Playing Outside

The weather has been absolutely gorgeous lately so we have been spending lots of time outside. We are really taking advantage of it because we know it will most likely snow a few more times! That's Montana for you {insert sigh here}. Ben is a busy boy....he loves school and makes all kinds of art projects for me.

He talks my ear off most days, but I secretly love it....

The most recent thing he told me (when we were in the car) that melted my heart was "Mama, smile" and so I do and then after seeing the reflection of my smile in the mirror, he simply says, "you have a good smile." Where do they learn these things?!!

Freddy, the frog

There is a great story behind this frog. My aunt works as a flight attendant for Delta and one morning before takeoff someone spotted this frog clinging to a window! Being the animal lover she is, she decided to take him home. He is now gone, but he had a wonderful life with lots of crickets to eat and a cool habitat to play in! I have absolutely loved this photo for years, so here it is!!

Easter

Easter - We went and had an Easter brunch and of course made cookies and dyed eggs, which Ben absolutely LOVED!

Long story short, the kids had to wait outside the cones before running out onto the field to find Easter eggs.....as they were waiting for the whistle to blow, what does Ben do? He RUNS full speed ahead onto the field with everyone watching!! Did he stop at the first egg he saw (only a few feet in front of us)? Nooooo. Did he stop 1/2 way down the field to collect any eggs? Noooo. He ran all the way down the field to the VERY end and picked up an egg. And when he looks up, everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE, was laughing hysterically. Even the Easter Bunny was laughing.

Well, I guess that ended up being a long story, didn't it?

He emptied his basket so FAST!
Looking for all the goodies
Checking everything out - and he says to me, "I love it, Ma"
Wha?? Are we from Boston now?!