Recent pics

Found lots of pics on my phone......

The boys discovered pipe cleaners the other day and started making some pretty awesome creations. 

Isaac carried this glob-o-pipe cleaners around, hid things in it, re-created it - so much so that the wires started poking out and we had to throw it away. Lots of tears until we promised new pipe cleaners!

Jacob loves to read and especially loves to read to other kiddos. Here is a little before breakfast reading session.

One of the first things Jacob asked Lucy when she was over yesterday was if he could read to her. Love it!

One of Isaac's costumes.

His latest obsession is Eon Kid - he's got the red shirt (inside out Spiderman shirt), the red boots, the red gloves and Alan fashioned a red and yellow helmet. Pure joy on that face, huh?

Love this pic of Luke and Isaac snuggling Homer! Luke used to not care for Homer at all and now here he is cuddling up close!

Spring is here! And with it comes lots of yummy, fresh foods. 

A salad of asparagus, fava beans, peas, fresh egg (forgot the pea sprouts), homemade bread, strawberries with fresh ricotta. Yum, yum and YUM!

                           

 Jacob was very proud of his radishes. Aren't the colors cool?

With the warmer weather comes pizza on the grill! YAY!!

Look at that filthy face with cheeks stuffed full of pizza!

Pizza = happiness

Isaac wanted me to take a picture of him eating his pizza.

We've had some pretty warm afternoons so one day we busted out the Spiderman sprinkler. Oh, and I mean busted literally. Not 10 minutes later, Spiderman bit the dust. Oh well. We used it all last summer and I paid less than $10 for it.

 After Spidey was done for, the boys decided hose wars would be fun. I got caught in the crossfire and ended up with soaked pants. The boys thought that was sooooo funny. It kinda was.

Spring Break

Jacob's spring break started off with Easter. The boys had fun doing their egg hunt!

My mom got them little Easter baskets with a few fun little things in there.

                

   
 The light sabers were a big hit!

I won't say it was the best Easter we've ever had. Isaac was a complete whine-o and Jacob was a rascal which was super irritating, but hey, I guess every holiday can't be all Little House on the Prairie, right?

We did have a fun spring break, though. We didn't do anything super spectacular, but it was nice to have a little break in the routine. So here are some pics of the things we did that week. 

Isaac loves playing with his Rescue Bots. 

Here he was telling me aaaallllll about them.

And somehow I was conned into making a bed for them where we tuck them in each night. Sucker!

Jacob's allergies were really bad that week, so we stayed indoors and played lots and lots of games. 

Bad allergies = crabby, naughty, sleepy boy. Jacob fell asleep during a time out one afternoon. 

Another sleepy boy

We did get some outdoor time. Here is Isaac being goofy on the swing. These pictures crack me up!

I love when this tree starts to leaf out - looks like a bunch of tiny hearts. 

One morning, Courtney and I took the kids to Pennypickles Children's Museum in Temecula. They had a blast!

This is a hot air balloon basket - Isaac's fave, for sure! 

The masked hot air balloon driver!

There was lots of scienc-y stuff that was way cool

When you cranked this lever, it made the lights go on!

The music room was a hit, too!

Look how skinny Courtney and I have gotten! This is no trick mirror, folks!
Oh, you got me. It really was. Oh well, a girl can dream, right!

Another favorite was the bug racing

 It was a fun morning that we ended at a cafe that served crepes. I should have taken a picture of how much food these kiddos ate!


More playing outdoors. The boys recently discovered this way to swing.

The boys (especially Jacob) love helping me in the kitchen. Here they were taking the leaves off cilantro and parsley. Love how Isaac is in long pants and long sleeves, yet Jacob is wearing shorts and no shirt.

And here they were shelling fava beans. 

Jacob loves smoothies! Good thing because it is the only way I can get the kid to eat fruit. I made a green smoothie one day and asked if he wanted to try it, thinking he wouldn't because it was green.
He took a big ole swig.....

and decided the rest was his!

 Jacob love, love, LOVES to read. I love, love, LOVE this picture of all my boys cuddling before bedtime while Jacob reads.