The sounds of summer are back!

It's been about 60° here over the last few days and we just can't get enough sunshine! We went out for our first walk of the year last night and I reveled in the sounds of the birds chirping, motorcycle engines revving, dog collars jingling, bicycle pedals turning, baseball bats clanking, and the neighborhood kids shouting with excitement. Our first afternoon in the sun the boys chased each other around the back yard and dug through the shed trying to decide which of the old toys they should dig out first. Since then, Caleb has already broken in his old baseball bats and taken a few laps up and down the block on the good ol' Spiderman bike. Ethan (all too naturally) found the few mud puddles around the yard and is attempting to claim ownership of the kiddie car that has been Caleb's favorite for the last two years. There's nothing but smiles around here this week!

Kevin started his second quarter of classes and the rest of us are remembering what it is like to have a schedule again. The boys and I were very busy this week! We had the Kidz Klub Passion Play on Tuesday, followed by a big play date on Wednesday and another smaller one on Thursday. The Passion Play could've gone better but the kids really had fun. On Wednesday, we met eight other boys, two little girls, and six other seminary wives! It was a lot of people all at once, but we all had a pretty good time. Our last get together of the week got us out of the house by 9 am (okay, we didn't get there until 9:15). The three of us walked the mall with a girl we met at the library last month who has a 21 month old named Ethan (he's almost as cute as ours ;). She's originally from Fort Wayne, so I got some recommendations on doctors and dentists in town—it was nice to visit with someone outside the seminary for a change.

This weekend we look forward to big birthday celebrations (well, I'll be happy if I get a cake anyway :) Then on Sunday we were invited out for pancakes and a Maple Logging tour up by our field work church. I think the boys will have a good time—although the forecast doesn't look so good for Sunday...