Another Sunny Day

It was another beautiful day here! We started off the morning with Easter pictures at JcPenney. I wasn't real happy with the pictures they got of the two boys together, but they will work. The lady spent way too much time getting individual pictures and that wasn't what I was wanting for the picture package. Ah well. She started with pictures of Drew by himself - went well. He LOVES getting his picture taken. Then it was Zach by himself. Well after being fussed with to get his individual pictures, Zach wasn't in a very good mood for the ones together. And Drew wasn't in a very good mood because he had to sit and watch Zach get pictures taken by himself (a little jealous I do believe). So for half the pictures together, Drew refused to smile - just sat there pouting. *rolls eyes* There would have been a REALLY cute one with them facing each other and Zach was looking up at him with sort of an awed look....but of course Drew is pouting in that one. *sigh*

So it was back home and down for an early nap since Drew was in such a horrible mood (and here he had woken up in one of the best moods...what happened!!). After naps, I took them back outside to play for awhile. Drew got to run around for awhile kicking his ball back and forth and Zach spent some time swinging. Zach also got to experience grass (well in the case of our yard it is more weeds than grass) for the first time. I set him down on the ground for awhile and he just sort of stared at it at first then just ran his hands through it.

Here are some pictures from our play time:

Grass stains from a little slide:

Oh, and both the boys had a lot of fun playing outside yesterday too. It has been nice to have a break in the rainy weather (the rain is suppose to be back again tomorrow). Zach just laughed and squealed about swinging. The only thing he really didn't like was the wind (and it was pretty windy yesterday). Drew had fun running around and blowing bubbles. For some reason Drew no longer really likes to swing. I even bought him one of those toddler half bucket seats (like the ones they often have at public playgrounds at parks) that has a little saftey chain that goes across the front. His feet touch the ground and everything, but he will only just barely swing and even then not for very long. When it was time to come in so I could fix dinner and feed Zach, Drew was NOT happy. But when I told him he could go blow bubbles out on our back deck while I fixed dinner (it is all enclosed and has no steps down from it - only way to it is through the door off our living room), all was better. So he spent another at least 1/2 hour out there blowing bubbles and by then it was ok to come inside. At least I didn't have to witness a huge fit about having to come in then. :)

And from yesterday:



I have rambled enough (boy this is a LONG entry - sorry about that)! I leave you with one last photo of the flowers on the tree in our backyard (Dad says it is a Russian Olive tree):