Spring Picnic

I just cannot tell you how much I love the warmer weather and sunshine! I know, I know, than why do we live in Michigan?? I still ask myself that sometimes! Lauren, Andrew and I enjoyed a nice morning outside, followed by a picnic lunch (of PB & J and Cheetos! - Mmmm...healthy :) The kids finished their meal with a homemade chocolate sucker. Very healthy! Very yummy!

Smile!

Yum...chocolate!

Swinging!

Lauren was playing Peek-A-Boo with Andrew around the tree.
What a great big sister!

Mr. Fix It

Andrew has been using his tools and workshop that Santa brought him quite a bit. Lauren and I were in the play room reading the other day and we heard hammering, sawing, etc. When we came out this is what we saw...



We just got Direct TV and Andrew has been loving Handy Manny! Hopefully he will be hammering more and "dressing up" (with Lauren's Princess dresses) less! Our very own Handy Manny!

Cookies

The kids were excited to use their new aprons that "Grandma" McMacken made for them, (Aren't they cute??) so we decided to make some sugar cookies...

Andrew did a great job mixing!

Lauren rolled out the dough!

They both helped pick out the cookie cutter shapes and cut the cookies.
We had a good time making, and eating, our cookies!

Build A Bear

Lauren had a chance to spend a few nights with Grandpa and Grandma B. all by herself! I think that she handled it better than I did! She had a nice time and had a lot of activities to keep her busy. Here is her favorite activity of the long weekend...

Lauren loves to shop...even if it is only for her new bear!

OK, I'm not sure what happened to my other picture with Lauren and Grandma, but here is a picture of Lauren with her bear dressed as Ariel (Yes, the bear really does have an Ariel wig!)

A New Addition

We have a new addition to our house...and it is a monster!! A friend of ours gave us a china cabinet . It was a little overwhelming at first, but we love it! Now we just need to fill it!

Todd and Heath definitely got their workout moving the cabinet into the house!

Uncle Heath and Andrew enjoying a muffin!

Our new addition!

Heatwave!

I think that we all enjoyed the beautiful weather that we had last week! 55 and sunny in February. (Hopefully that does not mean that we will have snow in May!!) The kids could not wait to get outside...

I cannot wait until the warm weather and sunshine are here to stay!

# 5

Wow! It has been a long time since I posted a blog! We have been very busy and I have a lot of pictures to share, so my posts today could get lengthy! A few weeks ago we had something BIG to celebrate...Lauren turned 5! I feel that 5 sounds so much older than saying that she was 4! She had a wonderful party with all of the family...here are a few pictures...

Lauren's doll cake turned out better than I anticipated!
She loved it!

Princess Lauren and Princess Abby!

The kids open their "party favors."

Lauren blows out the candles!

Andrew enjoyed his cupcake...I don't know that I have ever seen a person eat a cupcake so fast. It was quite a sight!