A dose of Warm Weather

I am really loving this warm weather we've been having lately!

Today we grilled up some hamburgers

& yesterday we had a picnic out on the grass... 

It's getting me excited about
all the fun we're going to have over the summer!

Bring it on!

St. Patrick's Day Fun

St. Patrick's Day was fun this year, although I think Skyler was a little disappointed in our Leprechaun this year compared to last year... The night before St. Patrick's Day, Skyler set up a trap in his room to catch a leprechaun, just like last year, and he even said in his prayers that night to "Please help me to be able to catch the leprechaun," but right before we tucked him into bed, he decided that maybe we shouldn't try to catch him or he might get mad & mess up his room like LAST year.  And so, we took down the trap.

But the next morning the kids woke up to their beds all tied up with yarn & a note from the leprechaun saying that this year he decided to set a trap for THEM!  The kids were a little stunned, but excited. :)  But then they ran all over the house trying to look for his gold (last year he left them some) & they checked excitedly in the fridge for a green treat (last year he left them one of those too), but they came back empty-handed & disappointed.  But luckily the leprechaun had at least thought to turn their milk green for breakfast, so that made up for some of the forgetfulness.  Whoops!  I guess he shouldn't start traditions that he doesn't feel like continuing year after year after year...

 Now that leprechaun's just got to figure out
what to do for next year...

Bailey's CRAWLING!

Bailey's now officially into everything around here!  Three weeks ago, the very day she turned 8 months old, Bailey finally started crawling.  She'd been rocking on her hands & knees for 2 months prior to that, but she's finally figured it all out.  It's funny to see the kids running ahead of her, grabbing all of their toys out of her reach.  And wow, it hasn't taken her long to figure out all the exciting places in the house to explore.  Her favorite, by far, is underneath the kitchen table where there seems to be a never-ending supply of crumbs!  It doesn't mater how much I sweep, there are always more produced at every meal.  The other day I walked into the kitchen to find both Bailey AND Kimberly eating crumbs off the floor together... It was such a precious site to see & made me reconsider whether I should bother with sweeping them up! :)

She now says "Da Da," "Ma Ma," & "Na Na" and is just such a happy & sweet girl.  She's pulling herself up on everything now too, so we're really having to be careful what we leave lying around.  But all-in-all, we're really enjoying this stage & hope we can keep her out of too much trouble!