Gwydion's 6th Birthday

Gwydion had a fantastic birthday. I don't think I've ever seen him so excited! He had a cake with a big number six and some sparkler candles and Wall-e cupcakes. Both were a big hit.

The sparkler candles were really cool but a little hard to blow out. So of course, Mom helped.

Gwydion carefully selected presents to open in an order known only to him.

He had a fantastic time opening all of his presents, especially since Dad was there to help with the tough boxes.

The party lasted for about two hours, with fun and games and racing around outside. Even after the guests left, Gwydion wasn't ready for a break. He had to test all of the new colors in his giant box of crayons. And of course, nothing would but for Gavin to choose a separate activity- making animals out of Playdoh. Good thing Dad has some artistic talent. He and Gavin made cute little turtles, frogs, birds and ducks.

Lots of stuff going on lately!

I realized that I hadn't even posted Easter pics yet, and here it is time for Gwydion's birthday party. I've got a lot of catching up to do. So, here are a few Easter pics and various other things. Pics from Gwydion's party should follow in the next week or so.

Decorating Easter eggs while Gavin does an Easter puzzle.

The boys discovered that the Easter bunny left them some presents. Gavin didn't know which to look at first, but Gwydion was only looking at his new car.

After the boys raided their baskets, we went to Papa's house for breakfast and the first of our eggs hunts. Gavin had a keen eye for the eggs, once he knew what to look for. He got almost as many as Gwydion did!

And of course, after the hunting comes the sorting. Gwydion liked to sort his eggs by content. some had coins and some had candy.

Then it was off to Grandma's house for lunch and another egg hunt.

Gwydion also played t-ball for a very short period last month. He liked the idea but not the reality. We signed him up for a 'non-competitive' league, but even so, the only position he got to play was center field. And of course there are NO balls in center field when you're playing t-ball.

This is how Gwydion spent the majority of the games he played.

As it turns out, Gwydion was quite content to have the hat and t-shirt and not play t-ball. Funny guy.

Here's one of their new favorite games: rescue us from the toy box.

We've had such a busy month that poor Gavin has needed a nap a few times. Of course he's such a stubborn little monkey that he won't take one. So this is what happens. Adorable, isn't he?

Just a quick update since I'm so behind!

Gwydion's favorite restaurant in Cincinnati. His second favorite was Skyline, but not for the chili. The boy is a hot dog fanatic!
We spent a lot of time with the cousins, which the boys enjoyed greatly. One of our trips was to the Museum Center.

Gavin and Aunt Shawna in the tram car.

Gwydion plays with the drill press.

Gwydion and Liz in the print shop.

Dinosaur lego table!

Splashy water table fun.

Gavin found a train table. He could have stayed here ALL DAY.


And of course we also went to the zoo.

Gwydion and Grandma at the entrance.

Waiting to ride the carousel.

Gavin and Daddy on the carousel.

Gwydion and Grandma enjoyed the ride too.

Gavin gives Aunt Sarah a scare.

When Dad's away, Papa and the boys will play!

The little monkeys talked Papa into building a fort out of the couch cushions. They all crawled inside and took turns being as loud and annoying as possible with the voice changer. Good times were had by all.

Congratulations Gwydion!

Yesterday Gwydion received two awards at school. The first was a reading award for the Reading Counts program sponsored by Scholastic books. He read books and took tests on them. He earned 25 points, for which he received a certificate. He was the first kindergartner at his school to be given this award. The second award he received was a good citizenship award for responsibility. He's very proud of both and we're very proud of him!

More Snow!

Late last week we had our second big storm of the winter. Luckily we didn't get much ice here in the northeastern part of the state. We did get several inches of snow though. Here are the boys watching the snow fall. They didn't even want to wait until it stopped falling before we went outside.

By the time it stopped we had about 6 inches. This is what our neighborhood looked like.
We did finally make it out to play. It was cold but sunny and still. No wind, for once! Gwydion ran through the ditch several times.
Goblin thought he wanted out, until he realized that the snow would stick to his paws. Silly beast.
Gwydion was content to play in our front yard but Gavin took off down the street, intent on reaching Papa's house. So off we went. Here we are sliding down the little dirt mound in Papa's field.
And here is Papa's train covered in snow. (He made it himself!)
The novelty of the dirt mound wore off quickly, so we made the trek across the field to the walking trail. At last, a hill just the right size for little guys.