The In-betweens

The "In-betweens" is a way to catch you up on the things going on "in-between" the other posts:).

• Kaylee got a certificate in PE yesterday for running a mile. They have done that a few times between last school year and this school year and this is the first time she was able to complete the mile. I believe her certificate showed it was done in 12 minutes. She was very excited!!!
• Ainsley took one of her early reader books to school this week and read it to the class, all by herself, without any help from anyone. She was also very excited!! She loves to read and every night at bed time she reads a book to me. While I'm so excited for her my days of doing the reading are quickly slipping away. Sometimes we go up a level just so it can be a joint effort:) I notice her doing a lot of looking for clues in the photos of the book. I like her strategy!
• Planning the May birthday parties is in full swing. Honestly it started in February. With both their birthdays in May along with my Mother-n-Laws, and 2 Sister-n-laws and 1 soon to be Sister-n-law and Mother's Day I have to start early to prepare for May:) I think it is going to be a fun party and at this point I'm not sure if my new obsession with Pinterest will be a help or a hindrance with the parties. We'll see if I get through my lists of things to do. I do enjoy planning these parties and being able to get crafty and of course utilize my organization. That last part was just a little reminder to myself.
• Brad is continuing his training for the 1/2 marathon. He and Sarah will be running it coming up at the end of the month. Brian, Mom and the girls and I will be there in full support!!

I think that is a quick highlight of our current in-betweens. Stay tuned for more!

Easter

We had a great Easter weekend! I however did a poor job of bringing a long my camera. Friday Kaylee had off of school so she and Ainsley went up to their Grandpa and Grandma Duffy’s for some Easter fun with their cousins. They colored eggs, made crafts and decorated cookies. Brad and I went up after work and they did an egg hunt and got their baskets.

Saturday I woke up around 3:30 a.m. and thought it was Easter. I was freaked out because I had nothing done for Easter, no baskets, no eggs…nothing! As I was getting out of bed, in a panic, to get all the Easter stuff together I realized it was Saturday. Whew! We had dance and Ainsley had a friend’s birthday party. We picked Ainsley up and headed to my nephew Maddox’s birthday party.

Saturday we got home and set out the baskets and the carrots for the bunny.

Sunday morning Kaylee got up and we waited for Ainsley to get up so the Easter fun could begin. Our Easter bunny likes to hide the baskets and he leaves clues in the eggs that lead us to the baskets.

Opening gifts from us.

Reading the clues from the bunny.

They found their baskets!!!

Ainsley taking a little time out of the Easter fun to work on her casting. Made me think that maybe Grandpa Schelle was watching down on us for a bit.

The girls favorite part…I make them take many photographs!

Ainsley and Aunt Sarah

The girls and I have glasses we like to use for fun occasions and so I made my Mom, Brad’s Mom and Sarah each one for this fun occasion too!

It was great weather for Easter and we enjoyed a lot of outside time and enjoyed time with each other.

Happy Birthday Mama!

This past week was my Mom’s birthday. It was a milestone birthday and therefore we needed to do it up right! Thursday Brian and I met our Mom at Suzi Davis Travel to book our trip to Mexico. We will be going in June. It will be Brad and I, Brian and Sarah and my Mom. We are all very excited!! We are going back to the place we went last September. I’m mostly excited to be doing this with Mom. She has always wanted to do something like this and I am very happy to be experiencing this with her.

Friday we had a surprise happy hour for her. She thought she was going to meet some of her friends because one of her friends recently got a new position within State Farm. When she arrived we were waiting. I told her it was going to be a “This is your life” kind of happy hour and it certainly was. People that she knew from childhood, family and friends all showed up throughout the night. She was very surprised.

Saturday we all went over to Mom’s and made her dinner and gave her our present. What was our present you ask. When we go to Mexico one of the excursions are going to go to is Xel-ha. This is a place where you can do a variety of water activities. One of them is swimming with the dolphins. That is what we are going to pay for her to do, an hour swimming with dolphins. Another item on the list of things she has always wanted to do. I’m so happy that we can do this for her!

Singing Happy Birthday!

Mee-maw and the girls.

Ainsley helping Mee-Maw open her photo album that told her what her about dolphin gift.

Kaylee reading her cards.

Ainsley and Mee-Maw checking the bird bath and setting out food.

Taking a little break to do a little swinging.

Happy Birthday to you, Mama! Hope you had a great birthday week and can’t wait for Mexico!

It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Easter!

 

Hard to believe we are into April and have been enjoying Spring and doing some Easter activities. We have a busy Easter weekend coming up so we started early, last weekend, with some of our Easter festivities.

We dyed some eggs.

We have enjoyed looking at the blooming trees and smelling the lilacs.

We went to my friend Melissa’s annual egg hunt and the girls enjoyed a hula hooping contest.

Hunted for lots of eggs

Played some catch.

Enjoyed some time with lifelong friends

And of course, more hula hooping.

We hope that you have been having  just as much fun!!