I know...this is a really late post. I forgot these were on my camera though. I realized it today when I downloaded the EASTER pictures I took. So, late as these may be, it is for documentation purposes.
The very last day of February vacation was interesting. Why? Because Thursday night there was a very big storm. Trees were ripped out of the ground, some simply cracked in half...many fell and took with them the power. Although we were not hurt and our home was safe, we were some of the many who lost power for multiple days. We lost it for 3 days total. The kids didn't even notice during the day. They were super excited because we did lots of projects. Thank goodness Grandpa and Lori had bought the kids several kits for Christmas. We started Cassidy's indoor creature garden, Kayla's sea monkeys (which are now huge a
nd thriving), and enjoyed painting Cassidy's horse model.
When it started to get dark, we collected all the candles in the house. It is the only time Brian has appreciated my candle collection. The kids were very excited but we didn't stick around home. We went to visit friends and stayed until bed time. The kids were asleep by the time we got home, and didn't get to appreciate a night without power. It was better for everyone this way. Brogan spent a lot of time defending and protecting the stuffed cat collection. For some reason he was obsessed with this. He tucked them all into bed with him. I wish I had a photo of this because there is an impressive collection of stuffed kittens in our home. It was difficult to identify the toddler among all the stuffed kittens.
And so ends February vacation. The kids will get an additional week off at the end of April. We are hoping that we don't have any storms during that week.
Kayla is jumping in this pictures...hence the pretty impressive hair style.
Cassidy was the perfect score keeper!
KK got to bring home Sheldon, the turtle from school. He travels home with each of the Kindergarten students for a weekend during the school year. They get to keep a journal and write about all the fun things they do with Sheldon. KK took him everywhere with us. He was treated to a Fancy Nancy party at Boarder's, lunch at TGI Friday's, several walks, dinner at the dining hall, church, and a shopping spree to get him a new outfit (athletic shorts and a baseball cap, something every turtles wardrobe needs to be complete). It was a very sad day for KK when Sheldon had to be passed to the next student.
We were fortunate to have beautiful weather for Easter this year. (Some years the ground is still covered in ice and snow!). We had an egg hunt at our friends' home. They have the perfect large open yard surrounded by trees, a tree house, flower patches, etc. The eggs were hidden all around the yard (I'm quite certain we missed a few and they will one day be discovered). The kids enjoyed scampering over rocks and searching under bushes to find their treasures.
So the guys from facilities knock on the door and ask us to move our car so they can install a new street light. To Brogan's enduring delight they proceeded to drive a backhoe onto our front walk and rip into the lawn. When the trench was done they invited Brogan to climb into the digger (sans keys for safety).
These pictures were taken on the Matching Maroon day. Brogan LOVES this shirt. When he wears it, if you ask him what it says, he will reply, "I'm so smart". Well, I guess he is SO smart. And super cute as well.
