Gymnastics

Olivia had her last tumbling class. She loves the class and has grown a lot in it. She now sits and does all the stretches and listens to her teacher so much better. I know she will do great in preschool. On the last day they took the rope down. Olivia loves to swing on the rope and she can also climb it no problem. Once she turns three we are going to be putting her in a gymnastics class at the gym Carter goes to. She loves it and seems to have a knack for it, so we figure we will let her keep at it.

Livi Conversations

Some of my favorite conversations from my favorite girl between her and Justin

Olivia: Daddy, you not have to work today?
Justin: No, I don't have to work today. Do you have to work today?
Olivia: No, I don't have to work today.
Justin: When do you have to work? 
Olivia: I work on Tuesday.
Justin: What are you going to do for work on Tuesday?
Olivia: I'm going to work on the railroad.

Negotiating with Olivia to use the kindle:
Justin: you want to watch Mickey mouse?
Olivia: No.
Justin: you want to watch an animal show?
Olivia: No.
Justin: You want to watch a war movie?
Olivia: Yes.

Trampoline

We got the kids a trampoline off of Craigslist. It is much smaller than our old one and doesn't have a net, but the kids love it the same. They were so excited to get it up and try it out. Even Olivia figured out how to climb up on her own using a rake. Lots of fun times ahead!

Easter

We had a nice Easter. I was sick the days leading up. but felt better to participate in all the activities. We opened gifts on Good Friday so that they could enjoy them all weekend. Nolan got a balance bike Carter got a new big bike Tyler got a new baseball and glove, and Olivia got a new Princess castle. They all loved them and played with them right away.  After Nolan's swim lesson on Saturday we came home and rode bikes to a neighborhood egg hunt. The bikes were a great idea as parking was crazy. They had horses there with dyed manes that Olivia loved. Then we had the hunt. The boys and babies were on two different fields, but they both did great. The hunt lasted about 10 minutes, the kids got all their loot and then we headed home. We went to Easter service that night, which was very nice. On Easter morning the kids got their baskets and we did an egg hunt inside our house. We spent the rest of Sunday just hanging out and then went out for dinner where kids got to eat free. A wonderful weekend to remember that He is Risen!

Moms and Muffins

The boys had Moms and Muffins at their school. We went early and each got a muffin to eat and then the boys played on the playground some. We also got to listen to the school rock band. I loved spending some time with my two older boys.  Later in the week, Justin got to go for Dads and Donuts. Then on Friday they had a family Amazing Race, one of the kids favorite shows, where we got to run around and do obstacles. It was a lot of fun. I love how family friendly this school is!

Swinging

After church we headed to the park. We had a wonderful time All 6 of use got on the swings at the same time and had a contest for kicking shoes off the farthest. I don't remember the last time we laughed that much. Then we ran into some friends, the McInturffs and got to catch up with them as the kids played. A wonderful family night for sure.

Gymnastics

Carter has wanted to try out gymnastics again. We tried out two different gyms. One was a gymnastics class that goes on all the equipment - rings, bars, vault, etc. The other one is class Tramp and Tumbling. Pretty much they learn  how to do flips and tumble around on the tramp. You can probably guess what Carter chose. He loves the class and his teacher says he has great "in air" awareness when he is on the tramp. He needs to make sure he works on his fundamentals though so that he will have proper technique as he gets more advanced in his tumbling. We are going to take the summer off, but he already says he wants t start back up in the fall.

Swimming

We put Nolan in some swim lessons for a month just to see what he could do. Justin had to take him the first three times with all the kids as I was working so it was hard to watch hi, For Nolan's last lesson I got to go. He does pretty well floating, and going under water. H needs to work on his strokes before eh can move up to the next level but he seems very comfortable in the water, which we are happy about. He loves to swim as well, so hopefully he will put it all together

soon!

Tomboy Princess

The best way to descirbe Olivia is a Tomboy Princes. The other day she was running around the cul-de-sac, riding on scooters and bikes and just keeping up with her brothers, all while being in one of her many Princess dresses. She can climb like nobody's business and is very strong. Yet she loves to be in a dress and loves anything pink. Love this girl of mine!

Zoo Trip

The babies and I met up with Melissa, Lindsay, and Leah and thier kiddos for a fun zoo trip. All the kids behaved well and we had a great time. I went with just the single stroller, knwoing that neither kid would ride in it. They both did pretty well. Nolan did run off once becaue he saw the train, but besides that they stayed right with me. The best part was the elephant show We got to see the elephant swim in the water. Very cool. A fun day with friends for sure!