March

So somehow, March kinda feel off the face of the earth around here.

Here is what we were up to:

Playing OUTSIDE!  With no coat on!  Yay!

We opened a restaurant right off of our back deck that has been very popular with the locals; sometimes we develop a line on the railing and war breaks out as the patience wears out.  :)  So far we have yellow finches, red finches, sparrows, chickadees, nut hatchers, and woodpeckers (on the left, below).  We actually have a pair that visit often and we can hear them busily working throughout the neighborhood.

Timothy has been a big help with getting the seeds started for our garden!  He checks on the daily and helps water.   We recently picked up a grow light to help them along, so I am hoping to see them progress a little faster.  Granddad, we have your cherry tomatoes growing and a few dill plants to get a head start before we sow a big patch outdoors.  :)  Updates coming...

I pickled a whole batch of asparagus I picked up through a co-op.  It has been a delicious treat and my husband downs a quart at a time.  And then has terrible heartburn.  :)  He also worked a lot through March on the extra Lent and Easter services.  So glad to have him not attached to his laptop!

We also just tried to stay sane.  :)

Oh, you see that other little person in the picture?  That is the little guy I am babysitting.  We started at the end of February and will have him with us every week until the end of the school year, when his momma is done teaching for the summer.  He is 18 months, the same size as Timothy, and is just a happy little guy.  We have been learning how to share and Timmy is really enjoying having someone to play with and wrestle.  I am very happy that the weather is getting nicer and all three of us can be outside.  So is Tigger!  :)  You won't see any other pics of him on here, but just know that life at our house has been a little busier and will continue to be for a little while longer.

A Week In Review...

~ our week ~

cooking is more fun with a helper

tenting is fun, especially when you have company

daddy's hat provides quality entertainment when going out to eat

lots of play and learning how to clean up after play 

(which is almost just like playing when it involves a dust buster)

:)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Beating the Winter Blues

If you haven't noticed, it has been an incredibly cold winter.  Cabin fever has been running high around here with every member of the family and colds aren't making life any more tolerable.  But with temperatures running below zero and the wind howling, play time out in the yard is just not happening.  Timothy broke down in tears the other day because he just wanted to go out in the sandbox.  :(

Luckily, he has been a good sport about finding ways to stay entertained...

Timothy has a large selection of books that he has memorized, so now he "reads" to himself.

Forts have taken over various locations in our house in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and colors.  And sometimes a good movie is fun, too.

What is better than a new box of crayons?

Or a new blanket to snuggle under?  My penny patch quilt is done and currently in residence on our couch.  At 60" by 72", it is the perfect size for snuggling under and even to share with Jared when he isn't under his own quilt.  I am loving this multiple quilt situation...no more tug of wars over precious inches of quilt goodness!

Masking tape has been my new best friend the last couple of days.  Timothy has been busy racing his cars, animals, and himself along yards of tape all throughout the house.  Desperate times call for desperate measures.  I think later today we'll have a car wash for the matchbox collection in the kitchen (the floor needs to be mopped anyway), a crockpot of chicken soup, and maybe some playtime with scissors (Timothy loves making confetti and practicing his new skills).

Wishing you sanity until the temperature breaks!