Yum, YUUUUUUUM!

banana bread

William & I made banana bread this morning. He had a blast helping me by dumping all of the ingredients in & then stirring it for me. William loves baking, as long as we don't use that noisy mixer!!!!!! Daniel's only comment was to say "Yum, YUUUUUM!"

Outside!!

play cube

The boys & I drove to St. Louis (about 30 min) this morning to pick up a climbing cube & to go to Costco. Costco is a very dangerous place with children, at least with mine. It can go very smoothly (probably from the fruit smoothies I bribe them with!) or can be very disasterous (probably from the enormous play set that's set up just to make kids scream, cry, and beg so parents will spend money!). Thankfully, this morning was a smooth day & we were in & out in under 30 minutes. Just in time for the kiddos to nap & play outside on their new climbing toy. It was very windy, but we're slowly getting used to that & the kids had a BLAST yelling "Cheese" as they went down the slides so I could get a picture. *Be sure to click the picture to see the rest*

William's New Trick

William learned how to do a somersault today! He was so proud of himself and proceeded to do it over & over while Daniel clapped & cheered for him. Check him out!

Breakfast with the Bunch

This morning was the annual "Breakfast with the Bunch" at William's school. Daddy took a couple of hours off of work & was able to meet William's teachers and his friends from school. The highlight of the morning was when William managed to sneak down the back staircase (of course, I was watching the FRONT exit, knowing his penchant for running off!) and find his classroom by himself. Boy, was he proud of himself. This, in turn, led to a stern lecture about running off without telling anyone where he was going, as well as instructions about what to do if he ever gets himself lost for real. We're not really sure he gets it (judging by the excited tone of voice he uses when he relives his "adventure"), but we're keeping our fingers crossed & our eyes peeled.

Choo! Choo!

train museum

Today, we threw naps to the wind & drove to St. Louis to see the Transportation Museum. It was trains, plans, and automobiles. The boys had a blast, although Daniel had more fun running up & down the ramps than looking at the trains. Our friends Kate & Pete and their son Dakota met up with us there. William & Kota had so much fun exploring the trains & ringing the bells. At the end, we got to take a train ride! **Be sure to click the picture to see the rest of them**

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Scott & I have been married 5 years today. Here is my beautiful anniversary present. He got me a matching wedding band for the other side of my engagement ring.
 

We spent the morning at the park with the kids b/c the weather was BEAUTIFUL again. Here are some snaps of them playing. Be sure to click the picture to see the rest of them.

park april 5 08

To end the day, Scott & I left the boys with a sitter and went to a 5-star restaurant in St. Louis called Tony's. We'd highly recommend it to anyone making it out here. The food was FABULOUS & the service outstanding. We did the tasting menu, so we had a little of all of their best dishes. It was nice to get dressed up & waited on ;-)

2 + 2 = 4

William's and Daniel's friends Alayna & Calvin came over to spend the day with us today. We had a blast playing in the basement in the morning & then after naps, the kids watched videos (are they glued to the TV, or what?) & then we went for a walk around the block. Calvin rode his big boy bike & William pedaled his tricycle for all he was worth trying to keep up with him. Alayna & Daniel rode in the wagon & pointed out rocks for me to collect for them. Then it was back to the house so they could all play trains (or "woo-woos", as Daniel says) until it was time for Alayna & Calvin to go home.