Floor Sweepers

The marriage conference we attended was amazing and will be difficult to sum up so, in the mean time, check out Decs and his cousin "sweeping" G.ma and G.pa's floor:

Low Tank

My tank is running very low.

Work has been extremely busy for both of us.

Our schedules have been overflowing.

Declan has been sick with a cold turned ear infection. This lovely infection caused us all to get very little sleep this week.

More than anything my tank is running low with my husband. We've been ships passing the last few months. He's busy, I'm busy, Declan fills every millisecond of our lives.

So, I'm super uber excited to attend a marriage conference with Mark this weekend. 

Just Mark and I--no toddlers, no clients needing my time, no interruptions. We even booked a hotel that happens to be 5 minutes from our house. Dorks, I know. So, cheers to making it through these next 2 days of craziness and on to weekend of tank filling. 

Through the tears and tantrums this ear infection created, there was a bright moment this weekend when Declan got to run around the park with his cousin. Aren't they too precious? 

Signing

I've always been interested in sign language and knew I wanted to teach my kiddo how to sign. I started early with Decs and for months and months had zero luck. One day, he started picking up on it. I really credit signing to helping us communicate with a toddler that had lots to say and no words. Now, he signs and speaks. It's adorable. 

"More"

"Please"

"All Done" (though clearly not done evidenced by the apple in hand and mouth)

He also uses "drink", "thank you", "milk" and "cracker". I'm trying to teach him "help" and some potty signals. If you haven't thought of signing or are frustrated with trying, I encourage you to keep on it. It's been really rewarding to be able to communicate, especially before he talked.

Side note- it was 65 degrees today. Pure bliss. Tomorrow? Snow and 30s. Boooo.

Too Sweet

Aren't little newborn feet the best? I had the chance to capture a friend's 10 day old son's cute feet today. He added an extra measure of cuteness by resting his one foot in between the toes of another. Sooo sweet. 

Gymnastics Outing

This morning we had a fun little outing with cousin Asher at a local gymnastics place. From a mother with a son with loads of energy, this will now be a permanent part of our schedule. Some favorites from today:

Here's Declan not quite loving the zip line yet. I know he's a little young, but he has some serious upper body strength so I thought it was worth a try. He basically goes out on the zip line but doesn't let go. It was so funny.

Swingin'

We're so anxious for Spring!! It wasn't a surprise that we were the only ones at the park tonight while it was a brisk 40 degrees outside. Declan enjoyed himself regardless.

Wordless Wednesday