Week 2 Unexpected Trip to Mobile, AL

During the second week of January, we left a slightly snowy Cincinnati, to arrive in mild-temperatured Mobile.  And humid.  Lydia displayed curls in her hair that I never knew she had!  I spent the first three or so days of our visit lamenting the wintery wardrobe I packed for us. Lawrence loves to wear short pants and short sleeves, so on a whim I thankfully threw in two pairs of short pants 'just in case'.  He was the only one of us prepared for the balmy 78 degree January weather.  Dad (Mr. McFrugal) even turned on the air conditioner in the house--an event usually reserved for the end of May or beginning of June.  You know it must be extremely uncomfortable if the air is turned on before then!  

We made the most of those nice days by taking walks outside in the woods and heading to Tanner Williams park as often as possible.  I brought the boys' bikes on the luggage rack so they could ride.  Lydia (who will be receiving a girly-pink bike for her birthday in a month) rode Archie's old bike that he had when he was four.  I had to bring the training wheels from the new bike down with me. 

We usually visit our Mobile church when we are down on a Sunday morning.  Reemie took pictures of the kiddos all dressed.

Archie is goofy for Dr. Who right now.  Even though he prefers the tenth doctor (as do I), he enjoys wearing the suspenders and bow tie of the eleventh doctor.  He looks pretty spiffy.  

It seems like Lawrence, much like his father before him, has an odd look on his face in just about every picture taken of him.  Sometimes it is because Lawrence likes to say "groceries" instead of "cheese" for some reason during picture poses!  Anyway, he is stinkin' cute right here, whatever he is doing!

There was much Reemie and Bumpa bonding time to catch up on.  On our first day, Lydia wanted to play tea party or 'foods' as she sometimes calls it.  Mom upped the ante on tea parties by incorporating a table, chairs, table cloth, tea bags, and snacks.  No more pouring pretend tea in tea cups on the floor.  She has made tea parties a rather complicated affair from here on out.  

 Pajama parties were had with my kids shoveling in popcorn as fast as they possibly could.  I went upstairs for a couple of minutes on this particular evening after the popcorn was popped and found the entire bowl eaten, with only a couple of hard seeds remaining.  You can see Lydia shoving in a whole fist-full of popcorn right here!