Waterboy

Grandma and Grandpa's pool is still too cold to go in, but the hose works just fine for Blake. This kid LOVES water! He loves to run in, loves to play in it, loves to try to eat it; it is so fun to just watch him enjoy himself.

It was hot and Grandpa didn't have to work so we decided to spend the afternoon hanging out in the backyard playing with the hose and in the water. Blake was in heaven!

Outdoor Toys

The weather has been so nice and we have been spending so much time outside but we have also realized that there really isn't that much to do in our own backyard.... Well, daddy sure fixed that!

We took a trip to Toys R Us this afternoon and Blake now has a backyard full of things that will keep him busy. He already had the playset that he got for his birthday (but truth be told he is sort of outgrowing it already) but not he has a basketball hoop and a sand/water box. He will be able to play outside for hours and hours for the whole summer!

Good to be Green

We decided to head to Downtown Henderson for their St. Patrick's Day parade. It was the first time we had gone to any of their parades and Blake's first real parade ever! It is fun that we live in a city that puts on events like this and gives you a "small town" feeling.

Blake had fun and liked watching all of the floats, cars and horses go by. It was much hotter than we would have liked but that is what you expect in the desert.

We look forward to many more parades for all the holidays in the future.

Lazy Sunday

After church..where Blake and daddy wore their matching ties... we pretty much just spent the day outside playing..or reading..or napping...we had a pretty lazy Sunday. It was nice.

All dressed up and ready for church.

Playing with daddy on the slide.

Grandma, daddy and Blake reading.

Blake reading the newspaper at the table.

Grandma reading her book outside... and trying to soak up the sun a bit too.

Out on the town

Saturday night we were able to get some tickets to a Beetles tribute show. We took the chance to have some "grown-up" time and went for dinner and a show.

The show was actually pretty good and it was songs that ALL of us knew which was nice.




We were home in time to pick Blake up from my mom and dad's house and go to sleep... It had been a long day for all of us!

Lunch with ducks

After all the train riding we had worked up an appetite so we decided to head just a few minutes down to the road and enjoy some lunch by the lake...and with a few ducks and fish!

My dad had brought home some popcorn from the theater so we had plenty of popcorn to feed the ducks and fish and thought it would be a nice way to relax and enjoy the afternoon...and keep Blake entertained as well.

A mid-throw shot of daddy feeding some of the hungry fish

Our lakeside table at the restaurant. We were all hungry and the food was good...

Checking out the ducks and fish

A train ride

Grandpa Mike and Grandma Holly came down for their annual March visit (Mike has a work conference that he attends which means a visit with us!) We hadn't seen them since Christmas so we were really excited and Blake was excited to show and tell them all the new things he could do.

Our first outing was out to Boulder City on Saturday to go and ride the Nevada State Railroad. Blake was probably the most excited about this but we all thought it would be fun and the weather was perfect.

All Aboard!!

Blake paid close attention when we were boarding and noticed he needed to give the man his ticket...so when he found an extra ticket he was DETERMINED to give it to the man. Pretty dang smart and adorable to watch.

Ready to ride the rails.

A boy and his daddy....