March Update

Things are going good, even with the crazy weather and the kids being cooped up.

Here's what we've been up to.  When it's snowed we've enjoyed the weather and played in the snow with snowball fights, sledding, and building snowmen.  Mason was in heaven and could have stayed in the snow all day.  Paige on the other hand loved the idea of the snow and was so excited to show anyone and everyone, multiple times a day but would cry if she had to walk on the snow, sit in the snow or be out in the snow for more than one minute.

Don't let this picture fool you, she really didn't like it.  I dropped her on the sled and waited for a break in her crying and begging for me to hold her.

When it wasn't snowy and got above 35 degrees we would take advantage and go outside.  It was nice to be outside where Paige wouldn't need me to hold her the whole time and was happy enough to walk on the ground.

We made sure to go outside anytime the sun was out.  One day Mason decided it was too warm for a jacket, and Paige decided that if Mason wasn't wearing a jacket she wasn't going to either.

We love meeting up with friends and exploring.  The boys were so proud of themselves for being able to lift the big log.  Paige was happy to sit in the stroller for a lot of the outings where she was sitting bundled up and able to watch everything.

We were able to go on a mini scavenger hunt on our trails and Mason loved telling me what he wanted to put on the list to look for.  We were able to find the big and little rocks, a tree and other things, but thankfully we didn't find a bear which he put on the list.

 We went to the park where Mason was so excited to dig for buried treasure with a stick and we all had a picnic.  We only lasted a short time once they started eating because it was too cold while sitting still.

Mason has been really into riding his pedal bike.  We had a hard time tracking down a replacement pedal but when we finally got it he was so excited.  He loves to ride around in circles and hopefully soon he will get the pedaling down so he can get the training wheels off. In between him riding in circles we find times to color with chalk.  Paige is really funny and anytime she pulls out the chalk she has to color in a certain spot on the driveway.

When we do have to be indoors the kids played really well together and have lots of times laughing and giggling in their room.  It makes me so happy to see them getting along and being friends.

 Lots of night time wrestling/jumping on dad, before bed time.

This is the nightly view for prayers.  Mason once climbed on our back to pick the person to say the prayer; since then Paige has climbed onto us during the prayer.

We also made a few trips over to Grandma B's house per Paige's request after us being outside.  She has become so used to going over anytime we go outside that she will yell, "B's house, B's house," until we go over and see her.

Grandma B also got them some awesome new clothes.  Paige loves her dog sweatshirt and Mason insists on wearing his Minions jacket and pants as frequently as I can wash them.

Mason also got to play basketball through the YMCA and did pretty well.  He still has a difficult time trying/starting things that are new to him, but it was fun to watch him learn something at practice and want to come home and dribble or shoot on the big hoop.  He also made sure to let us know how much better he was getting.

Mason is also getting better at writing letters and is being better at playing by himself and using his imagination, especially with the legos and a little bike to copy the trick bike videos Christopher shows him.

Mason requested the crocodile shirt that as he said, "Is like the one that Dad wears when he goes behind the boat."

Mason is also becoming more mischievous and during one of his quiet times he decided that my mirror looked like a good bridge to walk on.  Luckily he wasn't seriously hurt and only had a couple small scratches on his foot.

Paige is getting bigger and talking better.  She is looking more and more grown up with longer hair and moving around with a little more coordination.  She has also started to ask to ride Mason's old balance bike while he is on his pedal bike and can barely reach her feet to the ground, but she loves it.

Glad to know that even though she is looking older and talking more, she is still my baby a little bit and looks so serene when she's asleep.

We've also had some really good church activities, Mason and his friend who is a year older got read word for word instructions on the game Exploding Kitties.  It was awesome to see the two little boys sit and listen, even though they looked like they had no idea what he was saying, Mason actually ended up winning the game.

He has the best primary teacher who really loves him and is constantly sending him home with fun gifts and awesome pictures.

He also go to go to a primary activity where he go to live out two of his natural roles, a lion and a man attacking people with a knife.  I'm so proud.

We've had a great couple months of staying busy but are looking forward to maybe getting some more sunshine and to seeing if winter ever decides to be over.  Until then we'll be keeping ourselves busy inside; and making sure to take advantage of any outdoors time we get.