March wrap-up

Besides celebrating Haleigh's birthday and having fun with Grandma Kelley and Poppa Jay, we made sure to fill the rest of March with more fun activities! 

We had several days of beautiful sunshine which meant lots of time outside! Thankfully, we have an awesome backyard and it's easy to play for awhile. 

A drizzly run with Owen and Auntie Kelsey

 But it's still March which means that here in the Pacific Northwest, the sun doesn't stick around for too long. Inside play included lots of coloring, dancing, playing with play-doh and reading books. Or if you're Lydia, taking the potatoes out of the cupboard and putting them back in the bag over and over and over again.

Making our own gluten-free bread

Showing off her new dress and shoes

Some early morning Bible Study time

Painting rocks

Making her own lunch for school

Look who is finally standing!

Haleigh had an Easter party at school that I was able to help out at. The kids had snacks and did a variety of crafts and games. Lydia scooted around, smiling at everyone, eating whatever food she could get ahold of, and trying to participate in the games!

Haleigh and I were also able to join Annaliese's class on their field trip to the Marine Life Center. They have a baby octopus right now which was pretty fun to see (although I didn't get a picture of it.) We listened to a presentation about some of the creatures we find out in the Bay and then had time to explore and check out the different exhibits. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Annaliese interact with her classmates and was very entertained by their conversation in the car! 

We ended the month by making it up to the snow one more time. It was a beautiful day and the girls did amazing, once again! Thanks to Poppa Jay and Grandma Kelley, Kyle and I have new skis, which made the entire experience much more enjoyable! I wasn't sure how far we would make it this time since we didn't have Poppa Jay and Grandma Kelley to encourage the girls along, but we made it the same distance. Haleigh struggled to get across the parking lot (think dramatic crying and lots of tears) so I awkwardly carried her to the start of the trail. Once she realized that there was a path and tracks that she could ski in, things turned around and she became all smiles and had fun the rest of the time. 

  

Lunch break!

Wipe out! (Kyle had actually been pulling her along and she totally lost her balance but was having a blast!

I took my skis off to help Haleigh down a small hill...Annaliese went back to get my skis and poles for me!

Overlooking the Nooksack River

Kyle's boot...sad. 

I feel the same way at the end of every month; as the days pass it doesn't seem like we do much, but when I look back over the entire month, I am so glad for the pictures of the day-to-day things that we do. They remind me that we are able to have fun whether we stay at home or go on crazy adventures!