April 2021 happenings

April was Paige's last full month of preschool. They wrapped up letters and started doing fun, themed days toward the end. It's easy to see from this picture just how much Paige loved preschool. 

 

Ella enjoys taking her skateboard over to the school parking lot across the street. She has always had really good balance and is really good at skateboarding. 

Paige had graduation pictures taken at school. It is still hard for me to believe she is old enough to go to kindergarten. 

Paige loves playing with Barbie's. It was a nice day so she set up a picnic outside for them. 

Our boys doing what they do best.... begging. 

April would not be complete without a trip to amish country for flowers. We were able to eat at the amish restaurant this year too which made the trip complete. 

Elliott loved to sit on my lap on the couch. I would get interrupted frequently though, and he didn't like it. 

Sweet Pre-k friends

The kids went to "Friends Forever Forest". These kids did all kinds of fun activities at school. Paige loved these friends so much. 

One day I surprised her and took her to Mickey's Kingdom. We didn't get to go last year due to COVID so it was nice to finally be back to her favorite playground. 

My sweet boy. He sat by the stairs a lot, and I think he was waiting on Ella. As she got older, he loved her more and more. I think he appreciated how calm and quiet she is. :) 

Easter 2021

Paige kicked off Easter weekend with an Easter party at school. They were not in school last year for Easter so this was very exiting for her. Parents were not allowed at the party, but we were able to see a lot of pictures. It looked like the kids had a lot of fun. 

 We spent Saturday at Maw's house for Easter. The kids hunted for eggs and we ate lunch. This was the first Easter we were able to spend with Rylee so it was extra fun with her there. 

She couldn't walk yet, but that didn't stop her from crawling around to the eggs.

After lunch we went to snake pit ( I think that is what it was called) to walk the trail. I'm glad it was a nice day to be outside. 

Sweet Rylee saying goodbye. She was SO tired. 

The girls were up bright and early Easter morning to get to their baskets. I think the Easter bunny went a bit overboard this year. 

Paige was so excited to hunt for eggs that morning. This was the first time Ella didn't hunt for eggs at our house. She did have one gold egg with money in it but other then that Paige found them all. 

We went to Mammy and Peep's house for lunch and an easter egg hunt. Poor Peep was not feeling good and couldn't participate. The girls always love going over there for Easter to hunt eggs and get their baskets. My mom puts a lot of time, thought, and effort into them. 

Paige busted a confetti egg over my head. I was still finding confetti on me when I went home later on. 

The big girls hunting for eggs. 

Mammy got hit with a confetti egg too. 

Ella was so excited to get the skateboard she had been wanting! She got the hang of it pretty quickly too. 

Another Easter in the books! I am so glad we were all able to get together this year to celebrate. 

March Happenings

March brought about nicer weather (see ya snow and ice!). I love March/April, because it starts to get warmer. After being stuck inside all winter, it was nice to get outside and enjoy some nice weather. 

Paige and I enjoyed side walk chalk outside one afternoon. She could live outside on nice days. 

She also loves to go play at the creek on the golf course. There are rocks to throw and flowers to pick. She sometimes brings toys to play with. 

This time she made "soup" for lunch. 

Ella was in quarantine for a few days in March. We ended up having her tested and found out she was negative. She was home for a week though, and it took me back to our many days at home in March 2020. Although that was such an uncertain time, looking back I really enjoyed our time at home. We enjoyed some time outside when she wasn't doing online school. We took scooters, her hover board, and Elliott over to the golf course. 

Elliott may be old, but he still enjoys a short walk. I carried him quite a bit. :) 

Paige loves playing with this baby doll, Charlotte. They kind of have a tumultuous relationship though. Paige loves her one second, and might throw her across the room the next. Lol! I should probably be worried about that. ;) 

She loved swinging with Charlotte. 

In preparation for braces, Ella had her last four baby teeth pulled. She was a CHAMP. Ella has grown up so much lately. She probably did better than some adults do. She chose no laughing gas and just went straight for the numbing medicine given by injection. She is a tough girl! Even the dentist was shocked at how well she did. 

Paige learned the letter "W" at preschool so that week they had "Wacky Wednesday".  Paige didn't want to get too crazy so she wore two different shoes, her shirt backwards, and two bows in her hair. 

Another spot on the golf course we enjoy going is "secret beach" .  There is a creek, bridge, and plenty of places to find rocks and even shells. We go over there quite a bit to break up the monotony of the days. 

I go check on Judas during the day while Ella is at school. Sometimes I get lucky, and he's awake. I never really wanted a hamster, but I am so glad we got him. He is a good little pet. Ella loves him and treats him like a king. 

Paige wrote up her own birthday list this year. She wants a barbie dream house, barbies, OG ambulance, and a new bike. I love that she is able to write now. 

Our sweet, old boys. Brody turned 14 in February and Elliott turns 15 in June. They both are showing signs of aging big time, but they are still spoiled rotten!