fly boys

Out for a lunch with the Squadron boys + Mont - Mont was pretty thrilled to get to hang out with all the pilots, even if he did only eat a whole two fries for his "lunch."

I think Mont will be nicknamed "Squints" in his foreseeable future! 

^^trying to wink, I couldn't get it fast enough.. So here is Squints again.^^

drizzly day for drizzlers

The snow has all melted, and with April's closing, we are luckily getting a few rain showers. 

As we were expecting them around lunch time, I wanted to let the kids get some outside time today too (yesterday was sunny and warm, so we spent some time at the park). I rushed them into their clothes, and threw a sweater on each.. that wasn't going to be warm enough.. so a scarf on Emmy and a hat on each. VOILA! AH! They even turned out to be my favorite color combo by accident.. I love days like that. ; ) Had to get them in a picture just to remember the soft purple and grays.. 

Dad we love your scarves! 

Mont's chipmunk cheek holding a lifesaver, and Emmy with her favorite thing to do: blow bubbles. 

Later, we'll bring out the umbrellas!

319th Sq. egg hunt

I have such reverent children... HAAA. This picture looks like they're praying they'll find all the best eggs or something, right?! Crazy kooks! :) Why can't they just smile at the same time?.. yet they can look down at the same time my finger hits the shutter button. Nice.. :[

Mark helping her locate the egg treasures among the chair legs and table bases around the office. Emmy was one of the younger kids in the older age group, so Mark wasn't shy about helping her out to beat out all the 6 and 8 year olds. Thank goodness for Dads!

warm for a day

superhero dishtowel capes,
shorts, sweaters, and hats,
lollipops,
cowboy boots...
all made for a pleasantly warm afternoon
outside.

3.. no 2!

This funny little sprite has turned three!! Her birthday "is... April Fourf," as she loves telling everyone. The last few weeks, she's hit some big milestones for herself. She recently decided she was ready to try the whole underwear thing, and a few days before her birthday, we snipped apart her pacifiers (sorry if you're not on board with that whole lifesaver thing...), telling her they must have just "gotten yucky" because she'd used them for so long. I wanted to do this before she turned three so she would have something to look forward to (presents and cake!). It worked like a charm with far less tears than I had expected. It was miraculous. However, even with the cake and presents, she still wants to stay a "little tiny girl" and stay 2 for the rest of forever. Sorry Emmy! You're three now!!

^^ Singing happy birthday to herself before we even had started - she was ready!! ^^

Sure, we have "normal" pictures of her blowing the candles out, but this one is my favorite! I can't stop smiling over that sputter-out candle blow.

snowed in

Once Mark was home with us, Mother Nature decided Spring needed to stay away a bit longer, and threw us into the most exciting blizzard we've seen since living here. The winds were so unbelievably strong and the snow was just coming down as fast as it could. Our garage had about 3 feet of snow blown against it, and it wasn't even the worst of the drifts around us. Our neighbors across the street had a 6 foot drift out their back door, just to name another. It lasted for two days, and the base was completely shut down. Even huge snow plow trucks were getting stuck on the streets outside our houses, and needed to be pulled out by others. It was insane! (And very fun to have Mark home for this one!!)