So this post is LONG overdue – its been well over a month since my last post. We’ve been busy; especially since the weather has been getting nicer. So here’s what we’ve been up to…
A few weeks ago, we had a nice sunny day just out of the blue – in between frigid days – so we took advantage of it and went on a walk together! we headed to some trails and broke out the baby backpack and syd had a blast!
Owen started out in the stroller but soon escaped so he could get some of that energy out…check out how he runs…love.it.he holds his little arms up and close to his chest and swings them back and forth…. :) 
this pic is so cute, syd just looks like she is checking something out pretty intently – but in the opposite direction of everyone else. I think Owen, gran and papa were checking out a swan’s nest they spotted. 
mama and her boy…
the kole fam…
gran and Owie
Another thing we’ve started doing are swimming lessons with syd…i tried to get owen into a class too, but the one for his age group was full…syd really seems to enjoy it! she even puts her face in the water…no fear from that little girl! This is the only pic we have that didn’t turn out super blurry, but you get the point! Scott even her one week and they had so much fun too! :) 
Grandma’s annual Easter egg hunt was on the Sat before Easter…Grandma had us all over for the egg hunt and also a fantastic dinner…the kids had a lot of fun finding their goodies…Grandma assigns each kiddo a different color ‘ribbon’ and each of their ‘hidden’ eggs/treats is marked with that color – owen had so much fun trying to find his colored treats....
there was also much chasing each other around and running down hills and just being kids….
All the kiddos after their hunt….
Syd and Kenz …so sweet
After all the fun someone was soooooo tired so got some cuddle time in with Grandma….
On Sunday, Owen, Scott and I headed off to church…Syd wasn’t feeling well so she stayed home with Gran….
check out my little stud muffin…. :)
cousins @ church…owen was having some issues with the sun in his face, so this is the best I got of them…
also with his cousins, Owen realized his LOVE for riding a bike….he had a little tiny bike with training wheels, but when he was with his cousins and their ‘big’ bikes, we realized it was time to break out the ‘big boy’ bike for Owen – which used to be dylan’s bike – so that make it all the more ‘cool’ for owen and he talks about riding his ‘new bike’ just about every day….here he is out enjoying the weather and his bike with gran…
gran got a little jealous…get your own bike, gran!!! :) 
so serious about helping papa fix his bike…notice the play chainsaw on the bottom left? as soon as owen saw papa start to get his tools out owen ran inside yelling “i gotta go get my tools too” and that is what he came back with….
At the end of last month, I went away to Nashville for a conference for four days– it was the longest I’ve ever been away from my babies, but we were so busy that time went by so fast…..my sweet, sweet hubby sent me an edible arrangement while I was there – and it worked out great because I had a fridge in my room so had some fruit to snack on instead of eating junk….see, I started the ‘couch to 5k’ program a few weeks ago and have been trying to eat good and just change into some healthier habits. 12 lbs down so far!!! yay…
Also, while at my conference, I stayed in the Gaylord Opryland Resort – the place was HUGE, it was at least 1/4 mile from my room to the conference area…i don’t even think we walked through the whole place while we were there….here is a view from my balcony…craziness….
While we were there they also had a special show at the Grand Ole Opry set up for us to see for all the conference attendees (there were about 2000 of us) – and it was a very cool experience…
and now back to the crazy weather we’ve been having… i had to share a pic of some hail i picked up off the deck from a week or so ago
but then of course, Michigan gave us some sunshine and we were able to get out and have some fun…getting ready for sydney’s first bike ride – I’d say she’s pretty excited!
but what else do we do for fun? play dress up, of course…here’s our future tennis player with her mini racket... not so sure of it at first…
but then she warmed up to it…..
‘mr wizard’ and his lightsaber…
our little diva in her ‘diva hat’ (when she sees it she points and freaks out until you put it on her and then she just crawls around like she’s the coolest thing ever)
our little pricess….
in our spare time we also learn new tricks….
and play fun games
here’s syd playing a fun game with papa….she just laughs and makes faces and goes crazy
then all of a sudden collapses on his shoulder for a quick hug…so sweet
we’ve also been playing with friends….al and the babes came over one day to play when i stayed home once day when the kids’ daycare was closed …they’re all getting so big!!! 
our attempt at a pic of all four of them…syd just wasn’t having it!
and how here she’s trying to give her a pep talk, and owen is like come on babies lets get this over with….henry is just not so sure of it all!!! :)
also with all the fun weather we’ve been having, we’ve broken out the ‘summer’ toys and now owen has to share his stuff with his sister this year…surprisingly enough, he doesn’t mind (most of the time) 
i know i’ve overlooked so many things going on lately,but I had to get something out here and update this blog!!!
I’m definitely planning to update more later with some kid milestones….but until then – here’s a quick milestone for syd…her first sink bath – at 13 months old
owen was splashin it up in the sink since he was 7 mo old – but its just too easy with two, to give them both a bath together so syd never got to enjoy the fun until recently – when her diaper somehow came undone on one side inside her pjs one afternoon (yes, she was still in her pjs in the afternoon, we all love to relax a little on the weekends and syd is no exception) and she was soaking wet before we noticed.
She LOVED the sink!
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