Seriously, letting the kids loose at the park mirrored some sort of jail break or the hysteria at Walmart on Black Friday. Scout couldn't stop screaming, "Hi!" at everyone she passed or maniacally laughing throughout the playscape, while Jude ran his skinny little legs ragged and came home each day with a pound of sand in each shoe.
So I'm proud to say that we took full advantage of each sunny day and it was an exciting preview for this upcoming summer.
Seattle: The winter was brutal. Please make sure the summer epic.
To recap this encouraging week, I'm remembering when...
...an hour before bedtime, Scout demonstrated expert problem-solving skills when she was exhausted, not ready to go inside, and quietly grabbed a blanket and fell asleep outside...
...the kids spent half the day as little spider monkeys under the most beautiful flower bush in the world that we're lucky enough to have in our front yard...
...a friend in our ward helped Adam get his motorcycle running after not being used all winter and Jude was brave enough to go for his first ride--and Scout decided she was brave enough to just wear the helmet. "It's too loud, daddy"...
.....Jude and Scout engaged in yet another 20-minute cuddle sesh...
...how tonight, Scout was too tired to make it to her bed and landed on my lap instead...
...and then in how just a few short hours my sweet Piper will be eight months old and how both completely impossible and never more believable that seems. She is a beautiful force in our home and I daresay she will be so for the world. I love her--and all of them--with my whole heart.
Here's to hoping this week is as killer as this last!
