Easter at Grandma and Grandpa Bille's

At Grandma and Grandpa Bille's, we went on a scavenger hunt all around the house and yard to find our "treasure".  We had so much fun that at the end, we were hoping to find more clues!  But we LOVE our baskets and all the goodies we found inside!

Easter at Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Stephans

The annual Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma and Grandpa Stephans was exciting once again!  Theresa won the silver egg but gave the money to Ryan and Maria won the golden egg.  We also had a pinata this year thanks to Francie!  Fun was had by all!

Our Easter Best!

They sure look sharp... but it takes a lot to get a picture where they are both looking and smiling!  This first one is typical grumpy Ryan.... but the rest are ok..

Easter at Grandma and Grandpa Sheridan's

Easter Egg Hunt at the Robbe's

The Robbe's are always so kind and invite us to their annual Easter Egg Hunt.  Only Sarah Robbe, Ava and Ryan actually hunt, so they get very spoiled!  This year the EASTER BUNNY made a surprise appearance!  Ava loved it, but Ryan didn't want to get too close! 

Traditional Good Friday Egg Dying

What has become a new tradition in our house.... dying Easter Eggs on Good Friday!  The Brewers also started the season on Good Friday this year and of course daddy went to the game.  So we sported our Brewer gear while coloring the eggs.  Ava did AWESOME... Ryan was a little too rough with the eggs!  But in the end, they turned out beautiful!

Ava teaching Papa to Hula Hoop!

Working Hard for the Money....

Or in this case... for free!  But it was a job well done.  Kyle, Ken and Mike with the help of Val on the ground, put new shingles on the back part of the house.  They did a great job and Ken was so dedicated, he stayed overnight to finish the job.  He had to sleep in an empty house on an air matress...boy... he must really want us to sell it

 (so we move out of his house! :)

Astronaut Ava!

Ava's class was studying outer space last week and today she brought home her space suit! 

 Astronaut Ava!

Spring Break 2012

Wow!  Spring Break is almost over and as usual it went WAY too fast!  I think because of the BEAUTIFUL weather I almost forgot that I would eventually have to go back to school.... it almost felt like summer vacation!  We had a very busy and productive spring break... here are the highlights!

Went to 2 St. Patricks Day parades
Ava had 2 weeks worth of tumbling and dance
Spent 1 day packing and 1 day loading/unloading the moving truck in Monroe
Had a playdate at the park with Joah and Toni
Had a cookout at the Brunton's house with The Andersons, Cheri Wesenberg, The Butlers, and all the kids
Saw 3 possible houses in Waupun
Went to the park with Grandma Bille
Went to the Fond du Lac Childrens Museum
Took Ava to school to get a class picture
Ryan and Kyle spent the morning in Appleton having a Father/Son day
Went to the Milwaukee Zoo
Had a Picnic
Went Car Shopping with Papa
Cleaned and Organized Kids Clothes for Spring/Summer
I actually read 3 non-kid, non-school related books on my new (at Christmas) Kindle Fire
Played Hi-Ho Cherryo with Ryan and put together 2 puzzles
Mom and Ryan made Banana Bread
Ava played school with Grandma Sheridan
Played Zingo with Ava and Ryan
Went to Monroe to shingle part of the house!
And had more playdates with Joah and the triplets!!!
No wonder we are exhusted!  But it feels good to spend time as a family... and get things done!

Ava's 4K Class!

I stopped in to take a few pictures of Ava's class!