Monday Playdate

Adeline, Jersey and Mallory have been talking about having a playdate with the three of them for a long time.  It was time to make it a reality.  Andrew and I went and picked up all three girls at school today.  Each of the girls and Andrew had huge smiles on their faces.  Andrew even held Jerseys hand walking back to the car and he had the sweetest smile on his face.  

First things first though.....we must do homework before we can play.

Andrew decided he would work better on his homework with his shirt off.  Or maybe he just wanted to show the ladies his muscles :)

March is reading month...

Adeline has a calendar we got from school that tells us something to do each day in connection to reading.  Yesterday was read in the bathtub (which she did) and today it was read under a blanket tent.  We made the blanket tent and Adeline read a couple stories to Andrew.

Hearing Adeline read to Andrew is definitely in my top moments as a mom.

Someone was home sick today.....

As Addy just laid on the couch all day (besides her four hour nap) not feeling well.  To perk her up I painted her nails and put on some decals.  

The BFG

Grandma and Grandpa were able to take part in Adeline first night of her all school read.  March is Reading month and at Lincoln Park every night each family reads a chapter and then answers questions we get from a recorded message from the principal.  This is a very fun month for us and it was nice to share the first night with Grandma and Grandpa.

And this is what Andrew did while we listened to the story.

Wreck It Ralph

Grandma and Grandpa wanted to come up for the evening because we wouldn't be seeing them for a couple of weeks.  We were planning to take the kids to Wreck It Ralph in the cheaps so not only did they join us but they also treated us to the whole evening.  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

And Wreck It Ralph was a great movie!  Two thumbs up from the Beans.

The finished product

After another huge snow fall and a 2 hour delay Andrew and I finished the fort.

I finished shoveling the sidewalk while Andrew played "King of the Mountain".

It was so bright outside but I got the fort three levels high.  Andrew wasn't happy with me because I didn't make a roof .  There is no way I could have gotten it.  Sorry buddy.

The start of the snow fort

We'll be coming back out tomorrow to keep building.  This is what we have so far.

Good thing I didn't make snow balls for them to throw at me :)

Adeline's Snowman

We had a snow day yesterday and just got dumped on.  Today the kids and I went out and played in the snow.   I was working on a snow fort for the kids while Adeline was working hard building her own snowman.  I helped just a little with the rolling of the balls but this is her complete project.  She was asking what she could use for his eyes and mouth and we came up with grapes for the eyes and stones for the mouth.  I think the mouth is my favorite part.  I looks like he has pretty messed up teeth :)

Adeline sitting proud right by her snowman.  Andrew ran behind her right at the last moment.  If I would have taken a picture of what happened next (Adeline turning, yelling, and pushing Andrew away) it wouldn't have been pretty.

Good Job Addy!  That is one awesome snowman!!!!

Adeline's new pen-pal....

Adeline was so excited when she came home today from cheers and saw that she had a letter from Eden in the mail.  Immediately Adeline wrote her back and made her a bracelet   I would love for the girls to continue being pen-pals when the Williamson's go back to Papua New Guinea.  We'll see, Nisae says that it costs almost $4.00 for a stamp to mail a letter.  James and I might just have to invest in a couple $4.00 stamps.

A Weekend of Dance Parties

 Friday night we had the Dillers over for dinner and a showing of Star Wars on the Big Screen.  We then ended the night with a nice dance party.

 And then Saturday night the Morse family came over for dinner.  And we also ended the night with another dance party.  The latest so is something Adeline does at school it's called "crazy frog" and it's on YouTube   The kids just love it!

The Williamson's

A very fun afternoon spending time with our friends the Williamson's.  They are living right down the street from James' parents in Olivet which is perfect!  The kids hit it off together.  Adeline and Eden now say they are BFF's and Judah although much older than Andrew took him under his wing and played with him.  Kadynn the oldest kept herself busy building a robot.

The last time we saw each other was when they came back from Tobo three years ago.  Andrew was almost one and had a seizure while we were together.  We ended up spending our time together in the ER.

Thankfully this visit had no seizures or accidents.  It was a positive time and so nice to pick up right where we left off.  Fortunately for you Nisae and I no longer have our stone washed bff pants (not that they would fit us).

Puzzles and the Millennium

The kids had tons of fun putting together one huge puzzle with Grandma and Grandpa.  Andrew especially loves puzzles and is really good at them.

Daddy pulled out his very own Millennium Falcon from the attic.  Andrew was overjoyed!  Andrew still says that he likes Daddy's R2D2 better because his head spins around. 

A visit with Nana and Papa

Staying the whole weekend was really nice.  We got to sleep in, relax, go on a date, go to Nana and Papa's church, and have no responsibilities.  We went out to lunch with Nana and Papa after church and then went back to their house for a little bit.  It was nice being able to hang out and just spend time together.

Thank you Nana and Papa for treating us to lunch!!  We love you!