Art Day

Since the weather has been so nice lately, I had AnnaBeth do some painting at her picnic table on the patio today using finger paints, paint brushes, sponges, and a roller. 

Neighborhood Cat

There's a new orange tabby in the neighborhood (haven't seen the one we usually see for awhile now) and this kitty isn't quite a year old yet (or maybe right around a year...still very kitten-ish). What we love about this kitty is he likes to chase the r/c airplane we have that Kent flies at the park across the street from our house. He must think it's a bird or something as he tends to crouch very low to the ground as if he's hunting it. On February 26th, Kent was out flying the plane and I was able to get some video of the kitty "attacking" it.

Volcanoes!

Last week a friend posted on facebook that she was making volcanoes with her daughter so I asked how she did it and it was super simple! Cookie sheet+baking soda+food coloring+vinegar=fun colored volcanoes! So after Mason's nap and AnnaBeth's quiet time this afternoon, we headed out to the back patio to make some volcanoes. 

 Our volcanoes

 Colors added

 Excited to see what will happen!

 Eruption!

 So pretty and fun that AnnaBeth wanted more volcanoes

 They remind me of rainbow sno-cones

 Watching the magic happen

 Vinegar is burying the volcanoes

 Clean up time

 Shaking the pan onto the sidewalk created cool little multi-colored baking soda turds

 It even left a rainbow mess on the sidewalk as I rinsed away the baking soda

The rest of aftermath

Look-Alikes

My kids are definitely related. There's no doubt about it. The proof is in the pictures. 

 

 AnnaBeth at 3 months

 

 Mason at 3 months (well, the day before his 3 month bday)

 AnnaBeth at 4 months

 Mason at 4 months

Enjoying the weather

The weather has been stupendous lately! Feels like spring and there's no reason to not be outside! Last Friday the three of us spent some time in the back yard before Mason took a nap and AnnaBeth did her quiet time. Mason is getting better about tolerating the exersaucer for longer periods of time which is super helpful when we're outside. He gets SO heavy that it's hard to hold him for a long time and still play baseball and soccer with AnnaBeth. The hat that Mason is wearing is nearly too small now and I'm pretty sad about it. I love the hat and he looks so darn cute in it!