Life.

Our life is fun and crazy and messy and so good right now. We are having a blast enjoying our favorite outdoor activities and sports. We have been to the zoo, played at the park, gone jogging, enjoyed an OSU baseball game and a Columbus Clippers (AAA) baseball game. We have been riding bikes, going for walks, and coloring with chalk on a regular basis. We are keeping ourselves busy and feeling crazy with all of the end of year school festivities. We are getting ready for summer, and starting new activities like swimming (and maybe soccer or dance soon--that's still up for debate). Because of all these things, the house, the car, the yard, my mind, and my phone have all been neglected and are messy! In fact, I dropped my phone last week and damaged it beyond repair. Who knew that was even possible?! I am not up for an upgrade yet, so my best option was to buy a used phone. The bummer is that I lost about a month's worth of pictures and videos. Thankfully, I was able to steal some of those photos from Jon's phone and my Instagram account (hence the Instagram photos below), and most of the past month is still accounted for! :) Anyway, life is so good right now! Here's the proof:

Elsa, Anna, and Olaf made an appearance at Chick-Fil-A.

We waited in line for an hour to get our picture taken with them.

Kylie and Brooks were both starstruck and it was so worth it!

We have enjoyed the nice weather.

Kylie loves to play dress up.

When she wears her mermaid costume, this is how she insists on getting around.

Jon and I got to go see the Badgers play basketball in the National Championship game in Indy.

Even though the end result was sad, it was the coolest sports experience of my life!

We discovered Firehouse subs when we were in Jacksonville, FL for Jon's away rotation 4 years ago.

We fell in love with them, and whenever we see one we stop and reminisce about Florida.

For better or worse, we discovered a Firehouse in Columbus!

I see a lot of eating and a lot of reminiscing in our future!

This was taken about 5 minutes after the above picture.

Brooks became very naughty and was taken to the car for the rest of the meal as punishment.

Needless to say, it wasn't the best family outing we've had, but I'm sure the first of many meals in the car.

Brooks found Jon's hat, put it on, and said, "Me daddy."

Jon's parents stopped by for a couple of days to see us on their way to Florida.

We didn't take enough pictures of our time together, but we did get a few of our morning at the zoo.

I love her smile.

Father and son.

Brooks refuses to pedal on any bike-like thing that has pedals.

Because of that, we figured he'd do well with a balance bike.

We picked this one up for him, and he is cautiously optimistic about it.

He'll ride it for a few minutes, and then switch to his trike where he feels more secure.

I predict he'll get the hang of it by the end of the summer!

Jon gets to do some coverage of the AAA baseball team in town, the Columbus Clippers.

He covered his first game last weekend, so I tagged along with him.

It was a great night for baseball, and a fun way to spend an evening, and the Clippers won!

Brooks does gymnastics now too!

He and I are in a parent-child class at the same as Kylie's big kid class.

He loves it, and I love watching both of my kids do something I love!

Another preschool chart.

Kylie said, "If I were King or Queen I would wear jewels."