March Madness

March seemed to go by in a flash..thankfully most of the month was occupied by unseasonably warm temps...which definitely helps when you don't get in a spring break vaca. We spent lots of time playing outside, playing basketball and golf and hitting up the local parks. Dane is quite fearless when it comes to slides, however tall they may be.

In addition to his no fear sliding skills, Dane apparently thinks he's the hulk, as evidenced by the photos below where he is trying to lift the playground pole. If this were a video, you'd hear some deep grunting noises.

We fit in some play time at Grandma and Grandpa Lech's house as well...Dane rolled in his firetruck and Cade had to try out Grandpa's back yard hitting net.

We celebrated St. Patrick's day with green pancakes, green milk, kiwi and lucky charms (sugary cereal, a rarity in our house, was an instant hit in our house..the boys figured out real quick how to fish out the marshmallow bits of lucky goodness).

Evening bike rides happened nightly and you could see these two brothers starting their competitiveness. Cade quickly figured out how to manipulate the winnings..if he's in last place, then it is the person who arrives home last who gets the trophy. Clever little guy he is...but so full of love. Anytime you ask him who his favorite is, he says he loves EVERYBODY.

We also had some pre-Easter fun at Greenwood's Easter Egg Hunt. Dane quickly mastered his egg hoarding skills. His bucket was overflowing and he kept on looking. Jon and I tried to help him carry his overflowing bucket but he wasn't having it..he had a death grip on that thing that wouldn't let loose. Cade also enjoyed his egg hunting expedition, but was a bit disappointed that there weren't any golf balls hidden in the eggs. They did make quite the candy haul and enjoyed cookies and juice with daddy, Grandma Janet and I.

 

 All and all, March was a fun and busy month. We're looking forward to the April showers bringing more flowers, warm weather and Easter.

Fantastic February

Wow..it's been nearly a year. Have you stuck with us? Probably not...judging by the analytics...and I don't blame you. I'm going to attempt to have at least a monthly update..especially for our family members who don't get the photo updates a la Facebook. So, without further adieu...here's a recap of February.

Cade turned four...I cannot even believe that we have a four year old. FOUR?! Our baby boy is four. My, how he's grown. He is such a sweet, kind boy. He loves his brother so much and seeing him watch out for and teach Dane make my heart smile. He is cautious..perhaps a bit like his momma. He's trusting and sensitive...again, a bit like his momma. But like daddy he has a smile that lights up a room and athletic ability that astounds me at his young age. He loves playing basketball and takes pride in showing Dane how to dribble and shoot. It's not uncommon to find the two of them with their shirts off playing basketball...or as Cade says, "We're just basketballers, mom...we play ball in tummies." He is inquisitive and smart and so, so funny. He loves music (especially Beyonce, Zak Brown Band and Eric Church), trains, trucks and cars. He still loves golf, as evidenced by his desire for a golf birthday party. On his birthday, Jon and I picked him up early from school and went to Clay Corner to make something. Cade painted an airplane and a mug for Auntie Lisa's birthday. At Cade's request, we went to Godfather's Pizza for dinner and ate there...it was a big deal because typically we only do take out or delivery. After pizza, we headed home for a golf cake and ice cream, complete with a visit from Auntie Beans and Uncle Kyle.

 Friday is also the month of love and for Valentine's Day, I made some heart shaped doughnuts for the boys...Cade couldn't  believe that I had to go to work..."but it's VALENTINE'S DAY, mom!" Thankfully the boys got their sugar fix in before Bella devoured the remainder of the doughnuts. 

The boys also have a Valentine Concert at school...because the Christmas holiday is so busy, they've elected to have a Valentine Concert instead. It's adorable to watch and we were fortunate that Grandma Lech, Grandma Janet and Great Aunt Jen were all able to watch Cade and Dane in action. Cade did a wonderful job singing..much better than his first appearance (around Dane's age) where he froze, cried and had to be carried. Dane, on the hand, hammed it up and turned on the charm in his love crown, appropriately titled "I'm cute."

{Cade is in the back row, far right.}

On the 18th, we had Cade's official "Fore-th" Birthday Party. It was a tee-riffic time (okay, pun fun is over) and we celebrated with Grandma & Grandpa Lech, Grandpa Tom and Grandma Janet, Gigi, Great Aunt Judy, Great Aunt Paula, Great Aunt Jen, Great Uncle Don and Jan, Auntie Lisa, Auntie Beans, Uncle Kyle, Jarrett, Lindsey and Leah. Cade got some great gifts, including a new bike and helmet from mom and dad. I was hard at work that week prepping the chocolate golf suckers, cupcakes and cake..but it was all worth it seeing Cade's excited face the day of. A special shout out to Auntie Beans, who helped me with the prep of the fruit "par-faits" and "club" sandwiches (okay, maybe pun fun wasn't over)..and don't forget the bucket of range balls (aka donut holes).

 On Sunday, we had brunch and celebrated cousin Jarrett's first birthday. The boys loved playing together and we did manage one semi decent photo of Cade and Dane showing Jarrett how to relax in his new chair.

 The rest of the month included staying busy inside since the weather outside wasn't so great...fort building, riding bikes at the shop and "basketballin'" rounded out the month of February. Dane continued his no fear attitude by learning to scale stools and climb and crawl across cabinets and the kitchen island...never a dull moment at the Felch house.

See you in a few weeks for the March Madness recap...