The Cutest Thing

The beginning of March has looked a lot like February: rain, rain, RAIN. I am hopeful that we will soon see sunshine and some spring weather. This past week, Emmy's daycare celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday. I loved getting pictures from Miss Jewell of Emmy dressed up as Thing 1; they just made my day. Sending Emmy to daycare is still tough sometimes, but I am so thankful for the teachers and environment that she is in. She loves talking about her friends (Abigail, Timmy, Sam, Marcos, and Aiden), and there are never any tears during drop-off anymore. We think that our early routine has actually worked to our advantage, because Emmy seems to love waltzing into the empty room and having Miss Jewell all to herself before the other children arrive. Obviously we would all like a little more sleep in the morning, but I'm glad that our early mornings make for a smooth drop-off for Daddy. Isn't Emmy the cutest Thing ever?!

This past week, Emmy and I were able to pop in to one of Zander's swim lessons. During the month of February, he had lessons at the YMCA every Tuesday and Thursday, and we got to see him at the very end showing off all of his new skills. He is definitely becoming more confident in the water. Emmy loved playing with one of the pool noodles and watching her cousin jump in off the side. Luckily she kept a safe distance from the water and I didn't have to jump in! 

Our weekend was full of fun celebrations with family and friends. [After Meg and I knocked out a 10-mile run] Boomer, Emmy, and I went to a birthday party for Katie and Carson's son Grant on Saturday. Emmy loved playing with all of his toys, including his ball pit. She especially loved when Aunt CeCe got inside with her. 

On Saturday evening, we celebrated Boomer finishing his dissertation with my side of the family. The Bakewells love any reason to celebrate! We had planned to celebrate closer to his actual defense date, but sports and other things interfered. With all of our crazy schedules, I'm glad we could find a time for us all to get together. Boomer still had to leave from dinner to go to Forbush (for the 3rd Round of the Girls 2A basketball tournament), but we had a nice meal at Olive Garden beforehand. All the kiddos were well behaved, and Uncle Zack did a great job entertaining them as we waited for our table.  

Uncle Zack is so fun!

The weekend ended with more celebrations on Sunday. After church and visits with Gma and Gpa, we went to Asheboro to celebrate the Kennedy March birthdays: Trivett (9 on the 5th), Kessley (4 on the 9th), Goosie (30ish on the 18th), and Ellison (2 on the 27th). On the way there, Emmy made mittens out of her socks! I thought we were out of the "taking off the shoes" stage - but silly me, I guess I was wrong! 

The weather was damp and chilly, but it didn't keep the kids from playing outside. Emmy loved her cousins' swing-set, trampoline, and especially Ellison's Frozen Jeep. Watch out for when these two hit the road in 14 years!