memory dump . january recap

here it is. january 31st. 

who would have thought january would have been a busy month?! but that, it has been.

1. the weather. it's been awesome. i say hey, if it's not going to snow then bring on spring! that being said, we have spent lots of time outdoors. grey and tuck have been doing everything from riding bikes, playing in the sandbox, riding the wagon down the hill.

2. speaking of riding bikes, on warm sunny days after lunch we take a stroll down the road to the cul de  sac to ride around a bit. today grey decided to pack an orange for the trip. he had the whole thing planned out. he put it in a brown paper bag and pulled the stroller around front to put will in and show me he had us all packed up. we all shared it down at the end of the road. that boy. he is too cute.

{some day all too soon little man...you'll be right out there with them.}

3. the will man is getting all kinds of teeth. not sure if that's why he had a fever today or not but he was one sad puppy. a day of plans always ceases when there's a sick baby. there was plenty of time to snuggle up together.  apparently he felt well enough to eat spaghetti.

4. tulips. in the winter. matthew brought me some tulips a few weeks ago and i wanted to cry when the blooms started to fall off. that blessed spritz of color was much needed!

5. for quite some time i have been wanting to bake our own bread from scratch. oh my word it is so worth it. the boys could eat almost an entire loaf right when it comes out of the oven. it's a tad bit of a process but i get two loaves out of a batch. i made this recipe and it got raving reviews from all members of the family. two thumbs up.

6. we had a mega rainy weekend a few weeks ago. it was fairly warm out so grey and tuck got to venture out to explore in the rain. we left the screen door open and just listened to them and smiled to ourselves. they had so much fun. their world looks a little different all wet and muddy. and they enjoyed it.

7. will has a new resident yogurt feeder. grey bear. there's always a tad more mess but really, what's a little more mess around here?! will loves it, grey loves it, i love it. jackpot.

  

8. this boy loves his daddy. and daddy loves this boy. 

9. will spent one evening playing with onions. and i took a picture of it.

10. these guys have been all about crafts lately. our windows are adorned {i mean we can't even see out of some of them} with snowflakes, pictures of whatever comes out of their little minds on paper, tape, and hand prints. one day i'll have windows i can see out of but i won't have these moments.

11. grey has gotten a hold of the camera again. 

12. and tomorrow is february 1st which means these babies will be full of sweet surprises each morning. along with something we love about each little man. 

here's to january!