Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Getting Outside!

Here are a few pictures from various outside adventures:

Vrrrooom!

Bike trips are more fun when you get to ride with a buddy

Lots of practicing on the big kid bike this year

Outside snack time

Evelyn at the snack wagon

Pondering deep thoughts

Hike in the woods

Walking by the lake with buddies

Yay, sunshine!

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Special Guests at Preschool and Opening Day

Last week Tuesday was a day packed with fun adventures - first Daddy got to come to preschool for special guest day, and then in the evening went to opening day for Daddy's softball season. It was exciting to have a weekday full of so much family fun. As Eli noted, it was a "very Daddy day".

Kids and their special guests at work on their art projects

Daddy and Eli fill out Eli's "All About Me" book

In the hallway to trace the kids



Mommy was the teacher this day, so she got to read to everyone at story time

Evelyn enjoyed having Daddy play with her in the playhouse before class started


 Picnic dinner for viewing the game

Watching Daddy warm up

One of the sweetest fans at the game

Trying out a few different seats during our picnic

There were lots of excited shouts of, "Dada!!!"

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Pack Your Dancing Shoes and Head North

We left the rainy, cold, blah, spring weather of Wisconsin for a weekend of sunshine and fun with the family in Minnesota. Who would have guessed that we would have to travel north to see sunshine! The kids did a great job on the long car rides, and enjoyed spending time at Grammy and Grampy B's house. Since we were in town for a family wedding, we also got to see many other aunts, uncles, and cousins. I'm sure the kids will be talking about all their adventures for weeks to come!


Ready for 8+ hours of car-riding fun (in optical illusion sunglasses)!

"Baby" does some dancing to the song "Happy"

Dairy Queen for dinner - yum!

 Bike ride to the neighborhood park

Wheeeee!

Our fearless lady takes her turn on the big slide

Three generations, swinging

Grammy B has Gigglebellies on her tablet!!

Snacking in the sunshine

So nice to be outside

Home run in front-yard baseball

"Driving" every vehicle at the farm

Uncle Randy has the coolest toys on his farm

After a busy morning, everyone naps (except for the 3-year-old?!)

Party clothes on for wedding fun

Photographic proof that the hair bow was (briefly) in her hair

Making new friends, and playing with bubbles

Sweet little Mila enjoying the bubbles

Mesmerized by bubbles and balloons

Not the greatest photo, but I adore those joy-filled, sweet little faces tucked in each side of the frame

Somehow our little observer turned into the life of the party

Eli told us it was time to go back to Grammy's for bed because, "there are too many songs for me to dance to"

Car ride home, watching Bob the Builder and clutching the piece of lumber that Grampy B let him bring home with us.