Mimi’s Spring Break Visit…

 It was such a treat to have Mimi here for the week, and boy o boy did we have fun. Owen and Autumn loved having her around to play with and I sure loved having someone around during the days to chat with other than my wonderful toddler conversations I get on a daily basis!

Since it was a really yucky week with all the New Mexico wind we did about 50/50 indoor and outdoor activities. Here is a recap of the week.

Wednesday was super windy so Mimi and Owen decided to do some coloring. Autumn watched from her high chair as I was feeding her.

After coloring, Autumn went down for her early evening nap and the windy died down for a brief second so Mimi and I quickly rushed Owen outside to take advantage of the fresh air. He had so much fun showing Mimi how well he can ride his tricycle now. All the neighborhood kids were out soaking up the nice weather too so his good friends Aiden and Averie came down to ride their scooters with him.

Mimi’s trips to NM are never complete without a trip to the Flying Star for Dinner. So later that same evening when Daddy got home from work we headed out for dinner. The food was delicious and both kids were so well behaved!

On Thursdays at Roller Skate City they have Pixie Skating for children 2-6 with instructors there to teach young children how to Roller Skate. Since the weather was a bit yucky we decided to take Owen for his first introduction to Roller Skating while Mimi was here to watch him.

Putting on his sweet Roller Skates. Aren’t they the cutest things ever?

Well, it started off a bit rocky. They only skates they had for him were brand new so they were super slippery. Poor guy was terrified and so nervous since he really had no clue what he was doing. He would not let go of Brandon and I’s hand and he was crying so hard. In his defense he has a little cold and a low grade temperature so he wasn’t feeling super well to begin with. We almost left because he was so scared but we decided to stay so he could at least watch all the other kids.

After a ton of convincing, we finally got him to give it a shot and hold Nina’s hand (one of the skate instructors) for her to take him out skating. It didn’t last long with Nina since he was a bit apprehensive so he let me help him instead.

 

Im so glad we stuck it out and let him warm up because by the end he was skating all by himself!!!! He wouldn’t go out on the rink to skate, just on the carpet, but the instructors said almost all kids learn on the carpet and then move on to the rink once they get the hang of it since it is much slicker. The picture on the right is Owen and Brandon doing the Chicken Dance, Owen’s new favorite dance thanks to Skate City. I am so proud of my brave determined little boy!

We all enjoyed watching Owen skate, especially little Autumn!

Later that evening we all decided to soak up the tiny bit of non-windy weather by playing out in the backyard while Daddy was grilling up some pork chops for dinner.

The next morning while Owen and Daddy were at the gym, Mimi and I decided to give Autumn a nice relaxing bath. She had a blast having all the attention on her and her alone! What a little diva!

My little stinker!

And later that morning we had another preschool tour. Since Mimi is a teacher we thought it would be an excellent idea to bring her with us since she knows all the good important questions to ask.

And since Mimi was here we had lots of photos taken of us. Here we are all ready to head off to a potential preschool for Owen!

Thank you so much Mimi for taking the time during your Spring Break to come visit. We loved having you and you are such a blessing to our family. LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU ALREADY!!!!!!!!