Girls Day Out

The girls and I spent the day with Aunt MaryAnne last Friday and we had a lovely day! We started with a snack at Aunt MaryAnne's house, then headed to the Discovery Center! When we first walked in it was chaos - there were 5 school groups there at once! MaryAnne and I shared a look of "maybe this wasn't such a great idea" but it ended up working out perfectly. We explored upstairs while most of the school groups were downstairs, then we had the downstairs to ourselves while the school groups were either leaving or breaking for lunch.
We then walked a few blocks to the Freak Lunchbox. Grace had never been there before and loved it (what kid wouldn't love an entire store devoted to candy?) She was very pleased with her huge sucker and big bag of candy. We went to Jim's for lunch and despite being tired, the girls were awesome. Both of the girls passed out pretty quickly on the drive home!

Grace was very excited to show MaryAnne the penguin! It was what she talked about the most after we were here in December

She loves this truck too

Before I know it they'll be out driving around together for real! Eeep!

Anna had a great time exploring everything too!

There were a few girls in the bubble room when we got there and they helped Grace blow some big bubbles. They were very sweet!

Checking out the Touch Tank! This wasn't open last time we were there.

Mussels, clams, sea urchins, starfish, oysters, sea cucumbers, and more!

Anna was happy to just run around

Looking a little tired but having a great time!

Walking to the candy store

First time at the Freak Lunchbox!

Goldfish and crayons - necessities while we wait for our meals

Birthday buddies coloring a picture

Back at MaryAnne's, Grace pretended to be a cat sleeping in Cassie's bed

CANDY!

Wordless Wednesday (Fun in the Mud & Puddles!)

Just Some Stuff

• We made it through the storm last week. We didn't even lose power - bonus! It was a pretty nasty 2 days though. Schools were cancelled on Wednesday and Thursday. I was glad we didn't need to go anywhere. 
• Freezing rain all day today. Schools were cancelled and the roads are terrible. It's snowing right now. Some Spring we're having so far...
• I just registered Grace for another session of Tumblebugs. It starts next week. She had so much fun last time, and the prices for these programs are great so we had to sign her up again! I also registered her for ballet! 
• Anna is still not sleeping through the night. This frustrates me greatly, especially since Grace has been sleeping through the night since she was 3 months old (I know that's early, but still. Anna is almost 17 months old. Come on.) 
• She may not be a great sleeper, but Anna is hilarious. She is talking so much and learning new words constantly and she is so much fun to be around. 
• I'm thankful that Grace and Anna get along so well. Sure, they have their moments but in general, they're best friends and love to play together. 
• I need to try to get a video of Anna talking to her baby cousin Madeline. She uses the sweetest, softest voice; it's so cute! 
• This winter has been hard on us in terms of sickness. It seems there is always someone in the house with a cold (usually one of the kids). I kept thinking it would get better when Spring came, but we have yet to get any Spring weather!