Visit from Great Grandpa & Grandma

Once again, I am way behind on blogging.  This is the last day of school so I am hoping that I can get back on a normal blogging schedule again this summer and then keep it up!  Stick with me, I am going to try and post a lot over the next few days!

A few months ago Grandpa and Bonnie came for a visit.  Of course it was fun to catch up and spend time with them.  And the kids LOVE all the attention that is showered on them when family from Ohio comes!



Age Spots

Funny Carley Thought:

The other day Nana and Carley were talking about giraffes when Carley informed Nana that the dark brown spots on the giraffes skin was their age spots.  Oh, I love how her mind works!

Herbivores

This happened a couple of weeks ago but I still think about it and get a smile on my face, so thought I would share!


Declan is now to the crawling stage and of course with the crawling comes the "into everything" stage.  He is pretty good but his favorite thing to get into again and again is my plants.  He will not leave them alone!  So, one day he is messing with a plant and I moved him away a couple of times and of course he keeps crawling right back to it.  The third time, Carley, who was sitting close to the plant, leans over so her nose is touching Declan's nose and she says as seriously as can be, "Declan, you are not a herbivore, you cannot eat plants."  I thought for sure that is what she said but I didn't know where she would get that from, so I asked what she said, and yes, that is exactly what she said.  Seems that she does learn something from cartoons now and then.  Anyone wanting their kids to learn about herbivores...Dinosaur Train!  :-)

Basketball

I am officially caught up on my blogging - I will try to keep up with it from now on!

The three older kids all signed up for basketball this year.  This was Carley's first year and she wanted nothing to do with it when we were getting them signed up.  She ended up in tears because her Dad made her sign up to try it out for one year.  Well, she LOVED every single second of it.  She was so glad that she got to play!  It is amazing what a difference Gavin's age group has made in just a year.  They are actually playing basketball - guarding, jump shots, lay-ups, nice assists.  It was fun to watch!

Reagan had to be a part of the fun now and then too with a stray ball.

Waterpark

We went to the water park in Owatonna again this winter.  The kids (little and big) enjoyed it once again!  Reagan insisted on wearing the life jacket and swimming by herself - no help needed.  She would paddle herself around the pool and if you got in her way she would yell, "watch out, watch out."  No fear.  All of the kids also went down the water slides (including Reagan).  Kyra who would not even go on it with an adult last year went down it one time with me and then was on her own the rest of the night!  Uncle Britton was even home that night so he got to go enjoy it with us.

Kyra Turned 6!!!

Kyra turned 6 at the end of January.  She requested her favorite for supper - spaghetti and brownies, doesn't get much better for this girl! 

Uncle Bryon and Aunt Jacque gave Kyra a birthday gift of going horseback riding and out for ice cream.  She had such a great time and a month later still talks about her adventure almost daily.

Feeding the horse a treat - a peppermint.

Misc. - January & February

 Reagan and Kyra were dressing Declan up.  Kyra loved this "old lady" look that he had going on.  He didn't seem to mind at all either.

 Kyra snuggling with Declan after she got home from school.

 During Spirit Week the kids had a miss-matched day - I think they did pretty good!  Yikes!

Kyra's class celebrated 100 days of school by trying to dress up as 100 year old men and women.  This was the best we could do but she was so darn cute.

Carley, Josie and Kyra dressed up before going out for supper with the Rose and Holland famlies.  Too cute!

Kyra was worn out at Grandma and Grandpa's.

Beautiful sunrise.  Sad that I am up at that time to catch these pictures!

Carley and Reagan made a fort under the table and wanted Declan to join them.  They all had fun!

The kids pig piling with Jason!

Reagan decided to lotion her hair.  Oh yeah and this wasn't the first time.

The kids had their friends, John and Josie, come over for a sleepover last weekend.  These 6 kids have so much fun every time they are together.  I love that they are all friends and pick up right where they left of the last time!