Monday, April 19, 2010

March Review

Maybe I can keep up with this monthly...we'll see.  March was a FUN month, and busy as always.

March 6th: The Home Depot has a monthly kids workshop, and Chris likes to take Keira for some father/daughter bonding time.  Liam and I tagged along this month, and the kids made rain gauges.  Although he had fun, we decided Liam is still a little too young, so it will continue to be a father/daughter event for another few months.   

March 9th: I had a great birthday!  A few days before my birthday, Chris spent time alone with the kids, and I went and got a pedicure.  It was nice to get away for a little while and pamper myself.  On my birthday, Chris and the kids got Indian take-out (my favorite, and a little far away so we don't do it very often!) and we had birthday cake for dessert.  Ever since I went to college, my mom has sent me a cake for my birthday....my favorite, an angel food cake.  Yes, she makes the cake, packs it up, and ships it to me!  This year she sent the cake, but instead of decorating it, she sent the icing and sprinkles for the kids to decorate for me.  They had a great time decorating it with Chris and were so proud of their creation.  It was yummy! 


March 10th: The kids preschool class had a field trip to Lowes Foods.  They learned about leading a healthy lifestyle...and had a great tour!  We started out in the toothpaste aisle; then went to see the fruits/veggies (they tried watermelon and avocado); then visited the bakery (and tried whole wheat bread); the seafood department and the dairy department (they tried milk and yogurt).  They also talked about exercise and marched, skipped and hopped throughout the grocery store to the different departments.
 
The class in front of the veggies (Keira is holding the cabbage and Liam has an avocado)


Learning about the lobster (and getting to touch it!)

March 13th - 21st:  We went on vacation to Ft Myers Beach, FL with our friends Emily, Dirk, Ava and Jenna Shimpach.  This is our 2nd year, and hopefully it will continue to be an annual event.  Emily and I are friends from WI and our kids are the same age (Ava is 2 days older than Keira, and Jenna is a few months younger than Liam), so they are a great family to vacation with!  We rented a house with a pool on the canal, and a short walk from the beach.  It was a 12-hour drive for us, and the kids did great.  We were thankful that we didn't have the 24-hr drive the Shipmach's had though!  We spent the week relaxing, playing on the beach, swimming in the pool and watching basketball (March Madness).  It was a great time, and we can't wait to do it again next year!! 
 Beach bums Ava, Keira and Liam

 Ava and Keira hug good-bye...hopefully it won't be another year before they get to see each other
Liam and Keira get one more swim in the ocean in before we leave

March 27th: We visit Bass Lake Park quite a bit, and participate in their monthly story/craft time (which is free).  So we decided to give back to the park and participate in their clean-up day as a family.  We hiked around the park for about an hour picking up trash.  Luckily the park is pretty clean and we didn't find much trash.  Most of what we found were cigarette butts (ick!) and fishing line.  At the end of the clean-up, we all got shirts and the kids were so proud to wear theirs!
After the Bass Lake clean-up, we headed to Womble Park for our town Spring Fling.  The kids had a great time in the bounce houses, making crafts and ending the day with an egg hunt.  

Stay tuned for our April adventures!

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