Wrapping up March

March was a good month weather-wise. It was mostly 70s and 80s for highs so we spent a lot of time outside.

The Princess made her debut and came to dinner many evenings.

 It was nice to have her at dinner because she was as polite as a princess should be, using good manners, complementing the food, using a napkin, and cleaning up her plate afterwards.

Monday afternoons Rachel and Annie have gymnastics, which they both enjoy and are doing very well in. One afternoon while we were getting ready to leave, Annie heard Megan wake up from her nap. I hurried to finish whatever I was working on downstairs, and came upstairs to find Annie keeping Megan happy.

 She was very happy to have a visitor.

Outside Megan in very much enjoying exploring the yard. She loves the little pea gravel rocks that are by the swing set. Apparently they're great for sucking on. She gets very upset when we take them away and move her away from the rocks. But sometimes she manages to find other things to taste.

 Like dirt and grass. She doesn't normally like to crawl on the grass too much, but if she has long enough pants she'll endure it occasionally.

With the warm weather we pulled out the water table for some fun.

 Which meant the kids soon needed their swim suits out.

 

The water inspired a new "do" for Megan.

 Sunday Megan got a different new do. Cutest piggy tails ever.

 She had fun playing with Annie's hair. This expression is the best:

 "Ha ha ha. I have Annie's hair and I'm never letting go!"

Megan also began standing up very occasionally in March.

 Most of the time when she'd be on her feet, however, she'd be crying. She did NOT like to practice standing. That has since changed. :/

Ryan inherited this tricycle from our neighbors that has a place behind the seat for someone to stand. The kids have discovered that if Ryan scoots way forward, Annie will fit on the seat and Rachel can stand on the foot shelf thing. Ryan can move all three of them together, though sometimes he'll need a little boost from Rachel to get moving. Ryan loves to give rides to "school" or "work."

 Rachel had a Reading Fair project due at the beginning of April. She came up with pretty much everything on her own. Any time I would try to give a suggestion like asking her if she was using her best handwriting, or suggesting that she might want to make the word bubble a little bigger, or reminding her that she only had __ days left, we'd very quickly escalate to an argument, so I stepped away from the whole thing and she did it all on her own, which is, I guess, how it's supposed to be anyway.

 She did a good job and hers was selected as one of the top 3 in her class to go on to the school-wide judging. When we went to look at the finalists it was obvious that hers was one of few that was done without any parental help. :)

We got a big subscribe and save shipment from Amazon, so the kids were happy to put the huge box and all the packing paper to good use making a fort.

 All in all, March was a good month. :)