A week of park days

3/2—Today I ran errands with Ella.  We went to Kohls to return some things and when we were walking out of the store, she stopped dead in her tracks and said, “Wait!  We didn’t buy me any clothes!”  Yikes we’re in trouble.

For FHE we played King of Tokyo.  The kids love that game!

Luke and I got “out” before everyone else, so went upstairs to read books. 

3/3—My turn to teach preschool!  We studied the letter U.  We talked about underwear, umbrellas and up and painted with utensils. 

After school we played at the park and then headed to Andrew’s soccer game where he scored the first 2 points of the  game.  Their team won by a lot.  Then it was off to PTA for me and Darrin fed the kids and got Josh to practice. 

3/4—The weather was gorgeous again, so we played at the park.  We’ve been trying to soak in all the sunshine while we can! 

3/5—Ella and I spent the morning doing laundry and then went to the Stoddard’s for a couple hours to play and have a picnic. 

We played at the park after school again.  Seriously! You can not stay in your house when it’s this nice outside.  The kids in the neighborhood have been obsessed with ramps, so the boys have been very into riding their bikes and scooters as well.  Danielle stopped by the park on her way home from the dentist.  It was so good to see her and her kids!  Ella cried the whole walk home sad that Hudson wasn’t coming to play at our house. 

Josh had a basketball game.  The other team was super tall, so we didn’t have a chance.  At one point in the game  it was a 7 point game, but it was a 20-30 point game at other times as well.  The other team’s coach did say we were the “hardest” team they played yet.  So I guess we’ll take that as a compliment!

3/6—Luke received the character trait award for his class this month.  The trait was compassion.  It totally fits Luke! Way to go bud!

3/7—I went on a three mile run this morning.  The sun was beautiful and the birds were chirping!  I ran my fastest 3 miles ever.  This  cross training thing really works!  I felt really strong and it felt great!

Then when I got home, I tried on some shorts that haven’t fit since before Luke was born, and they fit!  Woot!

 

We built the soccer goal that the kids got for Christmas.  It’s huge!!  But perfect for the kids.  Hopefully it will save the fence and my blueberry bushes!  

We watched Jenna all morning while Chad and Julie were at the temple.  The kids played outside a lot shooting goals and playing with Luke’s rocket he got for Christmas.  It’s been like Christmas in March at our house!

The kids found a huge worm in the grass.  They captured it and have it in a bug catcher.  His name is Squirmy-Wormy. 

We played at the park with friends most of the afternoon.  The missionaries stopped by and gave a message and cheer us on in our goal to have someone in our home to listen to the first discussion. 

We grilled steak for dinner and then watched Big Hero 6 and ate about 10 bags of popcorn.  Overall a wonderful day!

3/8—Ella was a crack up during sacrament meeting.  She has started growling like Daniel from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood when she’s mad.  She kept doing it during the sacrament.  It’s quite hilarious, but not during church.  lol.  For dinner we grilled yummy chicken and the kids play in the backyard. 

February in a nutshell.

2/1—Helping mom make cookies!  Eating the dough is the best part.

2/3—Preschool!  We talked about the letter Q.  We read books in a quilt, made queen crowns and painted a quilt with Q-tips.  Love our little group!

 

2/9—Looking cute after FHE. 

2/13—Josh’s class has been reviewing long division, and he learned this crazy way of doing it.  I love how they are learning different ways of thinking. 

 

Silly Ella at the park!  Love her big personality!

We took the kids to the feeder night high school basketball game.  They all got in for free and got a free hot dog and soda.  Our team got killed, but we had fun!  Josh picked up a few new moves that he perfected the next day at home. 

2/14—We went over to the Smith’s for some Valentine’s day fun.  I didn’t take any pictures, but we had a super yummy dinner and dessert and then played a fitting game of Love Letters.  It was a great night with great friends!

2/15—We had our annual fondue in celebration of Valentine’s day.  This time it was even better because we shared it with cousins!  The pound cake was the most popular and disappeared in about 2.3 minutes. 

Since it was close to Chad’s birthday, we had to play all the games that he wanted to play: Acquire, Agricola, and St. Petersburg—none of which are my favorite.  But we (Julie and I) are nice and them 2x a year: Chad and Darrin’s b-days.  Darrin won Acquire and insisted that his name go in the box.  He was so proud. 

2/17—The weather was fantastic (and has continued to be so)!  We had the moon roof open enjoying the blue sky!  There’s nothing better!

well…one person thought it was too sunny.  lol

2/18—Blue and Gold Banquet pack meeting!  We all brought games and snacks and just played.  It was super fun and laid back. 

Josh received his Arrow of Light! 

Congratulations Josh!!  Nice work!

2/20—My mom and dad came into town!  We watched Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day that night as a family.  It was a cute movie!

2/21—We took them to the beach, Cape Meares, and the cheese factory.  The weather was great, and we couldn’t have asked for better especially in February!  Darrin was there, but took it easy because of his knee.  Hence the reason he’s not pictured :)

We took them through the tunnel to the other side of the beach. 

Peek-a-boo Andrew!

 

At the lighthouse--

And finally dinner and dessert!  It was a great trip to the coast!

The boys soaked up time with Grandpa playing all kinds of things.  Basketball and board games were their favorites!

2/23—Grandpa left to go back to work.  Grandma stayed until the next Friday (2/27).  We just mostly hung out, went to lunch, shopped, and chatted lots.  It was a great week. 

2/27—To top off the month, Luke lost his other front tooth!