Hotel Adventures

For Easter weekend we drove to Ohio to visit Papa's church.

We enjoyed being with family and had a great time at our hotel.

The kids loved the pool...

 All snuggled in the bed watching the Lion King.

Sweet Dreams Sparkles.

Training Luci

3 Sparkles +1 Nana+ Luci @ Pet Smart= lots of fun!

The Sparkles enjoyed taking Luci to her private training lesson at the local pet store. 

Waiting for the lesson to begin

 Each Sparkle learned a new skill to work on with Luci.
Lillian was practicing walking Luci and learning how to hold on

 Cooper enjoyed moving the blue stools

 Madison practiced teaching Luci to lay down

 And how to dance

 Cooper's trick was to give Luci a treat.

 Cooper and Lillian taking a wrestling break

 And another one

 Practicing walking Luci

 And finally a peek around the store while they waiting for Daddy to pick them up.

 A learning experience for all!

Park Fun

Playing at the park is a huge highlight for the kids (when the weather cooperates). They love taking friends (furry or not) and heading across the street for some fun.

Tire Swings

 Sibling Slides

 and Friends, Oh My!

Looking forward to more adventures like this soon (just waiting for the snow to melt :)

Gymnastics

Lillian continues to enjoy her tumbling class at the Y.
Her forward rolls and spider walks (handstands against a wall) are quite impressive. She has almost mastered her cartwheel too.

And while Lillian enjoys tumbling, Cooper enjoys playing with the toys in the Kid Watch room at the Y.

Ready to go home!

Cooper's First Haircut

It was time. My baby needed a haircut. So off we went to Daddy's barber.

Cooper was not so sure at first. But he knew he was safe on Daddy's lap.

 Such a grumpy "old" man sitting in the barber chair

 He did really well until it was time to trim the back and around his ears

 Daddy had to hold him steady

 Definitely not a fan of the trimmer

 All done- checking himself out in the mirror.

 Handsome Big Boy haircut

The Barber gave him a lolli for being so good. He enjoyed it very much.

 Until his next haircut :)

American Girl Fun

In honor of Lillian's 5th birthday in a couple weeks (she has a countdown calendar) she got to go to the American Girl Store to pick out her doll.

Madison brought her doll, Kit, along for the adventure. 

Here the girls are after their shopping trip. 

Lillian picked Ruthie! 

More to come after they get home :)

Preschool

Lillian loves her preschool and especially her teacher Mrs. Kempers. Lillian has learned so much this year including skipping and cutting with scissors. Its always exciting to hear and see what she has learned each day.

Even Cooper enjoys the preschool (or at least the Lobby area and the toys).