Monday, April 18, 2016

eggcellent easter

We have made it a tradition to make "bunny bait" to set out for the Easter Bunny!  We always have to leave the day before Easter so we need to make sure he makes it to our house!
 The kids woke up on Saturday (the Easter Bunny has to come a day early since we go to Grandma's) to a scavenger hunt from the EB!
They found their bunny bait all gone and a note with their first clue!
They love taking turns opening the clues!
He took them up and down and up and down the stairs with about 12 clues!  They had a blast!
They love scavenger hunts and Santa and EB have figured this out!   It was so sweet, after Easter was over, we still had the eggs and the kids kept making scavenger hunts with clues for each other and Craig and I!  It was so cute- Andrew was really good at writing the clues and hiding them in the right order!
The final clue told them to check their favorite place to take a bath, which is our jet tub!
They each get one basket with some goodies for summer, pajamas, and a couple of toys they had been wanting.
These were their most wanted items!
After the whirlwind morning, we got dressed and ready to head to Grandma's!
Every year we spend Easter with Craig's parents.  Grandma always has eggs ready for us to color when we get there!
This girl loves her Grandma so much!


Andrew's shirt needs no words. Ha!
The kids all love having their cousins around to play with!
And I got talked into playing cards, which I normally hate!  Ha!  This is something Craig's family has always done and I usually never join in!  But this night the kids were snuggled in with a movie and I have to admit it was fun!  You can tell from Craig's face his level of shock- Ha!  My sister in law snap chatted this because she was shocked too! (P.S. that is not my beer!  Ha!)
We had to take a couple of pictures before church the next morning, it was freezing outside!  These are all but 3 of the grandchildren!
Kerigan had been crying here in case you couldn't tell- ha!  She was mad because I made her take her coat off to try to get a picture outside!  
Cousins are the best!
Sweet girl at her daddy's church where he grew up.
Craig's parents always set up an egg hunt for the kids and they love finding them after church.
This year it was super cold and windy, Easter was early this year and it just didn't feel very much like spring!  But we tried to make the best of it!  Easter's not about the weather anyway, right?
They had fun despite the cold!
They always love to come inside and check out their stash!  Candy and money!
We had delicious Easter brunch!
And Kerigan got her first hard boiled egg experience!  She was fascinated.  Evelyn was showing her how to peel in and cut it and then she wanted to do it.  Even though she didn't really eat it!
After Easter lunch, we always head home and stop through at Ga Ga and Papa's!  They always fix a yummy dinner and have special Easter baskets for the kids.
Excited boy!
She loves her Ga Ga too!
Just a couple more pictures from our frozen photo shoot!  These two are my world.

I hope you and your family had a blessed Easter!  He is Risen!


Sunday, March 27, 2016

spring break in KC!

Ga Ga and Papa travel to Arizona over spring break every year and we always love to go meet them to pick them up from the train station.  Sometimes they come into Minneapolis, sometimes Kansas City- and this year it was KC!
We had a half day of school on Friday and the third graders put on skits for the parents!  They had written this story and acted it out.  Andrew was so excited about it!
He was happy because he had the best part! #roar
We were so excited at 11:30 when school got out!  I texted this to my mom to let her know we were on our way!  
That night we took the kids to Dave and Busters.  This was my view when daddy and the kids were playing games.  I got myself an adult beverage and perused Facebook!  #yesplease
They love D&B.  Personally I feel it's a little chaotic, but I enjoyed my alone time while waiting for the food to arrive!  Ha!
Going for a night swim in a hotel is one of their favorite things.  We couldn't wait to meet Papa and Ga Ga the next day!
Kerigan got up super early with her daddy as usual so she wanted to go to the train station to pick up Ga Ga and Papa!  Andrew and I stayed in bed, sorry mom!  Ha! #shesinherpjs
Once we all got up and had breakfast we hit the Legends shopping area.  I could live at this place- love it!  Selfie with my shopping partner!  #shesthebestshopper #shelearnedfromthebest
We love to have dinner at the T-Rex Restaurant!
We always walk around and take pictures and see all the dinosaurs while we wait for the food!
This time Kerigan wanted to Build a Dino.  Andrew has done it the past two times but Kerigan never liked this restaurant before (she was always too scared of the big dinosaurs!  Ha!)  This time she decided she liked them.
She had to pick a pink one, of course.  And this is also the first year she would stand by this dinosaur! #growingup
Another night swim- with Papa and Ga Ga this time!
Worn out!  Ha!
Andrew was mad at us because we wouldn't turn the lights off at bedtime!  He was crowding Papa and Ga Ga in bed!  Ha ha.  He loves to cuddle with Ga Ga.  After a while he went with Kerigan in the roll away bed!
Of course after hotel breakfast we have to do a morning swim too!
I think everyone there thought we were crazy!  Either that or a super fun family- ha ha!  Craig and my mom kept getting into water fights with these squirt guns and once my mom squirted another little boy!  Ooops!  Ha!  Luckily they were nice and were laughing at us.  We like to have a good time wherever we go!
We hate when it's time to check out and leave! :(  Can we just live at the hotel and have fun all the time??  Papa set Kerigan's stuffed animals up like that and she thought it was so funny!
Before heading home we stopped at Crown Center- another favorite!
We weren't planning on seeing this guy- but he was right inside Crown Center!  A fun surprise.
The kids love Legoland.  We had to skip it this time and Andrew was disappointed, but are planning a fun surprise trip this summer to Legoland California and we can't wait!  I'm pretty sure it will top this one!
We love the exhibit at Crown Center- this time it was exploring animals!
The kids always have fun here!

Bear cave!
There are all kind of tunnels and places for them to hide and climb and run!
We love eating at the "train restaurant!"
Who doesn't love a train delivering your food??
Time to head home and back to reality after a short spring break mini vacation!  Until next time KC!


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