Storytime…

Roman and I went to storytime at the downtown public library this morning. It truly is a Nashville treasure. I kind of had a moment when I was talking with the Professor, who is one of our favorites in the storytime cast, about bringing Jonas for the first time when he was a baby and now he’s seven!!!

Roman got a big kick out of seeing J.J. the Lamb’s hide and seek antics, sitting on the stage at the end for “What a Wonderful World”, playing in the courtyard fountain, and climbing on the climbing wall.

Strawberry Picking…

We drove out to Valley Home Farm in Wartrace, TN this afternoon to go strawberry picking with friends! We enjoyed picking strawberries (Xander was excited to find a strawberry with a heart shape cut out in it), hanging out, and sharing scoops of homemade strawberry ice cream.

Zoo Time with Roman…

It was such a beautiful day today that I up and decided to take Roman to the zoo this afternoon. We got to do all of his favorite things: feed the turtles, ride the train, brush the goats, check out the meerkats, go round and round on the carousel, feed the lorikeets, and play on the playground. We’re looking forward to having a lot more zoo time this spring and summer!

First Family Camping Trip…

We took our first family camping trip this week during spring break!!! A dear friend of Tom’s from the fire department let us borrow his land for the weekend. We had so much fun exploring the woods and the creek and the field, gathering rocks and wood for a campfire, roasting hot dogs and marshmallows for s’mores, and camping out in a little tin-roof cabin.

Click on the “Family Camping Trip 2016” page to the right for more pictures…

Easter Egg Hunt…

We had a wonderful Easter Egg Hunt at the park with our moms’ group this morning!!! Especially exciting for Xander and I were rescue animals brought out by a local farmer for the children to pet…including a calf, a pot belly pig, a pygmy goat, a hen, and a rabbit.

Splashing Around…

A fellow first grade mom tipped me off to a fun place to take the boys over spring break, so we tried it out today with some good friends and loved it. It was a zero entry indoor pool that went up to 2 feet, with a play structure set down in the middle of it…and the water was warm. Win, win win!!! Roman enjoyed going down the slide, Xander was all about diving for rings and turning flips in the water, and Jonas liked testing the limits of every single boundary he could. 🙂 All told, we had such a good time and will definitely be going back.

The Funny Things They Say…

Mommy (upon losing her keys from the house to the car): “Where is Mommy’s brain sometimes?”
Jonas: “Hiding with your keys?”

Xander (to Mommy who was staring off into space while playing Uno): “What are you looking at?”
Mommy: “Nothing.”
Xander: “Nothing is something. You’re looking at molecules.”

Roman (wondering about gummy vitamins): “Do these have Vitamin C in them?”
Mommy: “Yes.”
Roman: “So, I have the power to fight germs.”

Storytime…

Roman and I went to story time at the downtown library today, and it’s just the absolute best!!! We love Professor, Mary Mary, J.J. the Lamb, Cedric the Dragon, and the Spanish Fox. I still remember the first time I took Jonas when he was six months old. 🙂

They’ve recently renovated the children’s library…adding a climbing wall, tables with trains and tinker toys and widgets, a puppet theater that looks like the Ryman Auditorium, iPads and an iBoard, and a play structure that gives a nod to the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. It is awesome!!!

Here’s Roman checking out the puppet theater…

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Goofballs…

We had another snow day today and were thankful to be able to make it out of the house for a trip to Goofballs. The boys enjoyed playing games, jumping on the inflatable, driving bumper cars, shooting each other with air guns/foam balls, and trading in their tickets for little treats.

Snow Day…

It snowed last night and most of the day today. We got bundled up and hung out in it this morning and then made some snow cream…yummy!

Snow Cream Recipe:
8 cups of freshly fallen snow
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla
Mix and serve.