Happy Fathers Day to the man who teaches our boys new things, like riding bikes,

  to work hard, 

To love well,

be carefree, 

and be strong when needed. 

Captain Preston guided our boat for the evening.

Well all our digging finally paid off. We got to lay down all the pavers this weekend and are so happy with how it is coming together! There is still one more step of putting down the locking sand on top to secure the pavers and finish off the look. Unfortunately you have to have the bricks dry out for 3 days and with this spring it may be a few more months before we get 3 days without rain!

This is our new front walkway.

 We haven't had one since we moved in 3 years ago and I am so excited!

And this is our back patio. This has been just a big mud pit forever so this is a huge upgrade. I can't wait to have a place with some shade to sit in our yard. 

Elliot testing out Mammau's ability to find certain animals on the page without looking.

 Spoiler alert - it doesn't matter how well you do he will always tell you that you missed it!

 Hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa enjoying some sundaes. 

Preston did join us this day I promise, his nap time just happened to overlap the parts of both visits when I had my camera close by to snap photos!

Preston loves to stack blocks these days. I love that he doesn't get frustrated when the tower falls down. Thankfully he can be a very patient little dude when he wants to be!

 We had the cutest supervisor! 

At the beginning of the dig he was scared to touch the worms. By the end of the day he was giving them kisses and taking them on adventures! 

 Retaining wall done - on to the patio!

Preston decided to test out the structural integrity of the wall, his head lost that battle! But his brother gave him one of his Ninja Turtle band aids so life is all good!

The zoo opened today. 

Elliot was so excited to hold our membership pass that he showed it to all the animals.

It never stops to amaze me how big Preston is getting. We didn't pack a stroller, diaper bag, or snacks for him for the first time on a zoo trip. Just walked in and enjoyed the animals. 

I like this sense of freedom!

My Superman with his little Super Hero Sidekicks

It was all hands on deck!

The boys may have gotten distracted and wondered off to their own adventures

 Boy sure loves his jelly!

 Love these little reminders that we made it through winter and spring is on it's way!

 His favorite new stalling technique when I tell him it's time for jammies is to cuddle up as close as possible so there is no way to get those pjs on! Love it so much!!

 Happy Easter!

He makes laundry much more fun!