SIMPLE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST

They since have cut a window in the left side.

My kids have a room full of Legos, stuffed animals, bacugonesn(SP error), cars, trucks, tinker toys, and the list goes on and on. Yet they are still asking for more toys. Today I realized they DO NOT NEED ANY MORE TOYS!! They spent the entire day playing with a card board box. They built a fort and then igloos, outside they played Indians (made a sling shot from an old crochet set and rubber band) and made a homemade slide from a wooden board (I am sure that is not the safest) So...they do not need all those fancy toys, ITS THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE THAT MATTER MOST!

FIVE for FRIDAY

A LITTLE EARLY:
1. Today I ran my second 3 mile run outside. It was much better than the last run I did on Monday. I am/have been preparing to run the Flying Pig 5K on April 11. The proceeds go to Foothills gateway, which helps families with disabilities.
2. Today I also had a Fancy Nancy tea party with Kendall. We had pink pretzels, with pink lemonade and a burrito to go with it. We had a nice time talking about fancy words and her morning at preschool.
3. Today I also had a phone conference with Andon's teacher. She said he is doing well; math , writing and reading are all above grade level. He is shy in class, and takes school seriously. She said she thinks that is just how he will be, and to keep doing what I have been doing. This summer move him up to easy readers, which is really reading independently with some help.
4. Not sure what the weekend holds in store for us other then the 5k on Sunday. Friday I will watch Quin and work out with Suzanne.
5. Devin has been preparing his rock collection for scouts tonight. He can earn a belt loop for collections by showing his pack something he collects and write a little about it..
Hope to stay up-to-date with my blog.

Easter 2010

Easter day: Easter bunny filled the baskets, we went to church, got coffee/hot choc. after at Wild Boar. While enjoying my SF skinny vanilla latte, I watched out the window and saw snowflakes falling. In this picture below, Andon is in a short sleeve shirt- at the park -later- that SAME day. Deon went mountain bikin with Wes so we went to the park and tried to fly our new kite.
Lovin on Dixie

EASTER BUNNY LOOT:
Light saber, zuzu pet, candy and mini kite

Star wars science light saber(build your own and learn about light), zuzu pet, mini kite candy

Fancy Nancy sticker book, fairy mini kite, zuzu pet, candy

The weekend before Easter, my mom and sister came out to Wellington. We had a couple egg hunts, Pine wood Derby race, Cindy's Birthday Party, and a nice visit with them.

Going on the hunt

Coloring Easter Eggs with grandma Connie, Aunt Sharon, and Lauren.

You should have seen her hands after...covered with egg dye.

Getting creative with science droppers and egg dye.

Wellington Easter egg hunt..the first one they did. Let me just suggest they add more eggs and maybe divide the ages up a little better. Some kids got NO eggs. Andon got crammed in with some older kids and got NOTHING. Thank you Lauren for sharing.

Devin's Derby race

The car and the trophy.
The Tiger Scouts

My proud "little" guy.

The Tiger scout best in show award:

The line up:

Devin's car is the second car from the left. He raced his car six different times, each time his car came in last. He was so proud his car took 1st in show, I am so proud of him too! He was so excited about getting his car ready for the big day!

March 7th weekend

Little Girls doing spa night with the big girls
Making Hearts with Aunt Jeanette, Sharon, mom and Cindy.

I picture I found of both grandparents, I believe it was taken a couple Christmas' ago.

Grandma Clara

(These pictures were not the most recent)

I went home for a girls weekend with my sisters the 1st weekend in March. I made bierocks, and hearts(the German cookies). I saw my sisters, parents, and aunt Jeanette. Ending my trip to Hays, my sisters and I stopped by to say Hi to our grandparents at Good Sam's. We had a wonderful visit with grandma and grandpa. How would one ever know that would have been the last one? I am so blessed I had the chance to see her.

LOVE the ones you have, tell them in different ways how much they mean to you, hold them extra long, treasure the time you have, we never know when it will be gone.

Here is a quote I heard:

LITTLE things don't mean much, They mean EVERYTHING!

Flash back to March 13th weekend

March 15th we took our minds out for some FUN! After the funeral we took a day spend with grandma and grandpa at the KS Cosmosphere in Hutch. The kids loved exploring and learning about space. We watched the IMAX Vikings movie, star gazing, and EXPLOSIONS! The boys want to be scientists now! Andon told me he wants to blow things up like Kate the science girl did...YIKES!

This summer I have something planned for everyday of the week. For example, Mondays: crafts, Tuesdays: field trips, Wednesdays: Cooking, Thursdays:Will be science, Friday: water play. Any way, I was short a day and realized how much they love science so why not have a science day??

Random Pics of...

KENDALL
Showing off her tutu mommy made for her. We also made a Disney World tutu that is black and red to wear on our trip in May!!

This was the morning Kendall woke up and decided to wear pants!!! She dressed in workout out pants, a tee shirt, and her cheetah jacket. However, she told me "I need my tutu with this" I knew her outfit was too casual for her style.






















Kendall fell asleep reading her Fancy Nancy book. This scene happens almost every night.
















Eating Cotton Candy at the school dance.





















We made fruit kabobs for dinner one evening, the kids loved them. Such a fun and easy way to add something different to eat.