. boxed 'em up .

it's always the simple things that make kids happy.  we buy toys and make tons of plans, but it always ends up being the silliest things that occupy them for hours ...

a box.  who knew?!?

. i stepped out of the room .

and then we cleaned up.

. easter projects .

i think i have an obsession with handprint art.  :)

. happy spring .

yes, i'm still open.  apparently this blog gets the back burner!  sorry.

these kids keep me busy, all day, with the exception of the 2 hours they crash and burn.  seriously, we play so hard all morning that they are asking me to take a nap by 1:00. 

since is spring and super close to easter, we've been doing a lot of this ...

they get VERY excited when i bring out the eggs to play with and we work very hard at matching colors and recognizing colors.  they know the rules though .. no eggs in the mouth, no throwing eggs, no eggs on the floor.  and they do really good at following the rules.

L did NOT want to play with the eggs that day, but she usually dives in!  she is definitely finding her place.

we play with the eggs probably every day.  one day, i hid them outside and let them find them.  one day we washed them.  one day we hid them inside.  they like to roll them all over.  and i even put 2 pieces of pasta in them one day and let them shake them.  there are endless possibilities when it comes to plastic eggs!

. sweet friends .

. st. patrick's day craft .

yes, i now have green peas all over my house.  but they turned out really cute.

. busy day .

i had a busy day planned, but i think this was the favorite thing we did ...

we NEVER play in the front, but it was so nice out and the backyard was muddy, so we tried it.  i worry because our driveway is so steep that they'll get going and not be able to stop until they face the concrete, but we attempted a "no run" rule and they still had the best time.  here is one instance, however, where they "forgot" not to run.  M was chasing B.   and i think he liked it.  :)

i then attempted a group picture.  here is a sequence of them i got.  i didn't get one where everyone was looking with their eyes open, but i think between the 5, there is at least one good one of each kid.