MOPS Easter Egg Hunt

My MOPS group had an Easter egg hunt after school Tuesday, so we picked Jacob up from school and headed there. The playground behind them is where the kids play at some point during every MOPS meeting when it is their room's turn (just the preschoolers...Josh gets to play on it while I help clean up from the meeting). Such a great place for them to burn some energy. I didn't take a group shot, just tried to get my boys on the end of all the kids!

 Jacob with all his eggs! 

 Hugs for the little brother, who refused to hunt eggs in the "toddler" room and insisted he go with his brother. 

 Blurry, but Joshua in action. He found eggs all by himself and was so proud!

 Joshua when he realized there was candy inside. He was one happy kid. Jacob and Joshua were so sweet and gave an egg each away for another family who arrived late and didn't have anything. Between all the kids pitching in, the other kids had a great time despite the hunt being over, and I was proud of the boys for sharing.

Party Time

Jacob's school had a silent auction one Friday night, and I was signed up to work for part of it, so we headed early to enjoy the games together. Bob had softball practice, so I went around with the kids by myself for about an hour. We got there right when it started so the kids could do the bounce house before it was busy. They bounced for a few minutes, and a few dads commented to me about how tough Joshua is. He holds his own like no other two year old I've seen! 

Jacob has NEVER had his face painted. He had his arm painted about a month ago while we were at Burger King, and was thrilled when I let him get his face painted. He chose Spider-Man, and Joshua wanted to match. I was shocked that Joshua sat perfectly still for the entire time and was so happy to match his brother. 

 The boys with their suckers they won from the sucker pull game, where Joshua won the creepy clown as well.

 Jacob went to a birthday party at Gymnastics Unlimited, which was fun because we got to see what happens during the party. Jacob's party is going to be there in May, so it was great to see it all. Jacob had a blast with his friends. The following weekend, both boys went to a party at the fire station. Jacob asked six million questions and they had a great time!

Beating the Cold

This March has been COLD, and we have had to get creative to beat the cold and stay sane. This time last year, we were out in the water table getting tan. Now, we have below 30 degree weather and chilly winds. We are SO ready for spring break in Florida it is ridiculous.

The start of March started with Jacob pretending to be a dog one morning. Funny boy.

 A trip to the museum on the first Monday they were back open. They are closed Mondays through the winter, but starting in the spring they open back up on Mondays to accommodate field trip groups. We were there for a gecko program. I was SO proud of Jacob. He raised his hand multiple times to answer questions and wasn't shy at all. He even gave them their special "magic word" of "super" for everyone in the program to yell to transform the girl into a super hero. 

 Play doh time. Jacob making flowers that were pictured on the side of the spring color package.

 And it snowed, in MARCH! I got the boys out twice that day to play. It wasn't terribly cold, and we were outside for a total of about three hours that day. They had a blast! 

 We enjoyed hopefully one last round of hot chocolate. 

 And we made snow ice cream. I had never done it before. Turned out pretty good, and Joshua loved it. But, Jacob took a big bite a few bits in and got a brain freeze and started crying and thinks it is because the snow is just too cold for him to be eating. And then he went outside and ate a snowball like it was an apple. 

Fitness

I wanted to remember, that as of yesterday, I am down 20 pounds!

Bob and I started counting calories and working out January 3. So, in two months, I lost 20 pounds, and Bob has lost 43 or so (not sure exactly as of Tuesday!). It is great doing this together and helping each other out.

In fitness news, when we started Jan. 3, I could run a mile, but it was ROUGH. Last weekend, and again Monday morning, I ran 5 miles without stopping! And, last night I ran 3 miles and cut about 3 minutes from my regular time. Five miles is a huge deal for me - I don't think I have ran that far since before getting pregnant with Jacob.

None of our clothes fit, so we appear kind of sloppy right now, but we are so excited to fit into older things we couldn't wear the past few years, and to need to go shopping this weekend for some new spring clothes! I still have quite a bit more I want to lose, but am happy with the number on the scale for now. Back at a "regular" number. My weight is distributed differently than the last time I was at this weight when Jacob was about 18 months old. I don't know if the c-section has something to do with that or not. But, I feel much stronger, more energy, and healthier. I don't remember the last time we went through so many heads of lettuce, fruit bowls, boxes of cuties, or bunches of bananas.

Looking forward to what the next two months has in store for us! Maybe we can get down to our goal weights by the end of summer!