Outside weather!

Our weather has finally taken a turn for the better and we are able to enjoy the great outdoors once again. Daddy Piper finished the flagstone in the back and we placed our grill there finally. Our backyard is taking shape and looks like a tropical oasis. He even got the wood fence finished or at least with the wood we have at this point. His time off from work isn't helping financially but it sure does get the projects around here finished.

We were out enjoying this gorgeous weather this evening while I was grilling our dinner. It's so nice having the grill in the backyard : -) J is able to walk so far now. He's quickly loving the outdoors as well. He does like to shove rocks in his mouth though so I have to watch him pretty closely. The kids all took turns sliding and then were sliding together a few times. Daddy also chased L & S on his bike. They ran screaming all over the backyard and would hide in their plastic playset. He ran into at one point and it popped apart. The screams were CRAZY :- ) The giggles that followed closely behind are like music to my ears.



Here I busted J putting a rock in his mouth and the he quickly threw it away.

I ran to Target today to get batteries for some of J's new toys. When I got home, S ran out and threw his arms around me like I had been gone forever. I am loving this snuggly phase that S is in. He loves hugs and kisses constantly.

Oh and while outside playing tonight S and L were on the glider and S told L "Don't start your SH*T with me". Now where did he hear that????????

We opened J's gifts this morning from his party last night. He got some fun stuff, like a helicopter, a Parent's gumball toy (pretend gumball), a ball popper, some super cute clothes, a Little People Farm building thing and a few other things. The two toys he loves are the Gumball toy and the ball popper. He has chased the balls around the house and played with those two toys off and on all day. The helicopter has delighted his big brother. S has taken that away from J every time he goes to play with it. We make S give it back to J and then a few minutes later, we'll catch S giving J a ball and taking back the helicopter. Oh to have a big brother who steals your toys - such joy!