Secets and face stuffing

Oh man, Michelle Obama was right, Five Guys is soooo gooooood. We gorged on burgers and fries. Lily had a grilled cheese and got some teasing for it. She is really into telling secrets, but they make no sense. Jack has been stuffing his face like a chipmunk and then almost to the point of choking, painfully finishes his bite. Don't know why he is doing this again, but with Five guys and both parents with big appetites I don't blame him. He told Matt to stop eating his food today. This kid can really eat, takes after my dad this one does. Good thing we don't go out to eat very much.

BRRRRR!!!!

Lake Michigan felt like ice water.

The purell was out in less than 4 seconds

Jack and Matt were walking ahead to the water and Jack backtracked and said he found a feather. He picked up the feather and underneath the sand he picked up a dead seagull. It wasn't even out of the ground when I yelled, Drop that!! Then preceded to grab the purell out of my purse. Jack had the heebeejeebees, he was really grossed out. We laughed, so gross out, then had to get a picture. Jack didn't even want to stand next to it. I am not a real germ-a-phobe, but that was disgusting.

I've created a diva

I LOVE to buy Lily clothes and acessories. HOWEVER, she has started to become a little diva now. She was complaining that the sand was ruining her gold sandals and she HAD to have the elephant purse and sunglasses at the GAP outlet today. She thought they were "Super Cute." Have to admit, I say that alot. Not even 4 yet and she is learning to acessorize.

Washington Park Zoo

Today we went to Michigan city, hit the outlet mall and then the zoo and beach. It was a little windy and rainy at times, but it was warm. The zoo was small and strange, the bear exhibit was new and they were active, but the rest was a sleeper. Kids had fun though.

Jetta and the Jellybeans!!

Jetta and the Jellybeans venued at the annual Arts and Music festival at the kids preschool. Lily and some of her friends were one of the firsts up there. Lily insisted they all hold hands and dance. Granted, she did get some of the shy girls up and dancing, but she is so bossy. I guess you could call her a "leader." Hmmmm. They had fun. And then there is Jack. Oh man, Matt and I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. I couldn't help but think about the Seinfeld episode with Elaine dancing. He must have his dad's dance moves. WOW!!

Just like Ariel, Mom

Lily has really picked up on swimming. She makes me nervous now because she is so comfortable. Jack is getting there, baby steps with him.

Romanin Easter Pic

Couldn't have a holiday without some sort of injury by Jack. We went to the park and Jack fell on the zip line and got a mouth full of mulch and a busted lip. After Matt pulled a splinter out of Jack's gum (Ouch!!), why not get a photo. Jack recovers well, that stuff doesn't phase him for very long. Thank goodness, because he does it often.

Easter Sunday

Kids sure did well with the Easter Bunny this year. We had dinner over at my parents house, and had my mom's awesome apple walnut cake for dessert.

Having too much fun decorating eggs.

Star Wars eggs and Disney Princess eggs were the theme. Jack didn't want to give up his egg, can't blame him. Matt is just downright creepy in this photo. He thought his egg was real "original."

Happy Gotcha Day Lily!!!

Hard to believe it's been three years since we adopted Lily. She is such a good little girl, we love you Lil!!

A windy day

My high school friend, Cathy, invited the kids and myself to Michigan city for the day. She rented a house for the week. It was a little chilly, but persisted on hitting the beach. Needless to say, we didn't stay long, but made the most of it. Ava and Lily enjoyed pulling the wagon the whole time.

Only 10 eggs please.

It was cold and rainy for the Easter egg hunt, so they did it indoors. The kids didn't care. We had to make sure that the kids (esp. Lily) only took 10 eggs so that everyone had their share. Jack took it very seriously, when a parent was going to give him an extra egg, he kept saying "I already have 10 eggs!"

Movin and grovin with the big E.B.

Let's see, last year, Jack was sick and puked in the bathroom and Matt had to take him home, and Lily was unsure of the Easter Bunny. This year Jack was BFF's with the guy and Lily warmed up to him this year. Jack was showing him his dance moves. And he kept looking into his eyes and then he said "He isn't real." I guess you can't fool him.

Jack's hat and the Bunny Brunch

Jack's hat got quite the attention at the Bunny Brunch. I have to admit, didn't think he would wear it, but he insisted on getting it. He wore it with pride, he called it his "taxi hat."

Too tired to eat.

We must of tired Lily out on Friday, she fell asleep eating dinner.

Our last night at sea.

We had a blast, it was so nice to get away with my best friends. I was ready to go back home, I missed my kids and my husband. Which by the way is the best, because he took the whole week off to watch the kids. I came home to a clean house, food in the fridge and laundry caught up. Can't beat that. So blessed.

Having fun with balloons.

So here we are, a bunch of middle age women having a pirate make inappropriate ballon shapes for us. I don't have a picture of mine, which is good, because it was way too embarassing.

Ok, this is when things get blurry.

We decided to go have lunch at Jimmy Buffets Marqueritaville. So, after drinking all morning and after just one perfect marq, we start to get giddy.

The Rollator

After our catamaran Sarah was nice to go back to the boat and get Becky's walker. We gave her a bunch of grief for that but it came in handy on our long walks thru town. She could sit down and it had extra storage. I guess we are getting old.