286 | 80 We love the warm weather.  We get to have friends over, play only outside and there’s nothing to clean up in the house!  It’s a win-win.  Win.

287 | 79 Took these yesterday, but ran out of time to post them. By the end of the week, we will have had six days in a row over seventy degrees.  I think we’ll all be a little thrown off when the weather returns to normal next week and we are left with forties […]

288 | 78 Today was like the first day of summer.  It was seventy-five degrees.  Everyone on our little circle was out, milling around–chatting, yard-working, playing catch, grilling.  We put up our swing set.  Carter and I went for a bike ride.  Brayden and James jumped on the trampoline with their shirts off, cause that’s […]

289 | 77 Today was James’ perfect day–well, it didn’t start out as a perfect day, but he says it ended as one.  We got home at 1:45 am this morning, with our boys in tow.  I played in a volleyball tournament with some friends last night, and it ended very late.  Don’t worry–we didn’t […]

290 | 76 My boys love the library.  There are a ton of options there– books, movies, Wii games, CDs, books on CD, magazines.  It’s like Christmas for Brayden when we go–and we do it frequently.  At least once a week, if not more.  Brayden can now ask the librarian to help him find something. […]

291 | 75 I know that not all of these pictures are from today.  And most of you, who follow Facebook may have already seen most of these anyways.  But I am super thrilled to be able to take fun photos on my phone now, and have them immediately be available on my laptop and […]

292 | 74 Now that I have my new phone, and it has a decent camera on it, I have to remind myself to still use my regular camera.  We went for a walk tonight, and Brayden asked me if I had my camera as we were walking down the driveway.  I’m thankful for a […]

293 | 73 It may sometimes be <almost> warm enough for playgrounds in mid-March in Rochester.  But wet and muddy playgrounds are what you’re going to get.  Wet and muddy doesn’t stop enthusiastic children . . . it just makes this momma make eww, gross faces.

294 | 72 Costumes make a daily appearance in our house. . .

295 | 71 Today would be my grandmother’s 87th birthday.  She only made it to 79.  We had my grandfather over for dinner–I’m sure he bought her flowers and put them on her grave marker earlier in the day.  I think of her often.  How she used to call me Bethie.  And her homemade specialties. […]