We had watch week at Maddie's dance class this week. We are getting close to recital I think we will all be glad to take a break until the fall. Here she is in her practice outfit, wait until you see the recital costumes. TOO CUTE

Almost Broadway!

Olivia and Maddie pose outside of DeKalb High School where we went to see the musical Beauty and the Beast.


The girls got to meet Belle after the performance. The kids did such an amazing job it was like being at Disney.

The boys were being silly and did not want me to take their picture, but we got one anyway.














We met the Knox's at the park to let the kids play. Maddie had an ear infection so she wasn't much fun. Dylan and Joel had a blast though. They played off by themselves most of the time. It is nice for Dylan to have someone like Joel, he gets to be a boy and Joel never complains about Dylan being too mean. We are so blessed getting to raise our kids with such great friends.

Bike Riding

We have been taking advantage of the nice weather to get out and get some exercise. We took our bikes to the bike path from Waterloo to Auburn last week. The kids had a blast, they actually rode three miles. Little Macy rode her tricycle the whole way, then we went and bought her a big girl bike (Dora of course). We are so thankful it is finally spring.

Look at these naughty, muddy kids.

Leave it to my kids to find the only mud puddle in Steuben County. They had a blast getting mud everywhere. We had to hook up the hose to the garage so they could have warm water to rinse off in. I just took out their soap and they had showers in the garage. I think that may have been the best part for them.

Michael took vacation this week to get his annual turkey, the kids were pretty excited about checking it out. Even though I am not very "outdoorsy" I thought that the bird is pretty cool looking. Dylan was really excited to pose with his dad.

The kids are filling up the feeder so Papa and Nana's birds are well fed this spring.

Dylan was hiding under the swing set, trying to stay away from his sisters.

Maddie is feeding Snip the horse, he was a pig and ate the whole bag of carrots.

We love playing at Nana's house, she turns everyday into a special occasion. Last Sunday we got to go fishing in the pond, help fill her bird feeders, and walk to the neighbors to feed the horse and other farm animals. Macy was actually very brave, she is usually scared of everything but she even fed the horse by herself and was able to pet this very ugly, scary turkey.