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Even though we still have a good 3-5 inches of snow in our yard and around the neighborhood this past week brought us the good fortune of a few sunny days. We went out in the wagon a couple of times and once Eva even took her Minnie for a walk in the stroller while Baron and I followed with his stroller.

We visited a couple of different playgrounds. Eva is really starting to become pretty courageous. Lately she has been into Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in the morning as she eases into the day. Part of a song they sing says "You're a thinking and a solving, worker-througher, Mouska-hey, Mouska-ho, Mouska-doer." When I watch her play throughout the day, that song runs through my head as she works through little challenges and figures things out. What an amazing age, developmentally!

You can literally see her confidence grow as she faces new things and realizes she can do them.

Next thing, she is moving on to even bigger obstacles, ready to go.

Our little buddy just looks on with his chubby little grin. I couldn't have a more easy-going baby. He is happy all of the time! He has started to laugh and that melts my heart. His daddy can't stop kissing his face off and he just lets him.

He is a very snuggly boy. In a lot of ways he is like Eva was at that age, but there are few things that are singular to him. He is obsessed with his hands! It's like he is licking an icecream cone all day long. He also coos and sleeps a lot more than Eva did.

Eva is a budding artist. I really think that drawing and coloring has helped her to adjust to Baron taking some of the attention that used to be all hers. She gets very excited about scribbling and loves to watch Derek and I draw objects that are familiar to her. Sometimes she'll take us into her room to show us a foot or a ball we drew for her earlier in the week.

Coloring is her favorite part of nursery and throughout the week she pulls her drawings off the fridge and adds to them.

She comes up with her owns ideas and when we work through them, she is generally very happy with the outcome. She brought all of Baron's bibs to me and wanted them on. She couldn't have been happier after that last little bib was put on.

This little guy is a real joy. We couldn't be happier with our little man. His sweet and fun little personality is just starting to peak through.

Thank you sun for making our week a little more hopeful, happier, and silly!