Math Night

The school sponsored a Family Math Night Tuesday evening. Here Elsie is playing Math Twister. Alstan chose to stay home and hang out with dad.

Beautiful Spring Day

Winter’s Not Quite Over

After a nice spring walk, how about a snowball fight in the only yard that is still completely snow covered!

Alstan’s Birthday Party

We just finished Alstan’s Birthday Party with some of his friends from school.

9 Years Old?!

It seems hard to believe this is Alstan’s last year in the single digits. Happy Birthday Alstan!

Ice Skating

Alstan and Elsie were able to try ice skating for the first time today! They both said they loved it and wanted to try it again.

Day Off From School

On Friday dad and the kids had off school. What better day to head to Rock’n’Jump in Madison. These are some of the photos they sent to mom, who was stuck in professional development meetings all day. As Alstan and Elsie express it best, “Mom was stuck listening to blah blah blah blah...”

Circus

Recently the kids got tickets to the circus through school. Alstan decided he did not want to go to the circus though because of how the animals are treated. Instead, he and Elsie put on their own circus for Mom and dad. He was so focused while he worked on the instruments for the minion show!

Happy Birthday Elsie!

Elsie’s 7th Birthday!

Elsie decided to have a Hatchimal birthday party this year.











We celebrated it this past Saturday at the farm. It was a good time of getting together and enjoying family!

That time of Year?

Yes, it is a bit early. Apparently the marketing strategies of Walmart work, because both kids were ready to write their cards out long ago. I finally gave in today.

Basketball Tournament

Elsie had her first basketball game today. It was actually a three game tournament. She hung in there and said she had a good time. She is very excited to share a love of basketball with her daddy!



Elsie is super happy to show off her medal and new basketball from today.

Snow!!

Finally, the kids have snow, and it is warm enough for them to actually be outside and enjoy it!

Taking Down Christmas Lights

We had temps in the low forties this week Wednesday with a forecasted plummet to the single digits on Thursday. Mom thought it would be a good idea to get the Christmas lights down before the temperature change. It was so nice to have kids old enough to help take lights down. Although, our Alstan was a little sad about taking down the last of our Christmas decorations. A promise of a cup of hot cocoa with Mom reading a book to him helped him change his attitude.

Sock Puppets

Alstan decided we should make some sock puppets to help pass some of our winter indoor time. Of course Elsie is right on board!