Busy Bees are We

So we have been on the go since we all recovered from the tummy flu and ear infections (almost) and pink eye...you name it, Owen so lovingly brought it home from the petri dish known as preschool. Sigh. And now we are off to bigger adventures - time to make over our horrid backyard! We moved the swing set (much to Owen's dismay) and had someone tear up the hill-billy-installed-never-worked-in-the-first-place sprinkler system, move some of the rocks around, and pour cement to extend our patio. Here's a before shot:

And here's an after shot:

We are so excited to finally have the opportunity to make our backyard into a personal get away. A safe place for the boys to play and run and swim. I am starting to get anxious for summer!

Joey went to his 6 month well baby back at the very end of March...his is tipping the scales at 19 lbs 3.5 oz. and measures almost 29 inches already! He LOVES to eat food along with his big appetite for breastfeeding. I have succeeded in surprising myself by nursing for this long - we've made it 6 1/2 months now! Such a proud achievement for me considering how much I struggled and lost the opportunity with Owen. I love watching Owen and Joey interact with each other - Joey watches everything Owen does and Owen pats Joey when he cries and tells him "it's okay". He is such a sweet big brother!

Easter was great. We had Ronnie, Desiree and Anna come over and dye 4 dozen eggs - which made for some interesting deviled eggs!

The kids had a blast and surprisingly 4 dozen eggs went fast with two 3 year olds! For Easter dinner we had my parents and grandparents come over and we dined on ribeye roast (way yummy), mashed potatoes, asparagus, corn, orange jello salad, crescent rolls, broccoli soup and we topped it all off with delicious ice cream cake that my mom made for Ryan and me as a joint birthday cake. Yes, this year we both turned 30. So long to the 20's! We are actually okay with it, looking forward to watching the kids grow up and not worry about having anymore. My goal was 2 kids before I turned 30 and we slipped kid number 2 in just 6 1/2 months shy of my 30th birthday! :)

So Joey has another double ear infection and didn't sleep very well last night, so I am beyond exhausted, surprised I even made it this far on blogging. I am hoping the combination of antibiotics, ear numbing drops and Tylenol will allow for a better night sleep for him tonight, poor little guy. Two more ear infections and we'll be looking at tubes...that's a lot quicker than how they handled mine as a child! Strange that Owen has only had 2 in his 4 years of life and Joey's already at 2 by 6 1/2 months. Just shows that no two kids are alike I suppose!