising Boys

We are loving March Madness! Boys can't get enough basketball. Last night the boys finally completed their brackets. They picked purely on the name or the mascot! Finnean has ISU winning it all and Hutchinson picked Wichita State because of the name SHOCKERS! "I yike the Shockers!"

Finnnean said he would cook us dinner last night, so we had PB and Js. The boys proceeded to eat at the counter. It was so darn sweet. Check out Hutchinson's little leg - such a cool guy!

DATE NIGHT! On Friday, Michael and I headed to Woodbine for their annual meeting. Michael did a little work and then we got to enjoy the ISU victory at a fun little brewery! I love checking out the towns that he works with. Always nice to see what they actually look like!

I have no idea how I got so darn lucky! Look at these two sweet boys! So thankful that I am "boymom!"

Yougurt and George. Life is good.

I love that it is getting warmer and we can spend a little time outside. It is still pretty chilly but we are getting there!

Oh my. Hutchinson's hair just kills me. We love it long, so we are just going to rock the hippy kid look for a while! He loves when I flip him upside down and between the ridiculous giggles, he says AGAIN! AGAIN!

SPRING BREAK! We have spent most of our time relaxing and spending time with friends. We made sure that we took time make some homemade pancakes! Love that this boys love to help in the kitchen!

This kid. Oh my, he is getting so old. He is getting better at regulating his emotions but still throws one heck of a fit. Usually it is over him not wanting to go to the bathroom. WHY IS THAT SO HARD?! For real. Maybe I should just let him pee his pants! :) He is still rocking it at preschool and seems to be loved by his little friends. He works hard to be a good friend and is smart as a whip. He loves spending time playing Legos, building forts and trying to get his brother to play with him. He has almost stopped naps completely, maybe twice a month he falls asleep. He loves to watch Wild Kratts on tv and soaks up all the random information that they tell about animals. He talks and talks and talks. All the time. It is trying on some days but I love listening to watch he has to say and how much he is really thinking all the time. He loves to make up things that he could build for me to make my job easier. I think he is going to be some sort of engineer. He is into trains right now, or really anything that goes. He is sounding out words and seems to be able to read some words around him. We ask him how he knows that and he just says, because that is what it says! It is so fun to watch him grow up. He is getting older and acting older. He still loves to snuggle his momma and loves everything about his dad. He thinks his little bro is pretty cool too!

Friday night usually lend themselves to family dates. The SCI is open late on the second Friday and it was a perfect outing! Love this moment of the boys playing so well together at the train table.

Shelby and I have a lot of fun together! We love exploring our city...as you can see :)

Ahhh, scary dinos!

This was one of our rare but beautiful, sunny days! We just left the park, I think his smile says how much he is excited about spring!

PEEK-A-BOO!

Just striking a pose after a fun play date with Lucas and Claire!

Superhero identity crisis.

Oh my goodness. These boys just crack me up. They have so many similarities, I just love it. This is a classic Michael and Finnean face!

Hutchinson loves to library. He loves to read and falls asleep every night reading books. This kid is growing up. He is funny and using his words. He blows us away with the sentences that he comes up with. He often asks a question and then says, "that right?" Like am I right? It is SO cute! My absolute favorite thing he says or more so what he doesn't say...the letter L. It's yibrary not library. It's yike instead of like. It's yemon instead of lemon. It just melts my heart. I yike it, Mom! He loves building Legos and really loves tagging along with his big brother. He is not quite sure how to be the big kid at play dates and is learning how to do that. He is so sweet to Finnean and often is the first to share a toy with him. He doesn't eat for 2 days and then eats for one and then not again for two days. It drives me crazy. He is still a tiny little peanut but his tiny little voice fits him perfectly. I can't get enough of his little voice. His imagination is coming to life. He loves to YELL! He can be so darn loud. He is a momma's boy but loves to play with dad. He can't get enough of little Jerry dog!

This boy is obsessed with HyVee and then they have these little carts. He asks me all the time if we need to "go HyVee?" He was checking out all the Easter candy here :)

Being a worker guy is serious business.

ICE CREAM!

This was a Friday lunch date. Just love spending time together as a family. I can't believe how much they look alike!

I have been told that Hutchinson looks like me...I think I agree with that!

Sweet cheeks!

This was a social media campaign to support other mommas. We are just trying to do the best we can. Love more. Judge Less. Such an amazing (and sometimes hard) way to live!

Some mornings after we drop Fi-Fi off at school, we come home and snuggle. Just because we can :)

Finnean designed and made his own lunch. Peanut butter pizza sauce. Bananas for the cheese and strawberries for the pepperonis! Love how his little brain works!