A Swimming Party, in APRIL!!??!!

That is exactly what I thought when I got the invitation a couple of weeks ago. So I had to get in touch with my cousin's wife and clarify. And yes, the Little Mermaid invite was right. And yes, they were celebrating Corina's Fourth birthday with a swimming party. And of course, it was at an indoor pool in Kingfisher.

Well, I was a bit relieved for Katelynn knowing how much she enjoys to swim and knowing she wouldn't have to brave the elements. But that information did little to put me (and my not yet ready for a swimsuit body) at ease. So I enlisted my hubby. For better or worse, right?

We loaded up the girls, the swimsuits and the towels and headed out to PARTY!!!

It was a blast!!

Katelynn had a ball and I think Brian was kinda digging the swimming in April thing too. The indoor pool is really nice and it was so much fun to see most of my family.

Corina is just the sweetest little girl and I adore her older sister, Ahni!!

Happy Birthday, Corina-Beana!!!!

Corina and her neighbor.

Brian and K coming off the slide. Brian was such a sport! He kept getting stuck halfway down the slide and would have to scoot himself and Katelynn to the bottom.

Hi Mom!!!!

Spending time under the "shower".

K sticking her finger is the water spouts on the floor. Good thing Uncle Dr. Jim was standing close by! =)

My Cousin Tami and her two boys!!

Since going to the pool party Katelynn has been talking non-stop about her birthday and all the presents she is going to get. I wonder how she is going to take when she finds out the Aubrey's birthday comes first......?

The Weekend...

Our weekends are starting to get busier and we LOVE it!! This usually means better weather is around the corner and we get to see more family.

This weekend we made a trip up to Tulsa to see Aunt Julie's new home. The girls did great on the car trip. Katelynn took the headphones and listened to music most of the way there and Aubrey slept. I got to read some of my book that I have been trying to get started for a while and Brian, well, he got a mostly silent drive to Tulsa.

Aunt Julie and Tim's home is gorgeous! It makes me want a new house, but I don't want to move. So if any one out there knows how to accomplish this, please let me know.

We took advantage of the nice weather and the beautiful backyard and snapped some pretty pics of the girls:

I love this picture of Julie and Aubrey, so sweet!

Sunday we went to Church and then just spent the rest of the day at home, not doing much of anything.

B went to help my best friend move some furniture and I watched Tangled. I had bought it for my phone so Katelynn could watch it and she told me it scared her so I had to watch it so I could see what was scary. Nothing was scary, I think that is her new excuse for everything.

Katelynn took a nap on the floor and Aubrey fell asleep on my chest. (I love that and I am going to miss it so much when she gets too big for it.)

While doing laundry we realized that we washed (and DRIED) a blue crayon in the load of the girls' clothes. So I took to the internet and found a way to remove dried on crayon stains. It involved WD-40 and a lot of it. So while K continued to sleep A and I headed to the kitchen table to drowned the clothes in WD-40. (side note: this did not work!) We had to open up the back door to dilute the fumes and as soon as K woke up, that is where she headed; out the back door!

She loves being outside and still loves playing in her playhouse. (No matter what stage of dress she is in. They are both wearing diapers, by the way.)

A little Spring Cleaning needs to take place in the play house but I am loving my girls playing together already.

Dinner Plans

Going to meet Nanaw, Aunt Angela and Baby Noah for dinner......... conked out on the way there, of course.

(Check out her tiny braids. she let me braid her pig tails, too cute!!)

She is 7 Months old....

And so bright eyed.

(And if you look closely, both eyes are very bright! No more clogged tear ducts. The right one cleared up this week on its own, so NO PROCEDURE!!)

Aubrey is so much fun. Such a good little girl who loves to cuddle, eat paper towels, steal Katelynn's sippy cup and sing herself to sleep.

She has this super cute smiley face she does now. I think she knows that it gets a lot of attention when she does it, so she does it often.

She is getting better at sleeping through the night. She only wakes up once a night, usually.

She is getting the hang of the solid food and loves her some Puffs!!

We Love You Miss Aubrey.

You are a sweet, sweet little girl.

Cruisin'

The Bateman's are trying to make the best of all these wonderfully glorious spring days before the severe weather hits and we are once again trapped inside.

Sunday afternoon, we decided to hit the road.......

"Let's Go!!!"

Nothing like turning up the radio and rolling down the windows.....

I just LOVE this picture.

Headed back home.

Happy Spring Days to everyone and Safe Travels.

Look at What I Did.......

I was looking for wreaths on etsy.com because I love that website and because we seriously need a spring time wreath. We usually keep the winter Red Berry wreath up through Valentine's Day because, well, it's red. This year I bought a Valentine's wreath and just could not justify putting up the berry wreath again and you really can't keep a heart shaped wreath up past March 1st.

After perusing the wreaths on etsy for a few days I found two that I LOVED!! But I couldn't afford them both. (Have you ever priced a wreath? They are not cheap. And I mean anywhere you look for wreaths. They are more expensive than I thought they would be.) And then with shipping added on to the already hefty price, I couldn't get both, or really, either. So I headed to Hobby Lobby.

Now, I always have good, who am I kidding, GREAT =) ideas when it comes to crafty things. Unfortunately, somewhere between my head and my hands there is a disconnection.

But, I went ahead and picked up some things that I thought I might need to re-create a gorgeous spring time wreath.

It didn't turn out exactly like I wanted, and it might not hold up past this spring, but I love it!!

(And it is not nearly as beautiful as the one I saw on etsy. If I win the lottery and have an extra $85, I am buying the real thing off etsy.)

Check it out:

Since this picture was taken I have added a bow at the top (and felt at the bottom to keep the metal from scratching the door.)

Perfect Park Weather...

Saturday was a perfect day to go to the park!

The girls woke up around 7:00 am and we got up and made french toast (yummy!) and then got everyone bathed. (A bath is the normal next step after french toast. It's all that syrup!)

We were getting up and getting dressed when Katelynn said "I wanna go to the park!"

We had been planning on a trek to Okarche, but decided why spend that time in the car when we could be at the park. So we put off the Okarche trip and headed down the street.

I knew the park would be packed! We have quite a few kids in the neighborhood and there is ALWAYS someone at the park. It is never a problem unless someone is already in "Katelynn's Swing."

We turned the corner to get to the greenbelt and to the park and viola! No one! It was just going to be us. FUN!!

We started off on the swing, of course. Katelynn saying "faster!faster!" And I would push her higher, testing her limits, seeing how high she really wanted to go. Needless to say, I chickened out before Katelynn did. I finally talked her out of her swing, telling her it wasn't fair that Aubrey had to sit in the wagon. So we went over to the other playground equipment that is for the smaller kids. Katelynn is fearless! She jumped on the motorcycle, the butterfly and then headed for the jungle gym.

That girl LOVES the park. She pointed out airplanes that flew over and was pretty excited when she heard, then saw a firetruck race by.

Aubrey went down a couple of slides and was then content to sit at the end of a tunnel and wait for Katelynn to pass through.

Before we headed home for lunch, we had to make on more stop by the swing set.

Weather isn't looking too great for the next couple of days, so I hope this trip to the park will keep K and A content for a while.

I am so ready for Spring to arrive. I love Saturdays in the park with my hubs and my girls!