Silly Boys!

Matthew & Uncle Mark

Uncle Mark came along for the ride on the day that Dad helped with the railing. Matthew really looks up to his uncle, so he was thrilled to see him.

End of February Project

Before

After

For the boys' safety, Dad helped us build a railing with spindles to our stairs leading to the basement/family room. Between building & painting, it was a full weekend project. The bottom picture shows one side with primer & the other with brown paint. I assure you that both sides are now brown. :) And now these stairs are more safe for my boys.

Early Spring

My irises are a good couple of weeks ahead of schedule in the backyard. The flowers started opening on Saturday. I never thought I'd see a daffodil & an iris open at the same time...

Sledding During Lodge Weekend

The boys enjoyed some "sledding fun" on Valentine's Day, while we were at the lodge. Connor really didn't know what to think about it, as he isn't the biggest fan of snow yet, but I think he had fun too. Grandma Nancy was even having fun sledding down the hill! And Matthew enjoyed sledding with Mommy & Daddy, as well as on his own.

Lodge Weekend

We enjoyed a weekend away at a lodge in Danbury, WI back in mid-February. We enjoyed spending time with Grandpa Tom, Grandma Nancy, Uncle Mark, Aunt Lois, Uncle Myron, Cousin Christine, her husband Jim, & their 3 boys. The above pictures were taken inside the lodge. We also enjoyed some time outside in the snow, which I'll post pictures of later.

Bear!

Connor's favorite stuffed animal is a white bear, which he takes EVERYWHERE. Most of the time, he's more of an off-white bear than a white one, if you know what I mean. :) Anyway, here are a couple of pictures of Connor with "Bear," as he calls him. The top picture is at Christmas, and the bottom one is at the lodge over Valentine's Day weekend.