Washington, D.C. Trip

It has been a great time so far in Washington, D.C. Both kids are enjoying everything, but Alex claims his favorite so far has been the ducks on the reflecting pool and riding the trains. He LOVED the aquarium and so did Nathaniel. He kept trying to grab the fish through the glass. Alex has basically walked the entire trip and loves going up and down the escalators and running as much as he can. He has also tried to sleep with maw-maw and papa every night. I have included just a few pictures, but we have many more!

Summer is here!

Finally! The beautiful Michigan summer is finally here. We have planted flowers, worked to make our lawn green and beautiful and enjoyed the great outdoors with the kids! Nathaniel is 7 months old tomorrow and is growing like a weed. He is cutting his first 2 teeth and is still a happy and active baby. He cannot wait to start walking. He chases Alex around in his little walker toy. Alex is learning so much and enjoying being outside with his friends. We had a great trip to visit our family in the Port Huron area and Alex loved playing with his cousins and all of the great toys they have! He even had a 3 am playdate with Keith! Next, we are looking forward to coming home for Tom and Miranda's wedding and seeing our family and friends and heading to Washington D.C for a few days of fun! We cannot wait to see everyone.

Alex and Nathaniel hamming it up...

Six months old!

Wow! It has already been more than six months since Nathaniel was born. He is now a happy, active baby who loves to smile at everyone, but especially his big brother, Alex. While we are still pretty tired from lack of sleep at times, I cannot believe God blessed me with such wonderful boys. We have been very busy visiting with friends and doing work around the house. Alex especially enjoys helping me clear out the flower beds. He is actually pretty good at it, although we will see how the task of planting flowers with a three year old goes. Alex says that his favorite thing to do is play trains, but I would say a close second is watching the movie Cars nearly a thousand times a week. I am pretty sure he can quote the movie from memory now. In fact, he will randomly quote movie lines throughout the day. Nathaniel, who Alex says we should call Nate, is rolling over like a champ, and sitting up pretty well on his own. He hasn't really tried crawling, although I think he believes he is going to go straight to walking. He smiles all the time, and babbles and talks to us all day. The boys really love each other and I catch them playing with each other and laughing throughout the day and it just brings a smile to my face.

Kevin is finally finished with his year of overload classes and we could not be happier! It has been a busy and tiring year, but it has all worked out in the end. He is starting to teach his May class on Monday, but it is only a three week course. Kevin will be returning to Washington, D.C. this summer for Congressional Academy, and we are going to go before they start to do some sight seeing with the boys and my Mom and Dad. We will also hopefully be returning to Ashland this summer with Kevin to visit some friends and enjoy our old stomping grounds.

We look forward to getting to see many of you in our travels this summer and catching up on everything big and small!

Alex and Nathaniel sleeping after a long walk...