Spring!

We are LOVING this spring weather, and living next to a park has been awesome! We spend quite a bit of time there.

 And at the library for craft time in the morning when Emma's at school.

 Even sneaking in a few playdates before school with Jake's best friend Ruben.

 Emma had her big Spring Recital, and I'm impressed with how fast she is progressing! 

 Luke doesn't last long, and Brad or I usually take him for a walk when he's had enough. Jake sticks around knowing there's always refreshments at the end...

Lizzy even had a friend over for a while. Pepper did not appreciate Lizzy constantly following her around, but Lizzy was in heaven with a little buddy.

 Jake wanted to try a blue berry bush. Here he is showing Luke where to put the water, and his project finished. So far, the bush isn't taking too well, but it's still alive out there... Jake's holding on to the hope of blue-berries.

 Lucas likes to exercise with Brad.

And with the nice weather, the kids are learning new things. Emma trying to roller blade, and Jake learned how to ride a bike without training wheels.

 LOVING SPRING!

April 17-30, 2017

Easter

A saw a new "roll on" dye, so I grabbed it thinking it would be less mess than a two year old sticking his entire hand in a cup of dye. It didn't work well, but they enjoyed trying something new. 

The hunt is on...

Lucas insisted on pulling all of his out and placing them on the tramp. Only to drop them back in. Good thing I liked deviled eggs, because I had a lot of cracked eggs to eat.

And a traditional Easter morning candy egg hunt around the house. 

 and a cute Lizzy picture... 

The kids got a little pretend food banana split in their Easter bundles, when we realized they'd never had banana splits. So we took care of that. They weren't impressed. The ice cream went quickly, and their banana ended up in the trash.

April 15-16, 2017