Happy Spring!

I type this blog entry on the second day of spring....as the snow flies outside my window!  Ironic that the crocuses are blooming and the trees are budding but the snow still flies!  It has been forever since I posted last and I wish I had a valid excuse, but truth is.... I don't lol!  

I'm about to get really tech-savy and figure out how to share pictures and post from my phone #fancy! We are leaving for a spring break trip tomorrow around dinner time and we are SOOO excited!  Just the boys and I are going, husband and Mia will be staying home together (wish him luck!!)  My mom and sister are going with also so it should be a down-right chaos-filled crazy time! We headed on a field trip/ vacation but *shhh don't tell the kids!  

First we are headed to Mammoth Cave, Kentucky for a caving adventure.  From there we head to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.  There is a Titanic Museum that we will be visiting then spending a few days flying by the seat of our pants and doing whatever sounds fun at the time.  Our final stop will be Nashville before heading home.  Bottom line I am super excited to spend time with the boys, Mom and Hannah, excited to get away for a bit. So stay tuned for picture posts from the road :)

Until then, I will post some random pics of what we have been up to lately....

Reece just finished playing basketball for the first time.  This was an 'iffy' decision for us due to his asthma.  Any kind strenuous activity generally tends to lead to asthma attacks for him.  We have had great luck with swimming and Tae Kwon Do, so this was the first 'running' type sport he has really played.  While he may not be super skilled in the sport of basketball, asthma-wise he did fine with minimal issues.  As far as the skill side...Tysen likened Reece's playing to "looking like he has a squirrel in his pants" lol!

Anyways, we are so lucky to be part of a GREAT Home schooling community as this was entirely put on by a group of home schooling families and it was wonderful!

Mia keeping herself busy in the stands

Story time~  We quite possibly have THE best Library ever, especially the Children's Department! 

Our story times are always fantastic, the librarians put so much work and time into them and it shows! They do things that I think about doing with my kids but that I don't want to put the effort into doing lol!  Like painting, or taping an entire train track through the library!

Occasionally I remember to pack my camera to capture the fun, this last weeks was all about trains.

 Using 'shakey eggs' to make train sounds :)

Seriously how neat is this?!

Best buds :)

 Choo choo!

Randomness...while doing Pilates the other day I realized that Reece is THIS flexible....while I am not.

Stay tuned for this coolness!  Reece's Mad Science Lab Birthday party!  I have to say I was super impressed with myself lol!  I will post additional pictures later promise!