A few pics from playing outside...

Five Question Friday

Five Question Friday

1. What giveaway would you like to do on your blog?  Hmm...  Some nights I would like to say my dog!  But seriously, no clue and I don't want to put much thought into it.  :)

2. If you had to choose between natural artistic ability and natural athletic ability, which would it be? Athletic ability.  I feel like I am really clumsy.  I would love to kick more than my own butt in races.

3. Do you ditch the coat the minute it becomes "spring" or are you a holdout for more cool temps?  I really strongly dislike coats, so even during winter I rarely wear one unless I'm walking Drake or something like that.

4. What would you do if you won the mega millions lotto of 1/2 billion dollars? MOVE!!!  I would get the heck out of IA and buy a house in Florida.  But seriously, I never play so this is definitely never going to happen, but I would obviously finish off our debt, take our families on an amazing vacation, stash a bunch away so I would never have to work again and I would start my own charity. 

5. You are at a hotel by yourself...what do you do? Take advantage of "me" time and I would work out, catch up on reading and maybe grab a drink at the hotel bar.  :)

Five Question Friday

1. If you were free to just hop in the car and drive, where would you go? Or, if you could hop a plane and go anywhere, where?

Right now, I wish we would have hopped in the car and went to Carroll today.  My sister and her boys are going home and I am really wishing we could be there to hang out too!!!

2. What's your most recently read favorite book?

'The Opposite of Me' was my most recently read book and I really enjoyed it.  I'm currently reading 'The Story' for church.  It's an eight month series where we read one chapter a week and then that's what is discussed on the weekend.  It puts the bible into a more friendly reading format.  I'm liking it!  I'm also hoping to start the Hunger Games soon since I'm hearing so much about them now!

3. What's your favorite Spring Break memory?

I've only been on one spring break trip.  My senior year in college I went to Pensacola Beach, FL - and along the way we went to Biloxi and New Orleans.  It was my first introduction to the south and I fell in love with all of it!! 

4. What do you put in your child's Easter basket? Or, for those w/o kids, what was put in your childhood basket?

This year will probably be the first year we do baskets (we skipped last year since Brady was just a baby).  I'm not sure what I'll put in there, but for sure no candy!!  I hate when he has sweets already.  We always had Easter candy in our baskets growing up and a little gift - the gifts were usually the same, but in different colors.  It was fun!

5. Do you get a summer haircut?

No summer haircut.

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

We had a great St. Paddy's Day this year!  Now that he is getting older, it's more fun to dress him up.  We started the morning with me donating blood and Brady going to Beckett's house to play while I did that.  Then we played outside a lot and Brady was able to meet and play with the neighbor girl and boy.  He loved it!  They followed him up and down the sidewalk and he giggled and ran almost the whole time!!  What a great way to spend a beautiful day!!

I know I say this a lot, but it's just amazing to watch him grow up.  He now gives me hugs when I'm changing his diaper.  I really don't think there is a better feeling than having your child hug and love you.  He's also learning how to go down the stairs backwards.  I'm looking forward to the day where he has that skill mastered and it's one less thing to worry about!! 

We hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend!!

Five Questions Friday

I like reading other blogs that have Five Question Friday posts, so we'll see if I can remember to do this!!  :)

1. Will you run to the store or to pick up a kid looking a mess? Unfortunately for other people who have to look at me, I do and will continue to do so.  I know I should care more, but I just don't!

2. Do you finish a book if it's boring or you don't like it? No, I won't finish the book.  I love to read and don't want to waste  my time on something I have no interest in.  Plus, I just can't get myself to read more than a few pages at a time if it's boring and then the book sits there forever. 

3. Beach or mountain vacations? Beach Beach Beach.....  Although I do love Colorado, I would pick a beach vacation first every time!

4. What thing/event says "winter will end and spring is right around the corner" to you? The first warm"ish" day when I can shut off the furnace!

5. Would you prefer couples or family vacation? Definitely family vacations.  My parents always took us on a vacation every year and those are some of my favorite childhood memories.  One of the things I look forward to with Brady is taking him on vacations - sightseeing, activities, adventures, swimming - there are so many cool things and places to go do and see!  It's like you can be a kid again.