Sunday in the forest

I just have to say that dressing boys is just as fun, if not more fun, than girls. Boys are simple. And I like that. It might also help that the boy under the clothes is pretty darn cute, and my heart melts when he comes tempestuously crawling toward me whenever I call is name anywhere in the house. His head perks up, he slowly peeks around the corner, and when he spots me he smiles so wide, lets out a squeal, and charges toward me at super baby speed. Except for last night, when I called him, and he was positioned between me and the toilet. and the toilet won out. You see, he's discovered the flusher, and it's his favorite new toy. Jared laughed and said that was a low blow, being cast aside for the latrine :)

Sunday evening we spent some time at one of my favorite parks because it's more on the secluded side. This stage of life is really hectic, so I love finding a place where we can enjoy being outside as a family without lots of other busyness. And having that dense tall forest as a backdrop is pretty awesome, too. Virginia, you sure have been a downer with all the rain this week, but I guess the payoff is greenery (...and mosquitos...)!

I have a pretty good track record of unintentionally color coordinating our family. It always happens! It is probably Jared's biggest (and only, right dear!) vexation with me, that we are always matchy-matchy :) So the kids and I were painted in pink, seafoam, and green together. Tell me I'm not the only mom who does this...

Hmm, I wonder who Evelyn inherited her acrobatic abilities from? ;)