Friday, April 08, 2016

Easter

We dyed our eggs on a dreary day a few days before Easter.
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We've officially reached the stage where the kids don't need any help (other than me prepping everything). I really enjoy just being able to watch them do things.
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Those top teeth are coming in!
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The incredible-(colorful)-edible-egg.
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Towards the end, they began mixing colors and partially dipping to come up with different creations. This was how it all turned out. :)
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On the day before Easter, we put on our own egg hunt for the kids. I love doing this.
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Baskets are full.  Looks like the hunt it just about over.
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Bella found so many that she had to stuff some in her pockets.
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Time to see what they got!
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Redeeming their prize slips for prizes!
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Easter Sunday!

I usually like to get photos of the kids just after getting them ready for the day. But we went to the sunrise service this year and didn't have time before church. Then there was the breakfast following sunrise service, the contemporary service, and then the traditional service. Busy morning and not a lot of time for pictures until it was all done. But other than the curls in Bella's hair straightening a bit, they didn't look too different after such a full morning.
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It felt good to change into comfy clothes after all of that! And the kids finally got to search for their baskets. Curtis's was hid under an end table in the living room. Graydon's was in the laundry room sink, and Bella's was in a cabinet under the kitchen sink. (If you look in the background, you can see our new fireplace that is still under construction. I'll have a post on that once it's all done!)
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The kids got new swimsuits and some treats in their baskets.
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We had the entire Kilps family over, minus Tom. It's crazy to actually be able to celebrate the holidays with family! We had a fun time together and the weather was beautiful. The kids played outside, we took a walk, and sat outside on the deck. Wonderful day. :)

Monday, April 04, 2016

Spring Break

We had almost two full weeks off from school for spring break and we LOVED it!

There was a lot of relaxing done in our house during that time, but we also got out a bit for some fun.

Open gym at a gymnastics place. The boys enjoyed jumping off of the trampoline into the pit.
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Zootopia with friends.  As usual, Bella is the only girl.
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Our nephews' aunt was in town for the first week and she planned an Easter egg hunt for all six kids.
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Subway lunch with friends. . .
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Followed by bowling.
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Our membership to the Children's Museum was about to expire, so we went one more time.
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The boys were excited about the Ninja Turtles display.
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The chocolate slide was also a huge hit!
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Next up. . . Andy's birthday!

Saturday, April 02, 2016

Early March

Here are some randoms from the beginning of March. . .

Bella made a hair bow out of tissue paper.
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She's a silly one.
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Bella and I participated in a fun run put on by one of the high school girls in our church to raise money for a couple of causes that are important to her. Bella ran. I walked.
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The kindergarten classes had a "drive-in". All of the kids brought in cars made from boxes. They all looked AMAZING! Curtis wanted a yellow race car. The shape of box we had didn't lend itself to a race car very well, so he got a yellow coup.
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When we were leaving school on the very day that we brought in his car, we saw this parked in the lot. I had never seen that car before and we all cheered that it was Curtis's car.
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Playing at the park after school on a spring-y day.
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Both Graydon and Curtis's teachers use an app called 'Seesaw' that keeps parents informed on what they do doing the day through notes and pictures. I love it! Here are a couple that I got from Graydon's teacher one day.
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Next up . . . photos from Spring Break!

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Father/Daughter Dance

A local church held a ball for all eligible ladies and their dads.  Bella and Andy attended.

Bella got another excuse to wear her Christmas dress.
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She looked absolutely lovely.
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Warming up their dance moves.
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Off they go! First off a dinner date at Panera and then on to some dancing!
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Andy snapped this photo of Bella dancing with one of her friends.
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They had a great time and I'm so glad they were able to get out and have some fun together. :)

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Graydon's District Championship Pinewood Derby race

All of the winners from each den came together for a championship race this past Saturday.
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Each derby car raced in four heats. There were sixteen racers altogether.
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Out of those sixteen cars, Graydon's came in second! He now has another trophy to add to his collection.
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Curtis and Bella participated in the open class again.
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They came in 6th and 9th place.

Our big winner at home.  Yay Graydon!
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