The Mother's Day Bunny

We've been continuing to enjoy life with our boys in our small little slice of Santa Barbara heaven.  They are both getting to be so much fun!  Evan is moving around quite a bit, and wants to be everywhere at once, especially in the places where Elliott is.  He's moved on from the army crawl to what we call the "peg leg" crawl.  He gets up on one knee, then uses the other leg straight to propel him forward.  It's pretty effective and hilarious all at the same time.  He's also trying really hard to pull up on furniture, and Steve's guitar made the perfect angle to practice on.

Speaking of guitars, Evan is crazy about Elliott's guitar, and frequently crawl into the bedroom where it is hanging on the wall and bang it until one of us pulls it down for him to strum on.  It is one of the few things that can hold his attention now for more than a few minutes.

We have been implementing weekly traditions into our routine to try to be more deliberate about making special family time in the midst of our busy schedules.  Tuesday nights are sing along nights, and before bedtime Steve will pull out his guitar.  So far we have a pretty small repertoire, including Farmer in the Dell, Wheels on the Bus, Froggie went a Courtin' (a Gaultney family favorite, uh-hu), and the most requested - Let it Go from Frozen.

We got a little tiny bit of rain this week, which is always a cause of excitement.  Elliott's daycare held snail races, which involved first hunting for snails, then dipping them in some paint, putting them in the center of the paper, and watching to see who's could crawl off the paper fastest.  On the far right is Elliott's buddy Joseph who was been with him in daycare since the start.  They were even born in the same hospital on the same day!

We had a very nice and relaxing Mother's day last weekend.  Steve and Elliott made me breakfast (and did the dishes!) while I relaxed in bed and read an In Touch magazine - the most frivolous thing I have done in ages.   Elliott made me a few crafties at daycare, including a painted flower pot with flowers that says "My mom is a Rockstar!" and a poster with questions and answers about his mom.  

The funniest:

Q: How old is your mom? E: 14

The sweetest:

Q: Why do you love your mom? E: Because she loves me and she is my best friend.

After breakfast we were getting our day started when Elliott looked at me and said, "When does the Mother's Day Bunny come?"  Oh kiddo, the little guy though that he got a piece of the action also!

Not only do I have the best boys ever, but I feel so fortunate to have strong role models to show me the importance of mothers and strength of women.  Their support and guidance has enabled me to be the best mom I can to Elliott and Evan.  Thank you Mom, Gram, Sandy, Grandma Claire, Aunt Jean and Aunt Krista!  You will never know the depth of impact you have had on me.