It was time to chop of the baby hair and clean up his image :)
The only downfall of our babies being born with a lot of hair is that they need a haircut early on and they're not quite old enough to understand what's going on and/or understand how to be bribed with a sucker.
So, Mason cried during his entire 1st haircut (as did Emma, remember her head of hair she was born with?!). He loved it once we got home!
The shag, before
What's about to happen Mom?
Not havin' it
TaDa! Such a handsome little boy!
My Boys!
Happy Daylight Savings. I actually love springing ahead! Spring IS coming! Whoop Whoop
We've had some wonderful March days with abundant sunshine that reminds us Spring is coming. And we had a delayed snow storm that caused 2 snow days for school. Luckily our girlies were already planned on being off due to a workshop day
Swingin'...Mr. Mason is likely going to be a handful on the patio this summer. This warmer weather makes me want to ensure that Little Man knows how to walk so he doesn't have to crawl through Spring puddles and mud.
Little reminders that I do indeed have a little boy. Trucks at my feet while prepping dinner
Daddy had a work trip so it was to swimming lessons solo I went. I walked about yet again, a sweaty mess...so much work with all 4
Mason's 1st ride in the Big Dawg Cart at Target. I keep him in his baby seat as long as possible, keeps him contained and away from germs. It was just time. Emma couldn't have been more excited. She's been dreaming of the day she and her Mase Dawg got to ride in a Big Dawg
Trying to take Calvin for a walk, but he wasn't havin it
It was Libby's turn for her monthly kid date. She SO enjoyed the Living Stations of the cross on Ash Wednesday and has been asking to go back to Stations. We were able to sneak out on a Friday after dinner, with a quick stop at Target to pick up her very own journal to begin writing a book with Sally.
Love her gentle soul!
and then they spent the entire next day (minus 3 hours outside because it almost got to 50) pretending they were famous authors and writing their books
They created these all on their own. These are pieces of Sally's
Reid is a big fan of the MN Wild. A while back I asked my friend who has season tickets, if they ever have any they can't attend we'd be happy to buy the tickets from them. They had a pair for a Sunday game against the Red Wings. I decided to get it for Reid as an early birthday present. Thank you to Joey and Emily for letting me borrow a jersey. Reid of course already has his own.
We had a blast and great seats! and they won 4-1!!
Pretty picture of the Saint Paul Cathedral on our walk back to our car
Little boy watching the snow start to fall
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Our super special Cardinal hanging on the feeder all day, which just happened to be a very important day for Daddy at work. More on that when I'm allowed ;)
That same very important day meant Daddy might not make it home in time for one parent to go to swimming so I planned ahead...crowd control
and then Daddy made it to swimming and took 3/4 of our children home with him. It was glorious to sit peacefully watching Emma.
She was excited to finally jump in standing up!
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Proud Girl!
and then a fun little flash back. My how time flies
Last week Libby celebrated that she was 100 days smarter. I was able to hang out with her for a bit in her classroom to help with the 100th day of school activities.
"Thank you God for 100 things-
For the flowers that bloom and the bird that sings.
For the sun that shines
and the rain that drops.
For ice cream and raisins and lollipops.
Thank you God for the gift of time-
For the clocks that tick and the bells that chime,
for days gone by,
and future cheers,
for seasons and moments and hours and years.
Thank you for the people who give life pizzazz-
For folks who play sports, those who act and play jazz,
for friends and for families,
for folks of all races,
for hands that give help and for bright smiling faces.
Thanks for the planet you give as our home-
For the sky with its clouds, and the oceans white foam,
for the creatures and critters,
the lakes, falls and fountains,
for hills and for valleys, for canyons and mountains.
Thank you, God, for the gift of your son-
For the love Jesus shared, for the battle He won
over death for the promise
that He would be near,
to lead and to guide and to hold us all near.
Thank you God, for a hundred things-
For autumn and pumpkins, for dragonfly wings,
for Thanksgiving dinners,
for seasides and shore,
for a hundred things, and a thousand things more."
Checking off the numbers she is finding around the room
and then we got to partake in one of my favorite nights of the year, Trivia Night. Thankfully we are all hearty Minnesotans and we didn't let a snow storm cancel the event.
Our team theme this year was Holidays. Reid and I were 4th of July.
Their Bromance Anniversary...2 years strong!
So thankful that our little town understands the importance of plowing our trails. The best kind of snow storm is when it's followed by full sunshine and no wind. Loving our beautiful walk
Trying on hats. Alisha gave me some wise advice to practice wearing them often so he gets used to them and won't pull them off all summer
Sweet love notes from our Kindergartener
Thought this quote was pretty accurate
and then it got super warm out and we lost most of our snow, but during the melting it was perfect snowman building. Emma made a little snow chick, we named her Peep
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Enjoying my Lenten Daily Devotions. Check out Dynamic Catholic so many wonderful resources. I promise you don't have to be Catholic to enjoy
One last quote before I head downstairs to watch a show the girls produced:
"God's grace is always pouring down on you...
question is, are you using an umbrella or a bucket?"
Thanks Father Don! We're excited to have you come stay with us!
