Arbo...with Nana and Pops

Look where we are again, yes, the Arboretum. I told you it was one of our favorite destinations in the fall and spring. This week we went with Nana and Pops. They buy me the membership every year for Christmas and in return, we take them with us as much as we can.

Aquarium

While Will was at work, mom and I entertained Sophia. It was a lot of fun for Katherine to get to spend so much time with her. On Monday we went to the Aquarium. There were all kinds of animals, not just fish.









They look like such teenagers in this picture.
All these amazing animals and they were constantly playing with the touch screen computers.
This leopard was behind glass but you could barely tell and they were so close.

Easter

After church we went to my parents house to celebrate Easter.
The girls both wore beautiful smocked dresses. I was quite proud of the fact that the cost of their dresses, combined, was only $5! Katherine's dress was bought from a neighbor at a garage sale and Caroline's was handed down/borrowed from a friend. What a great deal for 2 beautiful, name brand dresses.

First we opened Easter Baskets. I am not big on candy or junk so I tried to make sure that the gifts in their baskets were useful. I also always want them to receive something spiritual. Katherine received a new Bible. We have loved our "Big Picture Story Bible" but with reading one story each day for nap and another at bed time, we go through the book twice a month. I got her the "Jesus Storybook Bible" and so far have really enjoyed it.
Caroline's favorite part of her Easter basket was her Elmo slippers. Katherine received bunny slippers.
My parents have a great yard for an egg hunt. They actually had to hunt for some of the eggs.




Caroline wants to see what Katherine has in her basket.
Checking out the loot.

A family photo
We went inside where Nana and Pops helped the girls to make bunny biscuits.
Caroline is putting on the raisin eyes.

They were pretty yummy. We finished off the afternoon with lunch followed by naps and rest time. It was a wonderful day celebrating our risen Lord.

Snow Day Part 1

Thursday morning we woke up to a winter wonderland. I knew there was a chance of snow but it was already several inches deep. I rushed outside to take pictures thinking that it would not stick and be gone soon like usual. Boy was I wrong. Four days later there is still some snow on the ground.

We had records for the most snow in a 24 hour time period (12.5 inches) and in a single day (7.8 inches). It pretty much did not stop snowing all day.
We were headed to Nana and Pops' house so we waited to play in the snow until we got there. Pops' enjoyed making snowballs. Katherine liked to eat the snow.

Of course, if big sister is going to eat snow, Caroline is going to copy her.
When it snowed in early December and at Christmas, the girls were not that excited to play in the snow but they really enjoyed it this time. Somehow we actually had the right clothes for it too. We had 2 snowsuits, warm coats, and snow boots. We also had cute hats and gloves that we bought in Norway.
Here is the back yard before we played in the snow.
You can see how deep it was at 9:30am. This was after only snowing for 5 of 24 hours.

Pops pulled out my childhood sled and pulled the girls around the yard.

They thought it was fun but I am not sure they would have really enjoyed going fast down a hill.

Nana was a great photographer and enjoyed watching us all play in the snow.


After playing in the snow we went inside and made snow ice cream. Yummy!