Date with Daddy

Daddy took Josh and Katelyn to Lowes for their Build and Grow Workshop. Bailey, Ania and their Daddies were there too. They built dinosaurs and got new patches for their aprons. After building, they had a fun lunch at Chick-fil-A and then went to gymnastics with Daddy in the afternoon. It was a great Daddy Day!

Movie Night at Church

Church hosted a family fun night to watch Toy Story 3. Jessie, Woody and Buzz were there - though Katelyn informed me that they weren't the real ones and refused to have her picture taken with them. This wasn't Disney afterall. :) There was popcorn and candy and friends - it was a fun evening together.

Parker, Josh, Molly and Ellie (and Ania's feet)

Buddies at the Playground

We headed to the playground since the weather was so nice for January. Some friends met us there - thanks for a fun afternoon!

Madison, Katelyn, Luke, Jack, Kirby, Avery, Josh, Jax and Max

Sledding

We had our first snow of the season in Baltimore. There was only about an inch of snow, but the layer of ice on top made sledding possible. We had a really fun time!

Port Discovery

We visited Port Discovery for our first time for their Target $2 Night. It was a fun night and we hope to check it out again during the day when it's not as crowded. There was a lot that we didn't see. They have a really cool climbing gym in the middle of the building that takes you to all of the floors. It's a lot of fun - but easy to lose your kids in. :)

Daddy joined Josh and Katelyn
Ben and Bailey

Ania had a lot of fun!

This was Josh's favorite part. Hopefully this will pay off at home!

Surf's Up Dude!

Making music with water

Betty, Bailey, Josh and Katelyn inside a bubble!

Josh running the conveyor belt to fill Clifford's bowl.

Climbing High

Jeff took Josh rock climbing today and it turned into a family affair. We thought the event might last an hour or so, but the kids kept wanting to climb and we were there over two hours! It was really fun and sparked our enjoyment of climbing. Now that we know it is something that we can enjoy as a family, we'll probably start to do this more often.

Katelyn originally was just going to watch Josh, but then decided she wanted to take a turn. One climb turned into five! She climbed about ten feet on her own before she wanted to come down. Katelyn enjoyed the bouldering walls a lot too.

Our friend Gwen climbed beside Josh a few times too. She has climbed this a lot in her five years and was a great encouragement to Josh. Josh enjoyed Gwen a lot and they worked their way up to the top! It was a sweet experience for him - he was so excited and proud!

Here is Katelyn on the bouldering wall. Bouldering is done without a harness.

Like father like son!

At the end, Josh and Katelyn got a chance to climb together too!

Thank you Lori, Bob, and Gwen for all of your help climbing today! We had a great time!

Gymnastics

Josh and Katelyn have started gymnastics for this month. They had class together earlier in the week and today was an open gym day. It was fun to play with them rather than watching them through the glass. It is amazing the difference a year makes. Last year, Katelyn was in a Mommy-and-Me class and jumping on the trampolene was challenging! This year she's jumping high, pulling her feet onto the bars while hanging, and jumping into the foam block pit. Josh is having a great time and seems to be constantly looking for the next highest obstacle to jump off of!

Check out these pigtails - so cute!

Thank you for the new dress Nana!