April Showers and Pretty Flowers!

Spring is officially here and I couldn't be more excited about it! One of my favorite things about living in DC during the springtime is the Cherry Blossom Festival. While we haven't been downtown to enjoy it yet, I've been plenty happy enjoying all the pretty blossoms around our house. 

However, along with all the pretty flowers that bloom in the spring, we've also been blessed with lots and lots of RAIN! We've had several rainy days here this past week. And even though the days have been warm, it's been a little hard to get out and enjoy it.

Well, yesterday was an exception!! It POURED all morning long, then right as Madi was waking up from her nap, the clouds parted and out came the sun! Even with all the things we had to get done before the end of the day, I was determined to get out and enjoy the weather. Madi and I set out on a walk- she insisted on 2 things: ONE- that she wear EVERY necklace she owns and TWO- that she push her baby doll stroller! So we set out, me pushing the big stroller and Madi with her baby stroller. After stopping at EVERY passing dog, and looking at every bird and tree, we met up with Melissa and Lexi. I've been wanting to take Madi puddle splashing and Melissa knew just the place to go! We headed to the pond behind her house. Boy was that a task getting two determined toddlers to hurry! Once we got to the pond, they were in heaven though! There were PUDDLES GALORE! I was a little unsure as to how Madi would react to splashing around in dirty puddles, but she surprisingly loved it!

The girls would find a puddle, splash around, and then run to the next puddle on the path! Melissa busted out the camera to get some cute pictures of the girls, while I pushed along all our "stuff", encouraging the girls to keep walking!

Of course after seeing Lexi's pretty flower, Madi had to have one too!

Lexi had a genius idea of dipping the flowers into the water to give them a drink. So again, Madi followed suit!

FINALLY we made it to the blossoms!

The girls were excited about more "pretty flowers!"

By this time it had started to sprinkle. We set the girls up on a table together to get a few more shots! I so wish I had taken a picture of Melissa taking pictures- wearing shorts with rain boots, holding her black and frilly pink (of course) umbrella, while snapping away one handed! Luckily we got the girls to smile.  

Madi seriously adores her friend Lexi! When Lexi smiles, Madi smiles. When Lexi laughs Madi laughs. It's adorable watching them together. 

This has got to be my favorite shot of Lexi though, because she was laughing at ME!! That's right- Madi might not think I'm all that funny, but I know I can always get a good laugh out of Lexi!!

What a fabulous outing and a great end to a rainy day! With all the pictures that Melissa got to document our fun, I was also wishing I had one last picture of our walk back home. By the time we left the pond, the rain had began coming down harder and harder. I thought for sure that it would stop (since it had been raining off and on for the past half hour). Well, the rain DIDN'T stop! So with Madi strapped into her stroller, a plastic rain cover over the top, and a baby doll stroller hooked onto the back, I RAN all the way home! Oh, it must have been quite the sight for people- a big pregnant lady, drenching wet, running while pushing a toddler, in a stroller loaded down with junk. What a day! I was laughing hysterically by the time I got back to our house!