This month was all about time together, and finally taking pictures of what we do. We snuck in some extra "dates" that weren't even in Marcel's envelopes.
We started the month with free pancakes at IHOP. We decided to brave the assumed busyness and go at dinner time. We waited about 30 minutes but once we got our seats, the pancakes came out almost immediately. They tasted so good, but afterwards I had a tummy ache. I think it was because we no longer use white flour or sugar in our pancakes and have switched to pure maple syrup for our syrup. My body was in a sugar shock.
On one of the first nice weekends of March (the whole month was actually really nice with warm spring weather), Marcel decided he wanted to hike Table Rock. It was our second time and it was just as hard, mainly at the very top when you're almost there. We had an appointment with each of our doctors regarding our struggle with infertility coming up so we talked through what we were hoping to hear and what we'd plan on doing to move forward depending on what the doctors had to say. Such a hard journey we've walked that has taught us to rely on each other on the good and especially the tough days!
Marcel's "big/out-of the house" envelope was actually the free one this month, because we have so many free movie tickets from Christmas. We love getting movie tickets and gift cards (even though Lilli doesn't like just getting me gift cards all the time) so that we can go on fun dates. We rented Divergent a few days earlier so I'd be ready for this one. I knew Marcel would remember what happened and where the story left off because he's read the books but I haven't and I needed that refresher! It was a really good movie. We were both really pleased!
The other envelope date was just a few days later. We took advantage of him being home for Spring Break! We drove to Homedale for a Pink Lady. He was really surprised to like it as much as he did, but he did say it would have tasted better with fries to dip in it :)
This month, our fun with the girls started at their house. Their parents spent a week in Tahiti for their 10th anniversary. The girls spent the weekend with Nana & Papa and then we stayed with them at their house for the rest of the week.
We took them to home group with us on Sunday night and it was our luck that it was the week without many other kids.
Monday morning the girls woke up and found a goody bag from mom and dad. Lilli was so surprised and kept saying "How did they get us a present at our house when they are in "A-hiti?"
Lilli and Marcel spent bed time cuddling while I would rock Cece to sleep and then I'd join them for more cuddles.
The girls were so excited to pick up mom and dad at the airport with the signs we made.
We also enjoyed free ice cream cones at Dairy Queen.
During Spring Break, we took the girls to Northern Lights to see Paddington. Lilli was so excited to go to a new movie theater. The girls really didn't like that Marcel turned on his camera's flash after the movie to get our picture :)
We also went to lunch with Grandma Wende. We go every couple of weeks and it always seems to happen that we go the week or so after Marcel has had a day off from school, so we worked extra hard to squeeze in a day so he could come with us. I know Cece has her eyes closed in this picture, but I still think it is so cute.
Then Marcel stayed home with Cece while she napped so Lilli and I could run out and get another lotion of her very own.
Another spring break day, Marcel was working in the yard and Cece had to get her own pair of gloves to go help him.
We also had our first "green belt/feed the ducks walk" of the year. Cece was so excited to finally be able to do it on her own.
