New Pic of the Kids

Here's a new pic of the kids, taken by our neighbor, Nancy. Can you believe they posed themselves?

Poop

You have been forewarned - this will be a gross story.

Today I took the kids to eat lunch at Yoko Teriyaki. At the end of the meal, I discovered Ellena pooped, so we all three went to the potty to get her cleaned up. Ok, that's done... But wait, now Evan is saying he has to go poop, too. His exact words were, "I have to use the potty. Hmm, it's not shi shi! I guess it's poooop!" So I get him set up and he's really struggling. "I feel like I have to poop, but nothing is coming out!" Patience, son, patience.

He finally goes and then he starts giving me a play by play. "There's a fat poop, there's a skinny poop, there's a long poop, there's a short poop. There's even a curly poop!" Cause that isn't funny enough, he gets off and as we're washing up, he starts singing, "That was the biggest poop EVER" over and over. Can you imagine if there was someone outside the restroom waiting their turn? I would have been rolling on the floor! And with that, I wish everyone a happy poop!

The Boat Ride

Tomorrow we will have a crew come through and rip out our cabinets and countertops. The past few days I've been packing up the kitchen in preparation for this big undertaking. Pops and Grandpa will then work on the walls - wall paper was removed last week; now on to washing, priming, orange peel spray, another coat of primer, then two coats of paint... All by Sunday, cause the crew will be back in on Monday to install the new cabinets, island and countertops. Phew! I'm tired just writing it out!

Here are the kids in their pretend boat, going on a boat ride, with their "nutritious snack" - Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. :) Gotta love how the kids find such joy in the simple things.

Happy Girls' Day!

Today is Girls' Day and unfortunately, it's not a big to-do for Ellena, like how it was when I was growing up. But I did want to snap a few pics of her with the cherry blossoms. Seemed like a Japanese-y thing to do, right?!

When I asked Ellena to come outside to take a picture, she ran to the front of the tree, stood with her arms behind her back, and smiled for the camera. What a ham. She was less enthused about getting up close and personal with the flowers.

Of course, if El is taking a picture, Evan has to get in on it too. Here he is posing with the flowers... and asking when it'll be BOYS' day!

Spring Came Early!

We have been so fortunate to have some really nice, sunny weather in the Pacific Northwest this winter. So.... spring came early for us! The cherry blossoms are in bloom and are so lovely... although they wreak havoc on our allergies! Itchy eyes and inflamed sinuses - can't wait til this is over! Here are some pics of the kids playing under our tree.