Palm Sunday Prep

We were asked to help make the sanctuary beautiful for Palm Sunday, so we took the boys along to help. They LOVED it. 

She’s a good babysitter. 

They were so excited to hold the doors open while the daddies moved the giant plants, shine the giant pots, water all the plants, and help arrange. 



Such a simple request. Such a big impact on the boys. 

Spring Soccer

Practice has begun! And the first game was rained out. 

He’s not too sure about the referees being there. He doesn’t want to mess up. I reminded him that making mistakes is how he learns and gets better. 

It’s so much fun to watch him have fun. ❤️

Home Is When I’m With You

While driving by our old house with her mom...

Ava: Looks like someone else is living there now. 

Mom: Does that make you sad? You know that we know where their new house is. And you’ve been there. 

Ava: Ya, but sometimes your friend’s house feels kind of like your house. 

———————

Me: i’m going to run this stuff up to our friend’s door.

L: technically, this is our house.

Me: no, technically this is the Rutledges house. We just paid them to live in it, and now our friends pay them to live in it. Remember we bought our own house?

L: it’s the Rutledges house? Then that kind of seems like a waste of money.

Me: what seems like a waste of money?

L: paying for a house that’s not ours.

Me: have you been talking to daddy about this?

L: 😏

Me: 😂

Reading

Visiting Kathy

In our house, “you’re going to the doctor” is interchangeable with “we’re going to see Kathy” And as long as going to see Kathy doesn’t involve a shot, everyone is happy to go. Myself included. 

Our amazing pediatrician who has helped us in so many ways for the last 5 years is retiring. She was an answer to prayer when Lewis was a baby and I couldn’t figure out how to manage his (and Augustine’s) allergies well. She helped us more in three months than anyone else had in three years. We will miss her so very much. 

Here we are sneaking in our well-child checks a tad bit early before her last day. It was a typical appointment...Elias played while Lewis asked 1000 questions and Kathy happily answered every single one. They barely notice the actual check up, but Kathy always notices every detail about my boys...about their health as well as who they are. She is one of a kind and we are so grateful for our time with her. 

Almost Two

Elias asks to do art a lot lately. He’s especially interested in the dot painters. He made some nice Easter eggs. 

He’s been contemplating his tithing to the parish. 

The real highlight of spring was the first tree removal. Chain saws are his favorite tool. 

One tree down, three to go. 

It was pretty much rotted through. 

He has so many words that I can’t keep track. He’s putting 2-3 words together now. One of his favorite things to talk about is pie. See his apple pie with butter in the oven?

We made donuts at home and I decided to put one dairy ingredient in the batter and let him try it. He didn’t react!!!! So we’ve been trying more and he seems to be doing really well. I can’t believe it. 

I often find him reading. He like to “read” aloud which sounds like “ba ba ba ba ba” and he uses different inflection in his voice. 

He got a real tool box for his pretend tools. Bees. Knees. 

We also play an insane amount of Doctor right now. 

He insists that all problems are cured with a shot, so I started insisting on getting a sticker for every shot. Hey, it varies the game. 

Together

Evenings are like this. 





The Sisters have been taking rosary walks past our new house!!! We are so grateful for them. 

Fr. Ben joined us for dinner and drinks. He is so happy to be with the boys, and man can he can get them laughing!

Logan has a handful of students who hang out with us on Monday nights. They are easy to have around and we really enjoy their conversation.