Day 703 | Zoo Trip

It was the perfect day for a morning at the zoo. The weather, the company, the animal friends (we met the new panda cub!). It was all just lovely.

Day 702 | Good Times, Good Friends

I miss these ladies from our Tranquil Space days. Seems like so so long ago.

Day 701 | Little Legos

Chase got his first little Lego kit for his birthday (thanks, pen pal Kerry!) and he had a blast putting it together with his dad tonight. Big day!

Day 700 | 700!

700 is a lot. Like a lot, a lot. Blogging is not always the easiest task to check off my daily to-do list, but it's moments like this (looking back over 700 posts!) that makes it totally worth it. We've come a long way, friends.

Name: Sara
Favorites: everything about springtime, witty texts from Chris + friends, birthday party crafting (the final party is this weekend!), giving away unneeded baby gear (purging feels so good), enjoying a quiet cup of coffee, making my boys belly laugh, finally having our ceiling fixed (remember this), post-sleeping baby hugs (they’re just so warm and cozy + smell so sweet)
Biggest Hurdle to Overcome: managing a million appointments. Between physical therapy and other misc back, wrist, skin, pediatrician appointments, I'm burnt out. Thank goodness for friends that have helped ease the load.
Dreams for the Future: decluttering + purging after surviving the season of gift-giving around here (i.e. Christmas, birthdays, Valentine's Day, Easter, etc).

Name: Chris
Favorites: his new $1.44 t-shirts (practically a steal), a warmer walking commute, his lovely wife making his daily pb&j sandwiches for lunch at work, eating breakfast out, house hunting (it doesn't hurt to look, right?), coming up with entertaining new games for the boys
Biggest Hurdle to Overcome: deciding when it's safe to make the switch back to flip flops again. This spring has been a tricky one.
Dreams for the Future: taking a weekend trip with his brothers. It'll happen someday. Some day.

Name: Chase
Favorites: anything related to space, Frozen, getting hair cuts (so he can watch movies), correcting his parents when they misspeak (who knew it happens so often), gummy gums (his fancy term for the special Easter gummy carrots he enjoyed), comfy pants, receiving gifts, ice cubes in his water, singing, playing make believe, talking about his school friends, breakfast for dinner, asking Siri questions about space
Biggest Hurdle to Overcome: building up his stamina to go for longer scooter rides (he's really become quite an expert).
Dreams for the Future: warmer weather so we can start hitting the playground circuit again (something we're all dreaming about).

Name: Robbe
Favorites: trucks, trucks, and more trucks, harassing Miga, running as fast as he can with his belly sticking out, licking his mom (odd, I know), wearing his fireman coat, watching YouTube truck videos, eating, playing guitar, playing with whatever Chase is playing with (usually relatively peacefully), mommy snuggle time, stickers (a lot!)
Biggest Hurdle to Overcome: attempting to communicate. He wants to be understood so badly. He's making progress but not as fast as anyone would like.
Dreams for the Future: a day where we drive/walk by some sort of large construction equipment every other minute or so. That's not too much to ask, is it?

And, if you're interested in looking back over the past *almost* two years of team blog posts, here's your chance:

• Day 600
• Day 500
• Day 400
• Day 300
• Day 200
• Day 100
• Original posts: Chase, Robbe, Chris & Me

Day 699 | Finally Spring

After weeks of cooler temps (at least it has felt that way), I picked Chase up from school in 70 degrees today. We broke outside for some fun in the sun before dinner. The boys entertained themselves happily with bubbles (Chase even refilled their bubble dishes by himself) while I tested out their mini kites and entertained Miga.

Then, while I cooked, the boys once again entertained themselves by making a total mess in Robbe's room. My most braggable parent moment from the day? The boys cleaned this disaster up by themselves before we all sat down to eat. Woohoo!

Day 698 | A New Space Colony

This is what happiness looks like with our favorite four-year-old. He received this entire space colony as birthday gifts and he couldn't be happier about it. Luckily, there are enough spaceships to go around so sharing hasn't even been *that much* of an issue.

Day 697 | Avocado Egg Salad

For some reason, since Easter, I've been craving egg salad. The really odd part of that is that I don't like mayo, a staple in most egg salad recipes. I found one that uses avocado instead of mayo, though, and it's delicious. Totally hit the spot.

You can find the recipe here, if you're interested. Enjoy!