Instead of Story Time

I got the time wrong for story time this week, but we found some other neat activities to do instead.  They offer games you can play on the wall.  This one featured Tommy Triangle.  Lane had to find the pictures of things that started with the letter T and put them on Tommy Triangle.  They have a lot of other types of games you can play on the same wall.  Brooke enjoyed her time there, too.  She was on her tummy, practicing holding her hed up and we coo'ed back and forth to one another :)!

Happy Birthday Mom! We love you!

This morning, I woke up and went outside to check on my backyard campers.  Chad and Lane cooked hot dogs, made a fire and slept in the backyard last night.  Perfect weather for camping!  Yesterday, Brooke and I went shopping and Lane and Chad ran errands and went 'camping'.  We both enjoyed the opportunity to spend some time one on one with our babies.  I actually spent some 100% uninterrupted time at Macy's sitting on a chair in a hall just making faces at Brooke while she watched intently and occasionally smiled.  She even talked back at me a few times when I would sing 'ooooooooo' to her.  I remember doing that with Lane and love it! 

This morning Marilyn, Mom, Brooke and I went to Central Market in Fort Worth for breakfast to celebrate Mom's birthday!  I used the occasion to get Brooke a cute birthday party dress.  Happy Birthday Mom, we love you very much!! xoxoxo  And yay for introducing me to Central Market's raspberry blintzes.  Mmmm!

Just the girls... Marilyn, Mom, me and Brooke

After breakfast, we went to Luke's so Marilyn could pick up Liam and Jackson and Jackson got to open his birthday present.  We also went to Uncommon Angles and saw some unique artwork.

Ear...

Today at the park with friends.

Aunt Wendi said the pirate wig needed to be brushed.  I think she was right :)!

After being a pirate, Lane spent the rest of the day in his space suit.

St. Patty's Day

Frog on a lily pad.

Chad's most recent addition.  He's getting better everyday!

Lane wearing his baby doll like mommy wears Brooke.  He is a really good big brother. 

The 1996 Ford Ranger was donated to Dallas Can Academy today.  I was sad to see it go.  It was a great truck and got me and Daisy all around the western and easter halves of the country, and parts of Canada :), safely for more than three months total and thousands of miles.  (The odometer stopped working at 174,000 miles years and years ago.)  Took me to my favorite place so far, Baxter State Park in Maine.  Has been paid off for 10+ years.  Bye Bye truck!  Thanks for serving me so well!  Welcome Honda Odyssey!

What a Day!

The day started for cowboy/construction worker Lane with activities... he LOVES 'activities'.

We drove to Fort Worth to go to the zoo and stopped at Grandpa Rufus's house on the way.  We visited his garden and found a ladybug!

Smiles for grandpa!

Our cousin Casi is in town from Florida with her children Noah and Avrea (spelling?).  Avrea is only six weeks older than Lane.  It was great fun to get to spend time with them before they return to Florida tomorrow.

Dad, Aunt Donna and Casi.

We ended the day with a happy birthday dinner for dad with dad, Marilyn, Liam and Jackson at the King Tut Restaurant in Fort Worth.  Happy 68th Birthday Dad!

WWII bomber planes came to McKinney

This was fun to go to.  I thought Lane might think it was neat to get to walk inside such a big plane.

I learned that fighter planes would escort the bombers and that without the 'escorts' the bombers were basically sitting ducks cause they were so slow and big.  Never thought about it.

Brooke went, too, and I wore her in the Moby Wrap.

We kinda didn't fit through this space Lane is standing in!

Lane checking out the gunner seat? in the belly of the bomber.

Lane getting into the bomber.

Looking out the top of the bomber at the other plane we got to go into, too.

First smile caught on 'film'!

Happy 2 month birthday sweet Brooke!