Cousin'd out! for Spring Break

Talk about a spring break of fun - my kids got to see just about every cousin they have this week! From Jake and Sam Boyle to Janie and Ellie Patterson, to Livia Niu - and onto their second cousins Hunter, Montana, Lexus, Brooke and Brittany. WOW!

The first part of the week, they wanted to play outside. It was cold, but they didn't care. They ate outside and they played outside (but had to use blankets).

Then we went to the Discovery Center. Loads of fun. There were pully's and mirrors and wheels, oh my! Parker and Hunter went off on their own - studying and investigating.

Katie, Montana, and Lexus pulled themselves up to the ceiling! Then they got to go grocery shopping in the "kid size" grocery store.

The coolest thing was these HUGE yellow discs that you sit in front of - one on each side of the room. You and a friend sit in front of each one and then speak into it, and it gets heard on the other side of the room where the other person is! No wires, no phone lines, no speakers - just the discs. It was very interesting.

And Andrew, Livia, Brooke and Brittany just hung out observing and trying to take things in.

Fascinating!

Alex, the Iguana

Parker has this pet iguana. He named him Alex. It's not the easiest pet to play with, but when he does, the iguana likes to climb - mostly trees, or the window blinds, or Parker's head. You know, whatever is closest. :-)

Andrew just likes watching him move - and he even gave him kisses once!

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It's Party Time!!

Since Katie's birthday fell on the day before Easter this year, she got to celebrate for 2 days, practically. With Easter egg hunts and cake, dinner out and presents, she just ate it up! And so did everyone else! We all had such a good time together.

Breakfast of Champions

Of all places to choose from, Katie wanted a McDonald's breakfast of pancakes, sausage, and hashbrowns - her brothers had no complaints about that!

She wanted a "Fur Real" animal for her birthday. This is Fluffy (she picked that name).

Her cousins Janie and Ellie Patterson and Bailey Marti helped her open more gifts!

Katie wanted to go to the arcade before dinner.

Dinner with the Boyle family at Chuck-a-rama (Katie got to pick the place to eat)

The Birthday Cake that Grandma Bev made

The Gang that sang - Happy Birthday, that is.

Easter

Well, since Easter came so early this year, I almost missed it. I guess it just came so fast after St. Patricks Day and since Katie's birthday was the day before it, I'm almost behind now.






Saturday - The kids had an Easter egg hunt and we ate lots of candy! They got to spend time with their cousins on the Marti side - Janie and Ellie, and Bailey.







Sunday - we got to spend with the Boyle family. Jake and Sam were in town and they had a really fun time egg hunting.








And the finding of treats in the grass was the best part!

Sunday dress up time - the boys are so handsome and the girls are just precious!