Day 16: Flower

Truth be told I am not trying very hard to keep up with this photo challenge. It's hard to be inspired by "stairs" when you are tired so I am just posting when I feel like it. It has made me at least post a lot so there's something. This picture is of Ryan and Audrey "gardening" in our backyard. Flowers don't last long because they get picked so these plants are as close as we get.

Bath in the Grass

Ryan and Audrey made up a really funny game yesterday where they gave each other a "bath" in the dried out mowed grass. The good news is that it kept them occupied for a good 30 minutes- the bad news is that our house had to be vacuumed everywhere the kids went after the game was over. They finally had to get in the real bath because I was tired of cleaning up their trails.

Strawberry Picking

Ryan and I have always had the tradition of picking strawberries, he loves it, even if he doesn't eat the strawberries. This year we got to include Audrey and it was even more fun. Ryan is old enough to be able to pic the strawberries himself and know which are good and which aren't. Audrey carried the bucket and ate strawberries the whole time (no joke she had SO many). It was a lot of fun, and PERFECT weather- blue skies, 70 degrees!

Day 8: Younger You

Here is my high school senior picture. I have posted baby pictures on here before and since I wasn't really up for posting one of my awkward middle school pictures (can we say eyebrows!)  this is what you get :)

Day 7: Happy Easter

I am very much aware that the theme of today's post was supposed to be the inside of my wallet but let's be real, I have 2 kids therefore the inside of my wallet is bare and dreadfully boring, in fact I lost my license last week so there is very little show. So instead I will post Easter pictures because let's be honest I couldn't not post the pictures- so to save your time and mine... here goes. These were all taken at my moms house except the very first one which was an Easter egg hunt a friend of mine put together. 

Day 6: Shadow (Durham Bulls Game)

Today we went to one of Ryan's best friends birthday parties at the Durham Bulls Baseball park. Super fun (and a little chaotic- mostly thanks to a squirmy little sister). Over all we had a great time. The first picture is of Audrey wearing her brand new Durham Bills baseball hat which is casting a SHADOW over her face. I didn't take my camera when they both got to try out the fast pitch and the batting practice in the kids area- hopefully next time I can get pictures- it was super cute and they both really enjoyed it! 

Day 6: Lunch

Yesterday was rough. I was sick (thus the chicken noodle soup) and we had a house showing at lunch time so we packed up and went to Chick-Fil-A for lunch. The kids played on the structure- and I lounged in the booth. I don't know what we would do without this place with our house on the market.

Day 5: Tiny

Two quickly growing kids on one TINY chair. Luckily they get along well enough to watch TV this way. You would think with a whole living room full of space they wouldn't need to be in the exact same spot!

Day 4: Someone Who Makes You Happy

Yeah... it's two people, but I couldn't just pick one! Don't you just love the look Ryan is giving Audrey... He doesn't want her to touch the toy.

ANOTHER trip to the ER

In case we didn't have enough going on in our lives Audrey ended up in the ER this evening. She had something called nursemaids elbow... essentially her elbow just slipped out of joint and needed to be put back in. She was in so much pain until they fixed her up, I had to carry her and I couldn't move her or touch her arm at all or she would tense up and scream/cry. The second they fixed it she was dancing and smiling and kept repeating "Bye, Bye Boo, Boo."  I'm glad it was an easy fix- I was picturing casts and slings and a whole list of even more serious issues. Their test to see if her arm was working properly after they popped it back was to hand a Popsicle to her bad arm- she passed the test with flying colors :) 

Day 3: Mail

One of Ryan's many "jobs" around the house is getting the mail. He still doesn't understand what time of day the mail comes so he ends up checking at least a few times a day (hint hint family- he likes receiving mail)

Day 2: Colour

Here is the bucket of colorful cars that we put outside to play with on these beautiful spring days (notice the sandaled feet of Audrey behind the bucket). After a morning at the park it is nice to come home to a fenced in backyard where they can play with toys and I am able to do things in the house.

Day 1: Your Reflection

This one was an easy one.. which is good considering I realized it was the first day of the month at 9:00pm and my usual subjects (the kiddos) are in bed (hopefully sleeping).

Here We Go Again