Friday, March 28, 2014

Kites

Mamaw sent Eliana and Judah "kite kits" recently.  The kit involved three activities.  First, we read a book about kites, "Kite Day."  Second, the kids were able to decorate their own kite.  Finally, we went outside and flew our kites!








Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Zoo

A couple pictures from our first zoo visit of 2014:


Friday, March 21, 2014

Best Buds

We're pretty sure these two will grow up to be best buds:


Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Hocking Hills Part 2

More pictures from our Hocking Hills trip!

 
Hanging out at the cabin


Smores!


Playing at a playground


Eliana at a beach by Lake Logan


Judah's favorite activity at the beach -- throwing sand into the lake

The kids liked this Brutus the Buckeye carved from wood

Monday, March 17, 2014

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from two cute kids!


Previous St Patrick's posts: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Hocking Hills Part 1

Our family took a mini-vacation earlier this week to the Hocking Hills region of southern Ohio.  It was a great opportunity for the four of us to take a break from school, work, and the daily routine.  We enjoyed hiking, a picnic lunch, hanging out in the cabin, and roasting marshmallows.




Our coolest sight - Ash Cave, where a waterfall had
created a big block of ice by freezing when water hit
the ground.  Most had thawed, but the based remained.




We had many more pictures, but we'll save the rest for another post.

Friday, March 7, 2014

Dad's Day

Dad's Day was a week ago at the kids' preschool, where Dad gets to do crafts with their kids and see some of the things they've learned at school.

 
Craft Judah and I made together


Eliana and I made this craft together

Eliana's class showing the Dads their Pledge of Allegiance.
I'm proud of my girl, who was the flag-holder

Me and Eliana

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Gramma Weekend

This past weekend, the kids and I met Gramma at a little rental home in central PA, at the approximate halfway point.  It was a fun chance to see her and visit with her, and we also made a short trip down to Maryland to see Great Grandmommy Reynolds.  It was a relatively short trip, so not a lot of pictures, but the ones we got turned out great:


 

Monday, March 3, 2014

2.5

Judah is 2½ today!


Judah is such a sweet boy.  He's very thoughtful and caring towards his family.  If one of us is sad, Judah says "don't worry!"  He has developed his language quickly, and surprises us with new words and phrases every day.  (For example, he recently walked up to Eliana coloring, and he told her "I'm supervising!"  Now where did that come from?)  He loves going to preschool and after school talks about how he had fun with his buddy, Joe.  Judah is still a big eater, and luckily hasn't gotten into a picky phase yet.  His favorite foods are pizza and cheeseburgers.  His favorite activity is undoubtedly playing with his train set (see picture below).  He also loves watching or reading anything related to Thomas the Train.  He also enjoys playing with and being silly with his big sister, whom he mimics every chance he gets.  


We love you, Judah!

(Here is Eliana's 2½ post.)