March 2013 – A Month of Stuff, Part I

March 2nd, Ian playing Skylanders by himself. This is a good shot of the green office’s “man cave” corner. When we catch up, you’ll probably see the orange. (Or come visit!) See this image larger.

March 3rd, and little girl was tired and sick. Probably with the same cold that resulted in a rare Ian nap last month. We share everything in this family, especially colds. :-\ See this image larger.

March 5th, there’s our bright and happy little girl! See this image larger.

In lil pigtails! See this image larger.

Alternate bonus shot, because cuuuuuute. See this image larger.

March 9th, Blanford Nature Center, my super awesome family! See this image larger.

I was there too! See this image larger.

Two extremely stoned owls. (Of note, the summer of 2013 we had a couple fantastic owls in the woods behind our house. Awesome to listen to at night.) See this image larger.

The brave adventurers head deep into the woods to discover secrets unknown… like… how to make syrup! See this image larger.

First you gotta drill the tree. Here son, have a drill. See this image larger.

The one warm place was some kind of weird lodge thingy. Wompom? I don’t know these terms. I do know some talented story tellers got Nina’s attention. See this image larger.

BLAWAWAEEAAAERTRRGH. See this image larger.

These vats meltdown syrup and refine it into goodness. Speaking of meltdowns, Ian had one in T-Minus 15 minutes for some reason. Something about popcorn or something. See this image larger.

We had a great time, but it was cold… let’s go home. See this image larger.

Back at home, col’ chillin’ with a sippy and Mommy! See this image larger.

March 10th, Nina happily accepts a tin foil rose from yours truly. See this image larger.

March 11th. Video games. See this image larger.

March 15th, Valley View Elementary had a carnival, and you are invited… to look at pictures of it. They had games like this. Nina, pull up your pants. See this image larger.

Ian and I took a couple selfies after eating some hot dogs… See this image larger.

Of course we got silly. See this image larger.

…and then we laughed about it. See this image larger.

…and made more faces. See this image larger.

Mommy sat next to Nina… hiya ladies! See this image larger.

One more shot because I look alright in it. See this image larger.

Patiently waiting her turn. See this image larger.

The point of this game was to pull back the ball, which is attached via a string, and let go, to see if you can knock down the bowling pins. Nina Warrior Princess grabbed the string and whirled the ball over her head like a flail, before delivering a killing blow. The pins still whisper her name, but not very loud. See this image larger.

Ian survived through a maze of cardboard boxes, and neatly scrawled his name next to other winners. See this image larger.

March 21st, Mommy went with Ian on a field trip to the Children’s Museum in Grand Rapids. I didn’t go, but I’ll give you the play-by-play as best I can. See this image larger.

The theme was about dental care, IAN LOOKOUT! See this image larger.

The theme doesn’t necessarily cover all bits of the museum. Like this rock wall. See this image larger.

Or this big bubble thingy. See this image larger.

Ian’s friend Nathan, who was a reading maniac in Kindergarten. He could read anything. Truly impressive. See this image larger.

The whole kindergarten crew, that’s Ian next to Mrs. Lanham! Looks like you guys had fun! See this image larger.