I love the ‘sac

I think when we move/build if it isn’t on a large piece of land I would like it to be in a cul-de-sac.  I just love the privacy it offers and the freedom to take it over (with cool neighbors of course.)  Now if this blasted snow would melt so we could enjoy our spring!

Pool fun!

Jack is always a bit slow to warm up when we go swimming.  Lauren, on the other hand, jumps right in (or slides) with her hands up! Today, we visited the LCARC again with our MOMS club friends.  It seems the only time we visit the LCARC is with MOMS club.  It isn’t a terrible long distance, but just a bit too inconvenient to make it a regular trip.

Lauren was having such a good time “surfing” on the alligator that Jack decided to give it a “try” too. 

Look at those ribs on Jack….he’s totally thinning out.  Perhaps it’s all those meals he says “yuck” to? (Which according to my calculations is EVERYTHING except, pizza, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter sandwich or chicken nuggets.)

They do occasionally play nicely together. :)

Happy Birthday

We woke Kevin up with some pineapple upside down cake and a rousing round of Happy Birthday as sung by the children (who absolutely love to celebrate a birthday!)  Then, he was greeted by a giant green suitcase (he needed a new one as he travels and his previous two were trashed.)  After cake for breakfast (yum) I instructed him to check out the inside of the suitcase to see if he liked it.  Inside it, he found the iPad (that he didn’t need) that he wanted so desperately (along with a case and an industrial strength screen protector.) SPOILED!  At least I’ll get the wheel the suitcase for a little bit when we go on vacation next month. Woot!

Cheez!

Jack helped me make the annual pineapple upside down cake for Kevin’s birthday tomorrow.  He may look cute and helpful, but he was in fact, not.  He was, however, quite helpful when it came time to lick the beaters. :)

Happy St. Pat’s!

Get Lucky (again!)

Here are Jamie and I before this years race (Gretchen and Jaci didn’t run it this year.)  I was supposed to run the half-marathon but being completely out of commission since Halloween, I figured 3 weeks of occasional running was not adequate training to pull off a half and went and did the 7k instead.

I made my goal (personal goal) of under 40 minutes.  So, I shaved off 2 minutes/mile for a reduction of 8 total minutes from last year to this year (woot!) Not bad for running about 5 times between Halloween and today!

Time for a celebratory bloody mary (as the place that was offering the free beer had a line, yuck!)

Here are the official details.

Twirly time

The indoor playground

One of Jack’s little friends just moved to a new place and has a fun indoor playground there.  It’s a giant heated pole barn with AstroTurf.  Inside it is a child’s delight.  Jackson liked the trampoline but he loved the John Deere Gator!  Holy buckets I didn’t think I’d be able to convince him to leave.  He had a blast driving many of his little friends around (in circles and sometimes narrowly avoiding the walls.)  It got a little hairy when he discovered high gear (ooh boy it can go FAST!)  I can definitely see this on future birthday/Christmas lists!

Girls weekend

It was a long week with Kevin gone in San Fran, luckily I had something fun to look forward too this weekend for me.  Last year we went away and went shopping.  This year, we kept it low key and had a relaxing and fun day/night at the lake home of Amy’s parents.  We went for a walk on the lake while waiting for everyone to arrive.

There was a feast and a wine tasting of which we have no photos.  Then, after the people left who had to leave the hardcore ladies stuck around to spend the night.  We continued the wine tasting and gave ourselves pedicures.  Yes, we had to properly soak our feet first.

It was another fun time.  Maybe next year we’ll go someplace exotic (which was the original plan last year, LOL!)

Dancey dance

Sweet moves!