spring brings fun times

we sure have been making up for lost time! sean, luckily was well enough to go to his first flyers hockey game. i was a little nervous that he wouldn't enjoy himself or wouldn't be able to sit through it or that he would still be feeling sick. boy was i wrong!he had the time of his life. any time sean gets to hang out with "the men's club" is a great time. it usually evokes one of his 2 stock phrases of "this was the best day of my life." we try to avoid the alternative worst day of my life experiences as much as possible but they slip in from time to time. he had so much fun. here is a pic of him just as he was leaving and one of lila watching them go...feeling a little sad. nothing that a shopping trip couldn't fix, though!









we have a new goal of trying to let sean and lila have some special times. this involves some time away from each other which is rare for us. we are usually together. it's just how we like it and we always feel like something is missing when 1 of us is not there. however, since ben joined our family its been a little crazy and we thought that the kids would like this. today lila got to go to the ballet to see cinderella. pop pop drove her and nana to the city to the academy of music. nana rode in the back with lila and pop was the chauffeur. lila had the most wonderful time and i believe nan did as well. lila has been dreamily dancing since she got home, even while brushing her teeth. i think she will have sweet dreams tonight.

we have also been busy working outside. this great weather has put us in happy spirits. we love outdoor projects and have been so busy getting the outside ready for spring. sean and lila each got a new scredriver and got right to work. sean, ben and jason worked on putting our new chair together while lila and ben worked out back.








we even spotted a thankful cardinal on our newly filled and positioned birdfeeder. its amazing how the simple act of bird watching can be so exciting.