Life has been pretty normal around here lately. Nothing big (unless you count a snowstorm yesterday that my kids were pretty bummed about). We've been playing a lot, homeschooling, and the kids and I took a trip down to stay at my parents' house for a few days. This has been a very loooong winter (we had our first snow in the middle of October) and we are all very anxious to get outside again!
Here are a few pictures from the Herzog house the past couple of months:
The boy loves Legos!
"There's nothing like a better day than looking at Lego sets." Tate, age 5 1/2. I HAD to write that one down, because even though I think I'll remember it years from now, I won't.
Tate was so excited about the tie-dye shirt that he made at Kids' Club! Of course, Norah wanted something tie-dye too, so I looked in her closet and found this dress (thank you Auntie for hand-me-downs). Lookin' up to big brother!
And this is Grandpa Jim on his shoulder. Enough said.
Sibling love.
We took a trip down to my parents' house - far enough south that all the snow was melted, so we got to play outside! It was such a needed change of scenery for all of us! We had lots of cousin time too, which is always a highlight for the kids.
Norah and Auntie Heather dying eggs!
She likes to be creative with her wardrobe. And this one, ladies and gentlemen, was worn grocery shopping. I had an inner battle. Do I let her be her unique self, or do I make her change before we leave? Maybe she'll thank me for it later, and maybe she'll be humiliated that I let her leave the house like this, but the most important part is that I got a picture of it!
It is April 17th, and the ruler on our deck measured a little over 9 inches of snow that fell yesterday. We took this chance for one last time (here's to hoping) to play outside. A milestone for the day was that this was the first time that Anja played outside in the snow. It's either been too cold, or I've been too lazy to go out with her, but today I sucked it up and let her be Minnesotan.
The kids have not watched the movie Frozen (gasp) yet, but they went outside and wanted to play "Frozen," which is why Norah is wearing her princess crown.
What's wrong with this picture? I'll give you a minute............ something's not quite right. Do you see it yet? Someone is missing her boot (well, mittens too, but we'll ignore that one. She kept pulling them off). Not sure how long she'd been walking around in her sock before I noticed. Mother of the year, right here!
Big brother to the rescue! Found in a snowbank. This was especially funny for him, because just a couple of weeks ago, his boot fell off in a snowbank and we could not find it until the snow melted last week. He was a happy boy when it reappeared!
Winter would not be complete until you've eaten some snow!
Can you spy the cat? (Do you see an "I Spy" theme here?) In November we had 3 cats, and now we're down to this little guy, Dado (named by a 3 year old). I guess that's how it goes when you have outdoor cats, huh? For all you philanthropic types, we are perfectly fine with only one cat, so don't feel the need to find us any more!
We'll wait a few days for the snow to melt and we'll head back out to play in the mud! Happy Spring!
We'll wait a few days for the snow to melt and we'll head back out to play in the mud! Happy Spring!
