What we've been up to lately

Some rock climbing and snow cone eating at the school carnival:

Jack got his first haircut. It was painful to watch the "wings" and curls go bye-bye, but he looks so grown-up now.

We had a great Mother's Day with the whole family.  Here are all of the little cousins!

Katie got an early birthday gift from Kay-Kay and Pops...a bike!

Katie's concert

The first grade at LTE had a concert after the PTA meeting on Tuesday. They did a few songs, one being a rap (!), and then did a "parachute performance." I don't remember having that much fun with those huge parachutes when I was little. Here's a video of one of the songs. Katie is in the back row with a green shirt on.

Katie's playing softball

Katie is loving softball. It's more involved than her soccer teams were and she's learning tons. She loves to play third base and got two outs last game. That's a big deal since they usually play 4 runs/inning and rarely get three outs in an inning. Here's one of her at bats from Tuesday's game:

Easter

We had a great Easter at the farm with family.  The kids hunted for eggs and got lots of candy (which they turned over for a toy-yay!).  I had fun making lunch & goodies and I think a good time was had by all.

Spring Break

Spring Break was really fun this year.   The last few years, it was just like any other week.  But this year we took advantage of having a school-aged kiddo.  We took the fam to the barndo for the weekend and then the farm for the week.  Since we just moved into the house, we did a lot of work on the place, including completely redoing the master bathroom.  It wasn't that big of a job since the bathroom is tiny!  But it's a lot cleaner and nicer now.

The kids had a blast playing with their cousins and running around outside.  We have old monkey bars that are a big hit and bugs were are a big entertainment as well.  The "sand pit" is a favorite at the barndo.

MamaCents' huge consignment sale

MamaCents Children's Consignment Sale (formerly Mommy and Me Consignment Sale) is having a huge consignment sale at Palmer Events Center from March 24th through 28th. Mark your calendars. They have everything from baby and children's clothes to gear to maternity clothing to toys to furniture.  Read More...

Jack's first tumbling class

Jack had his first tumbling class last week and he loved it.  The girls have already had so many activities but this was Jack's first.  He lit up when he saw all of the colorful equipment and he joined in to sing the songs and even dance.