Some thoughts on the Royal Wedding...

Sigh....

Little Tree Studio

Traditionally, early in the year we take the boys to get their pictures taken.
This year, I got the brilliant idea to take Noodle along for family portraits.
We tried out a darling studio in Old Worthington that a friend told me about.All I can say about the experience is - never have my children behaved so atrociously.
Soren cried. Will cried. At one point I'm pretty sure the photographer wanted to cry. Neither of them wanted to sit next to the other and they both refused to sit next to the dog. Speaking of the dog, he was the only good one and the only one we wanted to take home that day.Despite the chaos, Kyle and Steve did a wonderful job and captured some great shots.
I ordered an album of some of the goofier shots and we're calling it
'The Last Time We Ever Had Family Pictures Taken'.

Though I'm pretty sure it won't be the last time.
Maybe next year we'll take just the dog.

Reach high, Think big. Work Hard. Have Fun!

At the beginning of April we took the boys to see the Imagination Movers.
At first I thought we had lucked into front row tickets, but as the usher was seating us smack dab in front of an enormous speaker, I started to wonder when the wine was going to be served.It was actually a very entertaining show.
And we got to go an after-party and meet the Movers. They were very gracious and thanked us for coming to the show.
To be honest, it was kind of a thrill,
especially meeting my favorite Mover:
Mover Rich

Like Baby Baby Baby Oh!

The last time we went to get haircuts, Soren flat out refused to allow his hair to be cut despite Joanna's best efforts, lots of M&M bribes, and a short period of time where Rick restrained him with what looked like some kind of wrestling hold. Consequently he's looking a little Bieber-ish lately.
From a mom's perspective, he's still totally adorable.

Happy Heart Day!

We celebrated another Valentine's Day by spending the weekend at a cabin in Hocking Hills.
There was still just enough snow on the ground to do a little sledding. And everyone enjoyed relaxing afterward by the fire.
Will rediscovered his passion for hot-tubbing.

One of the highlights: a group of seven deer stopped by to visit for a while on Sunday morning.

On the crafting front, I cased these projects from Mary's Stamp Club to make the valentines Will took to school and the cards I sent out.What says love better than owls with big googly eyes?

Me and The Best Dog

Being cooped up in the house during the cold winter months has given Will plenty of opportunity to indulge in one of his favorite hobbies: making crafts and hanging them all over every vertical surface of the house.
This is the front of my fridge:

The sign reads: 'ME AND THE BEST DOG GOING TO THE CIRCUS'.
According to Will, our dog loves the circus.

Back From Blog Vacation

It wasn't really a planned vacation from blogging,
I guess I was just waiting for inspiration.

To catch you up, here's a brief recap of our lives since mid-December.

Will turned five. Here he is decorating his Gingerbread House Birthday Cake.
Soren in helping.

Will got these sweet Batman glasses from Grandma.

Soren got overstimulated.

We celebrated the unusually warm New Year's Eve at First Night Columbus.
Everyone had lots of fun running around COSI until way after their bedtime. Good job on the fireworks, Columbus!