Finally, Nice Weather!

Today was a beautiful 75 degrees finally!! We spent the whole day outside...playin in the mud, pushing babies in strollers, blowing bubbles, and jump roping....so nice to get the kids out for some fresh air and let them run off some of that built up energy!! Maddie took her training wheels off her bike, Max loved to pick up everything (and eat it!) and mckenzie was dying to try out some of her gymnastics in the grass! Can't wait till its this nice again!

Easter basket hunt

So, we have colored eggs...very fun...now it is the night before easter, and I am making up our clues for our annual easter basket hunt. Each easter, the kids wake up to clues to help them find where their baskets are hidden...here is what I have for this year...
Clue 1: Now that you have opened your eyes, Let out two big sighs...
move quickly to the living room, look out the window, do you see the moon?
Here is where the first clue will be, so turn on the light so you can see!

Clue 2: You are on the right track, a few more clues, now don't look back!
Hop on one foot, wiggle your nose, tap your toes.
Now go to the room where you watch your favorite shows!

Clue 3: Great job! Your doing your share,
Now move to the room where mommy dries her hair.
But first, just wait, will you take my bait?
Jump up and down, make a face like a clown!

Clue 4: Now skip to where daddy likes to nap in his favorite chair...Lets see, will your baskets be there???

It's such a fun way to get all the kids involved, and a way to make everyone laugh and have a great time...Happy Easter!!

New Pictures!

We got the kids easter/spring pics taken last night, and they turned out sooo cute! I just love getting new pics done of the kids, I try to go every 4 months or so...it is great to hold them up to previous pics and see the difference. The biggest this time was Maddie...her 5 year old pic compared to her 4 year old is sooo different! She has lost that baby face, and it looking like a big girl....max was very different in his too, even though we just had his 1 year old pics done only a couple months ago. Wow, time flies and kids grow so fast! I am going to try to enjoy our time now before it flies by me!

Maddie's big 5

Well, I am finally getting the chance to blog about Maddie's 5th birthday party! It's only been a month...haha...oh well, better late than never....
We had a Barbie Fashion Show party. The invites were barbie, and they asked to girls to wear their best fashion outfit and to bring their fav. barbie. When the girls arrived, we had all Maddie's barbie things set up in the living room (dream house, pool, cars, camper) The girls took turns getting their hair done with tiaras, nails painted, and glittered up! Then we did the barbie's hair. Next, the girls maddie necklaces out of beads. Then we went to the family room where there was a runway set up, and a curtain of crepe paper to walk through. The girls walked the runway with their barbie one at a time. We ended this with freeze dance. The girls then ate heart shaped sandwiches, fruit kabobs, pretzels and pink punch! We then decorated our own heart shaped mini cakes to take home and sang happy birthday to maddie with her barbie cake. It was pinkalisous! Everyone had a ball, including the birthday girl...Happy 5th Birthday Maddie!!!

Lazy Day....

It was so nice to have such a laid back, lazy day today! Mckenzie was at school, and Max and Maddie were just in the mood to cuddle on the couch and read stories, watch movies, and just hang out today....Max found his voice, and tried having a conversation with us...the words I did get out of it were go bye-bye, basement, and pizza. Not sure what they all have in common, but hey, at least he is trying to talk to us! On a sour note, Maddie needs to see a pediatric ophthalmologist for a hard nodule found in here bottom eyelid...hopefully everything is ok...Here is to a peaceful tommorrow!

State Gymnastics Champ!

We attended Mckenzie's state gymnastics meet yesterday, and wow did she blow us away! She is such a natural...I can't imagine if we started her at a younger age, where she would be now. She scored 5 in vault, and 7th overall in the state for her age group...quite an accomplishment! It is amazing what these kids can do....