I like it when the winter just seems to fly by and that it has this year. So far in the NW the winter is very mild and the temps have hit up to 50-60 degrees in February which is unheard of. That of course is in stark contrast to the east coast but I guess that is why we live up here.
We have relied on our friends Jim and Jan quite a bit the last few weeks to take the two boys from us and help us out with them when we have other events going on. I guess this is the trouble they get into when Jim and Jan have them. James is having more fun than he puts on.
I got a chance to hang out with Matthew the other night just him and me. We had a blast hanging around in the backyard and running all around. Matthew is rarely seen without his "silky" which is a cape from a super hero T-shirt.
Here is Matthew trying to get some air.
He is actually a pretty good thrower. There is something about a kid throwing a ball around and laughing. It is really the best sight and sound in the world.
This is a pretty typical sight around our house. James is constantly trying to climb all over the place.
Matthew loves to paint even if it is with the edible paints mom got off of pintrest. Anything to create a mess.
The boys both have begun the inevitable love of Legos. All boys, no matter how old, love Legos and I am sure that ours will not be any different. That is one toy that even a father can love.
Matthew is such a cutie.
Once a week or so I stay overnight in St Maries and the last time I stayed down there I had a chance to go to Bingo. A pillars of the community, our company has several people who have become members of the Fraternal order of Eagles. With that comes the responsibility of calling the Bingo game. It actually was a lot of fun.
Matthews favorite thing about being in the garage is sitting on the motorcycles. Frankly, that is my favorite thing to do as well so I fully understand.
James is one speed demon on the bicycle and he has only had about one big fall. I am quite impressed that the crash did not really seem to phase him one bit and his still has a need for speed.
This month James got his first valentine addressed to him and he loved opening it. Thank you grandma and grandpa Elenbaas for all of the love.
Seriously...how adorable can you be Matthew.
With the weather warming up so much it really is starting to feel like spring so there is not time like the present to be digging in the garden. Digging in the dirt is a favorite past time of many a De Jong and it is not going to stop at this generation.
The other day James really hated wearing his jeans since it gave him itchy knees so he thought he could wear some of Matthews sweatpants. The results are unmistakable and leaves me asking where it the flood?
2 comments:
John,
Good pictures and write up as usual. Be careful when playing Bingo. Would hate to see you getting into an argument with some local woman old enough to be your grandmother as to who yelled out "Bingo" first. Please realize some of these senior citizens are trying to supplement their social security checks with tax free Bingo winnings. Some of those grandmas can elbow pretty hard if they feel someone is trying to cut in on their Bingo winnings.
Jim K.
It's always so fun to see pictures of the boys. I love how much you guys delight in them. Juliana and Thijs at 9 and almost 6 are a ton of fun now too. Yesterday they spent much of the day in their spaceship made of cardboard boxes. :) This week there might even be temperatures high enough for them to play outside in the snow during the school day. A big change from last week. We went to the middle school play on Friday night, and they've been acting out the scenes to that this weekend too. Gotta go, there are Beyblade battles to have with Thijs...Love Betsy
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