lovely little life.

it might not earn us the parent of the year award, but we finally found the perfect way to get rid of some energy during all these spring showers. couch jumping. pull the mattress from the basement guest bedroom in to the basement living room and the boys will keep themselves busy for hours.

lane took his first official yoga class at a real yoga studio downtown. i expected 30 minutes worth of yoga before he got bored. james gave him 15 minutes. the boy lasted an entire hour - and didn't want to leave the studio when the class was done. he was so proud. so was i.

phase one of the kitchen remodel is (almost) complete. the laundry room has been relocated to the old hall closet. james and i decided to go with front loader washer and dryers stacked on top of each other. james surprised me with the deluxe red version. i'm not sure who likes them more. me or the boys.

my little babe is in full on toddler mode. he's 16 months old now. and in to everything. to be honest, i had kind of forgotten about this stage. it is a good thing he's so cute.

my favorite kind of gifts are those that last a lifetime. rather than fresh cut flowers for mother's day, the boys got me three karl rosenfield peony plants. one from each of them. then they planted them in the yard for me. i'm keeping my fingers crossed i will have some beautiful red peonies to cut and keep on my kitchen table this summer - and for many, many more summers to come.