Spring is Here!

The weather has been great lately!  I realized that I haven't posted in a while because there just hasn't been many photo opportunities.  

Lydia went out the other evening and began by smelling dandelions.  She ended by playing in the dirt, though.  She is into dirt more than any other child I've ever known!  She loves it!  When I went out for this picture she told me she was grinding wheat.  I guess that's a good thing!  :)

By the end of the evening, she was tossing dirt into the air and running through the dust cloud!  She was covered head to toe.  Sorry, I didn't get a pic of that.  :)

Ty got a new skateboard and has diligently been practicing his tricks!

Aren't They Beautiful?

Good Books

We love to read!

We just started The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and I have to say, "It is wonderful!" I just love the classic books, they are far superior to our modern ones.

I read a chapter book to the kids most days during lunch. I was wanting to read The Wind in the Willows, but hadn't requested it from the library. So Monday rolled around and we didn't have a book lined up. I went to Ty's shelf and grabbed The School Mouse to read instead. I bought it because it is by the same author as The Waterhorse and Babe, and we enjoyed both those  movies. We read the first chapter on Monday. It is about mice that live in a schoolhouse and one in particular that wants to learn.

Well, we stopped in at the library on Tuesday and so I checked the shelf to see if they had The Wind in the Willows in and they did. So I checked it out.

I decided today, I would rather set The School Mouse aside and read The Wind in the Willows. We can read The School Mouse anytime, since we own it.

Well, The Wind in the Willows is so superior from the very first paragraph! There was not anything wrong with The School Mouse, it was cute and I'm sure it's an enjoyable story, but there is just something to be said for the classics--the fabulous descriptions, lovable characters, the emotions expressed and the expansive vocabulary!

We had this same experience when we read Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, both by A. A. Milne. These originals are not just for kids, they are very entertaining, even for adults! I found myself laughing out loud while I read these to the kids. I highly recommend reading these to your little ones (or even if you don't have little ones)!

Tonight's Showing

The Princess Bride

We enjoy a tradition of family movie night, every Sunday night, complete with popcorn and treats.  Tonight's feature is a favorite, The Princess Bride.

Snow Day!

Well, we finally got some snow!  We thought it was just going to be ice.  On Monday night it iced and then on Tuesday night we got a little bit of snow on top.  So the kids wanted to go out and play in it.

Some snowball that Lydia found.

Ty "trying" to scrape together some snow for a snowball.

Finally got enough to make a snowball.

Oh, well, I am glad for what little snow we got.  It is so pretty and makes it feel like winter.

Fun for the Whole Family!

We were at a friend's house the other day and they all had homemade blow guns.  The kids all had a blast shooting darts at each other.

So Ty wanted one, too.  We ran over to Lowe's and bought one length (10 ft.) of 1/2 inch PVC pipe.  They cut it into 2 foot lengths at the store.  Then we bought a package of Nerf darts at Walmart.

Fun for the whole family for under $10!  But be careful, they do hurt (ask me how I know).  :)

Happy Birthday Ty!

First some fun at Incredible Pizza.

Then dinner at Chick Fil A.

Then home for cake.

Ty requested a Mars cake. We placed some Lego aliens and astronauts on it and some gum drops to look like energy crystals.

Ty blowing out all nine candles!