Yep, More of That

I guess nothing exciting ever happens during the week, so you always get a re-cap of our weekend.  Life happens on the weekends around here.  Next week is Spring Break, and Nick is taking the whole week off, so I'm sure there will be something more exciting to report then.  ;)

Just in case you were feeling left out of our week happenings, here are some fun highlights:

*Maren went on a field trip to the fire station.  She's been singing "Stop, Drop, and Roll" ever since.

*Nick did pruning lessons for a neighbor.

*Ellie had art lessons with her Grandpa.  She goes there once a week and they make art together.  She loves it, and she loves her Grandpa.

*Maren threw up in pre-school, but was just fine before and after.  Kind of ironic because we had just read in Ramona Quimby, Age 8 when Ramona threw up in front of her class and she was so embarrassed.  Maren, however, was not embarrassed.  I guess that comes with age.

*Maren went to a birthday party of a classmate, but also got to have a play date with her best friend from our last neighborhood.  We really need to find a best friend for her that lives closer.  Seriously though, she draws pictures of her just about every day and knows how to write her name and everything.

*Lainey started saying "Uh-Oh".  And she says "apple".  That's it.  She is a lady of few words.

Okay, I guess we do have some life to us during the week.  Now on to the weekend.

Daddy fried us some fish, and while he's battering and frying, we might as well have battered fries too, right?

 It was super delicious.  We have sworn off fried foods for at least a week, though.

Lainey was helping Daddy:

Have I mentioned lately that I love this age?  She's happy.  She's self entertaining.  She makes adorable expressions.  She gives the best hugs and kisses.  She loves her mom and dad and is not yet defiant.  Her big, toothy smile brightens the whole room, and she smiles A LOT.  She's edible.  I can't help but to munch on her and at this age, she lets me and actually enjoys it.  She's learning something new every single day.  Sure, she makes big messes and throws fits sometimes, but even those are cute and not yet super obnoxious.  We all love our Lou Lou.

Oh, and you are all wondering what's up with the kitchen, right?  Well, here's what it looks like right now:

Granite has been picked out and scheduled to be installed in two weeks.  The desk has been successfully moved and re-installed.  Nick has repaired the huge hole he made in our kitchen wall :).  And tonight we are hoping to install the new kitchen cabinets (fingers crossed they make a decent match). Can we hear a "Hip Hip Hurray" for handy husbands?