14/52

You were fascinated by a little tiny slug that was slimeing it's way across the lawn chair. When he slipped between the slats and began hanging from his own slime you were still fascinated while the rest of us were quite disgusted.

Your energy level baffles me. Climbing, running, jumping, climbing some more. Always at full speed. Where do you get it? It's certainly not from the tiny bit of food I can get you to eat when you've paused from running for a few moments. Off you go again. Oh if only we could bottle that energy.

13/52

Easter egg hunting. You found maybe 4. But you loved it still :)

Oh the birthday party of the century. Taking you to the Ropes course was amazing. You had a blast. Watching you enjoy something that was so much a part of our lives before we were even a couple was so crazy cool and slightly surreal.

12/52

 You look so different with your hair wet and soapy and stuck to your head. You look older and younger all at the same time. There was a while there when you were majorly resisting bath time. I think we're coming out of it though, and you're getting MUCH  better at actually leaning your head back and letting me rinse out the soap. Each new thing you learn and mature into may seem small and yet they're enormous to me. I'm so impressed and yet also knew you could do it all along.

Bouncing, sliding, always moving boys. We went to the trampoline park to celebrate your cousin's birthday and off you two went for a full hour of non-stop movement. So very glad you two have each other. Cousins make the best friends.

11/52

 I couldn't wake you. You've been having a hard time sleeping through the night lately, with a persistent cough and who knows what else waking you up at odd hours. You were supposed to get up for school but I just couldn't wake you. So I photographed you and then tipped toed out.

We've got this shed in the back yard. It is completely over grown with ivy. But your ingenious dad told you and the neighborhood boys that you could use it as your fort if you could pull the ivy off. Well off you set to uncover your new domain and you really did make quite a dent, enough to get the door open and venture inside. I came out to see what you were discovering. You lead the way and I heard you yell "Wow, a spider.... it moved! Go Go Go!!" and out you all scrambled. You regrouped and Jesse said "We need a bigger stick."

10/52

A cool new fort, a purple princess dress and a kitty. What else could a girl need?

You are such a constant flame of energy and force. Always running ahead, racing your sister, everything is a contest and you're determined to win.

9/52

You guys play a game with your daddy called "Prison Escape". He locks you into some sort of hold and you guys wiggle and try to escape. It's pretty hilarious.

What you can't see is that the cat is in the third laundry bag. Laundry is all sorted, girls, boys and cats.

8/52

 It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, the trees were starting to bud and I said "Let's ride our bikes to the park!" YEAH!! you both were excited and hurried outside. I gather up a few things and then place your helmet on your head. You do not want to wear a helmet. I mean, you REALLY do not want to wear a helmet. So of course I tell you, you can not ride your bike without a helmet. Your brother is already at the end of the block waiting for us. You're crying. And there you sit, crying and refusing to move.  Sigh... it's tough sometimes. And I just don't know what to do, or how to motivate you or how to teach you want you need to know in these moments. I'm still learning. In the end we parked the bikes, removed the helmets and walked to the park. We recovered.

First jui-jitsu class! And we were totally the annoying super proud parents watching from the sidelines. You had no problem with the rope climb and caught on really fast to all the new techniques. I'm excited to see how this develops!