A little bit of everything

I'm a bit behind, so this is my attempt at catch up. The last few weeks have been really busy. On one weekend afternoon we decided to check out a local park. We hiked a couple of miles and had fun climbing trees. The weather was beautiful. It felt good to get some exercise in.

Both Grace and Neil finished up swim lessons the first week of February. They both improved so much. Grace received her ribbon of achievement on the last day. 

For the week prior to Valentine's Day the kids school had a spirit week. Each day was something different. Grace really got into crazy hair day. It was also the 100th day of school. The kinders made vests with 100 items on them and had a parade around the school. 

The weather around here started to get amazing. Like high 70's everyday perfect. We've been in t-shirts most days and it's still February! Craziness. One day after school the kids turned our driveway into a beach. We are just loving all of this sun!

We are getting into the swing of our spring sports as well. Everyone has now started practices. Games begin this coming weekend. I have to say that Neil's T-ball team is just the cutest thing I've ever seen. There's something adorable about little boys trying to play baseball. I will be getting lots of pictures that's for sure! Neil loves going to practice and I think he's most excited about getting a jersey and being on a team. 

With all of our gorgeous weather we've had to get started on cleaning up the yard after a winter of neglect. We spent a long time pulling weeds, raking leaves, and clearing fallen tree branches. It's starting to look more tidy. We also planted an orange tree in the backyard. Hopefully we can keep it alive. We also started tackling little house projects. Chris put up a new light fixture in the nook and we measured windows for new blinds. 

On Valentine's Day I woke up super sick. I was really miserable. The kids had a great day though. I had got them each a balloon and treat.  They have been watching Cupcake Wars on tv lately, and they spent several days building this large cupcake display. I helped them make some cupcakes and they had a blast decorating them and arranging the display. It turned out pretty cute. 

Chris brought me flowers, popsicles, and throat lozenges. It was perfect. He also made chicken noodle soup for dinner. I couldn't have asked for better....well except for being sick. 

I've spent the week trying to get better. I'm still not there yet. For some crazy reason I also thought it would be fun to make hair ties for the girls's softball teams. It has turned into a giant pain. Note to future self....DON'T tell girls you will make hair ties. Thankfully, I'm just about done with them. Opening day is this Saturday. Yay!