spring in their steps

The boys' spring break agenda was fairly simple: catch salamanders.  They headed to Hocking Hills for some outdoor adventuring, while Hank and I stayed home, and it sounds like they caught plenty!  I hated missing it in person, but appreciate seeing - via these images - the way the earth comes back to life this season, the way the boys' spirits come alive outside.

Not a lot of time for words, but

a little bit of a backlog of pictures, so throwing up a bunch for posterity.

Above, before Hank, below after birth.

Easter

Brothers

Brothers...  such a big little word.

life lately (the last one is my favorite)

1.  seven on the seventh #gardenofconstants

2.  after school special: building habitats

3.  where the wild things are #columbuszoo (also, #ourhouse)

4.  small boy, big work #fbatten

5.  waiting for one more

6.  not enough coffee

7.  date night

8.  brain blast 

9.  we walked five miles for donuts

10.  disguise the limit!

11. birthday dinner at La Tavola, meatballs and gelato

12.  spring 

13.  quickly becoming one of my favorite half hours all week

14.  Orton Geological museum, giant sloth

15.  we logged about 900 laps together since last fall #piscesbaby

16.  happy birthday at The Avenue #cameronmitchell

17.  favorite things party prep

18.  happy birthday at Tinker lab

19.  valentines day

20.  the woods at Wyman

21.  he knows how to wednesday

22.  leprechaun trap

23.  hello, Hank

24.  all the amens to the prayers for this life

25.  hope springs

26.  three #betzboys

and 27.  no words, just all the feels