February 20 = Play Outside Day

The weather has been really nice today and for the past two days so we've come to this same playground for three days in a row.  I just now took a few pictures.  Zachary took the kids to the gym and I made lunches and we met at the playground and had a little picnic and then played on the slides and swings- such a good day!

 

September 17 = Indoor Picnic Day

So there's this trend on social media #iwokeuplikethis.  People take pictures of themselves upon waking up naturally beautiful and post them saying, look how beautiful I am with no effort.  So I, poking fun at this trend, posted this picture of Malia with the caption "she woke up like this."

 We had a very rare open day today so I decided to make some returns I've been meaning to make.  However, I got an email with a 20% off one item coupon to Barnes and Noble so obviously, we ran by there too.  I got this book:

 ... I really would love to teach my kids yoga at a young age and let it be something they grow up doing.  It's such a great exercise that encourages flexibility, strength, mindfulness, self acceptance, so many things!

When we got home, Liam really wanted to watch Mickey Mouse and he had been so good during our shopping trip so I put down our picnic blanket down in the living room and let him eat his lunch with Mickey.  He ate it all!  He hardly ever eats all of his lunch so I think I may use this tactic more often...

Also Malia has a new habit- walking around with my shoes around her wrists.  I have no clue where she got it from but it makes her happy.

July 22 = Visit Daddy Day

Today we traveled to a school in Glen Burnie to have an evaluation for Liam entering the three year old program through the school system.  Right before I left, I opened my phone to start my music in the car and the facebook app was up from the last time I was on my phone- this quote was at the top.

I have a pretty good attitude about Liam's strong will- I've always been aware that it is something that will be beneficial for him in the future as my strong will has done a lot of good for me too.  But this quote helped reiterate that for me and added another level to my understanding of parenting a (very) strong willed child. 

After his appointment, I laid the kids down for naps and I made a lasagna.  I haven't made lasagna in years but when my mom was here, she wanted to make one so I got all the ingredients but we never got around to it.  So instead of eating it at home with the kids and bringing Zachary leftovers, I just brought the whole thing with plates and utensils and we ate together outside on the water.