Here comes Spring

The weather has been great here!  We're certainly trying to make the most of being somewhere where it's not already dreadfully hot.  A few days ago we started up our first garden to try to grow some vegetables

Henry and Elliot check on the plants daily and my biggest challenge is preventing them from watering them too often.

A few days ago, to our complete surprise, we found Elliot on top of the dresser next to his crib when we walked in the boys' bedroom when they were playing.  We had sensed for awhile that he could probably climb out, but now we had evidence.  We also had the motivation needed to convert his crib to a bed.  We were so worried that it would take many nights for Elliot to learn to stick to his bed at bedtime - luckily it just took ~3 nights with hour long bedtime routines.

Perfect timing, the first night we had to get Elliot to fall asleep in his new bed was the same night our good friend from the Desh stayed over. It was such a treat to have Jamal in town!

And just in case you were wondering, Henry continues to love his swimming lessons.  We're looking forward to this summer when Elliot will start lessons, albeit with Scott or I in the pool with him.  Soon enough he'll be in lessons all by himself too.