Easter fun

Our Easter celebrations didn't all happen in one day- no they didn't- they lasted the entire month of April.

We had an Easter Egg Hunt with our church friends at a local park. Taylor ate so much candy that he threw up. But throw-up aside, the kids had a lot of fun. I wonder if they had more fun opening up the eggs and eating the candy or actually finding the eggs and putting them in the basket...? Afterwards we had a picnic and the mommies chatted while the kiddos played on the playground. It was a nice day to be outside.

 

I took the kids to the Mall for a picture with the Easter Bunny. Kendall didn't want anything to do with him. I have to admit, this specific bunny wasn't very fun and exciting. There was probably an eighty-year-old man under that suit... or a pissed off teenager. Anyway, Kendall is past the point of sitting there crying. If she doesn't want to do something, she runs away from it. And I wasn't gonna fight with her over it.

Then the kids had an Easter Party at school. It started off with... ANOTHER Easter Egg Hunt! Then the kids went back into the classroom, played some games, made some crafts, and ate some snacks. (I love that Jaylee wanted to be in the class picture- she's so tiny compared to the rest of them!)

On Easter weekend, we went to some random church's Easter Egg Hunt. They also had tons of fun activities for the kids- a train, rides, inflatables, lunch, and balloons. They had a blast! And everything was FREE! Score!

 

Kendall tried a few Easter dresses on before we found the perfect one.

 

On Easter morning, the kids found their Easter baskets filled with goodies, mostly underwear and socks (useful stuff- haha!). They also discovered that the Easter Bunny had visited them... and left roughly 60 eggs.

Easter morning, all ready for church! Cheesy smiles and all!

Oh, and we decorated eggs, too, and this time we did it with shaving cream. It was messy, fun, and groovy ;-) From left to right, Taylor's, Kendall's, and Logan's eggs.

 

Spring has sprung! (BFFs)

I cannot contain my excitement that Spring is finally here! This week, William is working 2pm to 11pm, so with lots of time to kill, we spent a lot of time outdoors. We went to a different playground every day, we blew bubbles, and we went on walks around the neighborhood.

The kids have been getting along well lately. They can actually play together and have fun without getting into fights. Maybe it's getting some fresh air and not being cooped in... I love when they hug one another and laugh together.

 

 

 

Grandpa & Grandma's visit

This past weekend, we were lucky to have grandpa and grandma visit us from Utah. And we got soooo spoiled! For 4 days!

 

Friday night: We ate at Chipotle, then we went to the Aladdin Circus. The show was awesome. During intermission, we asked the kids if they wanted to ride the elephant or the ponies. But nope, they wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel. Well, alright, then. Go ahead and miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It cost us $10 instead of $30 to ride the dang Ferris Wheel. On the bright side, I got to be Logan's first kiss on the Ferris Wheel. It was pretty magical :-)



 

Saturday: We went out to eat somewhere for lunch (bad memory, here), then at night we went to Dave and Buster's. The kids had a blast with all the games, especially the Pirates of the Caribbean one.

Sunday: We went to church. Then we went to Homestead Park to walk around, feed the ducks, and play on the playset.

Monday: Logan and Taylor went to school. While they were there, the rest of us went to La Chatelaine and had a very French breakfast. They even played French radio while we ate. I was a little nostalgic... Then we all picked up the boys at school. They were pretty psyched about all of us being there. Usually, it's just me and Kendall. How boring, right? For lunch, we went to Schmidt's. It's grandma's favorite buffet in Columbus. Of course German food is pretty unique. For me, I'd say it's home food, the way Mom cooked my whole life. Then grandma took me shopping for a few things. Like I said, we got spoiled.

Grandma bought Kendall's Easter dress. Doesn't she look so cute in it? Grandma also brought a ton of jell-o cups from the Asian store in Utah. The kids could eat 6-8 cups in one sitting. But the way Kendall liked it best was when grandma fed it to her.
When they drove off, Kendall cried. She was very sad to see them go. I have to admit I almost cried, too. We're sensitive, us, Beeston girls. When Kendall got herself back together, she said she missed grandma feeding her jell-o. That girl...!

Sports Ohio Field Trip

Hooray for field trips and discovering new fun places. For our Spring field trip, we went to Sports Ohio. The school was separated into classes and activities.

First, the kiddos played soccer. Logan did a really good job running after the ball. Taylor, eh, couldn't care less. I guess soccer's not his thing.

Second, they bowled (with soft balls). Bowling wasn't a huge hit for any of the kids. Perhaps it had something to do with two girls constantly moving the pins?!? Um, where was the mom in all this??? Oh, just talking with other moms and laughing at what her girls were up to. Haha. How hilarious?!?

Third, they went to the bouncy place. This was, by far, all the kiddos' favorite activity. In fact, my kids were the last to leave the place when it was time to switch.

Fourth, they played on some things that looked like skateboards, but you could sit on them and roll away. I don't know, I had never seen anything like it before.

And lastly, the kiddos went to a giant field where they ran around, chasing giant balls and lifting up a giant piece of fabric they could all hide under.

Overall, it was pretty fun. It did make me wish I could put the kids into sports, though... But residency is tough, financially, especially with the boys being in private school. When the time comes, in like a year and a half, I'm thinking Logan would do really well playing soccer. I could see Taylor playing T-ball. And Kendall would love just about anything, soccer, ballet, or gymnastics. Ahhh, soon enough. Soon enough.

 

And Kendall even got to join in on the fun.

St. Patrick's Day Selfies

Sometimes, the "idea" of taking pictures makes me feel exhausted. I mean, honestly, I have to take so many pictures, just to get ONE good picture (which makes me very grateful for digital cameras).

This is us, on St. Patrick's Day. After taking over literally 30 pictures, I thought, "Heck! Let's just have fun with it and be goofy."

Someday, I'm going to take a Photoshop class and figure out how to crop faces from different pictures to create THE perfect picture. Seriously.