Spring around the Kroplin house!

Ok so I am WAYYYYY behind on everything. Spring around our household has been busy, busy as usual. Grant is having a great time this Spring playing outside, going to the zoo, taking little trips with Mommy and Daddy, and well.......he is just so, so much fun to watch grow and discover! He currently is in Mother's day out two days a week and loves it. He recently was even in his first Spring Musical called, "The Little Engine That Could." He got to be a train conductor and it was just the cutest ever! On the days he is playing with friends at school, I am a busy bee and have officially launched Healthy Beginnings and the website is now up....yay....if you wish to visit/learn more about my new business go to http://www.healthybeginningstn.com/ ! More highlights to the Spring so far have been a little family retreat to the mountains while Matthew was sworn into the Eastern District of TN , we attended the Barn Bash to raise money for the Boys and Girls club of Nashville, fashion show, Grant and I had a date at the zoo, lots of playing outside, a visit from Neno, a fundraising walk, baby shower and oh did I mention the Nashville flood of 2010....yes it paid a visit to our house, totally unreal! I'm sure I have forgotten some other activities but here are the pics over the past few weeks with the Kroplin fam:) Enjoy ( some are a little out of order...oops:) hope everyone is having a great Spring!

The Nashville Flood of 2010 ....this was our front yard in the gully at one point

If you look close...this is our backyard...it was literally a small pond

More front yard water, I have never seen the gully this full of rushing water, fortunately are front yard is pretty long and wide so the water had a long way to go before it reached our door step. I felt so bad for those that were not so lucky though.....it really was a disaster for Nashvillians.

Grant loving the petting zoo
He loved the silly goats
Ok....now here is Grant eating his banana........his expression cracked me up, just a little temptation for this part of the zoo........

And....here are the monkeys just waiting for Grant to share:)

About to go see some gators...

Jenna (my sis-in-law) and I went to see Tim Gunn do a fashion show...pretty neat

Tim Gunn giving some Spring fashion advice

The show

Daddy and Grant joined us after the show

Little trip to the mountains...our view from the cabin porch

Grant digging into some yummy Apple Barn pancakes for the first time

First time on a ride

hiking day....Grant loved it and picked up all the sticks he could find Our little hiker

Grant picked mommy a flower

Grant and Daddy playing on the rocks

Rocking and Relaxing on the porch after a yummy breakfast

Say cheese!

Grant and his Daddy....stuffed from breakfast

Loving the little rocking chair....just his size

Grant and Daddy taking in the mountain view

The case of the missing sippy cup at the cabin.....found.....in the shower

Found again......in the cabinet with the toaster

Grant loved to play pool in the loft of the cabin every morning

Little toes in some mountain water for the first time.....it was a little chilly

That's all folks...until next time we visit the mountains:)

Grant's first Spring musical called " The Little Engine that Could"....Daddy giving Grant a pep talk just before the show

The little stage

If you look close Grant is a little conductor on the far left singing with his hands

He did so good that we took a little trip to get some Sweet Ce Ce's yogurt after the show

Barn Bash

The girls at the Barn Bash

Daddy and Grant walked int he Nashville Children's Alliance fundraiser....I hated to miss out this year but was at a baby shower that day.....

Grant playing in the backyard and picking mommy a flower.....well what's left of the flower:)

My Neno (Grandmother) came to see us one day...such a fun treat

Grant practicing his golf swing

My little Spring angel