Happy Spring, Tompkins family! I just thought I'd share our pictures from this month so far. March has been a busy month for us, full of spring cleaning, field trips, lunch dates with Daddy, play dates, playground visits, pediatrician/dentist/OB appointments, and haircuts for all of us (except Cecilia). In our last field trip, we went to Heaven Scent Farm in Gainesville, VA. We were lured there with the promise of seeing cute and fuzzy animals, but found ourselves trapped in an Evangelical Christian indocrtination session. So, in addition to learning how to plant a potato and sew grass seeds, our kids learned that you don't have to go to church every Sunday, but instead have to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and you will go to Heaven! They even had a poster with a diagram of the "free ticket" with an arrow to "heaven." It ended up alright in the end when we finally got to see and pet the animals. Cecilia was thrilled and loved each animal, until we met the pig. She approached the pig, keeping a safe distance, and said "Look Mommy, a pig!" to which the pig responded in the affirmative with a loud, snorting "OINK!". This startled Cecilia and caused her to immediately burst into tears and scream at the top of her lungs, which as you may recall is very high pitched. Needless to say, our viewing time with the animals ended rather abruptly and I'm pretty sure we are not welcome back to Heaven Scent Farms ever again.
We had fun this weekend celebrating St. Patrick's Day, starting with the St. Patrick's Day parade in Old Town Manassas. We had a restful afternoon before going to the Saturday evening Mass and playground afterwards. For dinner we cheated and had a Cuban meal of picadillo, rice and plantains (we don't really like corn beef or cabbage!), but enjoyed some green desserts as well as a Chocolate Guiness cake. To finish the day off Ryan and I watched The Quiet Man, which has to be one of my favorite movies ever. The celebration continued into Sunday as well, with lots of Guiness drinking (by Ryan) and chocolate eating by me. Since it was Ryan's turn to pick the movie, we watched Braveheart because, as he rightfully argued, there is an Irish guy in there.
We had fun this weekend celebrating St. Patrick's Day, starting with the St. Patrick's Day parade in Old Town Manassas. We had a restful afternoon before going to the Saturday evening Mass and playground afterwards. For dinner we cheated and had a Cuban meal of picadillo, rice and plantains (we don't really like corn beef or cabbage!), but enjoyed some green desserts as well as a Chocolate Guiness cake. To finish the day off Ryan and I watched The Quiet Man, which has to be one of my favorite movies ever. The celebration continued into Sunday as well, with lots of Guiness drinking (by Ryan) and chocolate eating by me. Since it was Ryan's turn to pick the movie, we watched Braveheart because, as he rightfully argued, there is an Irish guy in there.
Oh and in other news, our 20 week sonogram is only 6 days away, so it's time to place your bets: what do you think, boy or girl?
7 comments:
i love your haircut! it's very cute, and it frames your face:)) u guys all look fantastic!!and cecilia and
ryan jr. are adorable!! they're getting sooo BIG!!
love u.xoxoxoxo.aunt teresa
OOH! The luck of the Irish :)) Love the picture of Cecilia with her cupcake! She looks so delighted :) You all look so healthy and happy! love the picture too of Ryan and Ryan Jr. walking to the playground, so precious, a father leading his son:) Mary, you look so radiant and beautiful :)
Thanks for all the great photos!
Love to all, Mom
Easy....it's going to be another boy. I've already foreseen it in a dream.
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat
Well I vote that it's a girl!! I can't wait to find out what you'll be having! SO exciting!!!!
I say boy! Can't wait! And loved all of the pictures. Mary, your hair looks great!
Nicolette, you got it! It must be the pregnant lady intuition. :)
If only I could have as much clarity about what our little one will be hahaa! :)
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