Weekend things!

I have a lot of pictures to weed through from the past month to get caught up on - it's been a busy month!  We've had lots of fun times with friends enjoying the newly warm weather.  But first, here are a few pics from my phone this past week...

First, this is Benjamin's favorite activity lately - he pulls out "steppers" (what we assume is a stage) to stand on, gets his mic and guitar (but usually only uses one at a time), and sings/performs songs for us.  It is seriously hilarious (I'll have to upload a guitar performance soon, too - even better).  Matt and I could watch him do it for hours...  He likes to start out with "You ready to rock, mom? You ready to rock, dad?" (We think this came from Bubble Guppies?!)

Here's a taste of "Old MacDonald" (his other favorites are "You Are My Sunshine", "Let It Go", and "Jesus Loves Me".):

The week started off with SNOW.  And quite a lot of it! Benjamin enjoyed staring out the window at it coming down since it had been in the 80s the days prior!

And we went to see Once with my family - wow, an AWESOME show!  I HIGHLY recommend it if you're looking for a great show (though it's gone now....).  See it!

We enjoyed nice weather over the weekend and took the time to bike and hang out outside!  Benjamin is loving the strider we got him last year on our neighborhood facebook page (thank you, used stuff)... he thinks he can take it much further than he actually can ;)

We enjoyed an evening bike ride to a local restaurant for a little takeout dinner.

Saturday morning we were joined by a couple friends and took part in the Cystic Fibrosis walk for the third year in a row.  It's a powerful time for us, especially as we near the birth of our next little one.  Glad we could raise money for a great cause and take part in the event.  Plus, Sloan's Lake is beautiful, so it's not a bad stroll in the morning!

That night we celebrated our friend Bri's 30th birthday with an amazing dinner party in their backyard.  50 people, 1 table, shared food - it was great!  It was nice to have a babysitter so we could enjoy a kid-free evening!

Sunday we took advantage of a quiet zoo day and spent about three hours leisurely strolling the zoo.  Benjamin was in heaven.  I wished we had a video camera on him the whole time as he talked to us, the animals, and random passersby.  My favorite line of the day was "Mom, that goose is not a bad guy.  He's nice - he said hi to me!"  Such a sweet boy!!

my favorite boys!!!

Sidenote - this squirrel was seriously insane.  It followed us, tried to steal our food, and started scaring Benjamin with just how friendly it got! He also had no problem posing for this picture for me.  SCRAM!