Spring Break

I am just realizing that I never posted about our adventures over Spring Break. We decided to do a "stay-cation" even though we did travel downstate to Grandma and Grandpa J's house. We had a very eventful time and we were not lacking activities. We went to the Ann Arbor Children's Museum, Museum of Natural History and Jungle Java. The dinosaur exhibit at Museum of Natural History was a HUGE hit with the boys. Ollie is especially CRAZY over dinosaurs right now. He lives and breathes them. We tried to vary our meals as well. We took them to Whole Foods one day and they were gaga over the endless foods and the choices. Of course we had to get some Sushi for Amelia. I SOOO wish we had one of these stores near us.  The other day we had Olga's which is also a favorite!!! We had dinners that consisted of Middle Eastern food one night and Japanese Hibachi style the next. Kids LOVED their trip and it just goes to show that they do not need extravagance to be happy!

I am just realizing that I never posted about our adventures over Spring Break. We decided to do a "stay-cation" even though we did travel downstate to Grandma and Grandpa J's house. We had a very eventful time and we were not lacking activities. We went to the Ann Arbor Children's Museum, Museum of Natural History and Jungle Java. The dinosaur exhibit at Museum of Natural History was a HUGE hit with the boys. Ollie is especially CRAZY over dinosaurs right now. He lives and breathes them. We tried to vary our meals as well. We took them to Whole Foods one day and they were gaga over the endless foods and the choices. Of course we had to get some Sushi for Amelia. I SOOO wish we had one of these stores near us.  The other day we had Olga's which is also a favorite!!! We had dinners that consisted of Middle Eastern food one night and Japanese Hibachi style the next. Kids LOVED their trip and it just goes to show that they do not need extravagance to be happy!

Snow Day

Living in Northern Michigan can be very unpredictable as far as weather is concerned. At the end of April, I had taken all ropes off bushes and the tulips were beginning to bloom. Excitement filled me with the thought of opening the windows and going for walks WITHOUT bundling us all up. WRONG!!!! We actually had a SNOW DAY right before EASTER!!!!! Boy the kids were ever happy, but I, on the other hand, was not so keen on this idea. So, I decided to make the most of it and found some fun things to do with the children. I made a pancake breakfast, we made Peep wreaths for Great Grandmas Hooper and Walton for Easter and the girls made some darn cute signs for our house. I think I've opened up a whole new "bag of worms" so to speak: the girls learned how to use the hot glue gun. Yikes. But, they did a GREAT job! I think the good pics are on my phone but you can see the peep wreaths in the one photo just slightly.

40 Bags and Counting

Geez it's been a long time since I've posted. I feel like it's going to take me a month to catch up! There are so many things to post. First off, lots of you have asked about my 40 bags. Yes, well let's just say 40 bags went out of this house the WEEK before Easter and I STILL have the garage, craft room, Preston and Oliver's room. I feel REALLY good about this! Some people out there need that stuff WAY more than we do and the kids were so proud and happy to part with things. They even let go of many of their Webkinz. Yippee!!!