Lighter Later...

As the evenings have been lighter for later into the evening, we have been taking little walks and bike rides after dinner every chance that we can get...

These are the moments...❤︎

little pick-me-ups...

On Wednesday's, our carpool buddy takes an art class after school so I get to pick my kids up.  Seeing their little faces when they see you in the pick up line is priceless.  More often than not, we stop and get ice cream on the way home and we talk about our day...  

It's our little mid week pick up, pick-me-up...❤︎

It's such a fun tradition and has been creating such fun memories for the three of us.  

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There will be a time when they are at different schools with different pick up times and won't want to share as much and the idea of ice cream won't be as exciting, but for now, we are going to enjoy every minute of it!

March Madness 2019...

In our house, we LOVE watching basketball, so March Madness is a favorite part of the sports calendar for us.  We have done our brackets and having so much fun watching how the teams advance!

Words according to Eden

Eden has been saying a few things that we want to remember.  Here are words/translations:

"Bagini" = Bakini a.k.a "Mom, that mommy is wearing a REALLY small bagini..." (at the Great Wolf Lodge.)

"Instruction" = Construction a.k.a "Mom, there is so much instructions happening around here!"

"Peek" = Keep a.k.a. "Mom, Ryder peeks telling me what to do and he is not the mom or daddy!"
"Beanstalks" = Stockings a.k.a "Mom when we decorate for Christmas next year, can I get a beanstalk to hang on the fireplace for my dollie?"
"Rotilla"= Tortilla a.k.a "Can I have a rotilla and cheese for my snack mama?"

Spring Break 2019

This was an incredibly low-key spring break for our family.  We stayed local, Kit had to work, and the week was not in any correlation with Easter and having time off as a family.  Though it didn't feel like a normal Spring Break, we had a really great time, taking a break from the usual routine and having some fun along the way.  We started with time in Redlands where we worked on Eden's quilt, celebrated Aunt Colie's birthday, the kids played video games, and they saw the movie Wonder Park.  

We also decided/voted as a family to go to Croatia and Solvania next Spring Break 2020! There are no words to tell you how excited we are.  Our Mia and Papa are making this trip possible and it is already so exciting with all the planning!!!  We. Can't. Wait!

 One morning we went out to breakfast and brought our Madlibs book along...

So much laughter!

We went and saw the last How To Train Your Dragon:

We got doughnuts in our Pajamas and considered that an actual breakfast:

We went to Rockin Jump twice.  The first day we went with just ourselves:

Then we got some flowers to plant by our bird house to welcome Spring:

Then the next day we met up with  our friends the Elkins for jumping and lunch at Chic-Fil-A:

We love them so much!

Then we had a day where we headed to the Adventure Playground in Irvine with some friends:

Then ended at Hobby Lobby for some crafts to take home:
Ryder ended up with special putty that changes color with heat and Eden made a hamster-looking fluffy pet:

Ryder also put together a toy that he had gotten for Christmas:
 They had so much fun with this kit!

We ended with having creme brulee for dessert:
the kids were SUPER EXCITED about getting to use the torch!

Such a SWEET way to end our spring break:

The week was good for us and I am thankful that we had the time together!  It makes us excited about Summer, which I know will be here before we know it...❤︎

heading into the weekend...

...and we are feeling a little nutty after having a week off!

Vacations always go by way too fast...