Tennessee trip

We flew to TN last month so the boys could spend a week at Papa & Gram's house.

They had so much fun and got lots of cuddles, kisses, and bedtime story snuggles :)

The lovely southern weather gave us official spring fever. I've been hibernating in the house this COLD winter with 2 very active toddlers,

so the fresh air of the great outdoors was much needed for all of us!

The boys got to play with a gazillion "new" toys, enjoy stroller rides and running around outside, get reacquainted with little miss Olivia Braund,

and then they topped it all off with a trip to the Knoxville Zoo before heading back home.

Although it's always hard to leave Papa & Gram,

it was all smiles reuniting with Daddy back at the Des Moines airport.

just before the "toynado"

15 month chair photo ...

it was the best one I could get this time

ahhh... no snow or ice!

skyping with cousins Lara & Calliegh Lambeth

they were okay with sharing the toy long enough to snap a photo

Papa giving tractor rides

warm day but hoodie-weather in the shade

bedtime story snuggles

one tractor seat, party of 2

B sitting in a corner writing a love letter ... it better say "Dear Mommy" !

a nice day at the park with the Braund family

Can you tell we're looking into the sun for this photo?

one is eating rocks and the other is throwing rocks

... #proudparentingmoment

Papa making it look easy!

"What does an elephant say?"

brushing the baby goats at the zoo

*brush brush*

It appears that C had just given the goat a swift bonk with the brush, but it looks worse than it was ... both boys were surprisingly gentle with them!

getting some snuggles in on the flight from Knoxville, TN to Houston, TX --

our first flight of two to get home

C getting snuggles with Gram

thank goodness for window seats!

See ya later, Smokies!

reunited with Daddy :)