One Fine Day

After a crazy week last week with several doctors appointments and a couple of trips to the ER, we were very thankful for a day of summer weather this week. 

Last week Silas saw our doctor and we were advised to take him to ER to check on his hydration levels after throwing up for 4 days in a row. Our sweet little baby is doing great now. Then, the following day, Juliette woke up with a skin infection that spread rapidly. The doctor also sent us to the ER. After taking antibiotics her infection healed quickly.

We are very thankful to have had a week with no emergency appointments. And on Thursday the weather was so beautiful. The temperature was like summer which was a treat in the middle of our very cold spring.

We took full advantage of the beautiful day and set the sprinkler up under the trampoline and also enjoyed a picnic lunch at the park.

Peter loves to ride his bike to the park and look for "Mr. and Mrs. Mallard." One of his favorite books is "Make Way for Ducklings" and in this book Mr. and Mrs. Mallard are the main characters.

We have been learning new crochet techniques.

Above are a few of Peter's favorite books. Not pictured here, but also one of his favorites, is "The Little Blue Engine." He often refers to people as "kind engine" when they do something nice for him. The other day he asked me to put his shoes on and after I did this for him he looked at me and said "thank you, kind engine." 

Peter is also a big fan of nursery rhymes. One of his favorites is "Jack and Jill." Often when he falls down, he comes to me crying and says "Momma, I broke my crown."

We are reading "Understood Betsy" as our family read aloud. It is incredible. So so good! We have been purposely reading it slowly because we do not want it to end. Unfortunately the book only has 2 more chapters. The last chapter had Juju and I in tears. We are the most likely to cry during a read aloud, but the book is so touching and beautiful it is hard not to. I highly recommend it.

Reading to my boys. And I gave Peter a haircut.

We love our picnics. 

I'm so thankful for Ella. When Peter gets tired on a long walk and my arms are full with Silas, she is always willing to carry her little brother. These two have such a sweet bond. The other day Ella told me that when they get older they will most likely be business partners.

This crew has been busy at work trying to rid of our dandelion problem in our front yard.