mommy and brody date day

back in my 33 before 33 post, i mentioned that i wanted to have a monthly mommy and brody outing.  so, last week i asked brody what he wanted to do for our mommy & brody day.  

his plans were very detailed...

first up. watching netflix on the ipad.

then, a walk ride around the block in his monster truck.

with a stop to watch the neighborhood construction crew

and pick some flowers for mommy.  

we ran a few errands, including a stop at office max

for our actual outing, b requested a 'pizza picnic at the park'.

so a pizza picnic we had.  

the park near our house has a nature classroom, where kids can use items found in nature to play, build and make music.  we spent quite a long time in the outdoor classroom.  

b had so much fun, he wore himself out.  

more updates to come... we have had lots of summertime adventures we need to catch you all up on!

(almost) a country boy

this past weekend, we took a little family get-away (with the perrone family) to an off-road park in southern missouri.  

the big boys had fun playing in the mud with their jeeps.

the little boys spent the weekend being cute (and alternately fighting with each other), playing with monster trucks, throwing rocks in the pond and driving their remote control rock crawlers in the mud.  

 it was a real 'boy' weekend.  

there was lots of yummy food at least.

and b got brave and fraternized with a turtle, a moth and a (very tiny) frog.  

all that fresh air wore him out! he slept all the way home :)

snow day

well, it decided to finally act like winter around these parts. after 70 degree days in january and february, we were ready for some snow. the good news... brody and i didn't have anywhere to go. we stayed inside and watched the snow come down, baked cookies (ok, put frozen fundraiser cookies in the oven), watched disney movies and finally headed out for a short while into the snow. b wasn't too sure of the snow right away, but by the time we went in I had to drag him kicking and screaming. poor kid...he's waited almost 2 and a half years to play in snow like this! thanks again to grandma for last years snow suit and sled. It's nice that we finally got to use it!