March 2022 Roundup

March is always the craziest month! The weather does huge shifts, making you feel trapped between summer and winter. Soccer resumes. We have Spring Break, which this year meant OKC and Dallas. And of course we've got all the kids birthdays scattered throughout the month. Plus add in the usual chaos and it makes you feel like you're on a roller coaster just waiting for April to arrive. 

We went from single digits in February to sunny park days in just a week's time

It was even nice enough to have picnic lunches and wear shorts!

Charlie playing with bubbles at the Discovery Center

Neither of these Griffin antics are surprising - unauthorized use of q-tips and tucked into his crib sheet instead of taking a nap

After returning from Spring Break we got hit with a good snow storm

And I'll emphasize the "storm" part. This wasn't gentle snow fall. It was blasted onto every surface (trees, fences, walls) from the north and really made for a pretty sight.

Once the storm let up the kids had a fun time out in the yard the next day

It brought about 8 inches. Davey had fun collecting snowsicles from around the yard.

Griffin refused to wear gloves, hence the crying when his little hands froze

Always happy, this one

I built a snow woman instead of a snowman, complete with apron, utensil arms, lips and shades haha. Now if only she would make these kids some lunch...

Then once again, the snow left as quickly as it came. At soccer practice just a few days later it was nice and sunny!

Griffin is TWO

Our little Griffin is TWO! He is both the biggest delight and biggest disaster. This busy bug will be charming you one minute, then clogging a toilet the next. He's definitely on the skinny end and we wonder sometimes how so much personality can fit into such a small body. He chatters all day long about everything he sees. We love his blonde hair that's always slightly out of control and his big, dark eyes. He is our best eater and often wants a sample of what others are eating. Our family would not be complete without him - we love you Griffin!

He stopped to enjoy each gift opened before moving on to the next one

He did not like the candles and cried through his birthday song until I blew them out and took them away

Griffin's 2 Year Stats:

Height: 35 in (76%)

Weight: 24.5 (11%)

Cuteness Level: Maximum

His birthday lunch was hot dog babies (cut in bites) at Sam's Club, a favorite

Video Clips from Griffin's 2nd Birthday

Sophie is NINE!

Sophie is NINE!! She still enjoys playing with toys, which we hope will continue for a few more years, but she also received some crafts and a blanket for her birthday this year - signs our girl is growing up. And while the tween years coming on feels sad in way, we love who she is becoming!! Sophie excels at sports, school, and socializing. She continues to be BFFs with Emery, but has also found a good group of girls to hang out with in her class, which helps mitigate that she has no sisters at home. We love you Sophie!

Birthday donuts for breakfast

Sophie's 9 Year Stats:

Height: 55 in (83%)

Weight: 70 lbs (63%)

How much tolerance she has for little brothers: 50%

Our girl loves Lego Friends and was thrilled to get this movie theater set from Uncle Greg

She was a good sport and let us use the other half of Davey's ice cream cake for her birthday

Video Clips of Sophie's 9th Birthday

Davey is SIX!

Our lucky dude turned six this year!! And spring break travels meant we were able to spend his special day with grandparents in Plano. Uncle Greg even stopped by for a bit to give him some birthday love! Davey knows exactly what he wants, all the time, and is often willing to crash through any obstacle to get it. He is both our funniest child and hardest worker. We love our Davey dude!

He was very excited to get a new game to play on the Wii

We spent an afternoon at Chuck E. Cheese, one of Davey's favorite places

Davey's 6 Year Stats:

Height: 47 in (72%)

Weight: 45.5 lbs (45%)

Percent of his day he thinks about Mario and video games 90%

Grandma was so nice as to get this delicious ice cream cake to celebrate our birthday boy!

Video clips from Davey's 6th Birthday

Spring Break in OKC

For the second half of Spring Break we took a road trip to Oklahoma City. We just stayed the one night before heading down to Dallas to celebrate the kids' birthdays with grandparents. It was very much a that's good/that's bad trip, and in the end I still don't know if we came out on top, or wish we'd never gone. 

Highs: we found a fun urban garden downtown, near the basketball arena, our first night there. It had paths and fountains and a children's play area. We also were able to visit the Science Museum on our ASTC pass, which is hands down one of the coolest ones we've ever been too. The kids had been looking forward to a return trip ever since we first went back in 2019.

Lows: Davey was sick on our drive out. He threw up once in the car into a bag and once in a dumpster as we drove through Shamrock, TX, a funny little town I'll probably never have reason to visit again. He spent our first day in a stupor. During the night Davey bounced back, but Griffin went down. He never threw up, but was the most feverish, miserable little guy our the whole next day at the museum. The traffic from OKC to Dallas was also awful once we wrapped up our little trip. We ended up detouring several times for construction or other random backups. Finally, our AirBnB host also left us bad reviews. First for not locking up properly, even though there were no instructions on how to set the alarm. There was a full instruction sheet for getting in, but nothing for leaving. Second, for bringing an extra guest. They were upset we had 6 instead of the listed 5. But I never reported Griffin because the terms only asked for guests over the age of 2 and he was still 1 and slept in a pack n play, which we brought from home. Third, for leaving dirty coffee cups, which is ridiculous because we of course didn't make coffee. We didn't use any dishes as our dinner was from KFC and our breakfast was donuts. Oh well. Can you tell I was bitter about it?

Happy faces at our Air BnB before we had negative feelings towards the host

Exploring the Myriad Botanical Gardens, pretty even in winter

Poor sick Davey just took it all in from a bench

Griffin went down and ended up spending the night on the couch with me

Ready for a fun day at the Science Museum!

We rode these Segways during our last trip and were so glad to see the course was still there! 

Miserable Griffin, and Davey got to keep the balloon from the science demonstration

Water and erosion

Climbing wall at the fitness exhibit

The shooting gallery

And this had to be documented because it was Griffin's first ever time INSIDE a Chick fil A! They had been closed for covid his entire life. We ate here for lunch and, even though feeling lowsy, he loved it!