Third Person: March Madness

It has been a super crazy month for us here in the Grove. I don't think March is usually so busy but the weather turned in our favor early in the month and now we're on week two of 70-80 degrees. I will state for the record that I am *terrified* for what this weather will mean for us this summer but until mosquitogeddon hits we are soaking it all in.

Lukie has been growing a lot this month and having fun with his new found toys (hands, feet, the bouncer, etc). Those chunky little legs are starting to hold his weight for longer stretches of time and he's pretty proud of himself. Genevieve has really started to grow older before our very eyes. She's very conversational and is always playing school or mama or any other activity where she can boss people (real and imaginary) around. She has also started to read, which is blowing our minds. Seemingly overnight she is now able to sound out words in books and sound them out by ear as well. I'm not saying she's sitting down to read the New York Times, but the switch has very clearly flipped. She can trace out her name and is getting close to writing it herself (surely if she knew how to swear she would be cursing us for giving her such a long name). Besides all of these kiddo milestones we've also had a couple play dates with some of G's little friends, celebrated Grandma Kathy's birthday, and this weekend we're headed to our first taste of what seems like a mandatory Wisco family adventure: a water park weekend in the Dells.