Random Picture Friday

I am a lucky girl today.  My best girlfriends from high school are coming to town for a girl's weekend.  We haven't all been together, well, for a long, long time...probably since one of us got married.  

This week was busy, busy, so that makes this weekend even more exciting.  Hope you all have a blessed weekend!

Pants on the ground, pants on the ground...this kid can't keep his pants up.

This beauty.

He is just so much of a lover.

Claire and Luke going 'fishing' with the celery and peanut butter.  We celebrated Dr. Seuss day a day late.

Claire was so cute reading to Lily.  Lily loves BobbiAnn.

This girl rolled from her back to her belly this week.

How sweet is this babe?

This kid received his first 'big boy' haircut this week.  He looks so grown up...and handsome.

She is such a happy girl.

Lily loves her Daddy.

I know this picture is blurry, but I had to share because he looks so grown up!

Random Picture Friday

Hi all!  It's the weekend...and we are very excited about that around here.  We have a birthday party and lots of non planned family time this weekend.  Horray!  Have a blessed weekend everyone!

Children's Museum with Claire

Lily loves watching Luke.

Kevin is such an awesome Daddy!

Baby Lily and Baby Tess on a playdate.

We were waiting for Daddy to get home.

We had a fun morning playing at the library.

She is the sweetest.

Luke stacking soap we got from the 'cuts' (truck).  We love Amazon.

Luke helped me bake some 'yummies' today.

Random Picture Friday/Valentine's Day Weekend

All of my pictures this week are from last weekend.  Kevin and I took the kids for a family date Saturday morning, and then my parents brought my Grandma Hines over from Dubuque, Iowa to meet Lily Jo.  It was a memorable weekend filled with lots of playtime and snuggles.  Kevin and I even snuck away for a few hours for a date.  This weekend will be a bit more low key, which is just fine.  Hope you have a blessed weekend!

Luke's first donut (Valentine style) at Winchell's in Omaha

We braved the cold for some jungle and aquarium fun at the zoo.

How cute is this one?

Great-GaGa Hines playing puzzles with Luke.

Snuggles with Lily

We were baby-less for a few hours! 

Four generations of ladies

It was so great to spend so much time with my Grandma!

Tot School: Hearts {27 months}

Did you all have a great Valentine's Day?  We sure did.  We had a morning family date that was just the best, despite the cold.  Here is what we were up to during Tot School the past week.

Valentine Sensory Bin

Rating: 4/5

Skills:
Sensory development
Colors
Shapes: heart

Activity:
I presented Luke's Valentine sensory bin to him and he was most interested in the Valentine duck.  We talked about the hearts that were in the basket as well as the colors (red, pink, and white).

  
Filling the Dump Truck

Rating: 5/5

Skills:
Art
Fine motor development
Shapes: heart

Activity:
Luke was floored when I showed him the dump truck coloring paper.  His new thing is 'ohhhh' and there were lots of 'ohhh's.  The idea was for him to 'fill' the dump truck with heart stickers.  He did that a bit, but also wanted to use car stickers (of course).

Foam Hearts

Rating: 5/5

Skills:
Shapes: heart
Fine motor development
Sensory development
Colors

Activity:
Using a bowl of water, Luke wet down the hearts and hung them on the window.  Did you know that foam sticks to glass when wet?  Try it sometime.  Luke loved this one.

Felt Hearts

Rating: 2/5

Skills:
Shapes: heart
Fine motor development
Colors

Activity:
Luke was not a big fan of this one.  He put the hearts on the felt board, but then he moved onto something else.  

Stamping Hearts and Valentine Stickers

Rating: 5/5

Skills:
Fine motor development
Shapes: heart
Colors

Activity: 
Luke loves stamping.  When I make cards using stamps, he always wants to be my helper.  We talked about the shape of the heart and he loved using the Valentine stickers GaGa Diane got him.

I am aware that Luke has the same shirt on in each and every picture...how did that happen?  It's one of his favorites right now, so he wears and I wash often.

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Random Picture Friday

Hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day weekend...spent with the ones you love!

Pizza night with the Plagmans! (They're the best.)

 How can you not take a selfie with this cute?

Melts my heart.

Deep in conversation...

Kevin reading Luke's new Valentine book from Auntie Paige, Eric, and Coop.

Luke's 'Valentine' outfit

Lily's 'Valentine' outfits (and there are more)