Monthly Archives: March 2015

March 29, 2015

DSC_0152It has been a really cold weekend here! We’re hoping it’s the last of the wintry weather! Even in the cold weather (around 20 degrees) we ventured on a walk from a Claire & Eric’s house up to downtown Powell for the Saturday morning Easter Egg hunt. It is divided by age groups though this year they were all pretty sparse with kiddos given the weather. The eggs, however, were quite plentiful! When the horn sounded to begin the hunt Finn took off in a sprint, passing tons of eggs! He was really excited to go run 🙂 But he soon began to fill his froggy basket and had quite the take home of candies.  We walked to the Mean Bean to warm up with muffins and coffee and then made a pit stop at the Beehive Bread Company before walking back to Claire & Eric’s for a bit of play time. DSC_0074 DSC_0077 DSC_0078 DSC_0080 DSC_0082 DSC_0087 DSC_0066 DSC_0063 DSC_0073 DSC_0070 DSC_0092 DSC_0094 DSC_0099 DSC_0106I’ve been thinking lately about getting seeds started for our summer garden so after our Easter Egg fun we decided to head to the store to go shopping for some supplies. Finn loves planting the seeds and playing in the dirt. And before we got started he really enjoyed “building towers” with the soil pods.  Mind you many of the plants we started don’t require growing indoors and will likely do better directly sown in the garden outside. But we’re doing it all for the fun of growing things!IMG_20150328_120618452 DSC_0108 DSC_0114 DSC_0118 DSC_0121 IMG_20150328_153230993_HDR DSC_0126 DSC_0130 DSC_0132 DSC_0133 DSC_0135 DSC_0140 IMG_20150328_155554143 DSC_0148 DSC_0152

And here is our finished product: Beans, Beets, Kaleidoscope Carrots (many colors!), Cucumber, Baby Carrots, Butternut Squash, Zucchini, and Tomatoes.

 

 

DSC_0156 DSC_0157 DSC_0160After a good nap, we woke Finn up to head to the Columbus Crew SC game. It was a 7:30 game on a super cold night, but we bundled up, took an awesome seat warmer (it was so warm!!), a couple of blankets, and headed out! Finn did really well and had fun watching the game, eyeing spiderman (that he swore was across the field in a “box” where people enter the stadium), a helicopter, streamers, and the moon! From time to time he would say “no night night”. I think that because it was dark outside and he could see the moon we were going to put him to bed soon.  It was pretty cute. And when we got home he and daddy (and Lily too) played a quick game of dribble in the kitchen. crew game 3 28-2 DSC_0162 DSC_0167 DSC_0169Cammie has had a tough week of digestive problems – both bowels and vomiting. She is on a round of antibiotics that I’m hoping will help her. The first day or so she didn’t seem very spunky, but every day since she’s seemed ok. Though each morning she has gotten sick at some point during the night 🙁  This aging thing really isn’t fun – poor girl!

March 22, 2015

DSC_0047Here he is, our adventuresome 2 year old. While I was outside on Saturday conducting some “backyard cleanup” I asked Finn to either stay on the porch or sit in this chair. He kind of went back and forth between the two. I kept my eye on him from afar and while I was along the back fence I saw him pick up a stick and start poking at the planter you can see in the background. What I couldn’t see from afar was that he was actually digging in deep with his hands and spreading the soil from the planter all over the patio!  When I walked closer I discovered the big mess, but actually thought it was pretty funny.  I’m glad he’s not afraid to mess around in the dirt. He clearly enjoyed himself and being outside of the house though in this last photo he looks a bit guilty 🙂DSC_0048 DSC_0049It was a really calm week here. My mom and dad prepared a lovely lasagna dinner for Saturday night for a family gathering at our place with the Bethune’s. We celebrated Amy’s birthday and mine too with a lovely spring-inspired cake made by mom. And Sunday afternoon we spent some time at Easton starting with lunch at NorthStar followed by a bit of shopping and walking around to enjoy the sunshine. It was still a pretty brisk day.DSC_0050 DSC_0053 DSC_0054 DSC_0058 DSC_0060 DSC_0061

We even ran in the Easter bunny! Finn spent the next several minutes hopping through the mall!IMG_20150322_131345 IMG_20150322_135546377_HDR IMG_20150322_135804075

2 years old ~ 3/16/15!

DSC_0791Check out our happy, spunky, adventurous, smart, spirited, fun-loving 2-year-old! Finn is growing so fast. He is speaking in short sentences and each day we are amazed at the concepts he understands and the sheer number of words in his vocabulary.

Finn’s birthday fell on a Monday so I took the day off to have a fun day with him. Daddy was able to stay home part of the morning too and since it was the most beautiful day of the year thus far (70 and sunny!) we headed for an adventure at the zoo for a couple hours. DSC_0738 DSC_0742 DSC_0743 DSC_0749 DSC_0755 DSC_0777 DSC_0778 DSC_0781 DSC_0784 DSC_0797 DSC_0800 DSC_0805 DSC_0807 DSC_0809 DSC_0813 DSC_0816We celebrated with dinner out a restaurant where Finn chose his favorite, Cheeseburger and fries! Afterwards we headed home to indulge in jumbo chocolate monster cupcakes!DSC_0006DSC_0007DSC_0012DSC_0016DSC_0019DSC_0026DSC_0027DSC_0029IMG_20150316_203642956 IMG_20150316_203704271DSC_0031DSC_0032DSC_0033And right before bedtime we gave Finn his present – a balance bike! He had the hugest grin on his face and loved riding up and down the hall for a couple quick spins. He’s definitely a bit short to ride by himself for now, but he loves to go on spins in the house with mommy and daddy!DSC_0036 DSC_0043 DSC_0040

Finn is getting in four new teeth, both incisors on the top and bottom. He’s taking it like a champ, and is not really bothered other than the first day or two when he had a slight fever. Check them out!IMG_20150321_211418765And here is our growing boy who loves to type at the computer!DSC_0002