Playing in the Backyard

Elise continues to enjoy preschool. She seems to be really thriving and learning a lot. Just now she is starting to actually tell me what she does at preschool which has been nice.

Here is a picture taken at preschool last week.

Yesterday the kids and I had a great day. This is rare for a Monday since we have nothing going on except cleaning on Mondays. It was really cold so we went to the store and bought winter hats for the kids, did a little grocery shopping for dinner and ate lunch together. It was nothing real special, but it really was a great day. This is in extreme contrast to this morning. Ellie sprayed Shout on Owen's face, spilled red juice on the carpet, colored pen all over her and her brother, got into my makeup and got it all over her and the bathroom, peed her pants five times and all of this before 9:30 this morning. It was quite a "2" morning for us.

Luckily, this afternoon (after naps), we've had a nice afternoon together. The weather is absolutely gorgeous so we opened up all the windows to let in some fresh air and the kids played out in the yard.

Ellie blowing bubbles... she loves bubbles.

Sweet girl.

Helping brother get the ball.

Owen enjoying the sun and fresh air.

Surprisingly, Owen doesn't really care to eat the grass or dirt, he just likes to feel it and walk in it.

Here's my big boy showing off his walking skills.

This is kind of a rare moment where Owen is crawling. I think he was annoyed because the yard has a slight slope to it and he kept falling.

In other news, we have been weaning Owen. It is hard but has also been going well. I started off just not giving him anything until he really wanted it. Then, I started taking away "snack time" feedings and then I have been eliminating feedings from there. We are down to two feedings, both at night. We will see how those go. I think he might be hanging onto those two for a little while longer. Night time is hard.