The Old Mill

For playgroup yesterday, we went to the Old Mill in North Little Rock. It is such a picturesque place! We will be going there again to get family pictures. Here are some of the better shots from yesterday.

Here is a picture of some of the kids that came yesterday- Max, Thomas, Stuart, Annsley, George, Avery, and Kate. The others arrived shortly after we snapped this photo.

Axel and Logan driving the train.

We have really enjoyed having fun friends to meet up with for playgroup!

The Price of Running

I have loved having a treadmill to do my workouts. It has been such a luxury to just jump on and go. However, when I do long runs the kids get bored. Really bored. I put shows on for them in the other room. I grab extra toys to bring into my room. Max gets snacks out of fridge to eat. But when nothing else works, I pull out the beans. We first got the container of beans for Kate's therapy, but they are now used for special occasions. The rule I have try and have my kids follow is, "The beans stay on the blue [sheet]." Typically they follow the rule pretty well. Except for when I go running. They know I will not get off the treadmill to put the beans away. I just have to watch as they spread the beans, dump the beans, throw the beans, eat the beans, and dive in the beans. I guess it is the price I pay for running at home.

A price I gladly pay.

Grandma and Grandpa Visit

We were so excited for Grandma and Grandpa Madsen to come and visit us this month. I only have a few pictures from their stay because I forgot to put all the pictures Jane took on her camera on my computer! We were able to hike Pinnacle Mountain with them.

It was a great climb up and down. No major meltdowns from the kids, and the weather was quite pleasant. Max was a wonderful hiker and did a great job of independently hiking the last little bit.

We took Dan and Jane over to the Little Rock Zoo. Max has been dying for them to come. He has been wanting to ride the train with them! We had to run to catch it, and then we begged the operator to go one more time around! He complied and we had a fun time.

Kate has the curliest, cutest hair. I finally put it into pigtails the other day. She is such a ham in front of the camera. Thanks Amy for the darling outfit.