365Project.2014 | Weeks 10-12

The year Marches on ... literally. It hardly seems possible that we have nearly completed 1/4 of 2014 already! Other numbers of note include the fact that we have only 34 days of school remaining for this year and at 21+ weeks, Jenny has more than passed the half-way point of her pregnancy! So. All things considered, time seems to be flying by! :) Here's a glimpse of the last few weeks in our neck of the woods ... 

62. It's fun to see each child's development, even in something as simple as a get well card. Matthew (3) is happily coloring the picture of his choice--staying significantly closer to the line boundaries than he was a few months ago. Peter (6) is carefully copying the note he dictated ... in pencil, on dotted handwriting lines. Hannah (8) is writing her own note in cursive on lines that she drew lightly in pencil so that she could later erase them. 

63. We got new phones!!! And we are VERY pleased with them! If you're interested in saving money on your monthly phone bill, check out Republic Wireless! (And I just learned that they're coming out with a second phone option that's only $150 instead of $300!)

64. My boys are LOVING the trampoline that Hannah's piano teacher has in her backyard. :)

 65. The ever popular K'nex ... this time it's a crane, connected to the bed frame ...

66. A very common early morning view for Mommy ...

  

67. It was fun to celebrate our friend's birthday at the Children's Museum!

After cake and such, Hannah went off to explore with her friends and their parents, Peter and Daddy learned how to land rockets in the simulator, and Mommy and Matthew hung out in the construction zone. :)

68. And this Sunday was a day of rest for Mommy ... Daddy was super sweet and picked up her favorite treat. ♥

69. My young lady collecting daffodils ... ♥

70. Daddy's crew was super excited when he pulled in JUST in front of Mommy after Good New Club on Tuesday. Of course, they took advantage of the opportunity for a fun ride to the top! :)

71. Fuse beads! Some things are cyclical ... we won't see hide nor hare of these for months on end, and then we see them EVERYWHERE for a week ... till Mommy decides it's time for them to go away again for a bit. :)

72. Excited for the warmer weather!

73. More alterations! :) I LOVED the color of this $1 shirt ... the shape? Not so much ...

Quite a bit of fussing and trying and trying again yielded what is now my favorite casual maternity shirt. :)

74. And here's Mommy and Baby at 20 weeks ... :)

75. Sunday morning conversations ...

76. If one must fold laundry and lots of it (this was just the first few of many loads ...), it's nice to do it with sunshine and fresh breezes flowing through open windows. :)

77. In honor of the beautiful weather, the kiddos changed their desk arrangement ... to facilitate looking out the window. ;)

78. Matthew has been on a "model and remote control" coloring kick for weeks now. Mommy finally got smart and just saved the file on the computer. Now we simply replace the "model" (i.e. some form of airplane) and the rest stays the same.

79. Celebrating the first day of spring with lots of errands, cheerful, sweet kiddos despite lots of errands, and a special treat at Rita's as a well-earned reward. :)

And even better for Hannah? Her friend Eliza joined us for a few hours while her brother was at baseball practice. :)

80. Another beautiful day and continued energy for Mommy = our first day at the park for a LONG time! :) My crew chose a park with trails for hiking over a park with an incredible playground set. I can't complain there!

And though they were running ahead of me most of the afternoon, they obliged me for a quick photo on the bench they had claimed while they were waiting for Mommy to catch up. ;)

 Watching the ducks. :)

Just a few minutes on the playground after our hike ...

And then our friend and the most awesome babysitter EVER had an evening with the kiddos while Mommy and Daddy enjoyed an evening of uninterrupted conversation. Win-win situation in our books! :)

81. When did this young man grow up on us?!? He reveled in his work day with Daddy ... including driving the tractor to pull fallen trees out of the woods ...

and supervising the bonfire.

 ♥

And that's that! Our ultrasound is tomorrow, so Lord willing, we'll know whether we're going to even things up around here or make them even more lopsided. :)