Two Pieces of Pizza and a Glorious Walk

Welcoming Spring with a nice walk to the pizzeria on a warm Wednesday evening. We enjoyed looking at all the crocuses and daffodils flowers and collecting monkey balls. The pizza was real good too. We all walked back to Aunt Jenny and Uncle Troy's house where we greeted Uncle Troy while on the front porch as he pulled up the mountain. We made cat houses and forts, drank some wine and had a nice dinner. I so love having my sister, Jill, Nate, Stella and Silas in Philadelphia. Photos from our walk:

Stella has outgrown her tricycle and daddy bought her a new pink bike. She rides it all the time, we just need to get her to learn how to brake!

Aunt Jenny bought this for Stella and she didn’t want to wear it right away, so we thought we would let Silas be a fairy!! Now she wears it all the time.

Garage Roof comes down!

Stella hand on chin: "Why is Uncle Troy making that mess."
Me: "He is taking the garage roof down because it had a hole in it."
Stella: "Oh."

Silas in the pool while we watch Uncle Troy.

<- our house in the background TA DA! No Roof.

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY SILAS!
~ bubble machine, toys and cupcakes ~




Birthday kisses!

The day of Silas' 1st Birthday, we went to the park

Memorial Day Holiday:
Here’s some pictures of hiking at Pocahontas State Park and playing in the Defibaugh Backyard Amusement Park.

On Sunday - Aunt Jenny baby sat Stella and Silas for the first time while Mommy Jill ran her first 10 Miler. The kiddos slept in until 8 - an hour later than usual. We got up and started our day. Breakfast. Play time. Naptime for Si. Stella and I planted and made short cakes for the cookout. After Silas got up we had lunch and walked to the park. The clouds started to roll in so we decided to head home. It was nap time for Silas and Stella was ready for a nice nap too. Aunt Jenny has a new respect for what Jill and other moms do every day. Stella and Silas are great kids, they listen and behave. However, it was challenging. But I found it was a challenge within myself - splitting my time between them was really hard and keeping my cool when ever I got home from the park and the door was locked, Stella had to use the bathroom and I almost pulled the french doors off the house... the kids were fine and I survived. It was challenging but we all had a good time together and I would do it again and again.

Congratulations to Jill, her brother-in-law Dallas and their friend Mario on running the Broad Street 10 mile race! I'll join you next year!

After Jill and Nate got home Troy and I prepped for our cookout we only got two pics from that night. Wyatt and Silas: