Pack N Play

I keep meaning to blog but the month slipped away from me. I've had a lot of nervous energy swirling through my veins over the past couple weeks. First-we are going to Disney and flying with a Toddler for the first time-yikes! So I've been trying to prepare the best I can-asking friends for advice and reading a book-which states don't expect to go to Disney to relax-you can sleep when Mickey is done with you! Ha! And second I've entered the working world again with a part time job of sorts. I'm going to be the Market Master for the Downtown Terre Haute Farmers' Market. The job has already started but the market doesn't start til the first weekend in June. I'm excited to have the opportunity to work on something I'm passionate about. I also may be taking a leadership role with MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), leading hospitality and/or craft time. So hopefully I can keep my cool with all these new endeavors. Decker is enjoying spring-today he ate a peeled apple like one of us big people for the first time, and the other day he walked in the grass barefoot for the first time-so fun to experience these firsts! Well, the next post will hopefully include the Hansels having breakfast with Tigger and Poo! Til then...

Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

I finally took the plunge and cut the locks-they were bothering me and gave Decker too much to pull on. I mailed them off to Locks of Love. We had a fun week with Uncle Todd as he was off work last week. We went to the Children's Museum and did an overnight stay at Spring Mill State Park. We woke up to a beautiful snow on Sunday morning. Maybe our last snow of the season? Decker enjoyed getting out sidewalk chalk last week although he still like the taste of it better than the looks of it-ha (along with dog food, crayons, stickers and rocks).

March Madness

Decker loves his basketball as much as his dad. Brady went to Cleveland Friday to cheer on the Sycamores who ended up with a tough loss-still a great season that we had fun following. Deck and I have been spending lots of time outdoors and are looking forward to a new swing set that is to be installed next week. I transplanted some lilacs from my parents yard to ours and have hopes of planting much more this spring-my wish list includes a grape arbor, blueberries, a cherry tree, a persimmon tree and a pear tree. I'm a little disappointed with the lack of bulbs that have come up at our new house but am excited to find Forsythia shrubs lining our driveway that are starting to bloom. Happy Spring!

Snowed in and out!

Well, here is a summery of some of our snow day activities. We are fighting our cabin fever with tent building, play dough making, coloring, and ice cycle and snow eating-I forgot how fun it was to sample snow but remember not the yellow snow (is what we keep telling Deck!). To paraphrase a phone call conversation my sister in law received from a local minister that ended up being a wrong number -but anyway he was calling about interest in a mission trip-she told him "Mister I've been on a mission all week snowed in with two kids!" Pretty funny huh?

Ho Ho Ho and Happy New Year

Well, sorry it's been a while since I've blogged. December was full of fun and excitement. Weaning, cutting down a live Christmas tree (next year we'll go on Thanksgiving weekend as we only had like 10 to choose from), sledding on our baby hill during the first snow of the season, tree decorating, gingerbread house making, having friends over from Indy, and spending time with family. Now January is challenging us to run and eat right (it's going to be hard for Brady and me as we've had a steady diet of 3 squares of sweet snacks a day or more for the past few months). Brady has a new running partner, I've been attending MOPS meetings, gone to a few ISU basketball games, reconnected with college friends, had a great New Years Eve at the Ohio Building (and Deck stayed the night at my parents for the first time-and we both survived) and I'm trying to start back running. Here are a few pics and I'm sure I've forgot some of the memory making as I write this.

Up and Down

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! So much to be thankful for. Here is a video of Deck walking around our new house. He's actually pretty good now-better than when this video was shot but this one is pretty cute! It will give you a preview of his walk and of our new pad.

Saying Goodbye to Hilltop

This weekend we are moving into our new home. Thanks to everyone who has helped on both ends. In these pics Decker is helping drive the moving truck, picking (and eating) flowers with Gma Hansel, and riding on the 4-wheeler with Gma Hansel. Decker and Rodi went to the new house last night and approved of it-Decker exploring every new nook and cranny and Rodi sniffing all the new smells.