The Sickness

We had the joy of all three of us being sick last weekend! Becky was first up, which was great, and when she was recovering at work on Sunday, Paul joined in on the fun! Before that happened, we did get to go to the park for a while, where I took these photos of him playing around in the dirt. I couldn't figure out quite what he was doing when he was just lying around on the bleachers, but then when we got home, he let me know in an unpleasant manner. Oh well, one night of flu-like symptoms isn't horrible, as long as it comes once every couple of years... except we were all sick less than two months ago!! I made it almost the entire time we've lived here, and this final spring I've been sick twice! Thankfully, I got the least of it... but I did have to take care of the other two, so that evens it out. Anyway, here are the pictures Paul and I took last Sunday:

I'll just be lying on the bleachers... you go have fun.

Yes, Paul... I see the flag. Yep. Got it.

Hmm... this sand seems to be a darker brown. They call this dirt? Well let's get some on our faces then.

Proof that he's half Unbehend. If this isn't an Uncle Andy look, I don't know what is.

Even the semi-flu can't keep this kid from smiling.

King of the Mountain! Or at least the dirt hill.

Well today was the last day of my last full week of school. I have two review classes on Monday, and then finals. The countdown timer now sits at 23 days.

Easter Eggs?? Find 'em!!

It was a beautiful spring day here, and the perfect day to hunt for Easter eggs! Paul awoke to find a basket full of M's and Wheels... what more could he ask for? Since Becky had the day off, and I really didn't have anything too important to do, we were able to spend the whole day together. Many, many times in the past we've gone to Metro park, and since we're running out of time, it seemed like a good idea today for the holiday. The grass was green, the sky was blue, and the sun was shining. It doesn't get any better than that.

Even the "grass" in the Easter basket had "Wheels" on it...

M's!! Oh, what an Easter blessing...

The basket is ready, now let's find some eggs!

And then eat them!! Haha!

Hey now... I just filled this basket, and it's empty again? Wait a tick...

I see one! Get it! No, mine! Not yours!

I keep finding these things and then you just take them out and hide them again!

I think I'm about done with this game...

Alright, enough of this egg business. Those eggs have been terminated... come with me if you want to live...

We hope your holiday was as fun as ours... Happy Easter!

Doing the Crocodile Rock...

Just a couple of videos for you all to check out, and this one picture...

All he needs is a piano and he could be Elton Paul. Well, let's hope not. We told him we were going to walk around the block and he wanted to bring his hat and wear his sunglasses... not sure why. I guess he's just cool like that.

Just showing off his dancing skills. He loves this song for some reason, sometimes he even requests it when we're driving in the car... and then he goes crazy in the back seat.

Why waste money on expensive toys when you could just play with a cardboard box? He calls it his "tunnel." Hours and hours of entertainment.

April Showers and Spring Humidity!

Is April the month that comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb? I know that these showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but all they've brought so far is Spring humidity. The air was pretty thick today, and the nightly thunder storms are supposed to last through the weekend I think. The news keeps talking about tornados too. But anyway, it was beautiful this last weekend, and we got out and took some pictures… it's just taken me this long to post them. So here they are:

Yes, this egg is mine. No one will take it from me. I will stand here… safely behind my wall.

Hmm… at one time this thing held M’s… but where did they go? Ah yes, I ate them.

Now maybe I will eat the plastic as well.

Ah ha! Now you will never find me… for I am well hidden from sight!

Alright, I guess I can live outside the box a little.

Always guilty of something.

If this rain holds up for a while, maybe we’ll do something this weekend worth posting about!

Follow the sign...

Becky thought this picture was appropriate for the current situation. 3 weeks of class left.

The all new Apple iPaul...

When I was Paul’s age (back in the day), the coolest electronic gadget was probably the Atari. When you went to the music store you bought cassette tapes, until they invented the Compact Disc, which surprisingly has been around quite a while now. I seem to remember my sister getting a stereo with a CD player sometime in the early nineties (and listening to the same Garth Brooks songs over and over again). I can only imagine what life will be like when Paul is my age now. The iPhone is absolutely incredible (and unfortunately still expensive), but by the time Paul is 25, it will be a useless antique. I don’t have an iPhone, but I do have the lesser model iPod that just plays music, and Paul thinks highly of it.

But looking at these photos of him checking it out now is kind of funny, because someday he might come across these and laugh at the "technology" of 2009.

He loves music, and he's been working on his dance moves lately. He also loved the keyboard I had, so maybe he’ll play an instrument someday. I’m thinking we’ll start with a drum set when he turns four. Get him going early. But he also likes football on TV and throwing around whatever other ball he can find. So maybe he’ll go that route. And if not, I guess we’ll sign him up for ballet lessons… or figure skating!

I guess he could just be a model. He seems to have that down.

Either way, he's a piece of work.

And finally... Part III

Sorry for the delay with the rest of these photos, but I had to go back to school (unfortunately). Here is the last set of pictures from our spring break in DC. There were too many to fit in one post, so I made a slideshow this time. Basically we traveled around downtown, stopped in the Smithsonian for a while, visited the monuments, and went to an aquarium in Baltimore. Check out the pics:

Definately a fun week, but over too fast. Now the final countdown is on, as I have less than 6 weeks of class left. Here we go...