March Birthday Parties

March was full of birthday celebrations for our friends and family. 

 

We almost missed Robert's "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" party due to the ice storm and not being able to get out of our driveway.  But we took it slowly and made it just in time!  And since so many people had to cancel due to the weather, the girls got to go and enjoy the party too!

Lily had a blast at her friend Hadley's party at The Little Gym.  She talked about it for weeks after the party!

We all had fun celebrating Jewell's 8th birthday at the skating rink!  Lily tried skating for the first time and loved it!

Our church friend, Hazel, had her party at The Art Barn.  Lily couldn't wait to paint a piggy bank just like Eden had painted at Grace's party back in January.

And finally, Uncle Jon celebrated his 40th birthday this month!  We enjoyed helping him celebrate with dinner, cake and ice cream at his house!

We had a lot of fun celebrating so many birthdays this month and hope everyone felt very loved on their special day!

Spring Break 2015

Spring Break was very low key this year.  We didn't plan a whole lot of activities this year but I think the kids still had a fun week off of school.  It was great to not have to worry about waking up to an alarm clock for a whole week!

 

On Tuesday, Granna had to keep Addison, Aubrey, and Ryan while Aunt Emily went to work so we drove over with her and enjoyed playing with our cousins.  The weather was pretty chilly but we decided to take them to Sonic for lunch anyway.  The kids were disappointed when the playscape at Sonic was too wet and muddy from the rain a few days earlier but they still enjoyed getting to eat lunch together.

The weather on Wednesday was much better so we met Emily and MerMer at Central Market for lunch.  After lunch, Aunt MerMer took Eden and Lily to Build A Bear for a (very) late birthday surprise!  She's been trying to find a time to take them for months but it just never worked out. Better late than never!

The girls both picked My Little Ponies and had so much fun with Aunt MerMer!  It was a very special treat for them!

Cory and I felt bad that we hadn't planned anything exciting for the kids so we decided to take them for their first hibachi experience on Friday night.  The girls were a little scared of the fire but overall had a great time!  Their favorite part was trying to eat with chopstick!

After dinner we took them for one last treat at Sweet Frog.  They may have enjoyed that more than dinner!

Spring Break was not as eventful as it usually is but we enjoyed staying home, relaxing, and playing outside in the nice weather.  As always, it went way too fast but it's nice to know we are now on the downhill slide of this school year.

Snowday Playdate

We had another snow day today which meant more fun outside with our neighbors!  It is so nice to have neighbors with kids the same age as Parker, Eden, and Lily, especially on days like this.  They all loved rolling down the hill and having a snowball fight. 

When they got too cold, Grace and Luke invited Eden and Lily to come back to their house for hot chocolate.  The girls had so much fun playing with them for a couple of hours before coming back home.

It was a great way to spend a snow day!  I predict there will be a lot more playdates with these sweet friends in the future!

February Little Things

This is how I feel about the fact that February is already over!

Maybe it was because we were so busy, but I can't believe how quickly the month passed!

We enjoyed several birthday parties, including Creed's sports themed party.  The boys met at the middle school football field and enjoyed playing football and soccer together and cooking out hot dogs.  The weather could not have been more perfect that day so we took the girls and all enjoyed a day being outside.

I caught Eden being goofy before bed one night!  I "moustache" you to read me a bedtime story!

On our way to the airport to leave for our ski trip, my mom texted me a picture of Eden's writing from school that day.  "My mommy and daddy are going to Colorado on an airplane." 

Lily still enjoys going to Mr. Reed's Sonlight Express on Wednesdays with Granna.  On sunny days, she loves to stay after and play on the playground with her sweet friend Dylann.

The girls decided one night to help me with the dishes after dinner.  They worked so diligently to get all the dishes rinsed and put in the dishwasher.  I think I could get used to this kind of help!

Eden is our early riser and still gets up every Saturday by 7am.  Because I want to sleep in a little later than that, I allow her to get the iPad and play games until I get up.  One unusual Saturday, Eden slept in so Lily took the iPad and placed it by her bedroom door so it would be waiting for her when she woke up.  Sweet sister!

Not only did Eden win her first trophy at the derby car races, she also won a cup of jellybeans at AWANAs after her guess was the closest to the actual number in the cup. She was so excited about winning and was so sweet to share her winnings with the whole family.

Because of the cold weather towards the end of the month, we spent a lot of time playing inside.  The girls enjoyed playing some games that we haven't played in a while.

The also enjoyed playing dress up.  Eden made a great Spiderman one day!

Dr. Martin received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Optometry Association so Cory drove down to Austin with Heath and Dr. Wedel to attend the awards banquet.  I'd say they all clean up quite nicely!

The kids had fun bringing all of their blankets and pillows into the living room and sitting/reading/playing in front of the fire on the cold snow days!

February ended with some crazy winter weather and I have to admit I'm looking forward to the warmer temperatures that March is sure to bring!