We had great visit last week with cousin Matthew and Aunt Elizabeth. We had lots of fun and did a great job of keeping the boys busy. Matthew is quite the little talker and I think he had fun playing with the boys. We are already looking forward to Matthew's little brother or sister joining us next year.

On Friday, we took the boys to Marbles- Raleigh's kids museum. We went in the afternoon and had the place almost to ourselves. It was great. Brett and Breandan don't stay at one place too long- but Matthew didn't seem to mind. They spent some time dressing up, driving the ambulance (Matthew liked the siren), and playing at the water table.







Matthew even enjoyed the art on the wall. He wanted to take break look at the cars and buildings. Breandan couldn't understand what was so interesting. We also had a lot of fun playing in the "peas and carrots". The ball pit is always a hit. Brett and Breandan also worked on their climbing skills. Brett was very pleased when he reached the table of the rock wall without assistance.









Brett had fun using recyclables to create a rocket (he had some help from a volunteer).















On Saturday, we all went to the indoor play pool at the Y. Brett and Breandan enjoyed the slide and swimming around. Matthew was a little more cautious but still enjoyed himself. Later in the day, we played with our water guns. We showed Matthew how to hold the water gun and shot himself in face. He really liked the water.




We also took several trips to the playground and even one to indoor play place. Brett also mastered attaching the wagon (with Matthew) in it to his bike. Matthew had many trips up and down the street. I'll add the video and pictures soon.

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Easter Egg Dying

There's was big first this Easter. Brett was able to dye Easter Eggs. His egg allergy is no longer a concern- YIPPEE. He was so excited to dye the eggs. Uncle Phil and Megan showed the boys how to dye the eggs. Breandan prefered the green dye. Brett mixed his colors up a little more. It is exciting that we can now do this every year!

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Spring Break Haircuts

When we see Uncle Phil, we for him to give us some "free" haircuts. The boys are pretty good at sitting still and know what to expect as they could have their haircut once a month.

Brett and Uncle Phil worked on a special haircut this time. Uncle Phil suggested it and Brett welcomed the Mohawk idea. He was very excited about it.

One night after it was cut, I went to rub his head and Brett said, "No Mom, don't touch... you are going to mess up my "incredible hawk". " Another night, he asked me if I thought he friends at the Y were going to recongize him, with his new haircut.

As we returned to our normal activities this week. He told me that his friends at preschool thought it was cool. We've had mostly positive comments. Although, I think it might be time to remove the "incredible hawk" and return to our normal haircut.

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Spring Break was really fun for us. We traveled to Md to see our family. One day, we took a trip to the National Zoo in D.C. We were able to ride the metro for the first time. It was super exciting. We went with Aunt Elizabeth, Matthew, Mommom, and Megan. Mommom was a little nervous but we all enjoyed the trip. Matthew was a pro and showed the big boys what to do.

We did a lot of walking (up hill) at the zoo. We were able to see all the animals on everyone's list. Brett requested the Elephants- a favorite for years now. Breandan wanted to see the cheetah and tiger. The tiger put on quite a show- he was wandering around roaring and roaring. Breandan was delighted!

We also saw one of the panda's. He was eating. I remember visiting D.C.'s old panda's as a child. Of course, the panda brought back lots of memories of visiting the panadas in China.

Aunt Elizabeth's mother in law, sister in law Amy and her daughter also joined us. Uncle Mark made a special secret surprise visit too. We all had fun visiting and looking at all the animals. It was a very, very busy day at the zoo but we had lots of fun.

We had too many photos to include them here- so I made a video. There's no sound but lots of pictures.

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MomMom's 50th Birthday

Happy Birthday MomMom!

We had a great time celebrating MomMom's 50th Birthday. We had "surprise" party while everyone was visiting for our Easter celebration. Everyone helped to decorate the dining room while MomMom was upstairs hiding in the room. We were also hiding the eggs for the boys to hunt.



After the boys, found their eggs (We had the hide them inside because of the rain), MomMom took Mimi's dog outside for a walk. When she came back in we yelled Surprised. She looked really surprised... Then we took her into her party and sang Happy Birthday.

We love you MomMom.

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