Mimi and Poppy babysit

My parents, aka "Mimi" and "Poppy" to baby C, visited us this afternoon. They babysat for C so that J and I could go to our Good Friday service.

C was in an amazing mood this evening. She played, laughed, giggled, rolled around, tried to walk, and squealed with delight throughout their visit. It was great--they should visit more often :)

Highlights included Mimi reading her Tails:

and Poppy playing "airplane"

Thanks for visiting and babysitting, M&D!

We did all that in 48 hours?

Saturday started with my road race!

I've decided that, while my training from Wednesday (remember this post?) might have helped me a bit, I could still use a lot more mileage and speed workouts...

In between March Madness games, we took C for a walk while visiting Mimi and Poppy. C liked the view from their stroller and admired the budding spring trees:

We hung out with the twin who was hosting our sorority friend from college and her adorable daughter, Baby J

More March Madness ensued until we were too exhausted to watch.

J and I had nursery duty again this morning. Instead of relegating Baby C to the corner in her crib like last time, we let her play with the kids. She absolutely loved it when Audrey played with her

Lots more happened like a trip to Whole Foods and Trader Joe's and a swing in the park:

C was so exhausted that she fell asleep at her bedtime feeding. We tried to get a priceless picture of her passed out, asleep at the bottle, but we didn't want to wake her...[tangent: since she is only taking ONE NAP a day, sleep is precious to her and to us. (I'm still trying to figure out how she dropped her first and last naps without warning. It just happened one day last week--she now only sleeps from 1-2:30/3...any suggestions from you seasoned moms? I miss those nap times!)]

What a busy but great weekend!

And I think to myself...

...what a wonderful day

Today has been such a wonderful day and I just want to celebrate it! First, we've had spring, nearly summer-like weather and I've found that kind of weather always gives me an extra spring in my step. So, besides a slightly misty start, the weather set the precedent for the rest of the day.

Little Miss was celebrating her birthday with her friends today at the park. Check out the twin's post about the party.

Sadly, we could not attend as we had a prior commitment--volunteering at a local long-term homeless shelter with our community group. 4 other people besides me, J, and C came out to help organize and create mini-toiletry bags. It was a lot of fun to bond as a group and work for the betterment of our community.

My parents came down from the burbs after Little Miss' party and we all walked over to the park. They had never seen C in the baby swing before and she definitely put on a show--giggles, gurgles, and smiles abounded as soon as we strolled into the park.

Despite never sleeping more than 20 minutes today, C was in such an excellent mood! Her happy heart and cheerful disposition are so amazing--we are very thankful for them and for the great day we had today! Hope you had a wonderful Saturday, too!

PS Don't forget to turn your clocks back! Daylight's saving time starts at 2:00 AM!

Hilarious

I love visiting my grandparents in Florida. My grandpa is a first-generation American (conceived in Holland, born in America) and is hilarious. He doesn't say anything unless it is funny. Lately, his quips are even crazier and slightly less coherent. I just had to share what he told us last night while we were watching basketball:

They should make all the collegiate basketball players have tattoes on their arm with their height. Like 6 foot 10, 6 foot 12

Maybe it is just funny because he is my family member but, seriously. 6'12"?

Just to give you an idea of what we're dealing with here: