It is Finally UP!!

Yeah!! Our swingset is finally up. After reviewing much information regarding how long this product will take to put up ( a range of 14-40 hours ) we decided to hire someone to put it up for us. I posted a ad on craigslist ( yes the dreaded craigslist) and got someone to come and put it up. It took four of them 16 hours to put up. And that is without stopping for a break. Man am I glad we decided to do that. Now it is up, we didn't have to do it, and the kids can enjoy it, and Chris doesn't have to waste many days off trying to put this sucker up.

Nolan knows it all....

Nolan knows the sounds that animals make. His little voice is so so adorable and how fast he is catching on with different words is amazing to us. He talks so much and if you ask him to say a word, he pretty much can say anything that you tell him to.

Crazylegs??

I am thinking about walking with the kiddos in the crazylegs race in Madison this weekend if it is nice weather, the kids aren't sick, and I am not too lazy. Anyone want to join me?

www.crazylegsclassic.com

Finally Warm...

We had a very good weekend. Finally, it was warm for a few days in a row. NICE!! We got the chance to relax outside and enjoy sun and warm weather. We broke out the shorts, tank tops, and sunscreen. I put sunscreen on Lily for the first time this year and she took a whiff and said " Mmmmmm, it smells like the beach" .

Friday, we had a playdate at the park with a friend of mine and her son. We had a picnic, brought the sand toys so the kids could build sand castles and spend the morning at the park. It was great. Great playtime for the kids and great adult conversation for the mommies. Then, Mom VV came over for the whole afternoon. We sat in lawn chairs, popped open a bottle of wine and more relaxing in the spring sun. The kids took naps for a couple of hours, then they came down and played outside. We are lucky to have a fenced in backyard, which is great for the kids to play safely and for us to not chase them around all the time. They jumped on the trampoline, played playdough outside, colored with chalk, and just had a good time.
Saturday was the opening day of the Farmers Market here in Madison. Chris and I took the kids up there for Breakfast. We bought local produce, ate bakery items, and enjoyed the 70 degree weather. We took a very long walk later Saturday night and enjoyed the parks near our house. We ran the ball diamonds and played soccer with the kids. It just felt like a wonderful spring day!!!
Sunday was a cold day outside and it was rainy. So long sunny weather !! Chris and I were getting ansy inside, and so were the kids. Nolan has been teething and getting in his molers so he is so so crabby all the time. Sometimes, just a change of scenery is good for them. Mom E. watched the kids for a while at her house and Chris and I went out for Lunch at our favorite, Olive Garden. It was a nice and long, relaxing lunch. We then stopped at the mall to pick up a few summer things for the kids.
Chris has off tomorrow as well so we are hoping to get some things done around here. We need to get that swingset up, which we know will take us a while.

Have a wonderful week, everyone!!

Happy Easter

We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!! We had a wonderful Easter. It was great to just relax and stay in the area. Not a lot of traveling this year for us, which is great. On Saturday, we went to another Easter egg hunt right by our first house in Monona. We had so much fun. It was cold out and Mom and Dad VV met us there. After, I took the kids to the mall and we returned some things and saw the Easter bunny one last time before he came to our house. We came home, kids took a nap while I made food and then it was time to get ready for Saturday night, which was Easter with the Winch side( Chris's mom's side) The kids got dressed up in their Easter outfits, which were so cute.
Sunday we went to church. Mom and Dad VV met us there, then we went back to their house for the afternoon. I hid Easter eggs outside at their house and the kids found them. It was a beautiful afternoon so the kids flew their new kite that they got for Easter and ran around in Grammy and Papa's yard. We had a nice Easter dinner and dessert of course, then came home and relaxed for the rest of the evening. All in all, it was a wonderful day.

Easter Egg Hunt

So.. I braved the weather knowing we were going to get a blizzard here and took the kids to an Easter Egg hunt. Chris had to work, so I decided to take the kids out to see the Easter bunny and find some eggs. We started our morning out at McDonald's for breakfast. The three of us had a blast. Lily was a pro at finding the eggs. I don't know how she remembered from last year, but she did, and knew exactly what to do. Nolan learned very quickly to pick those little eggs up, or other kids, bigger kids, would come behind him and take them from him. Both of them had baskets full by the time we left. The lady from the local newspaper was following us around and taking pictures of the kids. She wanted to do a story on the hunt and asked if she could follow Lily and Nolan around. We will have to get that paper and check for the kids. She interviewed me for a bit then talked to the kids for a while. Super cool!!
We then, hit up the Oregon Easter egg hunt on our way home. The Youth center was sponsoring it so had a little kids carnival with games, tickets, face paintings, etc, followed by a egg hunt. Some of us preschool moms and bunco group moms, as well as some of our neighbors with kids, saw each other hung out there while the kids ran around played games, and hunted for eggs. We were a little disapointed though, that not all of the kids were able to get eggs. They ran out. Luckily we had hit up the egg hunt in the other town earlier, so my kids didn't mind. It started to get nice in the afternoon, and the egg hunt in Oregon was held at the school, so all the kids played outside for over an hour, enjoying the sun the had just come out. We had to get all our playing time in outside, because we knew it was going to snow another 5 inches here today ( we actually only ended up getting a dusting of snow and not the 5 inches they predicted) and they needed so fresh air, before we are cooped up inside again. Here are some pictures of our hunt. Sorry some of them are sideways. I couldn't figure out how to change these ones around, for some reason.