The Best Part of Spring Break!

It's amazing how differently one views Spring Break after having a child. It is no longer about lunches out with the girls, or which bar to hang out at...it's all about play dates! There is no better way to spend a day than with a friend and their child...who also happens to be the same age as your child! Ok...there may be many ways to spend "better" days, but this brings a lot of joy to everyone! Fortunately many of my favorite people are also teachers, like my sister and my best friends. So when Jo called today to see if she could come over with her youngest, Aaron I was all for it! Little did I know she was also planning on bringing me Mighty Taco too...so yummy! The boys had a great time even though Zach decided to take a marathon nap of 3 hours and missed a lot of the visit. Here are some pictures of the day:

The boys just thought the ball popper was awesome. Aaron even used it to shoot his new shampoo commercial. Look at all his luscious hair blowing in the wind. Zach was really jealous...don't worry buddy bald is beautiful too! Aaron made fast friends with Z and Lennie. Like Zach I think Aaron also thought the coolest toy in the house was Lennie. So much for all the money I've spent on Fisher Price! After they were done running after the dog and the balls from the ball popper the boys then decided it would be fun to crawl through the play tunnel. Zach's an old pro, but Aaron was a first timer! He did really well and really enjoyed the experience...he wasn't fast enough for Z though who was hot on his heels most of the way through.

After his daring feat, Aaron took a moment to snuggle with his Mommy. I swear these two are just too cute. If Alex had been there too this picture would have had cute factor overload, as it is it is one of my favorite shots from the day:

And just when we thought the afternoon couldn't get any more exciting, Aunt Lisa and cousin Jack stopped over. Jack, being the oldest in attendance decided to orchestrate story time. I have the best nephews!

All too soon the afternoon came to a close. There were some tearful goodbyes:

And a great big hug, which even Lennie got in on!

All in all it was a wonderful play date...let's do it again soon. By the way, Happy 1st birthday Aaron...on Thursday!