Spring Fun

So I was about to post about Easter, but then I went to upload pictures and had a few others I wanted to post first! I know it's been like 3 weeks-ish now, but my birthday was on the 7th! Alex was so cute about it... he was super excited and fascinated that I had a birthday too! Him and Gary went out together to pick out gifts and a cake. Alex got me some earrings and Gary got me a waffle maker (something I've wanted for a while)! They also brought me flowers :) We went to dinner at Olive Garden, then had this "birthday party"! The kids enjoyed the cake and candles, and even Nathan got a taste!

Love my boys!

We've been spending a lot of time ouside lately. We have had some beautiful days! Alex has always been a bit cautious on playgrounds, but has been getting slightly more adventurous lately. He still isn't a huge fan of slides (he will do them, but he doesn't really like them I guess). He's more into climbing, bridges, running, and collecting and playing with sticks/rocks/sand.

Nathan loves these things!

He hates the swing. He always starts crying when I put him in! I've never known a kid not to like them. I keep trying, but he is just not a fan! It makes it a little tricky at the park because he's not at an age yet where he can really play much. He isn't walking and of course can't crawl all over the place at a park like this!

Gary and Alex enjoyed skipping and throwing rocks one afternoon!

Other than that, a couple of other noteable things...

Nathan has been sleeping GREAT for the past week or so! If you are a parent, you definitely understand how big of a deal this is!! He started having a lot of sleep issues when we went to Nashville and they continued when we got home. He was waking up at night again, and getting up around 5-5:15 every morning. This made for a grumpy baby and a grumpy mommy and daddy! We tried letting him cry, but it seriously wasn't working. Anyway, one night last week he literally just started sleeping well again! One morning we left him to cry for 15 minutes and he went back to sleep... and other than that he's been going down by 8:00 and sleeping until 6:15-6:45 again! YAY! And he's doing his normal 2 naps/day again (his nap schedule was off due to weird night sleep!) - usually at 9:00 for 45 min-1hrish and afternoon nap at 2:00 for an hour and a half ish. Hopefully this post doesn't jinx it ;)

Alex finally spent is chore money last week! I have to admit, it's been a little hard to keep up with since he doesn't really have that many "chores" and the money doesn't add up that quick. I may need to adjust how it's done a little bit. But, we counted it all up and he had $15 (some of it was Easter money he got from grandma too). He was so excited and I loved the sense of accomplishment he felt! He picked out a police car (after MUCH deliberation) and paid for it himself! It was pretty cute :) He has a few dollars in his "Give" bank to take to church, but we forgot it this past Sunday, oops!

And my favorite kid quote from yesterday, Nathan started fussing and Alex dropped what he was playing with and came running to his brother, "I'm coming, Nathan! I'm coming!!" It was so sweet! He proceeded to play with him, and give him toys. I love them :)