Plans for an outdoor field trip didn't work out for us today, so I e-mailed a few friends and we met at a "jumping playground". I had never been before and thought it was worth a try. We had the best time! It was very clean, there were lots of different things to play on, and we had the place to ourselves for an hour! I somehow got talked into being the tickle monster and chased 9 kids through tunnels and up and down slides. It was all fun and games until somebody got hurt; just a minor bump though!
Stopping long enough to strike a pose.
Maddie and Megan jumping in the pool.
We were all outside the other day soaking up some sun. Brett and I were shoveling snow into the lake and raking out the leftovers in an attempt to get the snow off the our lawn before it gets moldy. Savannah came over with a shovel and starting helping. She was at it for about an hour. What a trooper! Her comment to me; "Mom I feel good when I'm helping other people".
We are friends with a family who found out their baby had cancer about 9 months ago. This meant that their family basically had to go into seclusion during all of the chemotherapy. Such a difficult time for them and hard for their other two kids because they couldn't be around their friends for fear of getting sick. Their baby is now finished with treatment and her immune system is back up. On Monday we got the o.k. to come over and help Isabella celebrate her 7th birthday!
Well, spring is here or there or somewhere...
The upside to this;
On Thursday we got together at a local school to play some games with other homeschoolers. Everyone brought a favorite game to share. We met a couple of new families and all the kids had a great time. Savannah was so excited that morning. She said, "Mom, today is the big game day for the Cougars (WSU) and it's our big game day too!" 
Plans for an outdoor field trip didn't work out for us today, so I e-mailed a few friends and we met at a "jumping playground". I had never been before and thought it was worth a try. We had the best time! It was very clean, there were lots of different things to play on, and we had the place to ourselves for an hour! I somehow got talked into being the tickle monster and chased 9 kids through tunnels and up and down slides. It was all fun and games until somebody got hurt; just a minor bump though! 
Stopping long enough to strike a pose.
Maddie and Megan jumping in the pool.
We were all outside the other day soaking up some sun. Brett and I were shoveling snow into the lake and raking out the leftovers in an attempt to get the snow off the our lawn before it gets moldy. Savannah came over with a shovel and starting helping. She was at it for about an hour. What a trooper! Her comment to me; "Mom I feel good when I'm helping other people".
We are friends with a family who found out their baby had cancer about 9 months ago. This meant that their family basically had to go into seclusion during all of the chemotherapy. Such a difficult time for them and hard for their other two kids because they couldn't be around their friends for fear of getting sick. Their baby is now finished with treatment and her immune system is back up. On Monday we got the o.k. to come over and help Isabella celebrate her 7th birthday!
Easter is in two days and we woke up to a blizzard. Brett has the girls convinced we aren't going to color Easter eggs and we'll just hide the white eggs in the snow to keep them busy all day.
Happy Spring Equinox! 
Ava walked in every puddle she could find. She was really watching me out of the corner of her eye to see if I would say anything; and before she would walk through another one she would say "Oh no! Not again!", as if she really didn't want to do it. Stinker!
We stuck with a snow theme and decorated with snowflakes, streamers, and balloons. Our neighbor made the cutest snowman cake. Ava reminded us all day of her life stories beginning with "remember when I was two?". Yes, we remember...
Ava got some pink "cowgirl" (don't call them cowboy) boots for her birthday and hasn't taken them off since.
It was a busy day for a brand new three year old. Music class in the morning and a party all afternoon. Yippee! You are three!