Spring Break

We stayed home this year on the kids' Spring Break, so we planned some play dates for all this time off. The boys got to go to a friend from the bus's house to play while Hannah had an extra long Brownie's meeting on Tuesday. On Wednesday, our friend's from Aurora, the Mitchell's came over for lunch and to play together. 

They had lots of fun together after not seeing each other for a while since it's so hard to get together now that they all have school. 

On Thursday, we met up with some more of our friends to go bowling and go out to lunch at Subway. For bowling, it was girls vs. boys and the girls took the boys and finished first too! Ryan only made it through the 6th frame, but fun was had by all anyway :)

Coloring Easter Eggs

After much begging, we finally colored our eggs tonight to transform them into pretty Easter ones! It's funny how much easier it gets every year as the kids get older and more independent and capable. They all got creative and here are the results...

Scootin' Boys

Since it's been so cold lately, the kiddies are getting their exercise inside. Pat cleared the way for them to ride their scooters in the basement, so that's what they've been doing pretty much every day after school. Hannah isn't in this video, but she's usually in on it too. I guess we're making lemonade from lemons. :) Come on Spring!!!

Happy Birthday to "Namma!"

We celebrated Mary Ellen's birthday a couple weeks ago, but I've been a terrible blogger lately as you can see. (at least I changed the date on the post to be for the actual day it happed-lol) Jimmy, Rachel, Lily, Sam, Jim, Mary Ellen, and our fam all went out to dinner at Julianni's. After dinner we went back to Jimmy and Rachel's to sing and have cake for Namma. Lily was really excited to play with her cousins too. We had a mini dance party in her room with her disco lights. Lily is talking so much more and Sam is getting so big! They are adorable. Han, Josh and Ryan love playing together too, and fighting over who will get to hold Sam, of course. It was a fun evening.

Deck the Halls

Christmas at the Square

After Thanksgiving, we decided to try out Lockport Park District's Christmas at the Square event this year. It was a nice sunny day, although brisk, and we wanted to go check out the scene. They had live reindeer, Santa and his helpers, a wood carver, sleigh ride, mini train ride, and more inside activities that we didn't venture in to do due to our love our crowds. Although it felt like most of our time there was spent standing in line, the event was still fun. The best part was Dad's call on our way home though that mom had come home from the hospital that afternoon-yeah!

 

On the sleigh ride, crammed into one bench!

Sleigh riding through town

Hannah's Brownie Troop Trim-a-Tree

Hannah had a beautiful day for her first Brownie troop trim-a-tree at Brookfield Zoo. The girls all got together and hung the ornaments they had made at their meetings. It was cute and Hannah loves her Brownie buddies! After the tree trimming a few of us walked around the zoo since it was so nice out and checked out the animals. We got to see the seals and sea lions being fed, and lots of the other animals were out and about too. 

Hannah and her Brownie Troop