Beautiful Weekend!!!!!!

It has been the most gorgeous weekend!!! I think any sunshine would have been gorgeous after the winter we have had. I heard that we had not at 3 days of sunshine together since November (before Kate was born) and that this was the coldest winter since 1986. I believe it!!! It has been pretty miserable. So when the sun came out on Friday we took advantage of it!!!! It was fun to get the kids out and enjoy a great weekend.

Friday afternoon we went to the park. Ben had a blast just getting to run around. Kate loved being out in the sun (a first for her). Friday night Ben had a birthday party for his best buddy Micah. It was a carnival and he had so much fun!! All he talked about all week was going to Micah's party. I did learn a lesson. Don't let a 3 year old pick out a present. He thought he was going to get to keep the "green lantern" present. He has cried and cried for that thing. Luckily Micah's dad told Matt that Micah actually bought it for Ben for his party (told you they were great buddies - they picked out the same present for each other).

Saturday we went to a free family concert put on by the Huntsville Symphony. It was lots of fun. Ben enjoyed the music for a little bit but then fell asleep. Kate slept through the whole thing. Oh well, Matt and I thought it was fun. Trying to expose them to cultural things at a young age. We then came home and enjoyed a fun afternoon of playing outside. All the neighbors were out so it was nice to visit with them and catch up. It has been a long winter of everyone being inside.

Today was church. It was so nice to drive there in sunshine instead of clouds and snow. Just made it even better. We put Kate in the nursery for the first time. I had a little bit of a hard time with it. Just worried about her. She did ok. She is such a mama's girl that they said she cried when she realized I wasn't there. They rocked her and got her to sleep. After church we found the preschool director walking the halls with her. Never a good sign! She seemed ok. It will just take some getting used to it on her part (and mine). Now we are going outside to play some more. I LOVE it!!!!! It has been a great weekend! We are looking forward to a super fun week!!! Birthday week!!!!!!!!

Park time for Mommy and Kate Ben running at the park. He has so much energy he needs to run off!
Saturday before the symphony we went to eat at Chilis. We love Chilis. Our whole family eats for under $10. It is great. And Ben eats his weight in chips and dip!
Ben chilling before the symphony concert.

Kate at the symphony. All snuggled up in her carrier.

The symphony

Our sweet neighbor Anna with Ben and Kate. It was so great to play and visit with all the neighbors Saturday afternoon.

I got out the new double stroller to try out. Seems to work great. Looking forward to using it on our upcoming trips.

Sweet baby Kate all dressed up for church. She looked so cute in her little blue smocked dress. All the nursery workers thought she was a doll even if she cried.