Kids Were Here | April

Wowzers!  It's April!  Yay for April!!

Even though the weather doesn't feel the most "spring-like", the change in season has officially happened...it's SPRING, y'all!!  I'm beyond ready for flip-flops and shorts...not to mention warm, beautiful sunshine and the outdoors!!!!  Oh, how I miss being outside and enjoying nature...as do the little ones!

Almost every day I hear "Can we go on a nature walk?" or "Can we go to the state fair?"...which is typically followed by a gasp as a four-year old looks outside and shouts in despair "It's Christmas AGAIN!"  Snow = Christmas around here.  This is bringing a whole new outlook regarding the whole "Christmas in July" thing.

Sigh.

Thankfully, we did see a day where temperatures broke the 60 degree mark!  It was wonderful...although I thought I might just melt due to the extreme "heat"!  Pretty sure my blood is as thick as tar right now.

Anyway, it's time to share the memories left behind by our little rascals.  If you've followed along for the past few months, you may recognize the cabinet pictured below.  See the cute little cowboy boots sweetly tucked away in there?  Well, our two-year old wears those pretty much night and day...many times he has to wear them to bed, but whatever works, right?  I don't fight such things anymore.  The beauty of being the third child.

So for many, many days I searched high and low for those boots.  The said two-year old begged for his boots, but they were nowhere to be found.  How does one lose decent sized BOOTS...both pairs even?!  Well, leave it to the mischievous child to place his beloved keepsakes in his own little treasure chest...and then, forget!  Yeah, I so should've checked there first.

 And, I'm not certain if every child does this, but you won't find a juice box around here that doesn't have a half-chewed on straw.  Granted, most of the time the straw is no longer in the juice box, and juice is covering most of the living room floor, but that was difficult to capture in one single photo.

 Then, there's the issue of ice cream in this house.  Seriously, my kids (and possibly the Mr.) eat their weight in ice cream!  It's CRAZY, y'all!  So once a week I stock up on countless gallons of ice cream only to be given the evil eye by healthy mothers and cashiers at the grocery store!  People...I have no choice in the matter!  It gets insanely ugly around here if there isn't any ice cream...and trust me...you don't want to see that!

So when I see yet another empty container of ice cream in the sink, I know it's nearing my time to hit the store!

 Finally, there's a new being that's come to live with us.  His name is "Mr. Tato Head".  And Mr. Tato Head is quite the hit with the little four-year old.  Granted, he sees no humor in rearranging him and placing one arm here and one arm there like his older sister does.  However, he does believe that Mr. Tato Head grows his mustache out the top of his nose, and his little brother thinks that ears are overrated!

Kids...gotta love 'em!

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