Spring Break

Texas celebrates spring comparatively early. Thank heavens it coincided with the time change because we have taken awhile to adjust. Also I am glad that two fantastic holidays of non import occurred during the week to help break things up. On Monday we celebrated National Pi Day (thanks Albert Einstein and Math nerds!) Our fun neighbor friends invited us down to be amazed by their 97+ numbers memorized past the decimal (3.14 etc) and delicious pie. The delicious pie and amazing pi feats were all them. For our part, I made us late to the party and brought nasty pie and couldn't even get confidently past the decimal. Oh well. Friends don't let friends get too concerned about such details.


(these glasses were worn by all adults and made the pi reading that much more exciting).

Amidst chores and "homework" and fighting, we found fun activities like Miss Honey Buzz Bee at a local Garden Center. She has a magical way of telling stories and allowing the kids to get involved. We enjoyed a Birds Tale on Tuesday that involved a worm saving bird illustrated with gummy worms and magical beans and marigolds.




Then on Thursday she dressed like a Leprechaun who had to learn not to take things that don't belong to him. Monkeys, lions, bunnies, and an orange puppet of fuzz (a flamingo I believe) helped reform this naughty holiday figure into a gold sharing wonder. As an added bonus, the kids always get lemonade and cookies along with some plants to take home. We scored another marigold and a tomato plant on this trip.


Today we opted for a riotious storytime with Miss Anastasia whose raspy voice and over the top animated readings make for a whole lot of giggles. She was celebrating spring and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. You know it is a successful storytime when Tiago even gets involved. Talia couldn't help getting into the storytelling action and the kids loved sticking green stickers on construction paper. Genius.


Last, but definitely not least, we drove up the street to my favorite garden in San Antonio. The Japanese Sunken Garden. Beautiful and peaceful. We ate a little picnic lunch and went to explore. We had to figure out how all the Koi fish made it around the little lake. We discovered turtles and Tiago seemed overly interested in the consequences of "accidentally" falling into the water.


Wondering about that bump?

Well, the ones on my legs are unsightly and painful varicose veins that always rear their ugly selves while I am pregnant (all 25 weeks pregnant that is with our second baby boy)! Just a little treat for those who endured the recap of the week.
Now I will break from this post and save all the St Patty fun for tomorrow.