Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Easter Weekend

This year was quiet and calm — and I didn't mind one bit. My dad came down on Saturday evening and spent the night with us. The kids had a great time with their grandpa, but I'll never be able to figure it out...when my dad is around Amelia suddenly turns rotten. She was misbehaving most of the time he was here, and, I swear, the second he left she went back to being the awesome little girl she's become. I'm not sure what to make of it!
We started the weekend by heading to an Easter egg hunt at Schiller Park in German Village. It was more like "pick the candy up off the grass" instead of a hunt. Oh well. She enjoyed it.


It was so gorgeous out and the kids were cooperating I attempted a little photoshoot of my own.





Grandpa got to take Oliver on his first wagon ride.

Grandpa with a mini Elton John.


Oliver's other favorite pastime. This is HIS cupboard — he's allowed to do what he will with it. It used to be Amelia's but now she just helps me put away his mess!

My activity placemats

Here's one of my many designs. They are double sided mats — the front is personalized with your choice of design and the kid's name and the other side is an age appropriate activity mat.







March in Review

March was a month of "Just Do It!" And I did. I decided to get my act together and start making something of my freelance graphic design business, gelDesign. It's moving slowly but at least it's in motion. I created a Facebook page for my designs and currently have 276 fans! More than I thought I'd ever have, but still hoping for more.

Then at the end of the month I decided I needed to do more ... so I now have some of my items for sale on Etsy.com. You can check out my shop at www.geldesign.etsy.com I'm really trying to push my activity placemats for kids — they're fun and educational — and they keep the kids busy while you're trying to get dinner ready! I'll post some photos soon.

Here's a photo review of our March....

Amelia + Oliver painted pictures for Granny's birthday. I couldn't get a photo of Ollie painting bc the second that I let go of his arms his hands went right to his mouth — and they were covered! Needless to say, both kids got a bath immediately following.



Oliver learned how to climb up the stairs...and now it's his favorite pastime.
The gates are UP!

The boys.


Granny and I took Oliver to swing at the "little park" just down the street from us.
He LOVES it...can ya tell!?




Our attempt at a St. Patrick's Day family photo. Not so good.



Our first really nice day in Columbus — we spent it at Goodale Park. We had a picnic, played on the equipment, took a walk to feed the ducks, got some ice cream and then headed home for a late afternoon nap. It was a great day!

And then the weather got cold again. He sometimes refuses to nap at school so on the way home he just zonks out!