Sunday, March 9, 2014

Fabulous Weekend

Hooray for spring weather!  Yesterday we had the opportunity to go to a birthday party for two friends from Sophie's preschool class. After a few indoor activities and cake, everyone went out into the glorious weather to play on the playground, and it was wonderful.  Sophie climbed and ran and played to her heart's content, and Annabelle tried out her sunglasses for the first time.  In the evening, we invited my mom and dad over for Polish sausage on the grill and Mom's amazing potato salad.

Today we were completely knocked for a loop by the time change.  Wouldn't you know that after months of sleeping through the night, Annabelle picked the night that we lost an hour to wake up and need attention.  So we all slept late and were way off-schedule all day.  Still, we had the chance to meet our friends Blanca and Portia for a picnic lunch and a visit to the Second Sunday Art and Music festival in Colonial Williamsburg.  I put Keegan in charge of prepping picnic food, which was a good idea, since we got grilled mushroom sandwiches, veggies and hummus, fruit salad, and an amazing peanut butter/honey/Nutella pretzel dip.  I would have made peanut butter and jelly and thrown in a couple oranges and pretzels.  Add Blanca's delicious cole slaw and sandwiches, and we had a true feast.  Portia and Sophie were bursting with joy to run and play together unfettered in the beautiful weather, and Annabelle seemed to get over her initial fussiness about the chilly breeze.  She even took a nap in her stroller for a little while!  When we looked up to notice the older girls crouching over a pile of horse manure, we decided it was time to wash hands and go check out some live music and craft sales.  We didn't have a lot of time to spend looking around, so we have already made plans to go back again next month!

Annabelle is finally back outside after being cooped up for most of the winter.  When we were in the NICU I felt so sad that she was spending her first weeks without ever being able to enjoy the beautiful May outside.  All summer, she clearly enjoyed being out in the sunshine and fresh air.  But as the weather cooled, she started to get a lot more fussy when we were out, especially in the stroller.  I think the cold air in her face and stinging her eyes was disagreeable.  So she has been inside a lot this winter. I am so happy to see her back out enjoying the sun and the grass and the trees.

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