March

The highlights of March were the girls' 4th birthday, Spring Break, and my trip to Utah.  But I've already written about those things.  The rest of the month was just regular life.  Most Saturdays Tiago had soccer games (although we had a lot of rain on the weekends, so some were cancelled.)

 I hung up this print that we bought while we were in Toledo, Spain-- it felt like the perfect little spot. 

The girls had their annual check up.  I like the kids' pediatrician, and was able to get all 3 of their shots taken care of.  (When I went to register Tiago for kindergarten, I found out that at his last two well-child visits the doctors didn't give him up-to-date vaccinations.  But now all 3 are set for many years and I don't have to worry about it.)  They had really good behavior, so I treated them to ice cream after.  (Gone are the days of dreading appointments with all three and sweating my way through it.)

The girls got paints for their birthday, so one afternoon we got them out for art time.  It seemed like a lot of work to get it set up, and by the time I was done setting up their papers were completely paint-covered and they were basically done. 

I took this picture on St. Patrick's day.  We didn't do anything to celebrate, but I love Lucky Charms and coincidentally was eating them on the 17th. 

We usually walk Tiago to and from school each day.  It's not uncommon for them to get side tracked in this little field-- either to pick flowers, poke at ant holes, etc.  I don't mind, except when it's 80+ degrees outside and I'm melting.  

 

I had to renew my drivers license in March, which I do through the mail since I still have an Ohio drivers license.  I discovered that Costco has passport pictures for a great deal-- 4 for $5.  And I had to get my vision tested, which was just one more doctor appointment to schedule.  That appointment coincided with free ice cream cone day at Dairy Queen, so my kids had incentive to behave well. 

On the last day of the month, I made Hyrum attend a parenting workshop, taught by someone I follow on Instagram.  It would have been nice to both attend, but child care for 5 hours is hard to come by, so I had him to and then come tell me what he learned.  He was hesitant, but I think it was super beneficial for us both.  We've been implementing some things in the last few months, and feel like we're getting a handle on some aspects of parenting.  (And then things go terribly wrong and we wonder what happened...)