Happy Spring!

Thank goodness for a return to spring! March 20th came complete with warmth, thunderstorms and a round of illness (mine-bleh!). While Aidie faithfully followed me from school to doctor and back to school again, Miss Annie enjoyed some outdoor fun with daddy!

 

  

Leprechaun's Day

It drives Dan crazy, but I think it's adorable and perfectly suited to a child's mind- Aiden never calls St. Patrick's Day by its name. She insists she knows the really name of the holiday but likes Leprechaun's Day much better. Our holiday was green, rainy, and kind of sickly on my end, but the family leprechaun visited just the same and left coins and goodies for our little mischief makers.

Valentine's Day 2017

Dan and I have always agreed that we are pretty amazing at marriage. So when it comes to Valentine's Day, we like to branch out and spend that time with our girls and friends too. Live the love!

 

  

Circuses are not my thing

Said my rather grumpy 6-year-old on our way home that night. As an added mention- circuses are not  my "thing" either- considering all the animal cruelty issues that are connected with these traveling fairs. However, this one was small, run by Shriners, and okayed  by the school system. The girls had never been, so I thought we'd give it a go. Aiden said camel and elephant rides were too bumpy and the lack of death defying acts was disappointing (my interpretation, as she only enjoyed the caged motorcyclists that made all my mother instincts seize up with terror). Annie, however, loved the elephants. I mean LOVED them! She stood at the rope the entire intermission just to watch them walk around. I wasn't willing to let her touch or ride, considering she's not yet two (imagine an elephant getting yanked on. Can anyone say circus emergency fast enough!?!), but she was mesmerized by them. The zoo is going to be fun this year!

 

 

It's been a while... a few years, I suppose...

A lot has happened over the last few years. We moved in with my in-laws in February of 2013 and in February of 2014 we purchased our wonderful home! We've had wonderful days and a new wisling since then! Onward to memories:

Maple syrup day at the wisleys was great fun! Lots of friends and tasty syrup makings!
 

 

 

 

 

 

The Robinson Wedding and Some Really Great News!

 We had such a fun time at Wes and Lauren's wedding a couple of weeks ago. Aiden loved dancing with all the other kids and, of course, Wes and Lauren. Aiden also thought it was awesome that they had a green candy bar. We had WAY TOO MANY gummi bears. Congrats Wes and Lauren!
Yet another princess for Aidie to admire. She cannot stop talking about all the people she knows who are married and trying to convince me that she is marrying daddy... Oh it has started. LOL.

That last set of pictures is SO funny. They tried to hard to sink the point and they finally got it. Too cute. I am pretty sure that Wes and Lauren would steal our daughter if we turned our backs too long. Good thing Aidie adores them!
As for some super good news: I FINALLY LANDED A TEACHING POSITION! I will be teaching 2nd grade at Staunton Elementary! Yippee!

4th of July

 In case you can't tell from the look of utter glee on my little girl's face, summer has been a blast so far. She loves to play in the sprinkler and has even given the Splash Pad at Karst Park a chance. She also LOVES her swingset. The two go together great in her opinion.

We also installed a ceiling fan in her room. She really enjoyed being a little construction worker.

 She had to make sure everything was just right. And in Aidie's words "It looks good!"

We also had a super fun fourth of july. Aidie had never been to see fireworks before. So this was an experience. I was a little worried that she wouldn't like the loud noise, but she was perfectly happy, as long as we covered her ears. She loved waving her little flag and blowing on her pinwheel. It was lots of good fun. Of course the Terre Haute people didn't flag off areas and we ended up nearly directly under the fireworks, but it was definitely a great show. Don't worry, I sheltered Aidie under a tree... lol. Guess we'll know better for next year. Anyway. Happy Severance Day!