New Trike!

Doug was out doing his Knights of Columbus duty with the Palm Sunday weekend Tootsie Roll campaign for donations to help the mentally challenged, so with daddy away what do the girls do? SHOP! It was really just supposed to be a quick trip to WalMart for a $5 bulletin board but then I saw the bikes. Mati is so tall, she fit! She got on and scooted around in the store right away. So I put in a call to Doug and we decided to get Mati her first trike! And when I asked Doug if I should get the traditional Radio Flyer red or the girly pink and purple... Daddy said pink and purple. I have to admit she does look cute on the girly bike.

We tried it out for a few minutes outside but the 48 degree temps are not trike riding weather. We took it inside and Mati grabbed her cell phone to talk and "drive." Now if she grabs a coffee cup to drink Biggby and drive I'll know she's starting to copy me.

Easter Bunny

We went to visit the Easter Bunny and see baby animals this morning. Mati was not interested in the pot-bellied pigs or bunnies outdoors but did like the bunnies indoors. She was also excited to sit on the Easter Bunny's lap!

Swinging St. Patrick's Day!

We enjoyed the beautiful St. Patrick's Day weather on the swing and investigating the yard. Here are some swinging pictures and a video.







And here is a picture of Mati trying to put a pine cone back on a tree. Our Christmas tree is still drying out in the yard. Mati saw the hole drilled into it for the tree stand and decided that would be a great place to put the pine cone. She looks like such a big girl in this picture!



And here's a cute joke/story my principal told me today...
A man is touring Europe and stops in for a mass in Italy. He notices inside the church there are tall white pillars and attached to the pillars are gold telephones with a sign posted "Direct line to heaven, $1,000 per call." He attends mass at another church in Italy and sees the same white pillars, same gold phone, and the same sign "Direct line to heaven, $1,000 per call." He asks the priest, "What's the story with these telephones?" The priest replies "They are just as they look. For $1,000 you can make a direct call to heaven." The man continues his travels and ends up in Ireland. He attends mass and sees the same white pillars, the same gold telephone, but this time the sign reads "Direct line to heaven, $.25 per call." The man asks the Irish priest, "I was in Italy and they had these same phones but it was $1,000 per call, why is it only 25 cents here?" The Irish priest replies, "Aye laddy, you're in Ireland now. 'Tis a LOCAL call!"

Ready for Summer

Mati must be getting ready for summer because she is enjoying wearing her sunglasses in the house while riding around on her Elmo car. I'm sure she'll enjoy doing this outside soon... well as soon as we can get our yard and driveway to dry-out! Here's a video of our tall girl cruising around. At her 18 month check-up last week she measured 34 1/2 inches, that's 98th percentile for height. The doctor suggested we buy her a basketball hoop; it's on my "buy this summer" list.

We're splint free!

Mati had her check-up with the orthopedist and new x-rays; her bone has healed perfectly. She no longer needs the splint. Hurray! It is a relief to everyone that she no longer needs it.