This morning we had planned on going to play group at the park, but it turned out to be a rainy, kind of chilly day. Instead we headed to Trader Joe's! We have not been in quite a while. I stocked up on all of our favorite things and Max and Mia got balloons. When we got home we had a picnic on the patio.
Today was our ward service project at Moss Wright Park. Ty left early to join in the heavy labor with all of the other strong men. I came later with the kids after we had picked up chips for the lunch. We so enjoyed the sunshine and outside time. The primary did such a good job entertaining the kids. They brought drinks and snacks and bubbles. Everyone had a great time! At noon we had a big bbq with delicious salads and lots of cold watermelon. When we came home Max was ready to go swimming. He is the cutest little sun kissed boy!
Mia took a three hour nap this afternoon. I think all of the sunshine wore her out. After she woke up she wanted to play with her dollies. She loves playing mommy and tucking them into bed. We are planning a quiet evening and getting ready for Sunday.
It is warming up! Today was 70 degrees and tomorrow it should get up to 80! We are celebrating with trips to our favorite parks. Today we went to the Hendersonville, "Rocket Ship" park. It is Max's very favorite, and as long as there are swings Mia is happy! After the park I had a doctors appointment. I had both of the kids with me and I was a little worried about how it would go, but they were so good! As for me...I am almost 18 weeks pregnant and I get to schedule my ultrasound to find out if we are having a pink baby or a blue baby. I had to reward the good behavior at the doctor's office so I took us all out for ice cream at the Marble Slab Creamery that I have heard so much about. I got the double dark chocolate with strawberries and whipped cream. It was delicious! hmmmm...can't imagine why the weight is coming on so easily this time around. It was a very happy day for us.
Mia found her winter hat and decided to wear it while she watched the Wiggles. She thinks she is hilarious.
Today we decided it would be fun to get out and take the kids to the movies. This is something that we really hardly ever do. We went to see Monsters Vs. Aliens at the Regal Cinema at Indian Lakes. Max was very excited to see a movie on the "really big tv". We got popcorn and picked out some great seats. We were the only ones in the theater. It was perfect! Mia got to run around and we could talk. It was the best movie going experience we could have hoped for!
After the movie we went outside to see the fountains. Max stayed near the edges at first, but Mia dove right in. Before long she was completely soaked and we had to take her clothes off so that she could play in her diaper. Hurray for warmer weather. It was a great afternoon.
I got everyone all dolled up for Easter, but nobody was very willing to participate in picture taking. Ty held Mia so that she would not run away and cry (but I think she is cute anyway)
Max refused to be in a picture so I asked if I could have a picture of his stuffed dog. He was willing to hold it while I took the "dog's" picture :) Church was great. I taught Relief Society and I am always so relieved to be done with my week! We had dinner with the Johnsons in our ward. They invited us last minute and we were more than happy to attend. After dinner Max and Mia got to play in their big back yard. It was a great day.
Easter morning came to our house and so did the Easter Bunny! Mia got a little pink baby chick.
....And Disney princess socks! She was very pleased and demanded to wear them right away.
Max also got socks, but the dinosaur variety.
We had our big Easter dinner and egg hunt with friends today. After everyone arrived we had the husbands hide eggs and we got the kids ready with their baskets. Mia was very excited to have a little basket of her very own.
It was Mia's first egg hunt and she had great fun doing it. Ty helped guide her to the eggs and she was thrilled to find each one. Max is an expert egg hunter now and I had to stop him from finding more than his fair share.
After the egg hunt we had our delicious dinner. I made a ham and hot cross buns and matzo toffee. Jenna brought potatoes and rolls. Stephanie brought my favorite green bean casserole. It was all very delicious and we were all very full. It is always so fun to get together and celebrate. Tomorrow is Easter Sunday and what a wonderful day it will be. It is wonderful to know that our Savior lives and because of Him we too can live and grow forever.
Today we went to the Tractor Supply Store to see the baby chickens and ducks. They have them right now for Easter. Mia especially enjoyed them. It just so happens that the tractor supply store also sells great toy dinosaurs for $1.99. Max had to have one, and I decided it was okay!
The day turned out to be beautiful. The air here in Nashville smells so good in the spring. We spent the afternoon at the volleyball courts digging. Max was looking for dinosaur bones. He did not find any.
As usual Mia is the cutest ever.
This morning I made our very favorite breakfast, crepes with nutella and strawberries! I thought that conference weekend was a good excuse to have them. Max and Mia slept in so Ty and I almost had a breakfast to ourselves! Max is debuting a fabulous new outfit that my mom got for him while she was here. Max was very excited to get dressed this morning and wore his new outfit until he found his Ninja Turtle shirt and had to trade it in.
We had such a great visit with my parents! We went to the Opryland resort and had a fabulous time. We ate at the Crackerbarrel and had some delici0us catfish. My mom and I went shopping and found some great deals! We got to watch conference and enjoy a little more sunshine before it was time to say goodbye. Max and Mia adored having their grandparents here. We will miss you guys!
(I had just done Mia's hair for the day and she brought me the camera so that I could take a picture...so cute!)
My parents are visiting until this weekend! We are having so much fun with them. Yesterday we went to Centennial Park. It was a gorgeous day with tons of sunshine.
The kids had a great time feeding the ducks. After the park we had the best barbeque in the world at Jack's. I wanted to save some of my ribs to take home to Ty, but sadly I ate them all.
