Springtime Fun!

Spring 2015

It is time for one of my favorite blog posts - the seasonal collection of random iPhone photos. Welcome to everyday life in the Mhire household!

With the new Star Wars movie coming out at the end of the year, Tommy decided it was time to introduce Jack to the original Star Wars movies. He was enthralled. His favorite one is Star Wars II - Attack of the Clones, followed closely by the original Star Wars from 1977. I'm not sure who had more fun watching the movies, Jack or Tommy. Tommy had been waiting a long time for this moment to come!!

Livi wasn't really into Star Wars, so we headed downstairs to watch some Rapunzel:

It is so fun to watch the kids skills develop - Jack was never too interested in drawing, but it has gotten much more interesting since he started kindergarten. This is his family portrait. So cute!

Following a really rough 10-K season, my boss was nice enough to share the company Mavs tickets and let me take Tommy to a game: 

We even got to watch LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now I can say I've seen LeBron in person!

We made a trip to the Perot Museum to see the Sherlock Holmes exhibit. It was a really cool exhibit that allowed both kids and adults to collect clues and solve a murder mystery, just like Mr. Holmes:

The scene of the crime:

The Detectives Mhire sort through the clues to solve the mystery:

A trip to the Perot would not be complete without climbing on the frogs outside:

Dinner at the original Breadwinners in Uptown completed a wonderful day!

Jack attempted roller skating for the first time at a classmate's birthday party. The rink was very retro and just like I remember from when I was a kid - except I don't think we had these cool things to help us balance:

Jack was a little shaky at first, but he eventually got the hang of it with some balance help:

And all by himself! Go Jack!

We love going to the Pearson Farms park on the weekend when the weather is nice:

Nana taught Jack how to swing by himself this spring. Here is showing off his new skill:

Another favorite new skill - he learned how to jump off of jungle gym on this, swing himself around 360 degrees and land back where he started. He was so proud!

Playing can be hard work! We finally lowered Livi's crib and converted it into a toddler bed:

Livi started taking dance at Kids R Kids this spring. She loves it and is always showing off her "shuffles":

In April, the time came to register my baby boy for kindergarten. How is that even possible?! We dropped off the papers at school together one morning and celebrated with a stop at Dunkin' Donuts:

He was so proud of his new school shirt that he had to wear it to daycare the very next day. It was a little big, but that didn't matter. Nichols here we come...