Easter Morning

Easter morning started off with Daddy cooking the girls breakfast...eggs, pancakes (Katy's favorite) and bacon. Then is was time for a bath because as usual Katy got syrup in her hair. Once she got her "twirly" dress on and it was time to hunt for her Easter basket from the Easter bunny.

She decided the best way to get to all of her loot was to dump the entire basket...and it was a mess but effective!

Time to head to church.

Build a Bear

When Todd and I went for my Level 2 ultrasound at Riverside in January, the technician was able to record the baby's heartbeat. The recording came with a gift certificate to Build a Bear, which we thought was the perfect outing for Katy. A few weekends ago we had he chance to go and Katy made a bear for her baby sister, which has the baby's heartbeat inside...it's really cool!

She is approving that the bear is soft and cuddly enough on the stuffing.

Now she is giving the heart of the bear life.
The recording of the babies heartbeat is actually in the arm so it's easy to push and listen to. This is the bears actual heart that Katy filled with love.

Now its time to give the new baby bear a bath.

Katy and I are filling out the birth certificate.

Great start to Spring!

Last week was an awesome start to Spring...

First we started off with a picnic lunch with my Stephanie and her daughter, Emily at Blendon Woods.

We ended that day playing playing at home on our own backyard.

Friday, we ended up at Blendon again and had lunch with Grandma and Grandpa Metzger.

Last we rounded the weekend off at a playground at a local church with a trip to Planet Smoothie for an energizing snack! She loved that because she thought she was as cool as the kids on iCarly at their hangout The Groovy Smoothie.

Friday Playdate

Friday we went to the Dean's and had lunch. Emily and Katy had fun running around and playing while Stephanie and I caught up. Aren't these girls adorable?!

Busy Weekend

We  have used the past two weekends to work on the kids rooms. Katy got a new bed and her room was transformed into a "big girl" room and we turned the office back into a bedroom and is now a nursery. Katy was very helpful in putting furniture together, but didn't quite like all of the change.

She was upset that the rocking chair was moved out of her bedroom and into the nursery. I promised her that even though its not in her room, that I will still rock her whenever she wants. She seemed ok with that and has asked me once to rock her since the move. Despite a few meltdowns, she is even more excited for this baby. I hope she can keep the excitement even after this lil one has arrived, because I think she is going to be disappointed she doesn't have an instant playmate when we bring baby home.

Good thing she has her own tools to help Daddy!

Helping Mommy sort baby clothes.

Barbies

Katy has been enjoying playing with all the Barbie stuff that I saved from my childhood. This weekend Barbie dined out at McDonald's. Katy and Grandma always have a good time together!!

 

COSI

This Friday our field trip was to COSI. It was Katy's 1st time and I hadn't been since grade school - it was an experience!





Papa Metzger would be proud - she loved the little house and enjoyed building and fixing up the place. "Mommy - I'm not done yet...I'm still fixing stuff!"






This little girl wanted to "drive" the car so bad and she asked Katy to share as soon as Katy sat down in the drivers seat. Katy shared but as you can see she wasn't happy about it. Her look says it all!


Snack time and enjoying the 60 degree day!


The pulse drum which mimicked your heart beat. As you see in the next picture, she was just so excited about being here and was WOUND UP!



I had to check out my pulse once she let go and mine was only 80...I was in desperate need of a nap!

Playdate with Mommy!

On Friday the 5th, Katy and I were off to check out a new place that I heard about from a friend. We went to Recreations Outlet. Its an indoor playground where you can try out their swing sets, trampolines and toys, but also a great place for the kids to get out their energy during the winter. To say the least, Katy thoroughly enjoyed herself and I loved watching her run around playing like a maniac!











We finished off our date with lunch at Wendy's...the girl loves her cheeseburgers and oranges!