Oh, the random happenings of March.
First, Joe had a concert and his high school students wanted to give their parents a flower. So Brek got to come with me to the flower shop and pick out flowers. He wanted RED! When he watched the students on stage go pick up a flower and give it to their parents, he kept yelling, "My Flowers! My Flowers!" Luckily, there was one extra, so Brek got to bring it home, and he played with it for several days.
We had some friends over for Thai food. Both Brek and Emma were being really shy around each other, even tho they both had been talking about their "playdate" all day. Emma's mom Joey, is hoping that Brek will be her son-in-law. :)
Just a blurry, but still cute picture of me and my boy:
We celebrated Brek's 2nd Sealing-versary, with our traditional Hostess cupcakes. Brek wanted candles, and we ended up singing "Happy Birthday" (cuz we weren't sure what else to do.) But then he refused to blow out the candles. He's a silly boy. But we're sure glad he's ours. :)
The Ag teacher at Joe's school asked us to check in on some new baby chickens over the weekend, and she told us that Brek could hold them if he wanted to. There were brown ones and yellow ones. For days after, he kept talking about seeing the "wickens at Daddy's school."
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Following our chicken check-in, we went to the zoo. It had been sunny and warm earlier in the week, so we weren't expecting the cold weather. But we enjoyed the zoo anyway. Brek thought the peacocks were scary. It was cool to see them roaming around, and we even got to see some of the boys showing off all their feathers for the girls.
The monkeys were our favorite. Joe had a 20-minute grunt fest with this one. The chimps were great too. One of them hit a big barrel with a stick like a drum - Brek still talks about it.3
Can't forget the tigers.
Following the zoo, we walked around the little mall, had some lunch, and Brek got to drive the school bus.
So, you know how for Valentine's Day, I said that celebrating these little holidays aren't really my thing, but I did something new and made cookies. Well, for St. Patrick's day we made special pancakes. They look awesome, but I didn't think they tasted all that great. I did enjoy the full bag of marshmallows I got to pick out of the cereal - every child's dream, right?
Here's Joe playing our new piano. We got it from the school for free, so I can help accompany the choirs. It's pretty beat up, but once it got tuned, it's been great. We have to keep reminding Brek that it is "Mommy's piano," but we take turns. :) I have really enjoyed playing on such a regular basis.
Just one of the boy:
Capturing one of my most favorite parenting moments - "My Baby." Brek insists on this after every bath, and when he wants to cuddle. He gets wrapped up in his towel, picked up and carried, and he says, "My baby," and he makes sure he gets to look in the mirror. It's dang cute, and I love it!
Brek showing off his "mustache" - aka, he colored on his face with marker.
Our local fire department sponsored an Easter Egg Hunt at the park the day before Easter. It was a well-attended event. I seriously didn't know that many people lived in this town. I think Brek picked up 3 eggs and a whistle. Then he got to play at the park, so he was happy. Oh, and he's also sporting his new hair-do. We got lice, and the pharmacist said the easiest way for the boys was to shave it, so both Brek and Joe got shaved. Unfortunately, I was the one with the lice, and tho I desperately would have liked to shave my head, I didn't. It was a pain, but we survived. Oh, and regarding the Easter Egg Hunt, Brek got to be in the paper for the first time, as the local paper did an article that week. I saved the paper for his book.
