Easter Prep -

We have been very busy getting ready for the grand bunny's arrival.  Lots of Easter prep! 

Easter party with the 5 families, complete with an egg hunt -

 Paige was able to sneak in with the little kids -

 The big kids had their own -

 We were not done yet, after party #1, we went to Nana's for more Easter festivities.  Not a lot of kids = more balloon animals and many many eggs for the egg hunt -

 Paige got her face painted, Luke got a hand tattoo -

 Thanks Nana for a wonderful day!

 Back home to color eggs -

For Paige's Easter party at school, she and I made Rice Krispie Easter egg treats -

Just when we thought we couldn't have any more Easter fun, we went to our friend's house for a great big good old Easter party/egg hunt/farm animal petting/pizza and cupcake eating/running around fun time.

There were a million eggs and half a million kids -

Traveling petting zoo with goats, chicks, bunnies, etc..

Someones maternal instinct kicked in.  I think the lady finally had to ask for her bunny back -

 The madness -

Checking out the goods, post-hunt -

Re-fueling -

Another Wacky Wednesday -

Just some animals in line for a drink -

Luke and I saw a picture of the Coliseum in a magazine when we were waiting to get our hair cut.  I explained a little about it and why they built it.  Luke came home and built his own Coliseum.  He had a road for the animals to come in, get checked in and then go into the arena.  There was also a spot for the people to sit and watch, the animal holding area (we were careful not to mix animals that didn't get along), and of course a road for the animals to walk back to their holding areas.  Luke builds things like this all the time, just happened to snap a pic of this one.

As much as I can say about the last picture, I've got no idea -

I went into Paige's room after she went to bed.  This is what I found on the floor -

Science Fair - Kindergarten Style

This week was the kindergarten science fair at St. Phils.  Each little student got an assignment and had a week to work on their experiment.  They created a backboard, just like a "real" science fair.  Luke's was fresh water vs. salt water, the density of water.  His experiment was to drop an egg in each fresh and salt water to see if one floated. He kept adding salt until the egg floated. 

 

Working hard at home.  Recording his results -

 

Ready for prime time -

 

On Tuesday, they were able to showcase their experiments for the parents and the other grades, or as Luke would say "the BIG kids".

 

Nathanial, Charlotte and Luke looking so proud -

 

 Here he is, ready to explain his experiment to any passerbyers -

 

 Daddy and I learned a thing or two while we were there -

 

 Charlotte had a crowd for her touch and feel experiment -

 

 The kids all did great.  It was really the cutest thing.  Very grown-up stuff for kindergarten. I think I was coloring and cutting things out in kindergarten -

 

Can you guess who photo-bombed one of the pictures in the weekly newsletter -

Saturday Morning Chatter

Luke:  I don't want to grow up.
Mommy: Why buddy?
Luke: Because being a firefighter is going to be hard.
Mommy:  You will go to special school to teach you everything you need to know to be a firefighter.
Luke: In high school?
Mommy: No, after high school.
Luke: Oh, they will show me how to do the fire hose?
Mommy: Yes!
Luke: High school is probably going to be easier than kindergarten.
Mommy: You will like high school, mommy did.
Luke: How did you learn to be a mommy?
Paige: Yeah, how did you learn how to make sandwiches?
Luke: Did you learn in school?
Mommy: No they don't much teach you those things in high school.  It is called on the job training. But I did go to school to learn how to do my other job and daddy learned how to do his job in school.
Luke: Oh yeah, you learned how to write the instructions, right mommy?

TWO WEEKS PRIOR:
Luke: Mommy, what do you do when you go to work?
Mommy: I work at a place that makes radios.
Luke: Oh cool!  You make the radios!
Mommy: Well not exactly, other people make the radios.  I do other things.
Luke: (Disappointed that his mommy is not cool enough to actually make the radios) what things?
Mommy: I work in the office on the computer.
Luke: What do you do on the computer?
Mommy: (quick, how do you explain logistics to a 6 year old) I do the paperwork.
Luke: Oh, yeah, like the papers that comes in the box when you buy it.  It tells you how to put it together.
Mommy: Something like that (I saw an out and I took it!)

Cute picture of the kids...I mean the two kids and the daddy. 

She is dead serious with this look.  I had to hide the phone because she kept asking me to take pictures of her.  Someone doesn't have self esteem issues.

Happy St Patty's Day -

To celebrate, Luke decided to find all the green stuff he could gather around the house and  open a "green" store.  He said, "What do you want?  It is all green!"

Vermont -

We headed to Mount Snow with some friends this weekend to get the last of our skiing out of our system for the season.  The kids had a ball...we all did.  The kids were in ski school 9-3:30pm each day.  The friends we went with had kids the same age as Luke and Paige so they were in school with their friends which the kids loved.  Luke did great.  At the end of day one, the older kids went with the dads to the top of the mountain for a green trail.  Luke really loves it!  I was a bit worried about Paige as she ended her lessons at Blue Hills with a bang (see previous post) but this time she was a trooper.  I think the program was that much better.  She loved all the snack and lunch breaks. She also loved being in the class with her buddy, Peter. 

The dads had their fun, skiing the first day and snowmobiling the second.  The moms also managed to get out on day two.  This was quite a feat for this mommy - first time on the mountain.  Should I be embarrassed that my 6 year old can ski better than me?  I'm learning.  I think next season will be my breakout year...HA!

All in all, a great weekend to get away and have some winter fun. 

Ready for day one, all smiles -

The little ones "team yellow" -

The big kids on their way up the mountain -

 

The dream team -

In action -

Hill outside the condo, kids loved playing on it after ski school was over.  As if they hasn't been outside enough -

uh oh, looks like someone hit the wall, or should I say the snow -

So cute, Peter pulling his little brother up the hill -

Snowboarding? but didn't put down the trail mix -

Loved the sledding before dinner -

Re-fueling -

Loved even more roasting marshmallows and making smores after dinner -



Winter Weekend at Papa's -

We started the February break with a long weekend at Papa's.  The kids were very excited for a winter weekend on the farm. And we definitely got it.  It was COLD COLD COLD.  The kids were troopers.  We went to a winterfest on Lake Winnipesaukee, it was literally ON the lake.  Kind of strange but kind of cool.  The kids were lovin' the free hot dogs, french fries and hot chocolate.  Luke did say "this is a short festival, right Mommy?"  He wanted to be sure we were getting into the warm car soon!  And I don't blame him.  It felt like below 0 with the windchill.  We did get to go on a sleigh ride which was cool, although the PETA card carrying mom felt really bad for those poor horses :(

We also made it out for a nice walk down to Manning Lake.  We walked out on the lake to visit some ice fishers.

It was nice to get away and relax a bit!