Playscape Playin'

Today is such a beautiful day!  It's shameful we were running errands this morning and have Wade's doctor appointment this afternoon.  We did, however, have a chance to go to the Jester Playscape today.  I have heard about this and have never been, so we decided to venture out and see what it's like.  First, I wasn't exactly prepared as there were several kids out in their swim suits and swim shoes splashing around in the pond, but that didn't stop the kids from exploring.  Most of all, I enjoyed taking pictures since it's so easy to get great pictures out in nature.  Here's some shots from our "photo shoot" today. 

 And then after we were sufficiently hot from playing, we found a shady place for a picnic.  Picnics always sound like such a good idea...but the kids just want to go play.  They managed to eat a few bits and continue playing at the other playground we found.  We really had a great day!

Better Late, Than Never?

So, I suppose maybe I should update my blog since I know my loyal family likes to read it :)  I don't think I can sum up what we have all been doing in the last, oh, 3 months, so here's a few pictures:

Alia loves to play with her purses...and chapstick, lots of chapstick!

I ran Dam to Dam and the kids came to cheer me on with their bells!

We visited the Omaha Zoo...an annual tradition for us!

My favorite, the Flamingos.  Why, because they are pink I guess :)  Also, the flamingo in Gnomeo and Juliet cracks me up!

Alia got her first official haircut (she had a small cut earlier, no proof of that though :)

We have visited the beach!

With floaties! 

And have seen many parades so far this summer!  We have three bags of candy to prove it!

And we helped Aunt Jenny surprise Uncle Matt with Grizzly Bear :)

We LOVE the pool!

So, there's no way that sums up our last, well actually, 4 months, but that's a start. Look forward to more updates soon, including updates on my official marathon training! 

Alia's Party...

Yesterday we celebrated Alia's 2nd birthday!!  She was so excited to have a day that revolved around her.  All day, even after all our guests were gone, she was beaming from ear to ear.  Wade had a bit of a rough time with all the attention that she got, but overall he was pretty excited about the gifts she received.  He thinks they are his :)  Alia will be 2 on March 15th.  It's been a wonderful two years with this little girl.  She has a lot of personality and we love her bunches.

Alia's first present opening!

Time for pizza!

More presents...with Wade helping :)

Pretty hair accessories!!

Time for cake!

Alia's new place to get pretty!

And her new kitchen for her room....I think it's time to declutter a bit!

The pink "gator" as she likes to call it. 

And a second helping of cake..why not, it's my birthday!

So the girl got a little spoiled for her birthday.  :)  And now, I will continue to get her room reorganized and transformed into an official girls room where she can keep all this new stuff! 

A special thank you to our family who came to help celebrate Alia's special day.   

Ketchup Time

It's time to "ketchup" with what's been going on at the Zimmerman's.  We've been awfully busy since last Thursday and finally today I've had a chance to breathe!  Saturday we went to a movie and out with some friends for the night.  I wasn't very camera happy that night, so here's me almost dropping the cake that Leigh brought for us!   

     

   Sunday we had to go get the kids in Ames and then spent Sunday just trying to stay awake and do a few things around the house.  Clint and Alia did find some time to do this...all while Wade was sleeping. It's best he didn't know about it :)

 We also watched the Super Bowl (well I watched some of it) and then it was Monday.  I had a great birthday that involved all of this:



Flowers and Balloons at work




Birthday Cake!!!





Wishes :)



The kids trying to steal my wishes :)





And today Wade started session three of swimming lessons.  His usual teacher was out sick which meant there was a sub and he started with a few tears, but he quickly got over it and was scooping and kicking in no time. 

So, that's what we've been doing...hope you have a great week!

Happy Birthday #3!



Today is Clint's birthday so the kids and I did what we could to make it special.  I baked muffins in the morning (mostly because I was unprepared due to the snow storm this week) which the kids refused to eat. 



And then we had to scurry around for gifts, cake, signs, etc. the rest of the day.  Then we anxiously waited for Clint to come home:

And finally time for dinner and, most importantly, cake!!!



Happy Birthday Clint!  You are a wonderful husband and dad!!!

On Snowy Days we......

Play here:

 

And here:

And do this:



And this:

And finally, I give up and we do this:

Movie Day!!!

I am not complaining, I would much rather be inside on these snowy, cold days then having to be out running around.  However, it gets a little tricky when the kids start getting cabin fever :)  Luckily, we did get to swimming lessons Tuesday morning for Wade's final class of this session.  He has improved so much!  He even used the kick bar to float around by himself.  It's amazing to see him develop self-confidence in the water.  And here's his report card.  He still has to stay in the same class, but I think that's probably normal at 3 years old. 



Good Job Wade!