Spring Break

Alex's Spring Break & Opening Day began with a stomach virus. Poor little guy had a stomach ache and spent the day throwing up. He was so excited to wear his RedSox t-shirt and had to change about 4 times that day. I guess wearing 2 RedSox t-shirts during the day brought good luck to the Sox since they won! Not a good Opening Day for Alex but a great Opening Day for the RedSox!

Luckily, Alex quickly recovered from his stomach virus and spent the rest of his spring break with friends, family, and animals. The kids and I took a trip to VA & MD. After normally a 4 hour trip which took 6 and 1/2 hours, we made it to grandma and grandpa's house. I was ready to go insane from all the stop and go traffic (this is why we moved!) but the kids did a wonderful job during the whole trip and kept me sane through it all. The next day, we took a visit to MD to see some good friends, Susan & Will. Shawn flew up to Baltimore to join us and our family was complete once again. Alex enjoyed lots of fun moments playing with his buddy, Christopher and Maddie got to meet her new friend, Ryan. All of the kids and parents enjoyed lots of good times together. We just wish we could see them more often!Then, it was back to grandma and grandpa's house for Easter. The kids loved visiting with their grandparents and Auntie Lindsay! Alex even practiced his soccer skills with Steve who plays soccer all the time. He was showing Alex all his moves. As you can see from the pictures, Alex loved all of the goodies the Easter Bunny & his grandparents gave him. He was quite surprised when he woke up on Sunday morning!Then, it was back home! For the rest of April, the kids have enjoyed lots of outside time. Unfortunately, the weather went from winter temperatures to summer temperatures so we're enjoying many hot days in the 80's. I can't believe we already have our AC on! To stay cool, Alex has enjoyed playing with his water table and Maddie experienced her 1st time in a pool.
Along with the nice temperatures, Alex has begun to run and occasionally kick the ball at soccer. And we actually got it on video. Luckily, grandma and grandpa came to watch his game, which helped motivate him to play. Of course, he also spent some time playing with bugs, picking up trash, and dancing on the field.As for Maddie, she is growing up so quickly. She is now smiling, cooing, and wanting to play ALL the time until sleep finds her. Maddie has also found a fussy time between 8 and 10pm in which only mommy can seem to calm her down. It used to last for hours if I wasn't around, but recently she has reduced her fussy time to about 10 minutes. Hopefully, this won't last for much longer.