Twins!

Yes I know that is a shock, it was to me too but I have the pictures to prove it. It will take some getting used to but it will all be okay. We will just have to pay close attention to the pictures to tell them apart . . . . . .

So which one is Sadie and which one is Lexi? They look so much alike it is unreal. I guess the Bird baby genes run through both our kids. By the way the top one is Lexi and the bottom one is Sadie. We were looking through old pictures this last weekend and discovered how much they look alike. Crazy huh?

Horse Riding in the Winter

We have a great way to go out and ride a horse in the winter. All you have to do is . . . . well see for yourself!

Below: You just need your own indoor horse arena! :)

Sunday Naps

I think we all enjoy a Sunday nap from time to time. Here lately it seems everyone gets one except for me, however, moments like this make it worth missing my Sunday nap. Sadie woke up and smiled at me just as I was taking the picture. What a ham she is.

Change of Scenery

I cannot tell you how great it is to be just through the field from my in-laws. Especailly when my kids get bored of being in the house or outside at our own place. It takes ten minutes to go around the field to their house and we have a whole new playground with a swing set (that is a major hit with my girls) and a basketball court that turns into a chalk park, a bike race track, or a jumprope stage.

I feel forever grateful for our family close by and the great help they are to me. I can't count the times checking cows this winter has turned into a hot dog roast or a nature walk. There are many accounts of uncles taking girls with them out to the shop or out in the barn or in the pickup for a ride. It never fails that it seems to come just at the right time when I need help the most. My kids were rescued from a mom who was busy doing taxes and paperwork for a couple days, a mom who was too sick to get up for much other than getting to the bathroom and the necessities. I feel so blessed over these past couple months for the great help Kurt, Jan, Cody and Cary have been. I wouldn't have made it without them.

Below: Lexi swinging on Mom's finally finished swing set.

Below: Sadie trying to get Uncle Cody to do some fancy jumps on the trampoline.

St. Patrick's Day

Yes I'm slow at publishing this but better late than never right? Sadie loved the fact that you can pinch people on this day. At pre-school a boy in her class forgot to wear green and the teacher had to protect him a bit from the other kids. (mostly mine) We had green pancakes that morning and Sadie thought they should have been purple. I had to explain the whole green thing and why she was wearing a green shirt to school as well. Cory forgot to wear green to work and when he came home, he got pinched by two leprechauns!