Springtime (almost)

The weather has been crazy lately. It is really a late spring. We have some beautiful warm days and others that are freezing. Ari has developed a love for the outdoors. We have been working on getting our garden started, and she is content to play for hours while we work.  She rides her bike, colors with (and eats) chalk, plays with our neighbor's dog, and chases her ball around the back yard. 
The breeze-way that we have between our garage and house has been a real blessing. It has turned into another play-room for Ari (who, by-the-way, has learned how to open the door to go out there). One day I had left the door open on purpose to let her wander a little and she took her favorite toys out there one by one (which is quite a feat for a girl who is still crawling). 
Ari has discovered the joy of playing in and eating dirt, and there is plenty of it with a freshly tilled garden :) She also loves to "pick" flowers, then throw them away from her screaming...I don't know if they are scaring her or have a strange texture, but as soon as they are picked, they are something to panic over. 

Her bike is serious business :) And as a mom, I have totally loved it. It rolls on carpet and hardwood, it is easy for Ari to maneuver, and it has really improved her balance and walking skills. I wouldn't be surpised if I wrote another blog post this week about her walking ;)

Ari is also a "ham." She loves to make people smile and will do almost anything to coax one out of you. No one who sits behind us at church can keep a straight face through the meeting. When my tutoring students come over, Ari puts on her wildest acts to get them to laugh. When I say wild, I don't mean tantrums, I mean throwing herself  around the room while giggling, babbling, and picking up random toys. I caught one of her "ham" moments here. She is not supposed to take her blanket out of her bed, but she does. Here she is rocking it in her cradle. 
 Enjoy some videos. Some I have already posted on Facebook, but I know not all of you are on there. 

You may have noticed that I go on blogging "spurts." They mostly correlate to how healthy everyone is in the house. I got a bad cold about 2 weeks ago and Ari has been teething, oh which by the way, she now has 10 teeth! That includes 2 molars.  So blogging was not the top priority, but I hope you enjoy the catching up...