Hello Summer!

Liam is taking his beloved puppy on a walk outside. We even took the puppies outside this week when it got so warm. Everyone loved the fresh air!
AJ and his puppy

Enjoying a walk with all the puppies

And by the end of this week, it was warm enough for shorts, short sleeves, and barefeet!

Aj and the Digger

Wow, it seems that only three weeks ago I was writing about our big snow storm, right? Well, things changed quickly. We reached a new record high of 80 degrees today! Yes, it took us until around June to reach 80 degrees last year. The priority of summer clothing for the boys moved up to #1 this week when we tried on clothing from last year and confirmed the fact that the boys grew a lot over the winter. Liam's clothes from last summer will be handed down to Aiden. Liam has grown a lot taller, but not much bigger so he is still a tough one to find clothing for. He is so small and lean. Luke, however, grew in all areas and is going to need several new items. We had our first lunch outdoors this week and played at the park three different times. The boys are already asking when we can get the pool out and start swimming or playing in the water hose.

Luke and Liam said a couple of funny things this week that reminded us how much they are listening to us. Luke turned to me one night after doing something with his trucks and other toys and said, "hey Mom, how 'bout those apples?!" John uses that phrase all the time and it was hilarious to hear Luke say it. Liam's phrase of the week was also another one that John uses all the time when he said, "hey Dad, how slick is that?" On our first warm day of the year, we were in the car driving to do something and Liam said to me, "Mom, I feel the warm" as the sun was shining in on his face. It was so precious.