--Went to a baby shower for the most wonderful girl. Tara and Scott are adopting a baby boy in May and if I try to talk about how excited I am for them I choke up and may or may not start sobbing. SO happy for her! Babies are wonderful blessings no matter what way the enter our lives (planned, unplanned, medically assisted, adopted). I'm more and more grateful every day for the three babies I call my own, and filled with so much joy for Tara to have that same blessing.
--The wind can get a little crazy round these parts, it whips down and around and it's not uncommon for it to blow out slats in our fence a couple times a year. Lydia and Austin discovered this blown out fence by our gate and Austin immediately went running up to his room to get his power tool drill to help fix the fence. I stuck the slats in and he was right by my side making sure that everything got fixed up. (All of these pictures are completely unprompted, he was intent on fixing this himself.)
--So from the above pictures, it's clear that Austin loves his little drill that came with the tool bench that he got for Christmas. But I'd noticed that he kept trying to use the drill like a screwdriver with his screws. I thought about trying to hot glue a piece of plastic to the top so that the drill would turn the screws but when we were birthday shopping for Lydia I found a whole set of tools for Austin. I just knew he would LOVE them. Better sense took hold and I found just the drill part of the tool set that has the screwdriver attachment and David and I bought it for him. He loves it SO much. It was so so so worth the $14 because he plays with it almost every day and puts the screw in and pulls them out over and over and over.
--What's better than a Sam's club date with this guy? Not much, my friends. One of the things I love most about David is how much I enjoy being with him, no matter what we are doing.
#samsclubpeople #notcostco #everagain
Also, Caleb is the best little third wheel around.
--These pictures don't do this justice, but I wanted to record this because it was so cute. Lydia got into her head that she wanted to make a pup-trap with this extra cup we had lying around. Her plan involved drilling a hole into the wall (a pretty large hole) and she was pretty upset when I told her that we couldn't do that. But David was so patient with her and together they came up with the plans, then built this awesome trap, complete with an American flag, an elevator landing platform, and a functional pup-trap.
--We've been given so many diapers that we still haven't had to buy a single diaper (for Caleb OR Austin) in the whole 2 months since Caleb was born. Sue, David's mom, is so incredibly thoughtful and give us diapers almost every time we see her. It's such a huge blessing to us and I wanted to make sure it got recorded. She always says that it's because she gets coupons and so she gets them for less money, which is true, but it's also just because she is kind and thoughtful and generous and so incredibly wonderful.
--Lydia is starting to get really good at writing notes to people. Combine that with her love of sharing her candy with her dad and you get the following: "I hope you love the Lemon Drop. Love, Lydia" She taped it to the door in the garage so he'd see it when he came home. Also note the drawing of David and Lydia, complete with bellybuttons and their ages written next to them.
--The Renchers invited us to join them for their Spring Break celebration, Dinner and Movie Night. They hung a big sheet on the wall and used a projector to play the movie Moana. It was so fun and we were grateful to be able to spend some time with their family.
--Some random pictures of our real life around here:
--Burrito Austin (as opposed to Taco Austin, where he gets rolled out of the blanket. Burrito Austin just walks around like a little burrito.)
--The Renchers came for another visit and took turns holding Caleb.
--Austin is such a good sport. Whenever he is playing with Lydia and Camille, he gets asked to do the less fun things like pulling the wagon, spinning the chair, etc... But he's so kind and happy and he just enjoys being with them. #cousinsmakethebestfriends
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