Two Week Catch-up

We have had a busy few weeks!  I'm in the middle of spring cleaning/purging/baby-prepping/rearranging furniture and trying to keep the rest of our busy lives going too.  Luckily the kids are awesome helpers are are really thrilled about the changes that are coming our way.  Here's some of what we've been doing to keep ourselves busy:

• moving Lydia into a big girl bed and into the room with Abby and Sam.  After the first couple nights of slumber party syndrome, they all got used to being in there together and I think it'll be hard for them to ever go back to not being together.

• Roy and Sam did the Father-Son campout for a whole hour or so.  Apparently, Sam was not a fan of roasted marshmallows (he's a purist), but loved the roasted Starburst.  So the girls went out for ice cream...first time ever for Lydia and only second time for Abby.  Neither girl knew what to do with the 30 flavor options, 6 cone or cup options, and an entire counter of toppings (those weren't an option for my wallet, though).  They both settled on chocolate-dipped sprinkle cones and neither had a problem eating their gigantic scoop of ice cream, even though Abby insisted on using the sample-sized spoon.  It was so fun to have a girls date with my girls!  And we were happy Sam and Roy had fun too. :)

 

• Soccer practice, games, and journaling!

• Fun dress up days at school.  This was crazy hair day.  I think next time we'll go a little more wild, but having four twisty buns was crazy enough for Abby :) 

• Lydia very clearly says, "Picture, mama!" now so I obediently take a picture.  Here she is reading to Sam and I after announcing it was school time and I needed to "Sit there.  No, there!  Sit still!"  She read us "Green Eggs and Ham", a family favorite that we all have memorized thanks to the CD we have in the car, but she turned the pages backward.  It drove Sam crazy because he knows exactly what picture goes with the words, but he held back any criticism.

• Lydia loves to feed the birds and squirrels.  She again requested a picture.  Later on, all three kids used the bread as bait for squirrels and then shot at the squirrels with their squirt guns (can you tell that was  Roy-inspired activity?).