Olivia the Gymnast

Today was Olivia's first day of preschool Gymnastics. She is enrolled in a 3-5 year class called Dragonflys. So far there are only 3 in her class but that's enough. She was adorable from start to finish. She was excited about her new pretty leotard that is hot pink with rhinestones. She loved getting to play on the trampolines and climb and do somersaults. I think this will be good for her and me. It's gets her away from the TV, gets me out of the house and is great exercise for her. We go every Thursday at 11:30. She is already looking forward to next week.

Cold and Drab

This past weekend we didn't do much. The weather is just not nice at all. Very cold, intermittent snow and cloudy. They are expecting more snow tonight. We mostly just hung around the house but did manage to make it to church and Cracker Barrel for brunch on Sunday. I took Hunter to get a spiffy new haircut. All I can really do is buzz his head but he needs a decent cut for winter. He looked so handsome when he was all done. We are looking forward to several outings in February. We are all really looking forward to San Antonio. You could say we are all feeling spring fever pretty hard over here.

Spring Teaser

Yesterday was a beautiful day. It made it up to 64 degrees. Unusual for January yes, but nevertheless much welcomed. Olivia and I took advantage and went outside for the afternoon and played on her swingset. She jumped on the trampoline and sat on the porch swing with me and sang songs. Our afternoon was pretty mild until Sadie came off her leash after the cat and Olivia thought she needed to run after the dog which sent me running after her. We ended up in the next neighborhood as my main concern was Olivia and the dog was second. The good news is everyone got home safe and sound. Today it's back in the 20's, blustery and snowing. I hate this when nice weather teases me this way....

Not Much Going on Here

It's been fairly quiet around here the last few days. Monday was MLK day so I took Olivia to preschool and made a day of it with Hunter. We ran to Target to get some items and then he had a choice of going to a movie or me taking him out to lunch. He chose Applebees and a cookie at the mall trip. During our Applebees lunch he barely spoke 5 words to me as he was more interested in the TV's on around him. I then let him try out the bungee trampoline which he enjoyed. Then we stopped by the cookie factory to get our cookie each trip we go there and came home to let Sadie out. Then the festivities picked up when the neighborhood boys returned home in the afternoon and all showed up here.

Today Olivia and I met Erin and Easton at the mall for some playtime, lunch and of course the trip to the cookie factory. Olivia was so cute going into the mall. She said "Mommy, I so really love you". I love moments like that. Even when Hunter didn't speak much to Mom at lunch he always asks me to "stay" at night when I tuck him in.

Tomorrow is supposed to be 60 here. I forsee Olivia playing on her swingset and Sadie running around in the backyard like a crazy dog. Looking forward to when it's warm all the time. It will make for lots more opportunities to make trips out of the house.

3rd Annual Pinewood Derby

Today was the 3rd Annual Pinewood Derby since Hunter has been a scout. This year his car was a chocolate brown with a bear on top of it. The bear is because he is of course a bear scout this year. His car did fairly well. Ran a little slow due to the bear on top and Mike realized one of his wheels was not aligned correctly. However, Hunter took it in stride and enjoyed just watching the race.

Olivia is a hoot

The things Olivia comes up with just astound me. Yesterday I was taking her to "friends" when she looked at my gloves and said "Mommy, those are so cute". I was laying with her in bed on Wednesday night going over our day on Thursday since she would be home with me and I suggested playing board games. Her response was "That is a great idea". I just look at her with her little voice but realize she is getting so big. She is growing on us so fast. I just want to slow down time on both her and Hunter.

Remember the Alamo

Finally Mike is getting one of his wishes. We are heading to San Antonio over Valentine's Day with the kids. This will be the 1st plane ride for Olivia and 2nd for Hunter. That is why we chose someplace that didn't have long travel times. Hunter has a small break from the 13th to the 17th and we were looking at visiting some place warm. We plan to not only visit the Alamo which Mike has been asking to see since I have known him but to go to the San Antonio Zoo, Wonder World Park and the Witte Museum. Hunter should really like the museum as they have dinosaur replicas there. I plan to take many a picture at the Alamo so Mike can remember it fondly. I however will be thoroughly enjoying the warm weather. .....