Spring Break 2012

If I can say one thing about this spring break, I have to comment on the weather! It was SO nice this week!! LOTS of sun and clear blue skies - the perfect combination for tons of outdoor playtime.

There was a little bit of working, but a LOT of playing! I did get to school a couple times to work on more preparations for my maternity leave, and plenty of cleaning, organizing, and house projects were accomplished as well, but for the most part we had lazy mornings, play dates with friends, a trip to see the butterflies in GR, and just lots of time playing in the backyard or park in the sun!

Snacks were eaten in the sun (popcorn! :o) yum!)

Lots of driving in the car

Sidewalk Chalk

I would draw pictures all over the driveway, and then say, for example, "Taylor, can you find the bunny?", and she would run to find it and stand next to it. We did lots of practice with numbers and letters, animals and shapes with this little game. :o)

At the end of the week, we had plans to go to the Butterfly Exhibit in GR with friends. Two preggo mommies + two 2-year-olds = a FUN but tiring morning! :o) Taylor loves hanging out with Ty (and is always waiting for Ty and Ty's mommy to pull up to our house in their "white car" - even on days when we don't have play dates planned:). She was VERY excited on the car ride up to the exhibit, hanging out with Ty in the backseat. They were hilarious together.

Checking out the butterflies, running across bridges, watching the waterfalls...

Then we headed outside to the Children's Garden - the weather was perfect!

 A door just their size - both clutching their snack bags :o)

Kristen, Ty, Taylor and me

Impossible to get BOTH of them to look at the camera at once! :)

It was a fun outing!!

To wrap up this fabulous week, today is Easter Sunday, and we decided to have a little fun with Taylor this morning before church with an Easter egg hunt!  We hid a few fruit/veggie yogurt melts as treats inside the eggs, and were barely able to get them hidden before she was rattling her doorknob, ready to be up for the morning.

Her little basket

After finding all the eggs, she had to dump them all out, of course.

So excited about her new Dora book :)

Love this smile!!

Later, dressed for church (a little dress from when I was little :o)).

It was a great week. The perfect opportunity to spend some quality time with Taylor before baby sister arrives. I really tried to be present and appreciate the one-on-one time we had together. It was also a good week to wrap up some of those things on my nesting to-do list, which I have to thank Ry for. :)

Anticipating all that is ahead in our lives this month - April 2012 is sure to be a memorable one!!