Eggstravaganza!!

An annual Easter activity for us it to go to our community Eggstravaganza. We enjoyed the company of the Easter bunny, always a big hit especially when you get lollipops for getting your picture with him. They also had a fun petting zoo...Yes more pics of our kids in a petting zoo. We missed the big kid egg hunt, I guess we had the time wrong. We were in line for the bunny when we saw a mass of kids run into the field of eggs. So we dashed over to the nearby 2 and under area which happen to be in a hockey rink! The kids had fun and scored plenty of eggs! It was a fun time Savannah ran into one of her school buddies Evelyn and enjoyed her company in the petting zoo and pony ride. Of course no activity is complete without their BFF Dylan and Jolyn!

Fire Festival

A couple Saturdays before Easter we had a full day. First the Eggstravaganza then a local technical institute put on a Fire Festival. A busy day was good because that afternoon we would be making the 7 hour drive to Grandma and Grandpa's. It's a much easier drive when the kids sleep through most of it. Well, it worked they slept 5 hours of the trip! The festival was great they had firefighter dress-ups for the kids, bounce houses which was a big hit. The Life flight stopped by and the kids got to sit in the helicopter, they had fire fighter enactments which I think Aaron liked that one more then anyone. The kids also got to spray down cones with the fire hose. The kids were so excited that Dyan and Jolyn were able to go with us! Fun day!!

More to come

I have about 4 more entries(hockey game, fire festival, Eggstravaganza, Spring Break and Easter) before I'm caught up... easter pics are up soon!

Trip to Atlanta

We are lucky to be able to visit Chloe, Cassie and Addison again. Hopefully Aaron will continue finding classes to take up in Atlanta, giving us more excuses to visit. This visit was the first since the new addition to their family. The kids love holding and feeding Addison. Luke was even excited to be helpful. Who couldn't with such a happy, sweet baby! Addison is always (well almost) full of smiles and giggles and the kids love it. I think Savannah took about 30 pictures of Addison and she was smiling in ALL of them! Unlike Florida Georgia has some hills, in the back yard the girls had fun sliding down a hill on boogie boards. Savannah was getting pretty good and was so brave! While the girls were in school we took the time to visit the Children's Museum of Atlanta. The kids had a blast the pictures shown are with the ball moving tractor, life size tinker toys, fishing time, painting, and pretend playing in a medieval kitchen. The museum also had the coolest train tables, which Luke especially enjoyed. Lastly, Savannah took probably 50 pictures on this trip mostly of Addison. I posted a few of her work. There was a couple funny ones of Brian but I decided at the end to leave them out! (your welcome) Thank you Brian and Carol for always opening your home to our chaos and your great hospitality!!

Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom was probably a bigger hit for the kids than Magic Kingdom. Not only did they get to see Mickey and Friends but a bunch of cool animals and a train ride! The tigers were a favorite we got to see them finish eating, play in their pool and play tag! A cool experience. Savannah probably could spend all day at the petting zoo and on the Safari ride.

Disney Fairies

This trip to Disney was a very chilly one. The girls were happy to meet Tinkerbell and Friends since they weren't able to last time. Tinkerbell even charmed Luke into talking to her and finally take a picture with her. These were sadly the only pictures of Magic Kingdom we took that day. I guess since we were just there in december we had taken enough pics already. Savannah was brave that day and rode her first kiddie rollercoaster and loved it. Luke's highlights were the train ride, Buzz lightyear and Mickey! Lily's favorites were Tinkerbell, Minnie and Cinderella's castle!

Islands of Adventure

We were so lucky to be able to have a mini vacation with Aunt Denene and Uncle Doug Our first stop in Orlando was Islands of Adventure. Mostly for the adults but they had a fun Dr. Seuss area the kids really enjoyed. Spiderman was a big hit for not only Luke but his sisters as well!!