Old spot for new memories

I mentioned in yesterday's post that we took the kids girls (Griffin went off with his uncle for man adventures) to an old bridge. I just had to whip out the camera  to capture new memories.

Having fun while waiting for Ella to come for a picture.

My niece is so much fun to be around. She is a like a cannon that has just been shot......all over the place. She reminds me so much of Laney when she was little.

Spring Break 2012

YAY for Spring Break! Although....... I would much rather have Year Round Break instead of Spring Break. 

We decided to go visit my sister in NC for a few days.

Even though we only stayed for a few days we managed to pack in quite a bit of fun!

We had to start our visit off  right so we stopped at a local cupcake shop. It was St. Patrick's Day so they had special green cupcakes.

We took the kids to an old bridge.

The kids needed clothes and shoes so we just had to go shopping at Concord Mills.

It is a huge mall that not only has several stores but spots to have fun as well. There is a Bass Pro Shop where you can look at fish....

and share a slushy!

The carousel was a must!

After the mall, we decided to end our trip at Chuck E Cheese. 

The great thing about Chuck E Cheese is you are never to old to have fun there. 

We had a great visit just wish we could have stayed longer. It stinks when your family does not have the same Spring Break as you.

What one does the other will follow.

Over Spring Break, we went to visit my sister in North Carolina (post coming soon). We stopped by an old bridge to take a few pictures.

This is one I took of Laney and Ella.

This was my niece's copycat version of posing against the bridge.

At least she got the 1 foot right!

Spring Break is over :(!

Time to tackle those things that were shoved in a corner.

Wait!  Something doesn't look right?

Uh oh! Did he get washed?

YES Weekend

A couple of weekends ago, I was asked to help chaperone our  youth to Valdosta, Ga for YES Weekend.  The theme was Rescue Me. That is exactly what I needed! Now.... I don't mean  being rescued from this bunch pictured above. Nor, do I mean from the family I left behind (Although it was nice to get away! Very seldom am I the one  who gets away!). I am talking about the several fantastic motivational speakers I heard! I also saw several friends I have not seen in a while. Catching up is always fun!

I did learn one other thing. I am getting old. I can't pull an all nighter like I could when I went on youth trips.

This lady needs her beauty rest!

Dr.Seuss Celebration!

Last Friday was Dr. Seuss'  birthday along with Read Across America Day. We set aside the whole day to celebrate.  

First, the kids had to write in their journal the 10 things that were wacky in the classroom while I read......

If you were to look a little closer, you would see that I am reading the book upside down.....now that is wacky!

I am also dressed wacky in case some of you thought I had lost my fashion skills!

Once the book was finished, we pointed out the wacky things from the room. Here are 2 or the 10:

Next we met in the auditorium where we had a special guest

read Cat in the Hat.

We made a few things to go along with the book.

The famous hat

We used half of an Oreo, red gummy life savers and frosting.

The Cat in the Hat made out of a paper plate.

My favorite craft that I thought turned out so cute was......

The Cat in the Hat

This was made from a light bulb. 

From Cat in the Hat, we moved on to the book

We made our own One Fish two fish red fish blue fish book.

We took a break for a little while to watch  Horton Hears a Who  on the big screen (that would mean in the auditorium).

After the movie, we made these to help us remember to help others like Horton did in the movie.

Horton pencil holder

I thought I would share with you the wacky way my daughter dressed. She wore her play shoes which one was a very high heel boot. Needless to say, she had a hard time walking. She was wacky alright.........every time she fell!

For the last activity, we read....

and you guessed it! We had green eggs and ham!

This is me preparing them for the whole school.

Some even came back wanting seconds!