I am way behind on blogging (again)! April flew by way too fast. Here it is in a nutshell!

Here’s Kieron walking across some dirt hills during Avery’s t-ball practice. That’s Mt. Si in the background. Beautiful clouds! Can’t believe I took this with my iPhone.

Daddy’s birthday – Surprise, ice cream cake!

Silas loves playing at the park with his big brothers.

Translation: “Dad, can we watch TV?”

Jonathan came home from work one day, and we were all in the playroom. He and I tried to relax on the bean bag when the boys started piling stuffed animals on us to “make us comfortable.”

Silas the ham! When he sees a camera out, he claps and says “haaay!” Then he starts walking straight to the camera for a close up.

Loving on his Kieron while he checks out what’s new at Williams-Sonoma

“No seriously, let me read my catalogue.”

At our favorite Thai restaurant, Chantanee

Jonathan has his helicopter out in this pic. Kieron gets so nervous (he once had a close call with the helicopter, and it made quite an impression on him).

Three men in a tub. They love the shaving kit we got them.

This is Nina, our favorite animal at the Woodland Park Zoo. She is a great-grandmother, and every time we see her she is sitting, watching us through the glass like this. She looks so sweet and wise! That’s Pete, the big patriarch lounging in the background.

Auntie Ashleigh and Nana

Mark and Ashe before their trek on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Silas and his buddy Fryderyk

“Haaay! There’s that camera again!”

The boys love to play in and around the big bed.

Uncle Scott, Aunt Manivanh, Nicole and Andrew came up for Lao New Year. Avery got to go to the Wat (temple) with them to celebrate.

We walked to the park one day. Here’s Andrew and Avery holding hands.

Silas’ first time in the “car cart” at the grocery store. He loves it!

The boys got all gussied up one morning in tutus and mardi gras beads. Kieron didn’t want to change out of them for quite a while.

Avery caught his first frog in our backyard. After hours of observation, Avery begrudgingly released him after dinner.

Here’s Silas on his favorite toy

Reading Maurice Sendak’s “In the Night Kitchen” with the boys

Jonathan took Silas hiking to the top of Little Si one morning

And here’s Kieron on another hike

We enjoyed a nice, relaxing Easter this year. Jonathan and I got to go on a hot yoga date in the morning while Nana and Grandpa watched the boys. After we got back there were Easter buns, Easter baskets, an egg hunt, carrot ginger soup, and lots of playing in the sunshine!

How cute are they?!

During Silas’ nap, Avery and Kieron hunted for chocolate Easter eggs in the front yard. Here are a couple cute shots of them overlooking some pretty obvious ones.

But then they kicked into serious egg-hunting mode and found them all!

Later we all played in the back yard.

Poor Silas has been teething for quite some time, but we haven’t seen any new teeth for months. I sure hope they break through soon!

Remember the cute shot of all three boys at the beginning of the post? A lot of work went into getting that picture. I’ll let these tell the story:

Hooray, spring is here! Behold, the last of our winter photos:

Jonathan took the boys tubing at the end of the month. They had a terrific time!

Having snacks on the back of our new (to us) Subaru.

This is Kieron’s “displeased face.” We visit the local brewery for family dinners every so often. Sometimes we let the boys order root beer. But the last time we went, Kieron filled up on it and didn’t eat dinner, so this time he wasn’t allowed to order any. He was pretty ticked off.

Making noodles with Kieron… he ate them!

At another Brewery, this time in Capitol Hill.

Invites went out for Avery’s birthday party

Here’s the boys playing in the kitchen one morning

Some cute pics from movie night

Kieron’s a natural at the guitar

Wow, I know it’s the shortest month of the year, but February sure zipped by. We had playdates and birthday parties, an Antartica Fair and Book Fair at school, Valentines Day, mid-winter break, and trips to the Woodland Park Zoo and the Seattle Home Show. Jonathan and I also launched a new and improved website for our photography business. Check it out here.

Here’s Kieron setting a nail at February’s Kid’s Workshop at Home Depot. Nice fine motor skills, little guy!

We took the boys to the zoo earlier in the month. But first we had to stop at Cafe Vita for some coffee. Here’s Kieron with some of our loot.

And here he is feeding the Humboldt penguins.

Avery was especially excited to feed them since he’s been learning about Antarctica at school all month (although technically, this breed isn’t from Antarctica).

Kieron had a close encounter with a peacock. He didn’t notice it approaching until it was quite close, and startled, he speed walked diagonally away from it. Wish we’d caught it on tape.

We had some really pretty days in the  middle of the month, so we took a few long walks with the boys to some of the parks.

Jonathan took a day off over mid-winter break to spend some quality time with the boys. He took Avery and Kieron hiking on Little Si.

Oh my gosh, how precious is this?!

Playing in the backyard.

Our little Si playing peek-a-boo over the couch

Avery came home from school on Valentines Day with all these stickers (from his Valentines) on his face. He kept them on until bath. Here he is reading the Valentine from us.

And here’s Kieron enjoying the cookies we made earlier in the day.

Kieron didn’t really get interested in watching TV until a couple of months ago. He only likes Fireman Sam, cooking shows, Mighty Machines, some Sesame Street, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, and Caillou. Right now he’s really into “Caillou the Chef.” It’s one eight minute episode he watches on YouTube and never gets tired of. Here he is totally engrossed.

Avery finished the Lego Space Shuttle!

The boys watching Fireman Sam.

Meanwhile Silas plays more peek-a-boo

Such buddies already

Last weekend we took the boys to the Home Show in Seattle. Afterward we went to the waterfront for lunch and a nice walk on the pier.