Summer-time Fun in March - Catching Up

We've had a great past week or two. The weather has been gorgeous and the kids have had plenty of activities to keep us busy! Lots of pictures, so I'll get right to them.

Andy's first school concert. The kindergarteners did such a good job! In this picture, Andy is standing on the top row that is just being filled in. He had fun. Grandma Reinsel was able to come with us to the concert and we all went out to ice cream afterwards.

Andy picked out his outfit on his own, and definitely wanted to wear a tie. Lots of kids were very dressed up, so he fit right in :)

On one of our warm days last week, we filled up the pool and the boys got in for a quick dip.

I don't think it was quite as thrilling now that they are getting bigger, and we go to the Y to swim every week. But it's become a tradition for our first "summer" day.

I've got to remember never to turn my back on a 19 month old... maybe the toughest age when there is mischief to be made. Emily decided she needed a turn in the pool on Saturday - shoes, jeans and all :)

Three kids all in green for St. Patrick's day. It was a wondeful warm day for playing outside.

Sand table fun... It didn't go in Emily's mouth, but it did get all over the deck.

Yum! Fruit Chillers for a snack. I'm going to have to stock up on these for summer. They go quick when all 3 kids each have one.

Hiking at the Nature Preserve on Sunday - It was an awesome day for a hike and the kids did great. Emily spent more time in the stroller than walking on her own (she likes to wander off trail and sit down sometimes - not good when it's muddy) We saw a turtle and a snake. We hiked 3 plus miles!

The boys loved their maps.

Snack break :)

On Monday, we spent some time at the park while Andy was at school.

Emily was being silly on the slide.

Trying to climb what Jack was climbing...

Down the roller slide. Jack's favorite.

These pictures are from February, but I'm catching up. We went to the Nature Preserve with Grandma Reinsel and checked out the indoor activities.

After the Nature Preserve, we went to the YMCA for Open Gymnastics time! A favorite indoor place for all 3 kids.

Jack and Daddy had their Daddy Afternoon at his preschool. They were supposed to wear their favorite sports attire :) So they looked pretty cute. In this picture, Jack is showing Chris that his shoes have good traction for running too.

Andy had a field trip to the Earth Science Museum and Planetarium. I was one of the moms that came with to help out. I had Andy and 3 other kids, and it was so much fun to be able to go with him! All of the dinosaur bones, rocks, and space stuff were fascinating to Andy!

Here are the 4 kids from the blue table that I helped.

And lastly, Jack wanted me to take this picture, because he said he looked "so handsome" right there.

The warm weather continues this week, and we've gotten out to parks each day. Chris and I have been going out for runs in the evening. I thought it was supposed to rain today, but it's sunny. No complaints here. Bailey has been going on walks almost every day. Emily LOVES riding in the stroller when we take Bailey along with us :)