Kite Festival Fun

We had a wonderful week with Mike's sister and our niece and nephew. I have not uploaded pictures from our adventures yet. That will be next week's post. Here are a few pictures from a Kite Festival we went to with my good friend Patty and her two girls. Two moms, two toddlers and two babies on a very windy day. We really enjoyed ourselves. Happy Easter to everyone!!

We had to take a Yellow School Bus over to the park to see the kites. Mary was so excited to ride a bus.

Does she not look like she is in chill mode? Behind them is a group of kites that were "dancing" for us.

The Kite Festival had a candy drop from a kite. Once the kite reached a certain altitude the bag of candy opened up and floated down. Mary liked the idea that it was raining lemondrops and gumdrops.

Reily and Mary-best friends!!

The babies watching while the girls have fun flying their handmade kites.

Patrick tried flying the kite as well.

Mary thought the higher she raised her arms the higher the kite would go:)

Walking back to the shuttle bus. What cute girls!

Fun times

We had a wonderful bike ride this week. Patrick and Mary sat in the bike trailer behind me. Patrick enjoyed his first ride.

Smelling the dandelions.

Picking flowers for his mama!

Before the journey began.

 

And now for a special song written and performed by Mary.

Happy Birthday Kay!!!!

Our birthday present to dear Kay White (Mike's mom and Mary and Patrick's Yo-Yo/Grandma) is a weekly update of this blog. I can't disappoint my mother-in-law so get ready for some fun posts. Here are a few updates:

• Mary is 3, her birthday was March 7th. Her favorite things are: dancing, singing, playing outside, and playing in her room by herself.
• Recent Quote: "Mommy, this is a magic stick. (She handed me a branch.) You can touch it but don't MAGIC me!"
• Patrick is going to be 11months on Mike's birthday (April 12th). His favorite things are: playing with his toy balls, watching his sister, eating, and playing with Mike's hat.
• Recent Cuteness: Mary said good morning to him and he waved back to her.

New Tricks

Patrick is growing so fast. He has been sitting up like a champ for about a month now. He loves to sit in front of his bin of toys. He takes the toys out one by one, plays with them and then throws them on the ground. When he is laying on his belly he can scoot around in a circle to reach things or just observe. He is going to be crawling any time now-yikes:) He is as happy as could be even while having a severe ear infection. He will be 7 months old next week. Time is flying by!


He is a bundled up in his car seat.

Halloween Night

The White Family dressed up together again this year! We were girl butterflies and boy caterpillars. Mary loved trick-or-treating. She was upset when we stayed to long at our friends house to chat. She started crying and said, "Let's keep walking, guys." It was a beautiful night and we enjoyed ourselves.

Girl Butterflies.

Boy Caterpillars. I constructed Mike's costume. I love using the hot glue gun. I forgot how wonderful of tool it really is.

Our insect family!

MEAC Halloween Party

MEAC (Madisonville Education and Assistance Center), my new place of employment had their annual Halloween Party so we headed on over to have a fun time. Mary was a ballerina, thanks to her cousin Peyton's hand-me-downs. And Patrick was a Packer. They had hay rides for the little ones-such a clever idea, games, popcorn and face-painting. Mary's new favorite arts and crafts is to paint our faces-pictures to follow. Another fun time!

Party in the Park

We headed to the park with Nana and Papa. Patrick tried out the swings. Mary tried out her tights. (She has been scared of them in the past.) I tried to take a nap:) We had a wonderful time.