Things I have been doing instead of blogging…

Increasing my chalk art prowess

Perfecting my fort building (don't be jealous of our mad skills)

Picking flowers in the back yard. 

Reading books to Yoda.

Chilling at the park in Blue Ash

Interviewing house painters and concrete companies (get ready for a kick ass outdoor entertaining space this summer).

Attempting to make friends with other stay-at-home moms. I say “attempt” because my son isn’t against the adult friends I am making, it’s their pint sized companions they bring with them. Any suggestions on getting a toddler to enjoy other toddlers is very welcome.

Planned and executed a super successful lock in and camp out for the kids at church (post and pictures about said trip to come, once I get parent permission to use a few of the pictures that were taken and an awesome Harlem Shake video).

My husband and I survived our first trip to the emergency room. Ezra fell on Easter and hit his head on the corner of a baseboard. He required three stitches. Baby Boy did much better than I did. We sat in the exam room long enough that the numbing ointment worked well enough that he didn’t feel the stitches at all. He wasn’t a huge fan of us holding him down to get the stitches but then again he has never been a fan of being confined in any way. Getting the stitches out was a different story. It took four adults to hold down this 18 month old toddler. Again, the pediatrician insisted that he was not in pain however you could have fooled me.

We are approaching our Gatlinburg trip and I couldn’t be more ready for a vacation with friends. The trip idea began when my bff wanted to celebrate finishing her Master’s Degree and passing her licensure exam. We decided on Gatlinburg mainly because my husband and I have been there 2 or 3 times since we have been married and it’s a nice, fairly inexpensive place to spend a weekend in the mountains. We have used Auntie Belham’s Cabin Rentals for the majority of our trips however this time we are renting a VRBO (Vacation Rental By Owner). I will give a full report on the trip once we get back. VRBOs are a little less expensive from what I’ve seen and hopefully we all have a great time.

Until Next Time...

Sarah