Is it Spring Yet?????

On March 2, when we should have been preparing for the arrival of warmer weather and anticipating Spring, we got ice. Then sleet. Then 6 inches of snow by the next morning. To say it locked things up in this region is an understatement. This has been such a rough winter that everyone (even winter-lovers) are sick of it! We've had below-normal and below-freezing temps and sleet/ice/snow since November. I think the weather channel/local news was saying this is the worst winter since 1978! School was out an entire week and the boys' daycare was closed Monday and Tuesday. Even Murray State University closed! It was a mess. And, actually, it is still a mess. Despite temps above freezing for the last couple days and expected temps in the high 50s today, there is still a ton of snow left.

On Monday, the boys and I played a lot. Colored a lot. Watched movies, a lot. I was doing anything I could to keep them busy and content. (I am not stay-at-home-mommy material.) Keagan wanted to go outside and play, but it was about 10 degrees and windy, and it snowed off and on that morning. I just wasn't feeling it.

 

First we made a hammock from a king size sheet tied around the table. This was a hit and remained a fixture in our kitchen for several days.

My OCD is flaring because of this playroom. Thank God it is upstairs so I can try and "forget" about it. Drives me crazy when things are out of place like this!!! But they had fun (I have to keep reminding myself about this)...

Selfies with the boys during movie time post-nap. Keagan and Finn love to see themselves in the camera!

But then Tuesday, Keagan got his wish. We bundled up and headed out. We tried to build a snowman, but the snow wouldn't pack. So we sledded some, threw snowballs, and then headed up to the playhouse. I don't think those babies really feel cold at all! It was still well below freezing on Tuesday, but the sun was out so the mood was good.

Ice-covered trees. They looked beautiful when the sun hit them. But seeing the ice form on them a couple days prior was a little daunting. Luckily we didn't lose electricity this year (compared to the 2009 ice storm when we did!).

A new form of sledding?

Finn is so brave! I guess part of that is watching his big brother do things...

Watching the snow plow come down our street. This was kind of pointless....it didn't help at all! But the boys got a kick out of it.

While we were playing in the snow I told Keagan we could make snow cream. He was so excited to do this, though you'd never know from some of these pictures. (This was taking the place of the snowman we didn't/couldn't build)

Snow!

It was delicious!! But both my children turned their noses up at it. Even with the sprinkles! So strange. Check out Keagan's ultra-pout. Needless to say I ate both bowls of sprinkled snow cream. Stinkers.

By Wednesday I was beyond ready to get the heck out of the house. And so were the boys. They needed to be away from me!! Finn kept saying "Go bye-bye. Go bye-bye! Go bye-bye!!!" I get it, boy. I don't like to be stuck home either.

When I finally left the house Wednesday I drove by this snow sculpture. It is a mermaid perched on a rock!! It is amazing. I don't know how in the world they did this because I had a hard time getting a snowball to form. But it is super cool!

beautiful bathing babies

Stacey texted me an idea once about taking pictures of my babies in the bathtub. Well, the idea pictures she sent me looked professional. And I can't tell a lie, I wanted mine to look professional too. But they do not. At all. :) But that's OK. Something about a bath brings out the silly, true personality of my boys. And bubbles make everything better! These little boys, one blonde and one brunet, are my world. And their sweet naked-baby-bodies are nothing but precious to me.

The boys got bath crayons and color drops in their Valentine's bags from us and, of course, the first "long bath" they got to take, they had to use all their new stuff! That's why the bath water is a funky-green in the following pictures...just thought I'd clarify :)

FYI: bath crayons not only write on the bathtub, they write on skin and inside ears! :)

Squeaky Clean! (mmm I love the smell of clean babies!)

Keagan's First Dentist Appointment

(Helloooo March! How in the world did you get here? And why are we about to get an ice storm in MARCH?! Please bring Spring soon! Signed, Seasonal Depression.)

 

Ahem.

 

Keagan had his first dentist appointment this morning. We are so very fortunate enough that Josh's Aunt Janice is a dental hygienist and took time out of her Saturday morning to check and clean Keagan's teeth. Josh thought that if we took him when the business was closed then we wouldn't have to worry about him screaming, pitching a fit, or plain acting a-fool in front of their patrons. But this child was good-as-gold!! We have been talking about the dentist for a good 6 months now. And telling him that only big boys get to go to the dentist. And if he's a good boy he will get to go to the dentist. Making it something fun, and special. So when we finally bit the bullet (that would probably be something a dentist would recommend against: biting a bullet) we told Keagan that he was going to get to go to the dentist on Saturday! Listen, the boy was super excited! Funny, I wish I got that excited.

 

Aunt Janice let Keagan explore and get comfortable with the chair and the tools and the environment. And he thoroughly enjoyed playing with everything. And then he sat like a big boy and let her count his teeth and even clean them! He was super. I am beaming with pride as I recount how good he was. Even Finn was interested in learning about everything! And the best part is, his teeth look good! Pat on the back for this momma and dad...we've been brushing his teeth correctly!! I am so thankful that Aunt Janice took the time out of her Saturday morning to allow Keagan to have such a great first experience with the dentist, laying a good foundation for a healthy dentist-patient relationship.



 

Not too sure about this whole thing...but he relaxed and didn't put up a fight.

Finn wanted in on the fun!

 

Getting to play with the water/air spout and spit sucker. And Aunt Janice even let him help himself to drinks of water after she had finished! 

Two very happy and silly boys as we left the dental office. They both got tooth brushes (even though Finn didn't have his teeth checked/cleaned, he was still a good boy) and several toys from the prize box!