Anyway, I've sat down to do a post several times since Florida but the truth is I bored myself and gave up. But I don't want to get behind do I and the million dollar question is: what have you missed? If you don't completely and utterly fall asleep at your computer, here is the answer, in no particular order:
1. We worked hard on our valentines. We conveniently missed this holiday while we were down south but Alex's school still had their party the next week so we ended up having to do them. I remember when Ashton was 3 and we were doing our first set, it was so cute and I spent a ton of time on what we made. Now I can easily picture getting the tear off ones at the pharmacy and calling it a day. Screw you Pinterest, there are way too many Valentines Days in the future.
2. The back hallway doors have all been replaced, but you'll see Jason has a ton of finish work to do.
The door guy basically pried off all the casings and replaced the frame and the door (nearly all the old doors were slanted or warped, didn't close, etc.) and then put it all back. But the doors aren't painted (they come this pre-primed tan color) and all the nail holes etc needed to be caulked and sanded and all that. So we're at a midway point with that little (not so little for Jason maybe) project.
3. My seltzer bubbles looked like a snowflake whilst in my snowflake glass.
It was so meta.
4. Ashton coined the term "disastrophe". Not hard to guess, but it pertained to having to share something with Alex.
5. The boys got their monthly haircuts in the Salon de Upstairs Bathroom:
Usually I am sitting on that stool holding a wailing Alex, covered in millions of bits of spiky buzzed hair pieces and it's totally awful. I hate haircut night. But this month we turned a corner! Alex watched a show all by himself and I actually got to take a picture while Ashton patiently waited his turn. Who are these boys??
6. Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Chris came to visit over Presidents Day weekend. We had such a good time :) We hung out, went shopping, played hockey and saw Disney on Ice downtown at the Garden. Talk about a field trip! We even went out to lunch afterwards.
6. We have been outside as much as the weather permits. Ashton is a whiz on his bike (read: deliberately rides over snowbanks, through puddles, over roots and cracks and holes, routinely gets thrown off and yet, acts surprised). Alex goes with me in the toddler seat on the back of my bike but will be getting up on his own this summer. He has to, he is most definitely over the weight limit for what he rides in haha.
Caption: Alex shouting a hundred times while chasing Ashton: "AH-tee bike power! I RUNNING power! Yeah!"
7. Speaking of Alex, uh, speaking, we have our second and final speech evaluation today at NPS. Hoping they agree that his articulation is sufficiently terrible to qualify for extracurricular services in the fall (he won't go there for school, but just twice a week for a half hour is the goal). His third birthday is next week! Which means no more EI, no more Amanda and Kristen, no more Monday group...it will be sad :(
8. In between all of this, the boys did not stop eating. They.eat.ALL.DAY. Also we went to the Museum of Science, the new Ballard Designs store opened in the Natick Mall (all hail), Ashton ripped several more pairs of pants and I decided not to drink any wine during Lent. Yes you heard that right. And guess what, I don't miss it! Perhaps my experience would be going differently if I had given up all alcohol but the thought of that was a little terrifying. Let's not go too crazy I said to myself, you're not even religious.
So overall, Jason's good, I'm good, the boys are good...
zzz.
ZZZZZ.
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