Ordinary Days

Who knew doing somersaults on our bed was so much fun?!

The kids just love it, especially Maggie Mae.  She will just bend over, push her head into the ground, and hope somebody is behind her to flip her legs over.  Then she just laughs and laughs.

The other night, we had a "diaper only" kid party on our bed.

Lots of laughter all around!

 My little lady

Colin sat on our headboard, and Maggie was trying so hard to do the same.

Here is Maggie falling off the headboard while Colin poses...

 Colin cheesing for the camera.  

I love that lately he will actually hold still and let me take a picture of him.  I hope this phase will last a long time, I feel like I have a few months with only a couple pictures of Colin and around 200 of Maggie.  That's cause he wouldn't stop running around!!

So this past weekend Brian and I had one night of a getaway.

Brian's birthday is Monday, and a couple of months ago we made a hotel reservation in downtown KC at the Hotel Phillips (the same hotel we stayed at on our wedding night).  Since both of us are working full-time, I am back in school, our unexpected life events, house on the market, etc, we felt like we needed a night away from the kiddos.  Brian's parents watched Colin and Maggie (who apparently were just angelic for them, as usual!) and we headed off to spend some quality time together.

We went to 2:30 mass, checked in to our hotel, then went to dinner at Manny's (a great Mexican restaurant) and walked around the downtown Power & Light district, ate some chocolate-covered strawberries, ice cream, and drank a couple bottles of wine.  Of course, we had the KU game on, and I was sooo happy the Jayhawks won.  Rock Chalk!!

 The view from our hotel room (with a strange reflection off the glass).  I thought it looked cool.  We were on the 20th floor, the VERY top one!

 Another shot of our view in the morning light.  See the performing arts center directly to the right of the Crowne Plaza building.  It's pretty cool looking!

 Oddly enough, we got room 2006.  

2006 was the last time we stayed at Hotel Phillips on our wedding night.

It was a great time (minus being right next door to the ice machine, and people needing to fill their coolers with ice at all times of the night!)

 When we got back to Grammie and Grandad's house in the morning, after a nice breakfast at IHOP, the kids were having a blast.  Maggie was swinging and Colin was helping Grandad build the sand box (can you see it in the background?!).

Our kids just love playing outside.  

 Colin took his turn pushing Maggie.
He even did "under doggies" for her.  

 I LOVE SWINGING!

 Teething much?

Maggie chewing on the lawn furniture.  Yummy.

We took the kids back home to nap, and woke up in time to color some eggs for Easter.

I remember this being WAY more difficult with Colin last year.  He seems so much more grown up this year, and was very meticulous about the dyeing process.  He kept checking all the egg colors, saying "nope, not ready yet" or "yep, all done!"  He would've colored 30 dozen eggs if we'd let him, I think.

 Stirring up the colored tablets in the water.

Maggie just watched, and ate some Puffs in her high chair.

So much fun.

 The finished products.  We got a little more creative with the last few, see the tie dye one on the bottom right?! 

I made him show off his multi-colored fingers.  

We can't wait to hide these eggs and more next weekend.