March

We've been having a good March. It started with the only rainy day we've had in a while. Which happened to fall on the one day we had outside plans. Jake's work had their annual picnic which was at a soccer tournament here in town. We bundled up and got a little wet, ate some lunch, and luckily by the time we were done eating the rain had let up, so we went and watched the last few minutes of the first half of the game between Salt Lake Real and some other team. Then we went home for hot chocolate.

Rachel got her special castle from Grandpa Campbell in the mail a few weeks back. She had been looking forward to this delivery since she heard about it and it did not disappoint. She was very excited about all the extra stuff they included in the package: stickers, coloring books, crossword puzzles, and more.

Rachel got right to work learning how to draw on a dry erase board that had "how to draw" instructions for various animals. The castle has been put to good use. The girls love to play with their My Little Ponies and their mini princess figurines on it.

Grandma and Grandpa Campbell sent a bonus gift for everyone: their own placemat. The kids all love them and won't eat a meal without them. But Ryan also carries his around the house often and will stop and point out everything that's on it.

Here's a video I caught of him pointing out all the great stuff on his placemat.

When he sings Twinkle Twinkle Little Star he always does it the same:
Tinkle tinkle ittle star. Next time, next time, tinkle with me. He gets confused between the ABC song and the Twinkle Little Star song since they have the same tune. It's cute. And the Temple Song is his absolute favorite. He requests it every time he goes down for a nap or at bedtime. And since Twinkle is also a bedtime song, it always reminds him of the Temple Song. :)

More fun from Grandma and Grandpa's package:

They were "taking a bath." After they had their fun once I didn't feel bad throwing it all away. Those peanuts stick to EVERYTHING. Can you say static?

Fun with Daddy:

Mr. Independence wanted a cup. Lucky for him Annie (Ms. Independence) had already pushed the bar stool over to the counter when she helped herself to some Chocolate Chex for a snack.

And at the same time Annie had gotten out this water dispenser I try to keep hidden in a cupboard, filled it with water, and was getting herself a drink out of it.

Independence is great. Except when it makes messes. Which it most of the time does with 2- and 3-year-olds.

Ryan is really into lining things up in a line lately. Especially his cars. Then he'll count them: "One, two, five, four, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. Counting! Counting cars!" Here he is lining up his push/riding toys. He was upset because a sister stole the grocery cart.

All better!

Twinners:

Love my handsome men! :)