At The Car Wash

I was going to call this Cheap Entertainment but the gymnastics meet was less expensive than the car wash! $10 bucks for 2 minutes of entertainment versus $6 for an hour.

GymHawks

Yesterday we took the kids to their first Iowa gymnastics meet; it was a dual meet with both the men's and the women's teams. Luke has been to a wrestling meet at Carver but this was Audrey's first trip to the arena. They both enjoyed the meet although didn't make it to the end, but we all had fun! By the way, most of the time Audrey refuses to smile a regular smile for the camera. But this does show how excited she was.

Soakin' Up Some Sun

It was a bright sunshiny day on Saturday so we got out to play in the snow, hopefully for the last time this season! Ben and I actually stayed out longer than the kids because we just sat in our chairs relaxing because it was over 40 degrees. I felt like making a campfire and roasting marshmallows, it felt that good to be outside. I didn't, though, but very soon we will be spending our evenings in the yard.

Favorite Books

Just felt like sharing my personal favorite childrens' series, the Bear books by Karma Wilson. http://karmawilson.com/index.php
We just got "Bear Feels Scared" at the school book fair and it's just as fun to read as the other four that we have. Now we need to get "Bear's New Friend" to complete our collection! The kids really like them, they're short enough that Audrey will sit and listen and it helps that we enjoy reading them so much. The illustrations are gorgeous and the stories teach a lesson, usually focused on friendship and helping people.