Catching up on March

It's been a while since posting! (Sorry, Mom, Dad and Rachel.) March seemed to go by quickly with Jim's busy schedule, establishing daily life routines, finishing up settling into the house, battling some sicknesses, potty training, and lots of time outside as the weather got nicer. Plus a brief weekend visit with Uncle Bill and Aunt Jayne, who are doing an east coast road trip to see friends and family. [Also...my computer is dying and so uploading pics and posting on the blog takes longer...]

It seems a bit strange to see those photos, and they were only last month! Already our home inside and outside has changed (especially with a glorious springtime) and we feel like we are starting to know our way around.

Timo helping get dinner ready (we love our cabinet space)

One Sunday afternoon we took a family walk down the the park, and Jim snapped a few photos along the way.  

Here's where our driveway veers off from Hooper St, and winds up to the hill to the right.
 

Mattias was being so cute today about going down the slide!

the bridge over the creek that leads to the park

 Some Mattias scenes...

 

Oh the rare joy of brothers quietly and happily reading together!! Recently that has continued to change, as Mattias is now very interested in books and will sit for a long time to read - and he loves truck books just like Timo. The two of them will happily read - what else, of course? - Cars and Trucks and Things that Go together in my lap.

We had a wonderful visit with Uncle Bill and Aunt Jayne. They were our first guests here! (Although they slept outside in their camper...) It was great to see them again, since we had also seen them on their road trip a year ago, coming through Colorado Springs. Timo seemed to remember them, and both the boys had a blast reading and playing legos and happily going from one lap to the other.

Timo insisted in having snacktime in the camper

Sadly it was really chilly the weekend they were here, but we still had some trees and flowers blooming.
 

lots of space to park in our driveway

Walking along Keener St, one block from our house to the library

view of historic downtown Sylva, from the library/old courthouse at the top of the hill