The Fighter's

With Doug off chaperoning a youth group trip to a concert, the girls and I decided to call a girls night out. And I think it may have been my favorite night with them yet! Complete with Wendy's, Old Navy, Baby's R Us and Target (man my Friday nights have changed:-)). Highlights of the night: Ava calling me " klutzy " after I accidentally knocked down part of a display at baby's r us. Her words: "Mom...you're klutzy just like Miss Karen (her preschool teacher). She always drops things and knocks stuff down like you." I about lost it (she was giggling while saying this...and if only I could have recorded her tone!)! Where does this maturity come from? I didn't even know she knew the word klutzy. Next...at target...I look over, and unfortunately see Kate kissing the handle of the cart (they were in one of those 3 seater carts). I told her to stop putting her mouth on the cart and her response was a loud one..."I'm going to marry the sho

Doug and I shipped the kids off to Grandma & Grandpa's and were able to escape for a long wonderful weekend to Vail, Colorado! We had an absolute blast. Here are some highlights from our trip... Day 1: Started at 5AM with a trip to the airport. We arrived in Denver around noon, hopped in our rental car and started driving towards the mountains. First stop: Food of course! We split some sushi rolls (one of them was a Toledo roll - ha!) and had a beer (at lunch)...I love vacation! After a quick pit-stop at Target (we can't get away from that place) we started on our 2 hour trek towards Vail. It was our first time driving through the Rocky Mountains. Can I just say...it was stunning...and fun. The mountains are majestic to say the least...and us Midwesterners aren't used to those kinds of hills so the twists and turns, ups and downs made the drive a fun adventure for us. There are so many places on this earth that make me stop and say Wow! Thanks God! And this was defini

After dinner Kate says to Ava: "Ava...you make my heart SUPER happy." Ava replies back..."Kate...you make my heart super happy." really...does it get any better than that as a mother? How I love my girls and watching them love each other. They make my heart SUPER happy!!

We love winter but are anxious for spring to arrive. The sun has been out this week and we are loving it! Katelyn had her first ride on her tricycle down to the corner and back (last year her legs were too short to peddle!), chalked on the driveway...and the girls spent a big chunk of the day playing out back in the melting snow. We also embarked on a birdhouse project. I bought one when Olivia was born to paint and hang in her room ...but had not gotten around to it until today. So...the girls needed one to paint as well. They love arts and crafts and had so much fun decorating their bird houses (or bird nests as Katelyn calls them). Maybe they'll lure spring in a little bit faster:-)

The Easter Bunny's interior decoraters stopped by our house. Or maybe the girls and I went to Hobby Lobby and went a little crazy buying Easter decorations that were 40% off:-) Nonetheless, we're feeling festive here in Fighter-land preparing during this season of Lent for Easter! Ava informed me very matter of factly that she was the big blue bunny because she's the oldest and her favorite color is blue, Katelyn is the pink bunny because her favorite color is pink and she likes princesses, and Olivia is the yellow bunny because she's the smallest:-)