Play Dates

Since the weather has been getting nicer (at least for a couple of days), we have had some play dates with some of our friends. Kyle loves to get out to the park and it is great to see the kids running around, talking to each other, and playing together. It is so funny to hear them interact now and it is really cool that my friends kids are becoming friends with mine...

Enjoying the park:


Sweet Katie on the slide:


Gavin loved the slide:


Another fun day at a totally different park with Joseph:


Joseph liked feeding the ducks:


The boys having fun:


An actual picture with my son, apparently when you are 3 going on 4 you no longer like to take pictures with your mother - Nikki was very sneaky with this one!

It Is A Different World

I feel as though I have created a monster. I suspect he mostly gets his stubborness from me...I know, I know "what stubborness" you say...but humor me for a moment as I weave this yarn. The other morning Kyle was taking something back upstairs to his room...when I hear him stomping back down the stairs. He continues to stomp into the kitchen, where I was sitting with a nice cup of coffee...looks at me with incredible disdain and scowls at me. I said "what's wrong with you?" He replies by holding his hand up which contains the top small cardboard piece from a tissue box and the small plastic wrapping from around the tissue box and says "THIS BELONGS IN RECYCLE". He then continues to dramatically stomp out into the garage to place them in the recycle bin.

He is saving the earth, one tissue box top at a time...every little thing makes a difference I suppose.

Oh and by the way, in case you ever come to our house, and throw something away that can be recycled, please remember that the Recycle police live here...he will recapture the material and track down the offender and chastise you like only a 3 1/2 year old can.

Snow Day

In March...I know it is not out of the realm of possibility, but seriously I thought spring was right around the corner. At least it was a good snow. A real snow. A snow that makes you happy to take a snow day.

The littlest house covered in snow:


Ready to sled:


Getting ready to go down the hill:


First snow angel:


Fun in the snow:


Even Mommy took a spin:


First snowman:


A good spin:


Ready to go:


Ahh....the end of the day:

Projects

Just trying to keep busy with a couple of projects around the house.




You didn't think I meant actual work around the house did you? Oh yeah, and I lost my living room in the process....

Day At The Park

"Not Me"

Not me has come to live with us. You remember him, he is the person who does all the things your child would never do. Not me is a quite a mess. He does things like unroll the toilet paper, spill juice on the floor, and unrolls the paper towels. Not me never hangs up his jacket, leaves his shoes out, and sometimes even spills stuff on Kyle. Not me sometimes moves stuff you are looking for and if he is feeling randy, he will even hide that stuff. Looks like Not me is here to stay for a while...I wonder how long before he knows I have caught on to him?

Where Have We Been?

January and February always seem like slow months to me. Maybe because it is cold and we are either cooped up in the house or trying to run errands just to get out and about (or I am addicted to Facebook and can't seem to find time to blog anymore) . We did succeed in a few good adventures. We took Kyle ice-skating for the first time - we paid for 2 hours and he lasted about 15 minutes - but he had a good time and didn't do too bad. We went to the Maryland Science Center with my brother and his family and the kids (and adults) had a total blast. And it actually snowed a bit and Kyle got to get in some sledding with the big kids on the big hill. We had a successful Super Bowl party with the neighbors and it warmed up a bit and we got some really nice days at the park in.

As I am typing this, I am wearing my new glasses. Apparently "as we age" our eyes have trouble focusing from near to far, and "as we age" the more we need glasses and "as we age"....was my eye doctors favorite phrase. What he really meant to say is "you hit the wall at 35 and now you need glasses"!!!

Pictures from Ice Skating:




Pictures from the Science Center:






Prepping for sledding: