Walking Season Starts

It is getting warmer here… warmer as in the upper 30s/lower 40s!  Well that feels fantastic to me!!

I pack the kids up and go for walks any chance I can get.  And they love it just as much as me.  Soaking up that direct sunshine and getting that bit of exercise – keeps us all happy!!  Nap time comes much easier too!  ; )

They didn’t want to stop – so we went around the block.  Pokey Mallory back there!

While I waited for Mallory to catch up – I found a pretty cool tree with some sun flare action!!

Mallory is a treasure hunter.  I have found rocks in the washing machine already and we still have piles of snow!  I don’t know how she finds them so quickly!

She has always been a treasure hunter.  I remember taking her for walks when she was little and she filled her pockets with grass!  The neighbors all thought it was just funny and would assist her to fill them pockets to the maximum capacity!

One pinecone is never enough!

We are still looking…

Distracted by taking Minney threw the big puddles.

That last puddle was way too big for Max to just watch – he need in on that puddle action now.

Since Max was going to walk Mallory was tired of pushing the stroller so we put it in Max’s car.

And Slow Poke McGee is slowly coming!

Max is a full speed ahead kind of walker.

Until there was ice to be crushed – then he is sure to stop and crush some ice.

After that big [and very slow] walk around the block – Max was not done.  He wanted to go again.  Mallory did not.  That was a huge walk for her.  So we kicked Minney out…

and Mally got to ride in the car so Max could walk some more.

We are all ready for our nightly walk as a family so hurry up warmer weather!!

Hunting Easter Baskets

We did Easter on Saturday morning (before Easter) since we wanted to get to church early on Easter.  Doing it Saturday gave us all the time we needed.

Mallory was so disappointed that the Easter eggs did not have candy in them.  That she turned it into a competition.  Who could find the most eggs.  Max didn’t really get it… as you can see him checking out her pile of eggs.  His pile of eggs is behind him. 

Max found his basket!  Scratch that… Mally found it first and then Max found it. 

After much coaching – Mallory found hers!

I did a garden / outside theme this year.  They each got umbrellas.

Then garden bags with all the tools, garden gloves and water cans.  This is Max’s water can!  Isn’t this water can so Max!? 

Funny Mallory story to end our Easter recap.  We are getting ready for church on Sunday morning and I am in the bathroom curling my hair and Mallory says to me… Momma you look really pretty. 

Me:  Well thank you so much Mallory.

Mally:  Yah.  You look prettier then that other time when you weren’t a pretty momma.

Me:  *completely speechless*

Mally:  *continues to explain to me that I wasn’t always pretty*

So apparently I am not always a pretty momma!  And I think I am okay with that… I think…  : )

Turning 30

If you knew I was turning 30 and you talked to me about it – I would inform you that I was really struggling with it.  I do not like it.

When Jesse’s Dad called me on my birthday and I answered in this cheerful voice – he laughed and said I expected to hear that you were in a corner with a bottle of wine and box of kleenex crying!!  To which I responded… GREAT IDEA!  He inspired these pictures!

I’m over it now.

I’m washing the mascara face off and ready to enter the 30s!!