Weather and the Park

We love, love, love to be outside! The weather was nice enough to enjoy the park, so we went for it! Now it is a little chilly again. The weather here is definitely bipolar... it sure keeps things interesting. I feel like we are always expecting a change in the weather.

Here are some pictures of the fun :)

Double Stroller

We finally decided to invest in a double jogging stroller... And we love it!

 Now when David or I go for a run we take the kiddos! This stroller is so smooth too. It rides well and is super easy to handle. We love it!

Hats

It is wonderful being able to stay home with the kids. I love my job! Being a mom and housekeeper is an extremely taxing job, but I find so much true joy in doing my job each and every day.

The other day I took advantage of a great photo opportunity presented by Evelyn's genius. Evelyn loves hats! She kept bringing me hats and asking me to help her put them on. Peter followed her lead and then he had the brilliant idea to include Hannah. So here are some fun pictures of the kids in their hats!

Snow Day

Our church was canceled on Sunday because of the snow and sleet storming down, making driving unsafe. Because of all the downfall we received on Sunday, David's school was canceled on Monday! So, Monday we enjoyed some time with dad in the snow :) We had a blast!

David and I made a great throne!

Evelyn loved this snow dog Daddy made :)

Peter and Evelyn made snow angels!

Bows

We have been letting the Peter and Evelyn play for a little before they go to bed each night. They are usually in their room by 7:00 pm or so, and if they want to, we let them play till 7:45 pm. Anyway, the other night we go in at 7:45 to put them in their beds and this is what we found:

We were impressed by how many bows they fit onto Evelyn's head,

and they just looked too cute! We had to snap some pictures:

Reynders & Basketball

Peter started playing on a little league basketball team through our gym here, The Y. Our good friend is the coach and two of his kids are on the team, so it is a fun situation.

I have to say, it makes me happy that Peter enjoys playing basketball. I personally love the sport and I have learned many life lessons from my basketball experiences. I know Peter is only three and a half years old, but it is sure fun to see him so happy playing the game I love. Peter loves to shoot the ball, I think this is most definitely the thing he enjoys best. He also enjoys learning how to dribble, he has improved much with this over the last month. He also loves to just pass the ball. And of course, like every young kid, he loves to run!

His concept of the actual rules and dynamics of the game are limited. Though, he surprised me during Saturday's game. At the beginning of the game, both teams are given five different colored wrist, sweat bands. The purpose of this is to help the children understand who they are to guard on defense. Peter was wearing an orange band and he did well remembering to at least stand, with his hands up, by the other team's player wearing an orange wrist band. It was fun to see him look at his wrist band and then search for the other boy wearing the same color band. 

We sure love our Peter and are grateful for this opportunity he has to learn how to work with others as a team and enjoy exercising his body. Peter sure is a special boy!

I am also currently playing on a basketball team, through David's school. I am playing on an intramural team. They allow the wives to play! There is a men's league and a women's league so no awkwardness ;) I am playing on the competitive team representing his Physical Therapy program. The team is fun and we have been playing real well together. We are undefeated so far! Here's a few pictures of the fun:

Fast Break Sequence :) 

We love basketball!
Here are the kids cheering with signs they made: