Party Time

I already announced this on facebook, but we found out last night that Matt passed his 4th and final section of the CPA exam. So tonight we had to have a party.  To have an awesome party you have to have an awesome cake...

Quick Update

Alright so here's a quick update on me and the boys...

In April Spencer turned 4 (when did I get old enough to have a 4-year-old?!) and LOVED everything about his birthday.  He got to be the spotlight at preschool and wear a birthday crown.  We had a family garbage-truck-themed birthday party for him.  If you can't tell, it's a "garbage garland" hanging in the background.  I also threw in a picture of Spencer and his little friend, Nixon, painting because he's been obsessed with artsy things lately.

James is almost 6 months old and continuing to get chubbier every day. His hair grows in a natural comb-over.  If I spiked it he could probably have an awesome faux-hawk. 

And me? I am doing fantastic. I stopped nursing last week and it has been wonderful. Go ahead and judge but James slept through the night for the past 2 nights and just woke up from a 3 hour afternoon nap. Bottles have finally allowed me to get him on a schedule and I feel like I sort of have my life back. Hooray!

Easter 2012

I think Spencer's favorite holiday is Easter, he LOVES candy (as does his mama).

Can you believe what a little chub James is?!

Spencer was THRILLED that the Easter Bunny came

All ready for church (minus shoes)

My handsome boys

Matt's Parents and sister, Katie, and her 3 kids came to hear Matt speak in church and have dinner with us.   We also went for a walk and had an egg hunt and bubble fest.



Katie made these cute little lady-bug appetizers



Matt's mom made these adorable bread bunnies for the
kids.  When she gave Spencer his he yelled "No I don't want it!"
Thanks Spencer, way to perform for the grandparents.



Poor James. He was pretty cranky all day.  I thought it was just from all
the excitement but yesterday his first tooth popped through and today his 2nd
tooth came in.  He also got his 4 month shots yesterday so
it's been a rough couple of days.

Cute Taylor



Fun with bubbles

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter too!

What the Ethington boys are up to...

Smiling...

Learning to be nerds (at least Spencer is learning, Matt has already got it mastered)...

Getting a lot of use out of the Baby Bjorn...

Waking up at 6 am to watch for the garbage truck (that doesn't come until around 8:30)...

Skiing...

Going for walks in the double jogger...

and riding wiggle cars/bikes with the neighborhood gang...

Poor James

So this morning I was looking at some of Spencer's baby pictures to see if he and James look anything alike...

Poor James.  If the current trend continues, Spencer is going to be the tall dark and handsome brother and James is going to be a short chubby red-head. 

It's ok buddy, we still love you!