March Wrap Up

Sometimes, there just isn't a good story around a picture, but you want to get something out there anyway.

JW: Always having fun at home with Momma, getting some brand-new play-dough

Mr S: A new train table for all the fun with trains!

Kiwi: A trip to the American Girl Doll store with friends for Tea:

G-Man on a camp out so cold the lake was frozen. And did I mention that you could have a fire on the ice?

Running of the Leprechauns

Luann is really into running. So much so that she signed up for a cold run in March. And, to top it off, paid for the privilege! So, I get to post all about it.

Since this was a quick 5K, it really didn't take too much time. I think it took me longer to find a parking space on a street, unload the kids (plus a stroller, thankfully), walk to the race (maybe a half mile? It seemed long when the kids were tired...), and then walk back, trying to remember WHICH street I parked on. :)

So, without further ado:

The Winter that Never Ends

Winter 2013/2014 was quite the long one. These are some pictures from March 9th of us playing on a frozen lake. We enjoyed the snow, but it's time people. Let's get some spring already. I also added in G's snow sarcophagus from February; they had been talking about Egyptian hieroglyphs in History.

 

Wanderings On A Sunday

Sometimes, in the middle of Winter, there just isn't anything you want to do. So, you might as well take an unexpected trip to Salem. Because who doesn't want to get out of the warm house to walk on a shoreline in the cold, overcast, windy weather?

First up? Bones of a Ship. Kind of neat to see how the ship is put together.

And, Salem being a historic port, you can't forget the reason we stopped here of all places: the lighthouse.

And lastly, our lovely family seeing what the best kind of ship there is: the Friendship (of Salem):

Kiwi turns Nine!

This picture says it all. At the age of 9, Kiwi has gone full on "freak out whenever I see cute things" mode. Babies, dogs, cats, stuffed animals of all sorts (especially Beanie boos as seen above). I'm definitely a fan of this phase. The longer I can keep her a little girl and as uninterested in teenage things the better. She's getting a taste in her love for Taylor Swift music, but so far still a sweet, fun, kind, and caring little girl. She still has her drama, but I can't imagine that getting worse (knock on wood).

Happy Birthday sweet girl! Love you to pieces :-)

Valentine's Day 2014

I got creative this year for Valentine's Day. Thankfully G-man has aged out of the class valentine tradition, so I only had to provide two varieties. Lego Star Wars for Mr. S who wrote and cut the cards himself. He made me find a girl Jedi for the girl cards. Because it matters when you're in Kindergarten.

Kiwi went for cute, with adorable penguins she and our neighbor decorated together. Definitely one of my favorite Valentine cards I've done.

 I even managed a cookie decorating party at a friend's house with JW. I love his friend W doing what kids do when decorating cookies. Just go straight for the mouth with that frosting. Why bother with the cookie?

I think this year was a win for V day. Although I have no record of what Chad and I did for each other. It was our 14th Valentine's day together. Does it even matter anymore?

Jimin

Kiwi made a really great friend in school who was visiting for a year from South Korea. She went home at the beginning of February. It was hard to see her go. But, thanks to modern technology, she and Kiwi are able to keep in touch through email, Face time, and text. We now know South Korea is 13 hours ahead of Boston, which makes for some late night conversations, but still worth it. Who wouldn't want a pen-pal that lives in South Korea?