Hot Springs

Monday we went to Hot Springs to the lakehouse! It was gorgeous weather, and we had a great time playing outdoors. Our friends, Jana and Lilly, went with us. Anna and Lilly had a "sleepover" which was quite exciting! Luckily, they were so worn out that they fell asleep rather quickly! We played putt putt golf and went to Garvan Woodland Gardens. They were gorgeous! There were around 150,000 tulips in bloom as well as loads of other flowers. Anna, Henry and Lilly loved the childrens area of the gardens where they were able to climb around and explore.

Horse races

This weekend we went with some friends to the horse races in Hot Springs! This was the first time Chad and I watched the races from the Jockey Club. It was a lot of fun! We didn't cash a ticket all day, but we still had a great time.

Big Boy!

We have been trying to encourage Henry to use the potty since he was 18 months before bath time. He has never been very interested. Last night, while he was in the shower he said that he needed to go. We put him on the potty and he actually went! We were so excited. So was he. His bike helmet was in the bathroom because we had just come in from outside, and he hadn't wanted to take it off. He promptly put it back on while using the potty. I guess that this is the start of potty training, Henry style!

"MY DID IT!"

Beautiful weather

Today we have spent a ton of time outdoors in this gorgeous weather! We went to the zoo this morning and then played outside before nap! Henry and Anna loved the zoo. This was the first time that Henry could say all of the animal names, and it was so fun seeing him so excited. His favorite animals are the giraffes, and Anna's are the snakes and bears. Interesting, don't you think? I am looking forward to grilling tonight and playing outside more!

One more thing...Anna and Henry both love driving around with their windows down and the sunroof open in this fabulous weather. Anna also says, "let's jam out mom!" Yesterday afternoon we were "jamming out" and Anna was dancing in the backseat. One hand was in the air doing what Chad calls my "signature dance move" and the other hand was in her thumb sucking pose...it was quite a sight.

All I have to say is thank goodness for the spring and sunshine!

OOPS!

So yesterday a few friends came over. I had been doing a last minute pick up around the house while Henry was playing in Anna's room. HE LOVES to be in there when she is at school. :) Anyways, I walk back to get him and look what I found! He had found one of Anna's little make up compacts on her dresser and apparently he enjoyed the bright RED lipstick! He painted the wall with it. I was thankful it was the wall rather than her new duvet cover. I was able to get most of it off with some strong smelling spray, but we may be doing some touch up paint this weekend!
This picture was after my first round of cleaning!

This weekend...

This past weekend, Anna and I went to Houston to spend time with my family. We had a great time visiting with everyone! I wish that I would have taken more pictures. It was so much fun!

We flew back on Sunday afternoon, and Chad had a huge surprise for us... He and Linda had finished hanging everything and fixing our den. We had planned on finishing this week, but I was so thrilled that it was done. They did a great job! Linda has the best eye, and she made all of our stuff look fabulous! I am so excited. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Snow Day!

Last week we had ice, this week it is snow! What a winter we are having this year! We had fun yesterday in the snow building a snowman! Anna and Henry loved it. After we went inside to warm up, our electricity went out. Luckily, we have our generator and the kids had already warmed up! I had no idea how long it would stay off, but we had power back before Chad even returned with more gas. Thank goodness we have the generator! :) We have been doing a lot of painting, coloring and legos! It will be nice to be able to get out again soon!




Notice that Henry is into the snowball fight and Anna is trying to taste the snowflakes...