coming out of hibernation

i feel like everything has gone into hibernation this winter...

including my blog.

i promise you haven't missed anything.

this winter has been dull and long and and we've spent far too much time in our pajamas watching tv.

i blame the bitter cold, the three thousand feet of snow and ice, and my ever expanding belly.

but lately, it seems the spring thaw might just finally be here.

our three thousand feet of snow has melted down to a more manageable foot or so and the sidewalks are finally clear and i can finally get my kids out the door without having to bundle them up in a million layers and still have to listen to them shiver and exclaim that it is "soooo cold, mama!!"

the windows in our house have actually been cracked open a few times.

yesterday they stayed open for a good duration of the afternoon.

it's amazing how wonderful 45 degrees can feel after a winter that had far too many days below freezing.

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yesterday we went to our little outdoor mall here in lansing.

mike was able to get out of school before six, which was glorious, and so we all took a little family trip to get some outdoor air and some new clothes and books.

speaking of new clothes, maggie is all sorts of girly trouble.

she's our fashionista.

we walked into baby gap yesterday and maggie stopped dead in her tracks.

her eyes bugged out and when she recomposed herself she ran towards the racks exclaiming (in the most excited of little voices) "wow!! pretty dress!!"

it didn't surprise us one bit.

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truthfully, maggie is a hoot lately.

she's got a personality as big as the sky.

and a vocabulary to match.

she absolutely insists on choosing out her own clothes, and on any given day you'll likely find her decked out from head to toe in pink with a tutu to match.

she's speaking to us in little sentences and we forget that she's not even two yet, until she goes full on tantrum mode, then we quickly remember.

and tennyson is still just as quirky as ever.

his newest love this winter has been legos.

he calls them his "puzzles" and he'll sit at the table for hours playing with his set.

he's also become quite the neat freak. there have been multiple days where i'm lazier than i should be and a little tennyson comes up to me, gestures around the room, and says "see the mess, mama?"

being trapped indoors together all winter has really brought these two kids together.

they're the best of friends, and i love that they have really become playmates lately.

it's nice hearing them in the other room giggling and having a good time.

and it's nice having some time to myself while they play.

that part won't last much longer. we've only got two more weeks until #3 gets here.

so here is to spring finally arriving in michigan.
(i'm blissfully ignoring the snow in our forecast for tonight.)

i promise that we are out of hibernation mode and that my blog will be more active in the upcoming seasons.