April 7

Today Will and I spent the day at the zoo with Sarah and Sophie. The kids had a blast running around the tot spot, climbing on ropes, going down slides and feeding the goats. I think Will's favorite part of the day was watching the monkeys swing from rope to rope.

April 6

It was a gorgeous spring day with temperatures in the seventies. (It's about time!) Each day, Will and I pass the fountain on our drive home and I was excited to have him try it out. Unfortunately, my excitement did not rub off on him! We stood far enough from the jets to just get a little bit wet, but that was enough for our brave little man. The minute the water droplets fell on him, Will began to scream in terror. I took this picture as he was recovering from the trauma. I don't think we'll be going back in the fountain any time soon, but Will did enjoy watching everyone else get wet.

April 5

We took advantage of today's sunshine by heading to Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. Though the barn loop is extremely short, it takes us forever to complete. Any why wouldn't it when there are sticks, rocks, bugs, leaves, mud and a myriad of other natural wonders to distract us? Will was excited to see a barn, but kept trying to open the doors to see the animals inside.

April 4

Today we met our new niece, Mikaela. I enjoyed watching my little brother be a Dad. At one point, Will came up to me and said, "I wanna hold the baby." Here he is holding is newest cousin.

April 3

The first evening of spring break couldn't have been any better. Will spent time picking all of the dandelions in the yard - maybe if he keeps this up we won't have as many this year! We then headed down to Old School Pizzeria, where we enjoyed a few slices while listening to some tunes.

April 2

As we were walking down the stairs first thing this morning, Will insisted decided he wanted to drink out of the cat's water bowl. Luckily, I convinced him to wait until I got him a bowl of his own. He enjoyed pretending to be the cat and giggled when water got up his nose.

April 1

Tonight Will spotted two little bugs on our windowsill and spent quite some time examining them. Surprisingly, he even got up enough courage to "pet" one of them.