Normal Spring week

 

I listened to a podcast where she talked about "outer order bringing inner calm." One of the anecdotes was about a woman who said, "I just cleaned out my fridge. Now I feel like I can change careers." 

Our fridge was fairly empty after babysitting for a few days, so I cleaned everything before filling it again.

 

 

 

Distracted Addy then tried a new hairstyle.

 

It lasted nine minutes, even with Daniel Tiger going.

 

The Vietnamese spring rolls we made--really good and fresh and surprisingly easy. We had a peanut dipping sauce as well.

 

The pad thai that would have been good if the noodles weren't bad.

 

Addy and her crocodile.

 

We stayed here for a long time.

 

A play tunnel at the zoo. Addy was upset that every animal house didn't have a tunnel. She would walk right past the animals crying for a tunnel.

 

Oh hey giraffe.

 

Some of the beautiful tulips

 

And a beautiful girl.

 

Laughing at the baby gorilla who kept coming up to the window.

 

The "onion volcano" part of our hibachi dinner.

 

Chalk it up to pregnancy cravings, but I have been wanting seven-layer dip for weeks!

 

Addy and her garden. (Radish and lettuce sprouts behind her, plus several colorful popsicle sticks for her to move around at will.)

 

First ice cream cone. This is her "cheese" face.

 

Watching the mascot races

 

Addy and Scoopie!

 

Addy's new favorite chicken nugget dipping sauce. I bought it for pad thai but it's basically sweet and sour sauce in a bottle.

 

Enjoying the spring weather on our deck! 

 

The Week We Pretended to be 40

 

My four companions during the day. This is our first picnic during the first showing.

 

These are my little friends while I cleaned for an hour.

 

Trampoline hair

 

First time bowling! (when did bowling get so expensive?)

 

Addy loved putting her hair next to the hot air vent

 

Ice cream at Culvers (one child not pictured). Even ordering for so many kids is an ordeal!

 

Upon finishing her cup she said, "More ice cream, please!"

 

Daniel Tiger: Part of the pre-bed time bribe to brush teeth and get in pajamas.  (You can see Addy's bed in the background--pack-n-play in the closet).

 

 Double baby gate to keep C in his room. It did contain him but didn't stop him from waking us all up at 6am yelling for someone to let him out.

 

Solar eclipse?

 

Oh no, that's Addy's backlit little fro.

 

Summer days!

 

Happy to be home!

 

Celebrating by doing Yoga on the back porch. Addy is a big fan of yoga these days, and often busts out a move or two unprompted.

The calm April week before the busy

 

I've been feeling very blegh most afternoons so I thought I'd try a low-carb lunch to avoid the post-carb sugar crash. Results are inconclusive. Think maybe my prenatal vitamin makes me feel a bit sick for a few hours.

 

I'm trying to learn new ways to style my suddenly-long hair, so here I am trying to get a picture of one of my braid attempts. 

 

Still trying. (Addy loves to wear her Home Depot apron)

 

It's ridiculous how hard it is to get a picture of yourself with a two year old!

 

There we go. This braid wasn't perfect but goo practice. 

 

Still expanding daily. Like every pregnant woman in the history of the world, I feel gigantic. (I've only gained five pounds).

 

How Addy's hair looks most of the time. (Post pulling out the two pigtails and bow holding back her bangs.  

 

What?

 

Watching one of the several snow showers we had this week. 

First week back at home

 

Nothing shows how happy Addy is to be home like a dance with dad in her gorilla costume and tutu

 

Easter Sunday. There's no denying the belly now.

 

Happy to be home and cooking again! Tilapia with homemade pineapple salsa

 

Exhibit B of Addy's squirrel tendencies

 

Picnic for conference (it was a blizzard outside.)

 

Conference

 

Pizza and fruit pizza and greek salad for the sister missionaries.

 

Sweet potato fries made using our new fancy  mandolin. Thank you Grandma (and Grandpa) for the fancy gift.

 

Homemade cinnamon rolls for conference. First time making them and aside from the fact that I ate half the pan...a big success.

 

Addy singing "I am a child of god"

 

 

Addy singing "I'm so glad when daddy comes home"

[I'm so glad when daddy comes home. Glad as I can be! I clap my hand-es and shout for joy and climb up on his knee]

 

 

Addy singing "I pray in Faith"

[...when I pray IN faith! I begin by saying dear Heavenly Father. I thank him for blessings He send-es]

 

 

Still singing "I pray in faith" but gets a little bit carried away at the end.