Easter and Bunny (not Easter Bunny)!

Kaylynn invited her friend Paige to an Easter Egg Hunt at the church last Saturday. It was supposed to be at a near-by park, but we woke up to snow on the ground, so inside it was!
The kids had a great time finding HUNDREDS of eggs!
Then they had several crafts all set up. Frosting cookies was a favorite.
Haven't you ever put chocolate eggs and Starbursts on cookies?!
They also made cards.
And planted flowers.It was a packed house and a lot of fun! Unfortunately, the next day (Easter Sunday), we did not take one picture... We all looked great, trust me!

Yesterday the cats were being tortured by "our" bunny. This is Brownie. She lives in our yard. I like it, we have a pet bunny and we don't have to take care of her. Cory is a little less enthused - he says we are technically feeding her (our flowers and soon-to-be lettuce I am sure)!
She is cute though! And Kaylynn loves her.
Today Kaylynn and I went to a ballet so we got all dolled up for the occasion. Then we had a photo shoot outside. I couldn't decide which pictures I liked best so I just posted a bunch! Sorry - Enjoy!

Too cute; Growing ugly

Kaylynn's class had an "informance" during music class last week and it was absolutely adorable! They got to wear pajamas to school to perform in and they all looked so cute. They performed for almost 40 minutes straight and they had a lot of hand motions memorized as well. Their music teacher sat behind them and played keyboard so they really had to have it memorized because they were not getting cues from her. One of the cutest parts was when they made their "rap circle" and all the kids got a chance to go to the middle and do a little "performance" of whatever they wanted while we all clapped and cheered! The music teacher likes to do this to get them to come out of their shell and feel comfortable in front of their peers. Kaylynn is pretty shy, but she did it! Now I know why Kaylynn always says music is her favorite special!
Can't you just hear them singing?!And, of course, an update on the chicks (the ugly part of this post!). Wow, have they grown! They still like to perch on Kaylynn, though (especially Daisy). We plan to keep them until Easter and then they will head to their permanent home.

The Adventures of Flat Stanley

Kaylynn had spring break this week. The kids are reading the book "The Adventures of Flat Stanley" in school and are going to see the play for a field trip so we had to have some of our own adventures with Flat Stanley this week. We didn't have any big activities planned, but we came up with a few fun things to do along the way.

On Monday we took Flat Stanley skiing with us. Kaylynn said he really liked the snow (it was a great powder day)!
On Tuesday, Kaylynn had a small cavity filled so Flat Stanley joined her. I don't think he liked that trip as well, but he survived just fine!
Kaylynn went to camp at the YMCA on Wed-Fri, so no big adventures on those days, though Friday evening Flat Stanley met the chicks and played with them. They are sure getting big!
The chicks really love to perch on Kaylynn (they just peck at me)!
On Saturday, Kaylynn took Flat Stanley fishing. She had a really great time.

I had to keep busy, so I took pictures of my cute daughter and the wildlife around!
Kaylynn also thought it was fun to stick the worm in my face every time she grabbed one!
Kaylynn even caught one fish! She hooked three others but lost them just before we got them to shore.
He made a great 30 second dinner for Kaylynn - she said he was good!
So, even though it wasn't Disney World, it was still fun to go on a few adventures with Flat Stanley!

Baby Chicks

We decided to foster some baby chicks for some friends of ours. We will keep them until they get too big, probably for a month or two and then deliver them to their permanent home. We brought them home this afternoon. Their names are Lilly, Daisy, Roxie, and Caroline. Here are some pictures of Kaylynn welcoming them to the house.