Spring Break '11 in Pictures

Hanging our homemade bird feeders
(see next post)



Hiking with Momma and Daddy



Art Project at the Nature Center



Samir's picture to be added to the quilt
going in the lobby at the Nature Center




Samir and his deer track he cast




Casting his deer track




At the driving range




Practicing with Daddy




Potty training....yes folks, that's his
potty in the garage because we have
spent most of our days outside. You do
what works, right?




At the playground



Lowe's Build and Grow

This weekend we took Samir to Lowe's for their "Build and Grow" workshop. He had so much fun nailing and building a basketball goal! I really liked the set-up of the whole thing. They do one every other Saturday. At your first one, you get an apron with your name tag on it. Then for every project you complete, you get a certificate and a patch to sew on your apron. We saw some kids there with aprons full of patches! You also get the kit to build and your own hammer to keep....and it's all FREE! Needless to say, I think we will be going to many more in our future :)







And the fun continued at home!



Just One Big Update

Who's up for a long, picture loaded blog update? I see you raising your hand right now :) I've fallen behind on blogging recently because, well, life has just happened. We found out last week that we are having a baby boy. Samir really wanted a baby sister, but he's coming around to this whole baby brother thing. We've been letting him help us throw some names around and pick out some clothes. I think he will be an awesome big brother! Two weeks ago, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. No big surprise, I had it with Samir and knew that there was a greater than average chance of having it again. Hopefully I can manage it with diet like I did the first time around. This week has really been a sleepless blur. Wednesday morning Samir was cranky and clingy, so I thought something might be up. Sure enough, daycare called at lunchtime and he had a fever of 103. We went home and he slept three hours. He was still roasting even after Tylenol so I went ahead and took him to the walk-in clinic. He had an upper respiratory infection. So for the next THREE days, his fever didn't drop below 101, no matter the Tylenol, ibuprofen and antibiotics he was on. He began feeling better today, but still isn't 100% Samir.

 Here's the past couple of weeks, in pictures.



Riding his bike, wearing Momma's
sunglasses




Playing at Chuck E. Cheese





His first trip to the dentist. Samir did so
well with the dentist, but wasn't a fan of
the dental hygienist!




The mad scientist at Chick-Fil-A




Listening very intently to the mad scientist




Fun with dry ice




Playing putt putt




Yep, that's the next Tiger Woods!




Why waste your time with a club
when you can just throw it in the hole?



Samir's first go kart ride

And he LOVED it!!

Feeding the "Ducklins"

This weekend begins what I hope is the start of some nice weather and not just a tease before we get more snow dumped on us! We've been cooped up for so long, it was hard to figure out what to do first. The ground is completely soggy, so that eliminated the park and our swingset in the backyard. So we chose some driveway bicylce riding before we headed out to a birthday party (Happy Birthday Z!). When we got home, I discovered some expired bread in the pantry (we aren't big sandwich eaters around here...oops). So what do you do before you throw old bread out? You go feed the ducks! Or, as Samir calls them, his ducklins. It never gets old folks!



It was like the preacher giving a sermon.....Samir
just stood there and talked his stuff to the ducks,
and they stood there and listened :)




I just loved this dude's hairdo!



These guys were hungry.....they attacked the
car when we pulled up!



Valentine Fun

This weekend we really cranked out the Valentine goodness! I'm going to let the pictures do the talking....which I seem to be doing more and more of here lately. Pretty soon the whole blog will just be pictures!



Marshmallow pops for Samir's teachers




Making rice krispie hearts




Decorating our hearts




Guess which ones Samir decorated? :)





Grandma's Valentine gift



Sledding!

No judgements here folks.....I have never taken Samir sledding, legitimately anyway. We tried the whole trash can lid thing last year, but it was just a no go. This year I figured he's old enough to either really enjoy it or really hate it. So we loaded up and headed to Britney's house. After packing on half of her dad's winter gear (I was a little ill prepared!) we headed out to an undisclosed location. As in, had to climb a fence to get to this location! We had a ton of fun and Samir was a real trooper. I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking!

Stuck Inside Fun

We've had an abundance of snow days around here, so we've had plenty of time to be stuck inside. Of course this doesn't put a stop to our fun! Here's a few pictures of what we've been finding to pass the time.



Riding in the car with Lily




Making handprints with the ink pad







bare Valentine cookies




Our finished product




Now doesn't that look like a
festive cookie jar?

  


Painting a new dog bowl for Lily