One of the most exciting events of the weekend was Savannah's first piano lesson. I was so proud watching her listen and learn her way through the keys. We bought her a timer to set for 10 minutes of practice time each day. Each time it beeps, she is clearly disappointed that practice time is done. We will see how long this continues.
Friday night ended with a cul-de-sac get together. Before heading over, we discovered that all three girls love quesedilla with taco meat. It is always fun to start the night off with a fuss free dinner. Soon after, we threw together a tray of nachos and headed out. Good friends, a couple of beers and kids playing with other kids is my idea of a nice evening. This was the cul-de-sac's first emergence since last fall and it was very nice to see how delighted the kids were to play with one another. The twins have made a lot of headway as they were pretty independent and self entertained by all of the the other children. That is, when they weren't hovering over the nachos and eating them down to crumbs. Do I dare start to think that I will soon be that parent sitting in a chair socializing instead of constantly being needed by my children????
On Saturday we headed out to Strausburg, PA to visit the train museum. This museum has everything my kids need to stay entertained. There is a huge play room that is flanked with model trains of all sorts of shapes and sizes. Hands on Lego, Thomas, Geo Track, and Kinex displays kept everyone entertained for at least an hour and a half. Just when everyone got antsy, we headed out to see the real trains. Translation. . . very wide open spaces to run, rocks for Lila Grace to hold and stairs for all to climb. We had a wonderful time. It was nice to fully invest in our kids without the temptation of multitasking.
Lila was utterly fascinated by the ball loader/dumper
Savannah spent quite a bit of time constructing a train out of legos
We put it on the test track and worked!
After lunch at Target and a 45 minute ride home, it was already 3:30. I had to work and Alex had a lot to get done after the girls went down for the night. For the first time in the twins' two and a half years of life, they were allowed to skip their naps! This was done in order to get them down super early so Daddy could get to work. Daddy reported a little fussiness at the end of the day but all in all they were pretty good for not taking their usual three hour daytime snooze. The reward, 13 hours of sleep and wake up time of 8:30! Yes, that is an hour later than usual and I was happy to snooze a little longer myself.
Today was beautiful. It was warm and humid. The girls played outside while we worked in the yard. They were covered in dirt and I was happy to see it. I guess spring is making its way into this section of the country.
During today's naps, Savannah and I made a little craft that I thought was pretty darn cute. I got it out of Family Fun and think it is well worth the time required. During this time, Daddy finished up his first home improvement project in well over a year. We took Savannah's closet and made it more reachable and spacious. She loves it and I am thrilled to have the toys up off of the floor. Since we have been in limbo land for over a year now, it is hard to do anything in the house. I guess we are breaking down and making our house a home again since no one seems to be looking to buy.
That is our weekend in a nutshell. Most likely a bit boring to read but for me it was worth documenting. I am always thankful for weekends like this. Kids, few plans and beautiful weather. Why does Monday come so soon?
I have to end this post with a video of Adeline at the museum. She was pushing a button to make the model train go but couldn't hold it down. Thus, the train inched along. This really shows her perseverance. I know I would have given up at the third or forth push.
