Saturday, March 26, 2011

Jump Around

The crazy Midwest weather has hit again this weekend. Earlier this week it as 80* and today it is about 35* and snowing. Yes, I did say snowing and yes, it is March 26th. And not just a dusting -- up to 3 inches by the time it is over. I really hope this is Old Man Winter's last hurrah for this year. Needless to say, we were not going to be playing outside today. So we headed to Monkey Joe's instead this morning. Monkey Joe's is an indoor play area with a bunch of different inflatables. This was our first time going and Hannah did pretty well. She last just about an hour which is right about what we were thinking she would do. It was only $5 for her so we thought it was definitely worth the money. There were three areas that were designated for 3 year olds and under. She enjoyed going back and forth between them. She really wanted to do this super duper big slide. I snuck up with her because she wasn't quite strong enough to pull herself up the ladder. She loved going down it! We tried it again but I was caught. Bummer! Maybe next time! Overall it was a good experience and we will definitely be going back!


Going down the slide -- a favorite of the day!

Having fun jumpin' around!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Hannah's New Wheels

Along with Hannah's Cozy Coupe car, she has another set of wheels. For her birthday, my mom got her a new tricycle. We decided not to get it at the time and wait until closer to spring. We have all spent a lot of time looking for the right one. At first, we were only finding ones with plastic wheels, even a lot of the Radio Flyer ones. We decided our best option was to look at the various farm and home stores. My aunt and uncle in Southern Illinois finally found one! Tim put it together this weekend and it is perfect! It has a metal frame and real rubber tires. It also has a really awesome retro look with streamers and a bell! Hannah was able to debut it this past weekend. She is still a little short and her feet don't quite reach the pedals, but I love that she can grow into it. It will be fun to watch her learn more about her trike throughout the spring and summer! Thank you, Nonnie, for this great birthday present!

Here is Hannah checking out the new trike for the first time!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Welcome Spring!

It has been a very busy March so far for the Casey family. I had state testing at school for the first two weeks and it makes for long days at school. The good thing is that today is the first day of Spring -- and it couldn't have been more perfect! We spent some of our day outside and the rest letting the warm air and breeze flow through the house. What a wonderful day! Here are some signs of spring around the Casey house.
Yesterday I got these flowers at Aldi when I went grocery shopping. I love fresh flowers! Last year I realized that Aldi sold fresh flower bouquets at really good prices. It allows me to get flowers every week or so and it really makes the house feel like spring. I love the bright yellows and white in this arrangement.We had some fun outside today as well. We did a variety of fun things in the beautiful sunshine. Here is Hannah waiting for Daddy to throw the ball to her.We also had to get the bubbles out! This girl loves playing with bubbles! Even though this was the first time of the season, I can already see her getting better at it from last year. She was definitely getting the hang of blowing the bubbles. I can't wait to watch her master it throughout the spring and summer!It was a great first day of spring and we can't wait for many more days outside!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Our Own Lucky Charm

Here is our littlest good luck charm!