Indianapolis Trips

I believe it is mostly family who follow our blog at this point, so I won't apologize for the number of pictures.  Dan and I had been wanting to take the kids to Indianapolis for quite some time and Sylvia was even asking us when we'd go.  Granny has come to visit us many times recently so we hadn't made the trip there in quite some time.  We knew that Granny wasn't feeling well, so we planned a trip in January.  The kids enjoyed watching movies in the car.

We played and explored at Granny's house while we were in Indianapolis.  Riding the elevator chair was by far the favorite thing to but other top runners were looking at the snow globes, carousel and other decorations, watching TV, jumping around and playing harmonicas in the basement, and playing outside in the snow.

We toured a bit of the city, spent an afternoon at the children's museum and took the kids to the circle monument.  Sylvia and daddy climbed the stairs to the top while the boys and I rode the elevator.  We also visited Granny in the nursing home and later at the hospital.  We read books, sang songs and Sylvia stopped us at the gift shop before leaving so she could buy Granny a balloon.  Before leaving, the kids all gave Granny hugs and kisses and she once again told Dan to take care of all of us.

Granny's health didn't improve and we returned to Indianapolis at the end of February to celebrate her life.  Although it was a difficult time, it was wonderful to see family.  Sylvia wanted to share during the service that Granny loved watermelon and gave good hugs.  Dan also shared when he took Sylvia up.  He talked about how he'll always remember how in love Granny and Granddaddy were and that she didn't have a critical bone in her.  We love her and miss her very much.

Before leaving town, we took the kids to The Indianapolis Museum of Art.  The fountain was on despite the cold.  We checked out an art bag which included drawing paper and crayons as well as some shape blocks.  Sylvia studied a picture of a horse and made a drawing of it.  We also played in the interactive kids room.  On our way home, the kids shared a red slushy during a gas station stop.  It was a bit of a race to see who could get the most before it was empty.

Pink Day

Eric did a hunt through the house looking for pink things for his preschool picture.

Friday Fun (2/21/2014)

lots of fruit and cookies...like The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Daddy and Eric went on a date to see The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites by the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia.  Their friends, John and Hayden went along too.  The boys had a great time although they may have gotten a little tired by the end of the show.  Eric's favorite part was when the demonstrated how everything worked at the end of the show.  Sylvia's kindergarten class also got to see the show during a field trip.  I tagged along as a volunteer.  It was a black light puppet show of Eric Carle's Little Cloud, The Mixed Up Chameleon and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  You can check out the performance in the youtube video below.

Friday Fun (2/14/2014)

Puppy chow, licorice and balloons for Friday fun on Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day

Sylvia and Eric spent the first two weeks of February working hard on their Valentines.  They were so proud to pass them out to friends at school.

You're out of this world.

I'm glad we're in the same school.

Sibling pictures are hit and miss at our place and our Valentine's Day picture was a miss (at least if everyone looking at the camera at the same time is what you're going for).  The boys swapped shirts from what they wore last year, and I put Eric in the 24 month one because I didn't think I could get Drake into (and out of) it.  The kids enjoyed getting Valentine's Day cards from Grandma and Grandpa and special balloons from Nana and Papa.

Eric's Special Day

Eric's special day was rescheduled in February after school was canceled on the original day.  He picked out his lion shirt to wear and wanted to take Mousy for share time.  Grandma watched Drake so I could stick around and play during centers time.  I love spending time with the kids while there in school when I get the chance.

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