Ordinary Days

 Would you believe that Drew took this picture with my phone? Pretty good for a 2 1/2 year old! Poor Harper was running a fever and  just laid on my chest looking pitiful:(

 Despite the cold weather for March, we went to the zoo on one of the warmer days. Nate took an hour off for lunch to meet us there!

 And someone is very into "helping" Nate mulch, plant grass seed, etc. this spring!

 Hanging out on the baby elephant statue at the zoo.

 Harper loves her Grandpop!

 And these are late but here are a couple 8 month photos I took of Harper.

Here are a few videos of Harper and Drew interacting on a level only they can understand. Warning: the shrieking and screaming can pierce your eardrums if you watch:)

Leena's 1st birthday!

One week after Ohio, we headed south to Nashville to celebrate Leena's first birthday...this time Nate stayed back to work on the bathroom tiling while my parents and I and the kids went. We are glad we got to celebrate the day with Erin and Mark even though it was a quick trip!

I was in charge of taking pictures for the party so I've got quite a few to post!

 The banner Erin made with all Leena's pictures each month of her life...such a cute idea!

 My mom helping get everything ready while the guys took Andrew to the park to play.

 "Whatcha eatin' there, Leena?"

 Party spread!

Leena's "smash cake" 

 Sweet Reese, (Erin's and my friend Heather's daughter)

 Cousins!

Erin and Mark with the birthday girl

 She loved her cake!

 This picture makes me laugh!

One guess as to what happened about 4 seconds later...

 Took a few family pictures before the party since it was such a nice day out!

And the last one...walking in the park that morning. Poor  Harper is about to fall out of the stroller but we had fun!

Ohio trip

Last weekend we traveled to Ohio to meet Drew and Harper's new cousin, Beau! Although I completely forgot my nice camera, I got a couple of pictures on the phone at least:

 Sweet little guy!

We stopped by Diddy's house on the way up to eat lunch and she got some snuggle time with Harper!

 Omi and Harper hanging out

 Andrew and Nate were very excited that it snowed while we were there!

 I stole this cute one from Kelsey...so sweet! We miss Beau already and can't wait to watch him grow up with Andrew and Harper!

Emptying the camera...

The Clems treated us to a Punch Brothers concert...2 iphone pictures were the best I could do...Nate and Steven ordering our food at 4 Pegs in Germantown.

 Lindsey and I at the concert

 My friend Dana who is way more patient and crafty than me had some of us over for a Valentine's Day party and I was shocked that Andrew sat still long enough to create his Valentine's "heart"

 Getting ready to take a walk on the new Pedestrian bridge across the river

 This is how we do Saturday nights these days: coloring...

 And feeding babies...

 Sleeping babies are the best!

...And sleeping toddlers. This is how I found Andrew fast asleep when I went to check on him one night!

 All that sleeping can create a serious case of bedhead:)

 Omi and Opaw came to visit! I only got a couple pictures of DeeDee and the kids. Darryl and Nate spent the better part of the weekend working on the porch roof. We are thankful for their help as always!

 Getting an ice cream treat with Granna one evening at the Pie Kitchen

 His favorite thing to wear these days...

These 2 are starting to play together which is so fun to watch!