A usual week

This week we followed our usual mid-winter routine and other than a two-hour delay for daddy one morning this week was pretty dull.  The weekend was fun since we had some quiet time at home with daddy because for the first time in a while he was with us both Saturday and Sunday morning.  The kids had a play date with Allie, Nick, and Bella while mom and dad went out to dinner Saturday, and Stella came to children's church with mommy on Sunday to learn about 'Fishing for Men'.  The girls are both excited that next weekend we'll be starting gymnastics up again.  Hopefully these fun weekly classes will help us get through the last of these cold winter months!

Some Extra Time

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday gave us an extra day to spend time together and for that we are very grateful!  Mom napped with both girls and really loved the extra snuggles!  With every passing the day our girls are growing and changing and we can hardly believe how fast the time goes!

This week the girls went to see daddy's basketball team play.  They really enjoyed most of the first half but then were more interested in having snacks and playing in the hallway!  They also were invited for a sleepover with Gianna and Cambria.  They were so excited leading up to the moment we left and had such a fun time playing with their friends!

4 Year Check Up for Stella

This week daddy had a lot of basketball - four games including the home Coaches vs. Cancer tournament which was a great day full of lots of generous people!  Thank to Grammie for coming over to spend the day with the girls and to have a sleepover with us! 

The only other news for the week is that Stella had her 4-year well-child visit.  She's doing so well and we are so grateful for her health.  She weighs 35 lbs and has shot up to 3 feet 4 inches tall.  We can hardly believe she's already 4!

Happy 4th Birthday Stella!

As our holiday vacation winds down we took a little trip to celebrate Stella's birthday.  We went to Plattsburgh for a night over at a hotel that has some really fun things for children.  Despite our extremely last minute decision to go out of town we were fortunate that our Burlington friends were able to cross the lake and join in the fun!  Thank you to Auntie Caroline, Caleb, and Esme for helping us celebrate! 

Indoor Kiddie Water Park Fun:
 

 Arcade Fun:

When we made it back into town we were treated to dinner at Aunt MJ's with Grammie and Pa who brought a birthday cake for our big girl!  It was a great way to end the week before we start back with our usual routine tomorrow.

Other news this week: Our girls don't know what New Years is about just yet but this year we invited Maddy over for a sleepover and the girls had a great time playing!  Nobody wanted to go to bed!  We also had a visit from Conner and Kasey.  It was fun watching Conner and Randy wrestle around since our girls really don't rough-house that often!