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Easter 2013

Posted on March 31, 2013 by freerangethree

Heidi’s school egg hunt. A jacket at Easter? So cold!

Cuties ready for their school egg hunts!

First ever school Easter egg hunt makes for a happy boy!

Bull in a china shop on a trampoline! Watch out little classmates!

Easter eggs decorated: outtake 1 of 5

Easter eggs decorated: outtake 2 of 5

Easter eggs decorated: outtake 3 of 5

Easter eggs decorated: outtake 4 of 5

Easter eggs decorated: outtake 5 of 5

Safe in Mommy’s arms (first time meeting the Easter bunny)

The bunny made it!

Snacks for the bunny!

Family pic. We do this every Easter. I put the camera on the fence post, get everything just right, push delay and run like crazy to pose in the shot! It only took 5 tries this year!

The Cousins!

On the hunt!

Now that’s a haul! Way to go, Heidi!

Wyatt found the golden egg!

Overflowing!

The whole fam!

Digging in. Yes, I let him wear his camo boots with his cute Easter outfit on Easter Sunday.

Chocolate Wasted!

Atlanta! The kids’ first trip to the “big city.”

Posted on March 30, 2013 by freerangethree

We have arrived in Atlanta for a weekend visit! The kids are thrilled with the tall buildings, the birds-eye view and our hotel suite. First timers for all three!

Oh my goodness! There is an indoor heated pool in our hotel! Another first! Bathing suits, jackets and boots for the stroll through the lobby and then… CANNONBALL!

Georgia Aquarium

DIVA! Heidi’s eyes are so light sensitive and so is her mood when she wakes up. Glasses help. Looks like I will have a makeup assistant this morning.

I was mistaken. No assistant, just a makeup thief.

We met one set of cousins, 2nd cousins, and an aunt and uncle for dinner and frozen yogurt one night. Pictured are 3 of the 4 2nd cousins here tonight. The 4th isn’t ice cream ready yet, so he’s hanging out a little further down the bench.

LEGOLAND!

Kim and Samantha met us for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. It was a brief but wonderful visit!

We got to see 1st cousin Samantha one day! Heidi is playing the opposite game. You know, where you do the opposite of what your Mommy asks, in this case, “Open your eyes.”

Our friend, Max

We spent some time with our friends, Natalie and Mike, and little Max. Check out that toy drawer in the kitchen! So cool!

The opposite game again…

A warrior princess must sleep sometime.

We got the sword and shield at LEGOLAND. It was Heidi’s prize of the weekend.

Party all day, sleep all night! Road trip sleep wear includes sunglasses. My future’s so bright…

We came home one day early but spent our last vacation day together! Lunch out and then a movie, The Croods. The arcade games are a big draw on the way in and out of the theater.

GRILL

Posted on March 30, 2013 by freerangethree

Heidi: “Mommy, I want pink, sparkly, castle teeth in my mouth.”

I guess that is a 3.5 year-old princess’ version of a grill.

Me and my girl

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A Few More for March

Posted on March 28, 2013 by freerangethree

Hot mess of fried seafood and hot mess of kids

Entertainment of sick kids. I’m getting creative!

Heidi’s ipad self portrait

Those boots are too big now, but not for long.

Brick by Brick

Posted on March 26, 2013 by freerangethree

When I came home from work the other day this piece of brick was on the kitchen counter. As I asked Catherine, our nanny, where it came from, Heidi piped up. With her sternest voice and a scowl on her face, she said, “Tilly had that in her mouth! She was eating my house! I yelled at her, ‘Tilly, don’t eat my house!’ ”

With a smile I explained to Heidi that the piece of brick probably was leftover from when our house was built and Tilly just found in when she was digging, which I hate just as much as her eating the house. 😉

Heidi is not convinced and Tilly stands warned not to do it again. (Dig or eat the house.)

My Three Kids

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Post Shower Closet Raid. Girl’s got style!

Image | Posted on March 17, 2013 by freerangethree

You need your injury.

Posted on March 10, 2013 by freerangethree

We recently explained to the kids, in their “speed”, about food giving you the energy to do things, i.e. play. You know, parents try everything to get their kids to eat, to clean their plates, etc. The bottom line is that they eat when they are hungry and you can’t make a kid eat. We know it and still we bang our head against that wall. Anyway, our explanation stuck; they get it. Sometimes for good and sometimes for mischief! For example, if we ask Heidi to do something before she has had her breakfast, if she is tired or feeling particularly non-compliant, then she says, “I don’t have enough injury.” If she is being a good eater and is trying to help her brother get motivated to do the same, she says, “I am getting a lot of injury!” 😉 Wouldn’t you know, it’s contagious! Michael and I now accidentally say “injury” instead of “energy” in everyday conversation. It will probably take another 3 months to fix that!