Spring Break!

Spring Break is here! On Friday afternoon we dropped the kids off with Grandma and Grandpa Schulz and stayed a couple of days in down town Chicago. We stayed at a fancy schmancy hotel down town and hit all the sights. It was so nice to not have to haul strollers, diaper bags, and a plethera of snacks with us like we usually do with the kids in tow.  However, any time we saw a family with young kids Eric and I couldn't help but stare and kind of miss our own. We managed to snap out of it and still had a wonderful time. We saw the infamous green river, Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade, went to Second City, ate a lot, drank a lot, and ended the trip with a Segway tour of the city. It was kind of like a little honeymoon. Laura and Sam seemed to have a good time with Grandma & Grandpa while we were away. I think Grandma captured every moment of their visit on her camera so we didn't miss a thing. ;-)

Chicago

Segway Tour-Eric and I were the only ones on the tour so we felt extra special. :-)

Sam being a daddy at Grandma's house

Someone's not happy that she has to take care of the baby while Sam mows the lawn sidewalk.

Grandma took Laura shopping. I swear they're made for each other.

Sam really loves eating.

Good ol' Grandpa, always taking one for the team.

Winter Weekend

It was just one of those weekends. Nothing too exciting happening. It was too cold and wet to go outside and with the flu going around, I wasn't too excited about playing at a mall. There is something about the weekends at home which make for some pretty fun memories though.

Laura got a Lemonade Stand for Christmas from Aunt Leigh and Uncle Louis Daschler. There's nothing like selling lemonade in the dead of winter.

Laura not only sells lemonade, she also performs tricks.

Don't be fooled. This activity lasted approximately, two minutes.

Sam's 1 year photo. I can almost feel his soft cheeks in this picture.

The Alphabet

We've decided it time to start working on the alphabet with Miss Laura. Each night after Sam goes to bed Laura and I do some sort of letter activity. For example, reading an anchor book, painting letters, hunting for letters, etc. Since Laura's name starts with a L that's where I decided to started. Tonight was our letter hunt day and she seemed to really get it. An hour after she went to bed, she called me up to her room. Laura exclaimed, "I found a lower case l!" Sure enough, love me is embroidered on her blankie. If she can identify the letter in the dark, I think she's got that one mastered. I'm so proud!

Winter Wonderland

We had an great Christmas break. The white Christmas was a real hit and the kids loved going sledding A.K.A pulling the kids in sleds while Laura yelled "Mush". Whatever keeps the kids happy, right?

Now this is what sledding is all about!

WEEEE!

Despite the freezing temperatures, I melt when I see these faces.

Mush!

Poor Sam learns about face plants.

                                      

Sam's ready for a nap.

                                                                  

My New Blog

Why wouldn't I start a new blog that's free for the new year? I cut coupons, open store credit cards to get 15% off, buy generic, shop at Walmart, stake out garage sales, and sell junk on Craigslist. So of course, I'm going to start a new blog that free.