Quote by Natalie

 

"I thought this would taste as good as it smelled."

Free Icecream

Jon called me this morning and said it is free cone day at Ben and Jerry's. I know everyone loves free ice cream, so take yourselves out for some good family fun and get a free ice cream cone courtesy of Ben and Jerry's.

A New Arrival

I was at story time yesterday with Natalie and found a flier with book recommendations for those having another brother or sister coming to their family. No, we're not having a baby soon, but we have several friends who are pregnant and thought I would share.

Fiction
I'm a Big Brother-Joanna Cole
I'm a Big Sister-Joanna Cole
It's All About Me-Nancy Cote
Will There Be a Lap for Me?-Dorothy Corey
Little Brown Bear and the Bundle of Joy-Jane Dyer
Where Did That Baby Come From?-Deb Gliori
Happy Birth Day!-Robie H. Harris
Hi, New Baby!-Robie H. Harris
Peter's Chair-Ezra Jack Keats
Just Like Me-Marjorie Newman
Welcome With Love-Jenni Overend
Back Into Mommy's Tummy-Thierry Robberecht
Now We Have a Baby-Lois Rock
Hello, Baby!-Lizzy Rockwell
On Mother's Lap-Ann Herbert Scott
Benny and the Beautiful Baby Delilah-Jean Van Leeuwen

Non-Fiction
Love That Baby!-Katherine Lasky
A BAby's Coming to Your House-Shelley Moore Thomas
The New Baby at Your House-Joanna Cole
The New Baby-Fred Rogers

Blue Bonnet Beauty

I love Texas because with spring comes the Texas state flower-blue bonnets. We have some friends who have nice pictures of their daughters in the blue bonnets, so this year I was determined to have Natalie get her picture taken in the blue bonnets this year. The best place to get them done is at the Frito-Lay business park. I drove past a few weeks ago noticing they were there, but no place to park and there are signs clearly posted in front of the bluebonnets saying 'No Trespassing'. Then a few days later I drove past and tried to get into visitor parking but didn't know any employees, so I was turned away again. Finally I called my friend Allie, and got some advice on how she did it. She said to park on the side of the road, take your pictures and leave. The worst they can do is ask you to leave. True. So this morning I mustered up my courage, braved parking on the side of the road, became a rebel and walked boldly past the signs. No security stopped me and I got my blue bonnet pictures I envy every spring.

"Egg"-citing Easter Weekend

Our Easter weekend started with Jon taking Natalie to an Easter egg hunt. He said that when it came down to it, the parents were more brutal than the kids in competing for Easter eggs. Natalie sniffed out four eggs and picked-up a coupon for a free Happy Meal from Ronald McDonald himself. As you can see by her coat it was quite cold outside. It even snowed.

Later that night, Natalie and I dyed Easter eggs. She was quite "helpful" and wanted to be there for every step of the process. She tasted her first hard-boiled egg after she squished it in her hands and loved the whole thing. We dyed some beautiful eggs of all different colors.

The weekend was not complete without a visit from the Easter Bunny. He came with a new dress for Natalie and lots of treats for everyone. She looked so darling in her new dress and of course loved the candy. Later, we had Easter dinner with some friends and had a great weekend overall as a family.