endless

although only 15 months apart,

the differences between monkey and mucus are endless.

total polar opposites.

from food preferences to sleeping habits.

so different.

case in point.

sunday was a gorgeous day

so off we go to the farmer's market and the park.

i break out the camera (because yes, i've become one of those moms)

and i snap away,

taking some really cute pictures of my monkey.

he poses.

and smiles.

he acts silly.

and laughs.

and yes, that is a minnie mouse doll.

his new favorite girl.

she goes everywhere with us.

and then there's mucus...

not me, mommy...

no pictures of me!

busy daddy

dear daddy,

thank you very much for making us this wonderful sandbox. 

we both really like it.

we like to put our toes in the sand

and pretend we are at the  beach.

we like to throw sand at each other

and laugh.

and then cry when it gets in our eyes.

we like to pretend it is shampoo 

and 'wash' our hair.

we pretend it's ice cream

and feed it to each other.

but most of all 

we like it 

because it's ours

and you made it for us.

thank you daddy!

-love,

monkey and mucus.

my happy garden

a little garden update...

i was watering the other day

stopping to weed

and trim

when i noticed something different.

something new was in my garden.

something i had not noticed before.

well hello little ones

so happy to see you coming along

glad to see that you are enjoying

your new digs.

i hope that things are going well.

now you guys really make me smile

i planted you last year

and i didn't think you would survive

this past winter's snow

but here you are.

letting me know that 

i'm actually doing something right.

(these are blueberries, btw)

my lovely basil bunch.

wow.

i'm actually growing a happy garden.

and this makes me smile. 

ready...set...go!

the boys gave me a special little concert

singing their favorite disney and wiggles songs.

this one is my favorite

because the song they are singing

"my friends tigger and pooh"

is such a sweet little disney song

and somehow

my boys

have turned it into a rock song

and they are ready for a mosh pit.

oh and the little phone that mucus is carrying

is his guitar.

just in case you were wondering.

zoo day

a daddy at home

and two energetic toddlers

plus a very bizarre cloudy and muggy day

equals a very nice and not crowded

day at the zoo.

this is monkey's favorite part of the zoo.

this is not mucus' favorite part of the zoo.

i'm sure it doesn't help that daddy

keeps yelling out

a bear! a bear!

while hiding in a corner

and then jumping out

rawr!

okay, okay...so i do it too.

my two boys.

it still shocks me at times

that they are mine.

they are very hooked on daddy right now. 

gotta copy everything he does.

ch...cha...cha...changes

alrighty. 

so life has thrown us yet another curve ball. 

another chapter in our potter book. 

hopefully one that we will look back on 

and say remember how great we handled that? 

i think the boys like the idea of daddy being home.