Wren's New Baby Doll

Wren got a baby and a baby stroller from the Debikey's for her birthday.
It always makes me laugh when I see her pushing her baby around in the stroller.
The baby's eyes can open and close and Wren loves playing with them.
Which is kind of dangerous because now she loves playing with our eyes..
and the cats' eyes...
and the dog's eyes...

Note to those who visit: bring protective eye wear.


Lovin' on her new baby.

I love it when she carries her baby up on her shoulder like that.
She usually gives the baby little pats on its back, too.
So sweet!

Taking baby's hat off.

Haha, she looks so old here!

What, Mom?
Nothing to see here...
Just poking out my baby's eyes, then we are going to go for a little stroll.

March Play Date!

It's been a while since we've seen these girls, but we finally got together again with some of the Booby Class girls.  

Everyone is growing up so fast!

Here are a few pics from the play date at Josie and Macy's house. 

It's hard to catch these little ladies on camera these days...

They all loved the "The Monster at the End of This Book" App

Play time!

Busy little bees

This is the closest thing I could get to a picture of all 4 of them sitting still.

Wren was the one not cooperating... imagine that. :)

Mommas and their babies!

Digging in the Dirt

We had some summer-like temps here last week.
It was HOT.
I think one day we hit 86 degrees.
Too hot for spring, if you ask me...
but we did get Wren outside every day.
She loves it outside.
Every time we go to let the dog out, Wren tries to go out, too.

Here she is helping Chris dig up the dirt from the raised bed...


Helping Daddy.

Diggin' in the dirt.

Pretty hard work here, Mom.

I sure do love my yellow shovel.

 

Super cute gardening set from Grandpa and Grandma B!

Collecting (and hopefully not eating) rocks.

IMA

Last Saturday we spent our afternoon at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Chris and I have always loved going there.
This was Wren's very first trip!
We ate lunch inside at Nourish Cafe...
it's seriously one of our favorite places to eat.
They use awesome ingredients in their dishes...
you know, free-range chicken, grass-fed beef, seasonal produce, sustainable and local products...
all of that stuff that is important to us and that we are a bit crazy about.  :)
Oh, and let me tell you, their food is sooooo yummy.
I ordered the cheese and asparagus ravioli with white beans, fennel, roasted tomato, squash, capers, rainbow carrots, and vegetable broth.
Chris ordered the open-faced pot roast sandwich with carrots, potatoes, and provolone.
He also got a bowl of chicken noodle soup with corn bread.
I love their corn bread!
As expected, Wren ate and enjoyed everything we ordered!

After lunch, we headed outside to the IMA's 100 Acres.
It was a beautiful day, so we strolled around the trails a bit.
After a while, we posted up in a shady spot, threw down a blanket, and let Wren play in the grass.
It was such a nice, relaxing afternoon!

Oh, and on the way home we passed a Dairy Queen***(see note below) offering the deal of the century.
Buy 6 Dilly bars, get 10 FREE!
I know, amazing, right?
So, after a quick pit stop, we were on our way home with 16 Dilly bars to go.
What are you going to do with 16 Dilly bars, you say?
Well, Chris has been trying to eat them morning, noon, and night.
No joke.
The other morning he woke up and asked if he could have one for breakfast.
Seriously.
I think he ended up eating 3 that day.
Fortunately, my friend Meghan had a cookout over at her house on Sunday, so we brought a bag of 8 over to share.
We may have one lone Dilly bar floating around our freezer somewhere, that is if Chris hasn't already gotten to it...

***Note:  Unfortunately, unlike Nourish Cafe, Dairy Queen DOES NOT offer local, sustainable, free-range anything.  But, despite popular belief, we still do sometimes eat it (the ice cream, anyway).  :)

Anyway... here are some pics from the day.
I wish I would have taken more, but I didn't... so this is what you get!
:)


Wren excited to be strolling around the 100 Acres.

Family shot!
The 10 second camera timer is much too long for Wren to sit still, obviously.

At least this time she's not trying to get away!

Running around in the grass.

Daddy is trying to nap...

...not happening when Tickle-Moster-Wren is around!

She's trying to peek inside his arms at him.

Wake up, Daddy!

A drink, a snack, and a cell.
She's set.

Hold on a sec, Mom...
just gonna text Cousin Macy real quick.
:)

"He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not..."

I let Wren have a flower to play with from a bouquet of flowers Chris brought home for me a while back.

She loved it, as you can see. 

This poor flower met it's demise with Wren pulling off every single petal in "he loves me, he loves me not" fashion. 

It kept her pretty entertained for quite a while.  

 

"What, Mom?"

"Here, I saved some for you!"

Extras

I was cleaning up pictures on the camera the other day, and I came across some of these from around Valentine's Day.
I know it was a while ago, but I thought I would share them anyway...


She loves her pretty skirt.

...and her balloon.

Baby howler monkey face!

I think she's dancing.... she's always dancing lately.
Any kind of music makes her move.
Even if you just sing a nursery rhyme or something.
The girl loves to move.
You can see her dancing video here.

T.P. Monster Strikes Again

She's baaaaaaaaaaack....


My little toilet paper monster.

Toilet paper at our house cannot be left anywhere where Wren can get her thieving little hands on it.
Seriously.
She loves the stuff.
In the hallway bathroom, we have to put it up on the sink.
In our bathroom, we just leave the door shut.
MOST of the time.
I say most of the time because occasionally one of us will forget...
and if we can't find Wren...
the first place to look is in our bathroom,
where the door was probably accidentally left open.
 And, yep, there she is...
with half the roll undone.
Or she's all wrapped up in it like a mummy.
Or, my personal favorite, is when she grabs a long sheet of it and runs all around the house while tearing off itty bitty pieces, leaving a wonderful little toilet paper trail everywhere she goes.
Kinda like Hansel and Gretel.
So much fun to clean up, too.
Let me tell ya.

Here she is with her coveted prize.

...and here she is eating it.

This is the toilet paper trail I was talking about.
Now, imagine these little pieces all over the house.
All. Over.

Helping me pick up her little paper mess.

...and now eating it.
Lovely.