2015 :: week 11

March 8

Will went on a "nature hunt" in my parents' backyard Sunday after church. This past weekend it really warmed up and consequently we spent more time outside in the past seven days than we have collectively spent outside since January. It was a nice change of pace.

March 9

The first order of business after we picked Will up from preschool Monday afternoon was a ride through the car wash. Our poor car had a couple months of accumulated grime on the outside and the lines at the car wash were finally short enough that we were able to clean the car in a timely fashion. I wasn't about to wait in lines 20 cars deep (like we saw over the weekend) for a car wash.

March 10

Will made this puppet at school. He said its named it Tony John, but unlike his dad it has a mustache and wears glasses (but the glasses are to be like Will). He then gave the puppet to Lauren, unless he wants it back, in which case it is his again. Complicated gifting makes for lots of tears of frustration from both the giver and receiver.

March 11

Whenever I see Lauren ride a bike or tricycle I think of the guy driving an old lorry at the end of 101 Dalmations that mutters, "Crazy woman driver!" as Cruella runs off the road. She can peddle, but steering is another story. Luckily she's had lots of time to practice this week and has shown TONS of improvement. When TJ got home from work we went for a walk around the block and opted to push her in order to finish the walk in a timely fashion.

March 12

Thursday evening was our RS monthly meeting and this month we celebrated the RS birthday. As part of our program we had 8 sisters from the ward dress up as General RS Presidents from the past and share a bit of their personal history and the hallmarks of their tenures as president. As a woman who likes history, I quite enjoyed the night. 

March 13

Friday night we let the kids pick out their own mini carton of ice cream at Hy-Vee and then stopped by my parents to say hi to Laura. She's visiting for the week and we want to hang out with her while we can. 

March 14

We went outside to ride bikes, but the kids spent the first several minutes we were outside watching the kids across the street play basketball. TJ, Lauren and I have been hit with allergies this week and have started taking allergy meds again, so we were more tired than usual. We had a pretty low-key Saturday. Anthony helped with a move in the morning, and after dinner we went to a fun Pi(e) Night party hosted by our friends, the Chases.