March and Our Garden

Happy March! 

Getting St. Patrick's Day and Easter decorations out!

Things we like to do this month...

...Play in Aunt M's bed. 

They were in a cave, hiding from the crocodile storm.

 

...Garden! We planted our seeds and Handsome made a netting cover to protect our plants from birds and squirrels (and from cats who might get the wrong idea about what our garden box is.)

...Try on our swimsuits! Big Sis was SO excited and wore it pretty much the rest of the day. Can you tell she LOVES water and summer time? And it was Big Sis' idea to get Little Sis in her swimsuit too. Same-same!

...Hanging out with Dad on a Saturday morning. We love the weekends around here. Especially Saturdays with our Dad.

...Getting into EVERYTHING that is at her level. Little Sis loves pulling stuff off of the bottom shelves and inspecting the cart and toy stroller wheels. 

...Helping Aunt M in the kitchen. I LOVE Big Sis's new summer wardrobe (Thanks Aunt C and Cousin C!) I seriously wish I fit into the clothes from Children's Place.

...Trying our hand at cooking. 

Two little chefs making veggie soup.

...Playing outside. Boy we are excited for this lovely weather, now we just need to get rid of some colds so we can truly enjoy it.

...Gardening! I know I already mentioned it but it's part of our family now! Big Sis and Handsome take turns with the watering can.

We've got spinach,

marigolds,

Florida 91 tomatoes (bought these as starters),

zucchini,

and green beans.

Big Sis' zinnias. They are going to be pink and she picked them out on her own at the store.

Our most recent backyard visitor that Handsome caught and disposed of. We don't really like snakes hanging out in our backyard. Sorry if anyone out there loves them. Anyone know what to look for to identify if a snake is poisonous or not?

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was full of hearts, pink, and treats at our house.

Aunt M has introduced us to the easiest-made treat on the plant...Rice Krispy Treats. For some reason I had never made them until she showed me how.

I tried them out and made them pink and cut them into mini hearts.

We ate pink heart, and xo shaped pancakes for breakfast.

Eating a heart right after lunch. And wearing hearts and pink.

We made heart shaped sugar cookies. 

(Because having heart shaped Rice Krispy treats was NOT enough.)

This is what Little Sis did while we baked.

Some of my pictures came out blurry, and I missed the face she made just as she opened it. She was SO excited about her new Berenstein Bear book. In our family we have a Valentine's tradition of giving books. Our other tradition is to purchase a game for the family to play together. This years game was "The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game."

Big Sis took a break from her book to read Little Sis' book to her. Really she just ended up looking at it herself, but it was a nice thought. 

The book was such a hit that she wanted to read it while we played our new game.

I made this for me and Handsome. I combined 2 ideas off of Pinterest. Best part...it cost me $1 because I already had a ton of scrapbook paper and a whiteboard marker. The frame I got at the, you guessed it, Dollar Store!

And Handsome came home with flowers. 

A rose for me, and a carnation for Big Sis, Little Sis, and Aunt M.

 We had a great pink day.