Happy Happy Easter!! Once again, the Easter bunny didn't disappoint. Candy, toys, t-shirts, bath bombs, squirt guns....all the boys favorites!
I saw a super cute manicure idea and since I happened to have all the colors at home, I figured I would give it a try.
Presenting...my Easter nails! How fun is this??
One thing we don't too often with the kids is go ice skating. I remember going to our school ice rink a lot when I was younger. I don't know if it seems like more of a production here, or if it's too much work to figure out the free-skate schedule, or if maybe we're just too busy and don't get around to it....but whatever the case, we hardly ever go ice skating.
So when our friends asked us to go today, I was super excited to give it a try. None of the kids have a ton of experience, and they each like to approach it a little differently.
Owen has no fear and takes off at full speed like he's been skating for years. He's not super steady, but he'll skate at full speed...then crash at full speed when he loses his balance. He brushes himself off, gets back up and does the same thing over and over again. By the end, he was actually pretty good.
And Joe is a great mix of the two. He started with one of the trainers to help steady himself, but eventually found his footing and braved the ice on his own.
This year we decided to spend Spring Break in Wausau with my mom. With Easter falling at the end of the week, we were able to celebrate Easter with her as well (even if we had to do it a few days early before we went back home).
Dottie helped us get the Easter baskets ready,
Once they found all the eggs, we went inside so they could find their baskets.
The boys LOVE the swing hanging from the big tree in my mom's front yard. And anything that keeps them busy is a win in my book. Plus, I always get super cute pics of them on it. :)
Today was the perfect day to practice our rollerblading skills.
We may have had a few falls here and there...
But with a little help, everyone was feeling much more confident by the end.
Dottie and I did our part as a solid cheering section.
Counting down the days until vacation is always so much fun. One year we tried having it be a total surprise, and it just wasn't the same. We wrapped up our Disney magic bands as a gift, woke the kids up that morning and had them open it. I pictured screams of joy, crying, jumping around...nope. Don't get me wrong, they were definitely excited, but just not the fireworks I imagined. From then on I decided letting them getting excited and count down with us is totally the way to go.
So each time we go to Disney I try to come up with some fun countdown to help us all get excited. One year we made a paper chain. Another time I put a bunch of balloons on a poster board to make it look like the house from the movie Up. Each day they popped one of the balloons until there were none left. They were both fun and served their purpose, but it takes time putting them together.
When looking at different ideas for this trip I decided to get something we can use year after year. I looked on Etsy and found the perfect thing. It's super cute and the boys can take turns changing the number blocks. I love it!
