March 2 - Snow??

We spent most of the day on March 1 outside playing like crazy.  We never expected to wake up the very next morning to snow.  This picture of Anna says it all...

March 1 - Perfect Weather

Snack getting ready to play

I'm a little behind on our activities lately.  I didn't want to miss out on putting up pictures of March 1, though.  It actually made it up to 74 degrees!  It was fantastic weather, so I made sure to get the kids outside for a few hours to play.

We have a fantastic backyard.  It is huge with a great play set, lots of trees, and plenty of room to run.  The kids spent over an hour back there playing with everything.  They had such a blast chasing each other around and exploring.  Hard to believe that they were able to spend time out there without coats on.

I love our backyard

Another angle

Look at Anna's joyful face!  She was bouncing on the rocks and loving it

After wearing them out in the backyard, we decided to hit up the front of the house for a while.  Our front yard is not that big and on kind of a hill, so we didn't really play there much.  Instead we walked down the street for a bit.  Then we got out the sidewalk chalk, played basketball, and rode scooters.  Basically we used every outdoor toy we could find.

It was amazing weather, and I am so glad we are having an easy winter this year.  The kids have too much energy to be cooped up, so it has been great getting them out to burn some of their craziness off!  

Check out Charlie peeking over the side of the slide

Kisses

We were out to dinner the other night, and Anna kept holding my face and giving me kisses.  She doesn't like to give kisses a lot, so this was really sweet.

 

Day with Daddy Again

Where's Charlie?

After the kids had spent the day with Daddy on Saturday, our plan was family time on Sunday.  We had some stuff to do, including a birthday party to go to.  What we did not anticipate were the completely horrible leg cramps I would suffer Sat night/Sun morning beginning around 2 am.  They shot up and down my legs and caused unbelievable pain.  It appeared I may have actually torn something in my left foot because I could not walk on it at all until about 3:00 in the afternoon.

Pure joy

Anna found Charlie.  (I realize now that Charlie appears to be holding a poop-like object!  Not so!!  Just a water toy)

This put Zach on Dad duty again.  He made the best of it and spent the morning keeping the kids occupied.  Anna and Charlie both took naps that afternoon and the naps even overlapped which was great!  

Then we had our friend Ryan's third birthday party to go to.  The party was at the Matt Ross Comm Center about 20 min from where we live.  Since I still could not really walk, I stayed home with the sleeping Anna.  Zach took Charlie over for the cake and presents and pool time.  Thankfully by the time Anna woke up from her nap I could hobble around somewhat.  I did not want her to miss out on the party, so we packed up and headed over.

Lazy river

Anna and Zach right behind Charlie

Matt Ross has a great pool area, so I am glad Anna and I made it.  Zach was a real trooper and had both kids in the pool by themselves.  They really had a blast.  When it was time to go Charlie was exhausted, however Anna was not pleased and tried to put her water arms back on.  We gave her another 5 min and then hauled her out of the pool and into the changing area.  Zach stood her on a bench and tried to change her.  Anna was not going to let her displeasure go unnoticed though.  She grabbed Zach's shirt, bent down to look in his eyes, and laid into him.  It was one of the funniest things we have ever seen.  She yelled and yelled at him.  Thankfully a pacifier quickly quieted her down so we could head out.

Anna loves to jump in the pool.  She felt like such a big kid

The kids had a wonderful weekend with Zach, and the birthday party was a blast.  All these indoor water areas are an awesome way in the winter to wear the kids out.

Day with Daddy

The other weekend Zach was on full Daddy duty.  Saturday I had some shopping and stuff that I had to get done during the day.  That evening we were going to head to the ballet, and being very pregnant I had nothing to wear.  So I spent the day looking for a dress to wear and had some other things I needed to get while I was out.  

The kids had such a blast with Zach.  He took them in the jogging stroller to the park where they played for a long time.  Then they stopped by the creek by our house on the way home to check things out.  When they got back they played in the backyard some more.  He did a great job in wearing them out.  They had the best time getting some alone time with Daddy without Mommy around.  Mommy enjoyed going shopping alone for once.  Here are some pictures Zach took of their day.  I think we need to do this more often... 

Ice Cream Explosion

Trying out Charlie's chocolate with rainbow sprinkles

The other night Zach and I decided to go to Twisters to get some ice cream (frozen custard to be exact).  When we got there Charlie decided he wanted an ice cream cone too.  Charlie really does not like sweets, with the exception of cupcakes no frosting, so we were surprised when he asked for ice cream.  Of course upon eating two bites of it, he was done.  

Pulling Zach's hand back when he tried to take the ice cream

Anna meanwhile was having a fit in the backseat at the fact that she did not have her own ice cream too.  Zach tried sharing his with her, but Anna was having none of it.  She wanted her own.  So Zach started giving her Charlie's cone.  At first he was holding the cone for her, but every time he tried to pull the cone away Anna would grab his hand and pull it back.  Finally we decided to just give her the cone and let her have at it.

We finally just let her have at it

Upon getting home we sure did have a mess!  Anna had ice cream everywhere.  She even managed to wreck her shirt because of all the ice cream she got on it.  But she was about as happy as I have seen her, so it was worth it.

As happy as she can be!  What a mess but totally worth it

Miss Fabulous in Her "Eyes"

Charlie in his "eyes"

Anna trying some on

Anna loves doing and wearing anything and everything that appeals to Charlie.  This includes sunglasses, which Charlie has always called "eyes".  We were headed to school the other day, and Anna saw Charlie putting his sunglasses on.  Anna was then determined to wear hers too.  

Here were the winners!

First, though, she had to figure out which pair she liked best.  So we had to pull down all her different "eyes" and let her try them each on.  Finally she decided on the pair to best suit her for the day.  She wore them everywhere, even in the car while watching a movie.  This is one opinionated girl, and she cracks me up!

Wearing them while having a snack and watching Aladdin

Look at that smile!  Picked up Charlie from school, and he took his sunglasses off

Since Charlie took his "eyes" off Anna ditched hers too