Enjoying the nice weather...and just hanging out

The weather has been off and on nice lately...mostly nice though. It's warmed up considerably and it's been sunny a lot. It's at least not snowing, right? So, we've been taking advantage of it as much as possible. The kids have some great new outdoor toys this year, including a t-ball set, a little lawnmower and a golf set. We also got the grill out and have been enjoying our deck.

The kids also love playing in their rooms and the playroom upstairs now that all the toys have been consolidated in that area. It's impossible to keep it clean but it's so nice to not have it all over the house!

Alexis has moved into a toddler bed and is doing really well with it. We find her on the floor sometimes but she doesn't even seem to notice. Ian got the crib back which is now converted into a daybed for him. The most exciting change for us lately is that they are now in the toddler room together at daycare. It's really convenient to drop them off and pick them up in the same place and Alexis loves her new room! She absolutely has to do EVERYTHING that Ian does now, which can be good and bad. She wants to sit on the potty, brush her teeth and do all that other fun stuff that Ian does...but she also mimics all the trouble he gets in. They already plot together so I can only imagine what the future holds!

And finally, here's a really horrible picture (but our camera died so the only one I have) of Brian and I before the University of Toledo's ROTC military ball a few weeks ago. We had a great time and it was nice to be back in a military setting even if it was very different from the "real" Army. Brian and I enjoyed 4 years of military balls together at UD so it was very interesting to go back with Brian as a cadre member. It made me feel a little old...although some girl asked if I was a UT student so that made my night. Ha! Another cool thing was that one of the Majors in the program used to be neighbors with my sister in Maumee and both him and his wife graduated from UD. She also went to my high school. Random. Anyways, it's always nice to get out without the kids.